Adelaide Offline Thursday 24th June @ The Alehouse: BOOKINGS

[Gavin Trott]

n4sir (maybe +1)
PaulG & Jas (maybe) +2 - Wente Estate 'Reliz Creek' 2007 Pinot Noir
rooview +1 - 98 Krug + either 95 Edelstone or 95 Cyril
Steve
Chuck - 1990 Lindemans 150th Coonawarra Cabernet magnum
Eurocentric
crusty2 - 1998 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz
ck - 1990 Reynella Vintage Port
Josh +1 - 98 & 99 St Hugo, or a 99 & 00 Murdock, 01 Gladstone/Vasse Felix cabs
Scanlon +1 - Noon’s 98 CS, + 89 Mt Edelstone. Maybe an Andros brothers shiraz 98
Gavin Trott - 2000 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro, and a 2007 Grand Gru Chablis
George Krashos - Leo Buring Leonay Riesling magnum
Mark Jappe +1 - mid-90s Hunter Semillon, 98 Irvine Grand Merlot

Cheers,
Ian[/quote]

[n4sir]

Last call peoples - for those on the borderline of going or not, I need to know today:

n4sir - 99 Coldstream Hills chardy 1.5L, 91 Chais Grand Vin de Gironde Sauternes, a pinot noir (TBD)
Steve
Chuck - 1990 Lindemans 150th Coonawarra Cabernet magnum
crusty2 - 1998 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz
ck - 1990 Reynella Vintage Port
Josh +1 - 98 & 99 St Hugo Coonawarra cabs
Scanlon +1 - Noon’s 98 CS, + 89 Mt Edelstone. Maybe an Andros brothers shiraz 98
Gavin Trott - 2000 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro, and a 2007 Grand Gru Chablis
George Krashos - Leo Buring Leonay Riesling magnum
Mark Jappe +1 - mid-90s Hunter Semillon, 98 Irvine Grand Merlot
PaulG & Jas +2 - Wente Estate 'Reliz Creek' 07 Pinot Noir, 95 Crabtree Cab/Shiraz & a white


Cheers,
Ian

[PaulG]

Hi all,

Well, whilst we aren't 100% certain, it's looking like all has gone well, and we'll be able to come. My plus 2 will be bringing a Crabtree 1995 Cabernet/Shiraz blend and a good white as well.

[n4sir]

Ian - cross me and my +1 off the list. Still fighting this cold.

Sorry to hear that Adrian - maybe at the next offline with Franco we'll catch up.

Neville (Eurocentric) has had to drop out too as he's heading back east earlier than expected.

Cheers,
Ian

[Chuck]

Sooooooo... that looks like about 1.6 bottles per person. Just might take Friday off. I don't get hangovers but this should be a good test.

Anyone want to share a taxi to Unly area? Gavin, you reside just up the road from me.

Chuck

[George Krashos]

What time is kick-off?

-- George Krashos

[n4sir]

What time is kick-off?

-- George Krashos

Aiming to arrive before 6:30 for a 7:00 start.

n4sir - 99 Coldstream Hills chardy 1.5L, 91 Chais Grand Vin de Gironde Sauternes, 98 Camus Chambertin
Steve - 97 Cullen Cabernet Merlot
Chuck - 1990 Lindemans 150th Coonawarra Cabernet magnum
crusty2 - 1998 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz
ck - 1990 Reynella Vintage Port
Josh +1 - 98 & 99 St Hugo Coonawarra cabs
Scanlon +1 - Noon’s 98 CS, + 99 Pol Roger. Maybe an Andros brothers shiraz 98
Gavin Trott - 2000 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro, and a 2007 Grand Gru Chablis
George Krashos - Leo Buring Leonay Riesling magnum
Mark Jappe +1 - 96 Lovedale Semillon, 98 Irvine Grand Merlot
PaulG & Jas - Wente Estate 'Reliz Creek' 07 Pinot Noir

The 17 people above are booked, and I expect them all to to show up - at this late stage if anyone drops out we will still be billed for them.

Cheers,
Ian

[Mark Jappe]

Ian

Do we need to bring stemware?

Mark

[n4sir]

Ian

Do we need to bring stemware?

