May 2015 Purchases

[Rocky]

Start the month rolling.

1 x Moss Wood 2012 Cab Sav magnum
6 x Moss Wood 2012 Cab Sav standards

[Hacker]

Oh, the siren call of the Barossa...
12 x Gomersal 2012 Shiraz
6 x Gomersal 2012 Reserve Shiraz
12 x 2008 Gomersal GSM. These Gomersal wines are just brilliant in both quality and value! A must visit when in the Barossa! Thanks Gabby.
2 x 2009 Rockford BP magnums (Ian Tickle won his!! I had to buy mine)
3 x 2005 SVS Flaxman Shiraz
+ some Rockford Semillon and Moppa Springs as 'skins' prizes from the Rockford golf day.

[Scotty vino]

1 x 1971 Chateau Reynella Vintage Port.

[simon1980]

3xHurley Garamond Pinot Noir (2012 / 2005)
2xMoorooduc Estate Robinson Pinot Noir 2012

That's it for 2012 Pinots...now on to the '13's...

[ticklenow1]

Oh, the siren call of the Barossa...
12 x Gomersal 2012 Shiraz
6 x Gomersal 2012 Reserve Shiraz
12 x 2008 Gomersal GSM. These Gomersal wines are just brilliant in both quality and value! A must visit when in the Barossa! Thanks Gabby.
2 x 2009 Rockford BP magnums (Ian Tickle won his!! I had to buy mine)
3 x 2005 SVS Flaxman Shiraz
+ some Rockford Semillon and Moppa Springs as 'skins' prizes from the Rockford golf day.

David,

Wait until you try the Gomersal Estate Shiraz. 100% new French Oak and the best barrels from the vintage. A big step up from the Reserve. So elegant for a Gomersal wine but still with enough punch to match the Gomersal style and although it is very good drinking now it has the structure to cellar for years and years. Well worth the money. Glad you enjoyed the cellar door with Gabby!

I was silly enough to buy an '09 BP Magnum, being my youngest's birth year, so now I have 3 .

Cheers
Ian

[deejay81]

1 x 2002 Lanson Gold Label
2 x NV Bollinger
3 x NV Duperey

[Hacker]

David,

Wait until you try the Gomersal Estate Shiraz. 100% new French Oak and the best barrels from the vintage. A big step up from the Reserve. So elegant for a Gomersal wine but still with enough punch to match the Gomersal style and although it is very good drinking now it has the structure to cellar for years and years.

Cheers
Ian

Ian, surely the Estate is not a bigger/better wine than the Reserve? Best barrels? Wow! That is a bargain at $15! Or am I getting my wines mixed up?

[redwhiteandrose]

[ticklenow1]

David,

Wait until you try the Gomersal Estate Shiraz. 100% new French Oak and the best barrels from the vintage. A big step up from the Reserve. So elegant for a Gomersal wine but still with enough punch to match the Gomersal style and although it is very good drinking now it has the structure to cellar for years and years.

Cheers
Ian

Ian, surely the Estate is not a bigger/better wine than the Reserve? Best barrels? Wow! That is a bargain at $15! Or am I getting my wines mixed up?

Yep your getting them mixed up. There is a new label that you may not have got to try. $50 and 100% new French Oak. It has a Black and Gold label and to my palate (I prefer French Oak wines) was sensational. It may not be released yet. The 3 ranges are - Premium, Reserve, Estate from lowest to highest. The reserve is an exceptional wine too though.

Cheers
Ian

[vovo]

2010 Diana Madeline
2011 Moss Wood
2010 Dead Arm
2011 BODEGAS EL NIDO Clio, Jumilla
2013 Serrat Shiraz Viognier
2012 Chardonnay by Farr
2009 kilikanoon "m" Shiraz
2013 Gralyn Estate Chardonnay
2011 by Farr Sangreal
2012 Quartz Reef
2011 Grosset Springvale
2012 Majella Cabernet Sauvignon
2 x 2011 Alasdair Shiraz
2 x 2012 The doctor Cabernet Sauvignon
2 x 2013 Mango tree Chardonnay

[Boyeah]

3x 2011 Bouchot Ludot Chablis
3x 2013 William Feuvre Champ Royaux Chablis
4x 2014 Tyrrell's Vat 47 Chardonnay
4x 2014 Tyrrell's Moon Mountain Chardonnay
4X 2012 Flametree SRS Cabernet Sauvignon
6x 2012 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon

[mjs]

6 x Wynns 2012 V&A Lane Cabernet Shiraz

[Krusty]

3 x Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 2013
4 x Hoddles Creek Pinot Noir 2014
4 x Hoddles Creek Chardonnay 2014
3 x Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 2011
3 x Rockford Black Shiraz
3 x Rockford Rifle Range Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
3 x Rockford Rod & Spur Cabernet-Shiraz 2012

[Scotty vino]

1 X 2012 Cellier des Princes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Blason du Prince
1 X 2012 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage Syrah

[Gavin Trott]

2014 Hoddles Creek Pinot Noir
2014 Hoddles Creek Chardonnay

both because, I do every vintage, and because the new 2014's are so good!

Across the board of the new 2014 Head Wines releases, plus the superb new 2015 Eden Valley Riesling, which is a cracker!

Reason, see above!

.

[catchnrelease]

Bought two of the 2014 Hoddles Pinots. Wasn't too interested in it but kinda like Gavin said, it's just something I buy no matter what. Won't touch them for a while but here's hoping they're something special and I'll wish I bought more!

[Rossco]

6 * 2002 Rockford basket press shiraz
6 * 2006 Rockford rifle range Cab Sav

Cant wait to crack the 06 RR. The 2002 vintage of that wine was what got me
Into barossa cab. Never looked back since!

