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Being a beginner in the Wendouree world, my 81 year old father-in-law who is responsible for my later in life interest in red wine says he isn't waiting 20 years to try this wine I have been "rattling on about for the last 4 years!!" So I will have to open a 2022 when my small purchase ar...

Wendouree
Grosset
Wynns (recent V2022 purchases moved this one up a few rungs)
Sevenhill Cellars
Then a tie between Kaesler Wines, Marius Wines & Wild Duck Creek

We opened a 2022 Malbec last night as a treat watching the footy with a porterhouse steak and chips. Beautifully perfumed, elegant, refined and 'fine boned'. Medium bodied at best, fruit forward, well judged oak. Lots to like, nice balanced wine, a bit of acidity and nice lingering/softish tannins. ...

JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2024 11:00 am I don’t believe the local allocations has always been the case?

Clearly there are, and yes, its been happening for a long time. Great to see visitors to region getting access to the wines.

Chatting to a Clare restaurateur whose cellar near mine in Kennards, definitely an allocation now for Clare businesses as well as local pickers, with high take up ans forwarding their allocations. When he saw my Great Wall of Wendouree, he offered to buy. Not a seller. 24b has formed a new section ...

A couple of easy drinking wines over course of Fathers day: 2023 Henschke Peggy’s Hill Riesling, Eden Valley. A beautifully crafted wine, fruit driven with lovely limes, some slate/mineral tones, nice acidity with very good length. A real crowd pleaser. 2022 John Duval Concilio Grenache/Shiraz (86%/...

6 X Wynns Old Vine Shiraz - had to after some of the reviews on here. Cheers Ed Yeah I actually preferred the 22 Shiraz over the 22 BL cab, which I thought was strange, as I thought they were more well known for their cab. Got it from Dan Murphys for approx $20 a bottle, can’t go wrong In terms of ...

Popped and poured a 2022 Wynns Coonawarra Black Label Shiraz on saturday night, and had a glass last night. Very impressive wine with a nice spice note that I find very attractive in it. Dare say one of the better wines I have tried recently. Going back to buy the remainder at its discounted price....

Popped and poured a 2022 Wynns Coonawarra Black Label Shiraz on saturday night, and had a glass last night. Very impressive wine with a nice spice note that I find very attractive in it. Dare say one of the better wines I have tried recently. Going back to buy the remainder at its discounted price...

A few notes / impressions from the last few weeks. A trio of McLaren Vale Shiraz’s: 2021 Beresford Wines ‘Classic’ Shiraz, McLaren Vale 2021 Olivers Taranga Shiraz, McLaren Vale 2021 Taylors Wines Masterstroke Shiraz, McLaren Vale All of these wines demonstrate the quality of the 2021 vintage, even ...

Just collected my order. There were 8 or so Australia Post cages full of Wine ready for dispatch.

24B Shiraz now all gone, missed out on it myself.

Happy drinking, looking forward to trying the Shiraz Malbec

Three years later,I decided to check whether the wine would evolve with time (as per discussions below) and the answer is .... I'm not sure. It's very faintly lighter in colour than in 2021. There's still plums, raspberries and red fruits on the nose, with a touch of charcuterie and licorice. Oak i...

Very disappointed to see this local SA auction house shutting its doors. I was never a secondary market buyer until I got involved with Wickman’s as I valued their provenance assessment. Only one dishonest vendor put up a cooked wine claiming perfect provenance over 1000’s of purchases. More import...

MICCIA wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:21 pm Received my allocation of the Shiraz 24b
I'm reluctant to open a bottle
Has anyone tasted it or written about it
Your help is much appreciated

Just open one and give it a crack, always good to open a few on release to see what they look like. We look forward to your tasting note soon

2012 Rockford BP. In a great spot, excellent cork, dark purple colour. Long plush savoury core, firm finish. Lovely wine with 1-2 decades to go. Cheers Craig Great to hear. There was another positive review on cellar tracker recently too. I have some squirrelled away specifically for a milestone bi...

JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 3:50 pm Fired away the order form.

1893? Is this the first time since the 1990 magnum?

The 24B release.
Tony was really impressed by this block and wanted to bottle and release it on its own.

The embargo seems a bit far fetched.

Good to see the single block release of the 1893 planted Shiraz.

JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2024 11:22 am Next week mailer out.

How was the 2001 Shiraz Mataro compared to the Shiraz Malbec?

Opened and decanted the first of my 2014 Shirazs this morning for dinner tonight to see how it is tracking. Lovely aromas initially, looks to be at the lighter end of medium bodied.

I’m sitting the 2023 vintage out for Barossa shiraz . There are plenty of average wines according to those in the know…. And plenty of good ones from 2021 and 2022 yet to be released. Can I ask where you get your vintage information from? There is an element of experience e.g. playing close attenti...

Mike, I share similar sentiments. There are still 100-200 bottles that I would like from 2021/22. I am not so convinced with 2023, late with some additional rain leading to disease pressure. Think 2023 will be the try before you buy vintage. Cheers Craig totally agree on 2023. There was a bit of ra...

just to close this out - we (Brett and I) came to the conclusion that the 6 pack must have been heat affected. Each bottle in the 6 had the same problem. No one else has experienced it so seems the most likely outcome. I have never had this happen before Was the heat at your end or his, or in trans...

I had the pleasure of attending the Clare Valley Wine region Hall of fame dinner on Friday night, held only every 10 years. It was an amazing night recognizing and celebrating those that have made a significant contribution to the Clare Valley Wine region. A highlight of the event was the wine selec...

Starting to see the release of some 2021 and 2022 reds. Two vintages from the Clare Valley that should deliver some excellent drinking from back to back outstanding vintage conditions. 2022 Sevenhill Cellars Vaulted Shiraz Everything in balance, a deep core of lovely fruit. Excellent length. Sevenhi...

He's had hygiene issues in the past.

Can't remember which year it was, but he didn't release any wines because of the issues he had within the winery.

A few from the wine fridge in recent weeks: 2012 Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra I decanted this for approximately 2 hours in advance and it felt reasonably ready for business. Starting to show some development, but to be really critical, to me its in a bit of an awkward spot. The over...

This is local initiative in the Clare Valley, an oral history of the Clare Valley Wine and Grape Association. Episode 1 is Lita Brady. Meet Lita Brady, one of the custodians of Wendouree, home to one of Clare Valley's oldest vineyards. "Wendouree" is believed to originate from an Aborigina...

If you've got the opportunity buy all 3. All good vintages.

If I had to choose one, it would be 2022.

Highlights from 2023 Clare Valley Benchmark Shiraz Tasting held earlier this week at the new Taylors Wines Cellar Door. Mike Bennie (Halliday), Sam Barry (Jim Barry) & Andrew Quin (winemaker at Hentley Farm) led the panel. The theme: Shiraz. 6 x brackets of six wines, served blind, with brackets...

Some wines I tried over the last few weeks that were worth mentioning. From the Clare Valley Wine Show earlier this month. The show was dominated by red wines this year mainly 2021’s which shows the strength of the growing season, ideal ripening conditions and great vintage, and some 2022 Grenaches ...

I was involved with a tasting late last week across a number of varieties and regions. For me, an absolute stand out was the 2021 Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay - it is stunning. The finesse, balance and length blew a number of tasters away. I am not a huge chardonnay drinker, but I took the remnant...