Mark

Not this time. The venue should be supplying us with 4 glasses each.

[Steve]

After much thought I'd decided to raid the cellar for something nice and old... only to find that my old man has locked it, probably accidentally, and I can't get in touch with him to find out where the keys are.

Fortunately, Mr. Murphy doesn't lock his cellar and has provided a 1997 Cullen cabernet merlot which is now blowing off stink in the decanter.

See you tonight!

[Mark Jappe]

Ian

You can update the semillion to 1996 Lovedale.

See you there.

Mark

[n4sir]

Ian

You can update the semillion to 1996 Lovedale.

See you there.

Mark

All the latest changes are now updated.

See you all in about an hour.

[Matt]

hmmm must have been a big night
thought a few tasting notes would have filtered through by now.

[pokolbinguy]

How was the '96 Lovedale Sem????

Have a bit of fun with the cork I assume?? Worst batch of corks ever in that batch unfortunatley.

That is a cracker of a wine however...but I havent drunk any for about 18months/2 years

Mmmm I can taste is just thinking about it...

Pok

[Gavin Trott]

How was the '96 Lovedale Sem????

Have a bit of fun with the cork I assume?? Worst batch of corks ever in that batch unfortunatley.

That is a cracker of a wine however...but I havent drunk any for about 18months/2 years

Mmmm I can taste is just thinking about it...

Pok

Corked

Mildly ... but ... corked!

Some discussion over who brought it though !!!

[n4sir]

hmmm must have been a big night
thought a few tasting notes would have filtered through by now.

Been a busy week - I'm hoping to get something finished & up before the end of the weekend (along with impressions of the Eurocentric dinner last Tuesday). Another dozen or so pinots to try Monday night too - seems like there's no rest for the wicked!

For now you'll have to do with the emoticon rating system:

1999 Pol Roger Champagne Extra Cuvée de Réserve Brut
1998 Leo Buring Leonay Riesling magnum, Eden Valley
1999 Coldstream Hills Chardonnay magnum, Yarra Valley
2007 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis 1er Cru Montmains (screwcap)
1996 Mount Pleasant Wines Lovedale Semillon, Hunter Valley
1998 Camus Père & Fils Chambertin Grand Cru
2003 Portree Vineyard Pinot Noir, Macedon
2007 Wente Vineyards Reliz Creek Pinot Noir, Arroyo Seco
1998 Andraos Bros Olde Winilba Grandfather’s Reserve Shiraz, Sunbury
1998 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz, Barossa Valley
2000 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro, Clare Valley
1998 James Irvine Grand Merlot, Eden Valley
1997 Cullen Cabernet Merlot, Margaret River
1990 Lindemans Sesquicentenary Cabernet Sauvignon magnum, Coonawarra:
1998 Orlando St. Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra
1999 Orlando St. Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra
1991 Chais Grand Vin de Gironde, Sauternes
1990 Chateau Reynella Vintage Port, McLaren Vale

Cheers,
Ian

[Chuck]

Thanks all for your warm welcome. A great night of fine food wine and conversation. The line up of wines was awesome and introduced me to some new styles. My favourites from a high class list were:

1998 St Hugo. Just goes to show what ideal cellaring can do. Compared to a recent one from my passive undergroung cellar it was still a pup with primary fruit galore. Thanks Josh.

1999 St Hugo. Just goes to show how 1999 has suffered coming on the heals of 1998. Much like 1991 and 1990. I really liked this wine.

1998 Rockford Basket Press. Perfect example of this wine.

Leonay Riesling (magnum). Very nice indeed. Years to go

1999 Coldstream Hills Chardy (magnum). Not a modern style but right up my alley. Oaky but with excellent fruit to match.

Couldn't get with the french stuff but I seem to be alone on this. Still, there's plenty of other stuff to enjoy.

A tad dissappointed in my Lindemans 150th Cabernet. I was expecting more and couldn't pick any faults.

Chuck

[George Krashos]

I didn't take notes but would like to thank all those present for making my first offline very enjoyable. It was something of a daunting experience to front up to a room full of strangers with nothing but a bottle of wine and high hopes for a pleasant evening, but thoroughly enjoyed myself. See you at the next one.

-- George Krashos