[mjs]

A few more at a TWE function in Melbourne tonight:
12 x 2012 Mildara Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon
6 x 2014 Wynns Coonawarra Riesling
6 x 2012 Wynns Gables Cabernet Shiraz
6 x 2012 Penfolds Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz
6 x 2013 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Seventy Six Shiraz Cabernet

Is my rusted-on Coonawarra fetish showing?

[Gavin Trott]

A few more at a TWE function in Melbourne tonight:
12 x 2012 Mildara Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon
6 x 2014 Wynns Coonawarra Riesling
6 x 2012 Wynns Gables Cabernet Shiraz
6 x 2012 Penfolds Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz
6 x 2013 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Seventy Six Shiraz Cabernet

Is my rusted-on Coonawarra fetish showing?

Yes it is ...

but

How good is the 2012 Mildara Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon

Its in my cellar, going to be a belter, I reckon!

.

[George Krashos]

6 x Mayer Pinots ... not buying much shiraz or cab these days. Down to a few producers only and stopped chasing the next "brilliant shiraz" a while ago.

-- George Krashos

[mjs]

How good is the 2012 Mildara Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon

Its in my cellar, going to be a belter, I reckon!

Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. Was showing very well last night. Beautiful structure, fruit, cassis, tannins, hint of mint

[JamieBahrain]

6 x Castello di Nieive Barbaresco "Santo Stefano" Riserva 2006

One of the greatest wines of Italy comes off this slope so I grabbed these as they're pretty cheap in bond.

3 x Ata Rangi 2013 Pinot.

Trying to squirrel away a few worthy Kiws.

[VINH NGUYEN]

6 x Castello di Nieive Barbaresco "Santo Stefano" Riserva 2006

One of the greatest wines of Italy comes off this slope so I grabbed these as they're pretty cheap in bond.

3 x Ata Rangi 2013 Pinot.

Trying to squirrel away a few worthy Kiws.

Make sure you put some 2013 te mata coleraine away while ur at it

[ticklenow1]

Been a big couple of weeks. A trip to the Barossa didn't help either!

6 x 2008 Yalumba Anderson Vineyard Grenache
6 x 2012 Devils Lair Cabernet
6 x 2010 Old Faithful Northern Exposure Grenache
6 x 2012 Gomersal Reserve Shiraz
6 x 2012 Gomersal Estate Shiraz
3 x 2012 Gomersal Premium Shiraz
3 x 2012 Gomersal Premium Cabernet
2 x 2012 Ballycroft New Oak Cabernet
4 x 2010 Ballycroft French Oak Shiraz
2 x 2012 Charles Melton Nine Popes
2 x 2012 Charles Melton Kirche Cab Shiraz
2 x 2008 Charles Melton Sparkling Shiraz
3 x 2012 Rockford Rod and Spur
1 x 2005 Rockford SVS Hoffman
2 x 2005 Rockford SVS Flaxman
1 x 2009 Rockford Basket Press Magnum
6 x 2004 Burge Family Draycott Shiraz
6 x 2004 Burge Family Garnarcha
6 x 2012 Burge Family Olive Hill Shiraz
2 x 2013 Eperosa Synthesis
2 x 2013 Eperosa Totality
5 x 2013 Eperosa Elevation Shiraz
3 x 2013 Eperosa Stonegarden Grenache
2 x 2012 John Duval Entity Magnums
1 x 2012 John Duval Plexus Magnum
Also won 2 Magnums of 2009 Basket Press, 2 x 2005 SVS Hoffman, 2 x 2005 SVS Flaxman, 4 x 2011 Moppa Springs and 4 x 2011 Semillon at the Rockford Black Magnum Golf Day!
Plus my Sami-Odi got delivered today as well.

Need a bigger cellar

Cheers
Ian

[Matt]

Let me know how the 2012 Gomersals go Ian...mightily impressed with the '10.

Cheers

[deejay81]

A couple from auction:
1 x 1996 Penfolds Block 42
1 x 1996 Penfolds Bin 707

Anyone have any idea how long these have left in them assuming they are good bottles/corks?

[mjs]

I've had a bottle and a magnum of the 96 Block 42 in the last 9 mths. Had the bottle since release, magnum from auction about three years ago (present to self and friends for significant birthday last year). Absolutely outstanding cabernet, still tight and youthful, bouquet, great structure, black fruits, tannin, cedar, balance, length, opens up beautifully in the glass over time, longed for more. Still have a couple of bottles, but even at its current auction price, I am looking for more because it is and will become more of my kind of wine, complex old cabernet, beautiful bouquet, cigar box, mocha, on and on. To me it will go for a long long time. 20+yrs conservatively imo. Even then, probably just gently plateau off over years to come. One of the best cabernets I have had the pleasure of tasting.

[felixp]

A couple from auction:
1 x 1996 Penfolds Block 42
1 x 1996 Penfolds Bin 707

Anyone have any idea how long these have left in them assuming they are good bottles/corks?

the 96 707 needs another decade at least. I have maybe 6-7 bottles of a case left, and when last tried a couple of years ago was still waaaay too young.

[mjs]

Perhaps I should have added that the expectation of what the Block 42 is going to be like in 10+ years time is absolutely mouth-watering to contemplate. Drinking it last year was only just outside the vinfanticide limit

Also have some 96 707 since release, but haven't tasted any for a long while. I agree with felixp, needs time, but will also be excellent

[Rossco]

12 * 2013 seppelt chalambar shiraz
12 * 2013 seppelt jaluka chardonnay
2 * 2014 Clos Clare Riesling magnums
1 * 2005 Schubert estate goose yard block shiraz magnum