February 2024 Purchases

[phillisc]

Because it's the one day of the year that I can
Mixed dozen Eisenstone 2021 Releases,
Hoffman, Ebenezer Koonunga, Beckers, Matchoss

Cheers Craig

[Andrew Jordan]

x6 2021 St Hallet Blackwell
x6 2020 Cantine Paradiso Mast Puglia IGT
x6 2023 Tyrrell's Cabernet Sauvignon Special Release
x3 2012 Seppelt Shiraz Show Sparkling Shiraz

[Mike Hawkins]

Because it's the one day of the year that I can
Mixed dozen Eisenstone 2021 Releases,
Hoffman, Ebenezer Koonunga, Beckers, Matchoss

Cheers Craig

Nice pickup. I’m surprised they’re still available

[Ian S]

Some roero (nebbiolo), plus freisa, a barolo and sticky from Piemonte getting delivered next week

[phillisc]

A few 2016 Bellwether Cabernet
Cheers Craig

[Ian S]

Those wines in full:
5x (Fabrizio) Battaglino Roero 'Sergentin' 2011
2x (Fabrizio) Battaglino nebbiolo d'Alba Colla 2010
2x Broccardo Langhe Freisa 2012
1x Rizzi Barbaresco Nervo Fondetta 2011
2x Rizzi Frimaio Vendemmia tardiva passito 2009

[mjs]

6 x 2014 William Fèvre Petit Chablis

and some cheapies ...

12 x 2021 Wolf Blass House of the Dragon Cabernet Shiraz
6 x 2023 Rosemount Estate Chardonnay
12 x 2021 Reschke Vitulus Coonawarra Shiraz

[mychurch]

1 * 1993 JJ Christoffel Erdener Treppchen Auslese
2 * 23 Sorrenberg Sauvignon|Semillon
3 * 07 Elizabeth Semillon, Mount Pleasant
1 * 15 Petite Mensang, Symphony Hill Wines

Really interested in the Symphony Hill - never really tried much wine from Queensland.

[Sean]

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[Ian S]

Will be interested in what you make of the Margan / where the style is these days. The 2000 vintage I tasted was rather forward / soft for a Hunter Semillon (and the other bottle corked - back from the days when cork was the death of these wines).

[mjs]

6 x 2019 Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz
(wildcard on cellardoor.co)

[FredericoWines]

A light month. Only two bottles of Moss Wood Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. The store was having inventory sale and offered 35% off for three consecutive vintages of '17, '18 & '19. I picked up the newest vintage. Did I choose right?

[felixp21]

vintage variation is minimal in margaret river, but I'd say the 2018 is the best of those three, with many proclaiming it the best-ever vintage in MR.

[Ian S]

vintage variation is minimal in margaret river, but I'd say the 2018 is the best of those three, with many proclaiming it the best-ever vintage in MR.

I recall 2-3 years where it was grim in some of the South Aussie regions, yet Marg River sailed through the vintage with no concerns. I've not followed vintage reports for a good few years now, but I wonder when the last *really* difficult vintage was in MR - whilst 2021 looks like it had issues, I wonder if 1983 was the last really difficult vintage?

[FredericoWines]

Thanks, nice to know

[Andrew Jordan]

vintage variation is minimal in margaret river, but I'd say the 2018 is the best of those three, with many proclaiming it the best-ever vintage in MR.

I recall 2-3 years where it was grim in some of the South Aussie regions, yet Marg River sailed through the vintage with no concerns. I've not followed vintage reports for a good few years now, but I wonder when the last *really* difficult vintage was in MR - whilst 2021 looks like it had issues, I wonder if 1983 was the last really difficult vintage?

2006 especially for cabernet ... cool season which made it hard to get the fruit to ripen ... plenty of green/stalky characteristics in cabernets from this vintage.

[Ian S]

vintage variation is minimal in margaret river, but I'd say the 2018 is the best of those three, with many proclaiming it the best-ever vintage in MR.

I recall 2-3 years where it was grim in some of the South Aussie regions, yet Marg River sailed through the vintage with no concerns. I've not followed vintage reports for a good few years now, but I wonder when the last *really* difficult vintage was in MR - whilst 2021 looks like it had issues, I wonder if 1983 was the last really difficult vintage?

2006 especially for cabernet ... cool season which made it hard to get the fruit to ripen ... plenty of green/stalky characteristics in cabernets from this vintage.

With my euro-leaning palate, green and stalky can be very appealing

... but yes a very valid candidate for a 'difficult' vintage

[DaveS]

4 x 2021 Domenica Nebb
6 x 2022 Vanguardist Grenache
2 x 2019 Cantina Delsignore Gattinara 'il Putto'
1 x 2018 Muraje Carema Riserva
1 x 2020 Muraje Sumié Carema
2 x 2021 Abbeville Nebbiolo
2 x 2021 S.C. Pannell Old McDonald Grenache
4 x 2022 In Praise Of Shadows Grenache

[DaveS]

vintage variation is minimal in margaret river, but I'd say the 2018 is the best of those three, with many proclaiming it the best-ever vintage in MR.

I recall 2-3 years where it was grim in some of the South Aussie regions, yet Marg River sailed through the vintage with no concerns. I've not followed vintage reports for a good few years now, but I wonder when the last *really* difficult vintage was in MR - whilst 2021 looks like it had issues, I wonder if 1983 was the last really difficult vintage?

I think 2006 might have been the last bad one. Wet and cold. Was tough for reds.

Edit: sorry, already mentioned above.

[mychurch]

I bought a few bottles of Elizabeth Semillon at MW, 1 of the 84 and 2 of the 86. I drank the 83 with Con a few weeks ago and it was hanging on, so hopefully these will be fine - cork of course, so who knows.

A couple of curios from Langtons: a NV Morris Sauternes, and a Mic Morris Sparkling Durif/Shiraz. Not sure how old that one is - the label is very different to the current releases, but I can’t find much info on it.

[Sean]

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[Ian S]

Nice one - thanks for that Sean. Yes sounds like still with a slightly earlier maturing profile than say Tyrrells, but probably thriving under screwcap.