January 2011. What have you been buying

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6 x 1999 D'Arenberg dead arm shiraz. Found at auction. See what they are like when they get here. No doubt more to follow this month, although cellar is 1-2 case from full.

[Rick Morcom]

6 * 1996 Penfolds Bin 707
6 * 2002 Jacobs Creek Centenery Hill
12 * 2004 Marius Symphony

[cuttlefish]

Peter Lehmann Wigan Riesling 2004
Peter Lehmann Margaret Semillon 2005

[crusty2]

3 x 2000 Dom Perignon
1 x 1998 La Grande Dame
2 x 1996 La Grande Dame
all at 2/3 RRP, most likely will appear at an Adelaide offline over the next few years as recommended drinking windows prevail

cheers
phill

[daz]

[quote="crusty2"1]3 x 2000 Dom Perignon
1 x 1998 La Grande Dame
2 x 1996 La Grande Dame
all at 2/3 RRP, most likely will appear at an Adelaide offline over the next few years as recommended drinking windows prevail

cheers
phill[/quote]

Fizz me, fizz me

[Craig(NZ)]

Resisted the tempation to buy 07 Kays Block 6 at 40% off yesterday. Cheap but I don't drink that style much anymore. I still have 95's!

[orpheus]

Resisted the tempation to buy 07 Kays Block 6 at 40% off yesterday. Cheap but I don't drink that style much anymore. I still have 95's!

Where from? If you are going to buy "that style", they are one of the best examples of it. Mind you, 07 was problematic.

[Fortune 3rd reg. attempt]

12 x 06 Colonial Estate Eclaireur Old Vine Grenache

[monghead]

6x 2010 Grosset Off Dry Riesling
1x 1996 Salon S Blanc de Blancs
4x 2005 Hillcrest Premium Pinot Noir
3x 2008 Cullen Diana Madeline

[daz]

12 x 06 Colonial Estate Eclaireur Old Vine Grenache

gwd has been giving it a big push, interested in your opinion of it.

Cheers

daz

[Mike Hawkins]

Just picked another order of 2002 Camille saves (Champagne). Super stuff....

[Fortune 3rd reg. attempt]

12 x 06 Colonial Estate Eclaireur Old Vine Grenache

gwd has been giving it a big push, interested in your opinion of it.

Cheers

daz

I thought it was worthing trying at $9pb. GWD are fairly prompt so I should have it this week and I'll post my thoughts.

[Stavros]

12 x 06 Colonial Estate Eclaireur Old Vine Grenache

gwd has been giving it a big push, interested in your opinion of it.

Cheers

daz

I thought it was worthing trying at $9pb. GWD are fairly prompt so I should have it this week and I'll post my thoughts.

Rather liked the bottle my old man slung me a month or so back ( preferred it over the 2006 Explorateur Shiraz,
that came with it...) Dry and spicey with a touch of that Barossa sweetness and soft tannins come to mind...

Cheers S

[Michael R]

Monghead wrote
6x 2010 Grosset Off Dry Riesling
1x 1996 Salon S Blanc de Blancs
4x 2005 Hillcrest Premium Pinot Noir
3x 2008 Cullen Diana Madeline

That’s got all the hallmarks of a Pyrmont based Jan sale….

I popped in today and walked out with;
2007 Woodlands Nicholas Cab Sav
2002 Damilano Barolo
2009 Donnhoff Dry Riesling
2009 Oakridge Lieu Dit Chardonnay
2007 Joseph Drouhin Morgon

Cheers
Michael

[Peter NZ]

A few days in Hawkes Bay, so:

'07 Unison Selection
'08 Unison Syrah
'07 Brookfields Reserve Cab Merlot
'09 Brookfields Hillside Syrah
'09 Esk Valley Winemakers Chardonnay
'09 Esk Valley Terraces (en primeur)
'07 Church Road Cuve Cab Sauv
'07 Church Road Tom

Hmm ... I thought I hadn't bought much ...

Cheers
Peter

[monghead]

Monghead wrote
6x 2010 Grosset Off Dry Riesling
1x 1996 Salon S Blanc de Blancs
4x 2005 Hillcrest Premium Pinot Noir
3x 2008 Cullen Diana Madeline

That’s got all the hallmarks of a Pyrmont based Jan sale….

I popped in today and walked out with;
2007 Woodlands Nicholas Cab Sav
2002 Damilano Barolo
2009 Donnhoff Dry Riesling
2009 Oakridge Lieu Dit Chardonnay
2007 Joseph Drouhin Morgon

Cheers
Michael

Right you are mate... must drop in again soon to have a better poke around.

BTW, were there more of the 07 Woodlands Cab Savs? And what was the $?

Cheers,

Monghead.

[Michael R]

The Woodlands was $130, reduced to $90. There seemed to be around half a dozen on the shelf.
FWIW the 07 Moss Wood was reduced to just over $80.

Cheers
M

[monghead]

Thanks for that Michael. That is a good price, as I think the mailing list price is more than that.
I was actually in again but forgot about these. Instead, picked up:

2x 2007 Rousseau gevrey chambertin
2x 2007 Rousseau charmes chambertin
2x 2007 Rousseau clos st jacques
3x 2008 Jean Foillard Morgon cote du py

Hmmm may have to return soon for the woodlands.

[xsorxpire]

I'm not buying any wine at the moment. I have enough. (So the minister for war and finance says).

Anyway. Found some 2001 Lancaster cleanskin Cabernets from the swan valley for $30ea or $20ea by the carton. Made a couple phonecalls and will probably keep four. Earthy and dirty he old me. Nothing like the new generation of Cabernet which is much more approachable in its youth. (He said)

Nothing like getting down and dirty...

Just cracked one in to decant. I'd ike to say i'm on to a winner, but that woud be my pride lying.
A little sharp red berry on the mid palate at first with a hint of licorice after. May open up with a little time.



Edit- - Corrected some details and dropped in an opinion.

[xsorxpire]

I feel guilty for robbing my friends and wasting my money.

Lancaster wines sold me shit labeled as something less shitty than it was. Even though it was a clean skin.

That's twice i have been done by that winery and its staff.

Shit heads.

[orpheus]

Xsorxpire, I think you should tell them your not happy with them and ask them to pick the bottles up and give you your money back. They'll probably tell you to keep them.

[Mahmoud Ali]

I couldn't resist these unusual finds in a local bottle shop:

1970 Chateau Musar, Lebanon
1977 Chateau Musar, Lebanon
1984 Mas Amiel 'Cuvee Speciale', Maury, France.

The latter is a Grenache-based desert wine that is made, a la port-style, with fortification to stop fermentation. This producer stores the wine OUTDOORS in glass demijohns for a whole year before aging it in oak casks. I don't know how long it was cask aged as there is no indication on the label.

Mahmoud.

[Wizz]

A few sales going on at the moment - picked up some:

08 JJ Prum Spatlese
08 JJ Prum Auslese
07 Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschek Spatlese
Some 07 Sylvie Esmonin Burgs

and ordered some more 09 Burgaud Beaujolais.

[Loztralia]

Monghead wrote
6x 2010 Grosset Off Dry Riesling
1x 1996 Salon S Blanc de Blancs
4x 2005 Hillcrest Premium Pinot Noir
3x 2008 Cullen Diana Madeline

That’s got all the hallmarks of a Pyrmont based Jan sale….

I popped in today and walked out with;
2007 Woodlands Nicholas Cab Sav
2002 Damilano Barolo
2009 Donnhoff Dry Riesling
2009 Oakridge Lieu Dit Chardonnay
2007 Joseph Drouhin Morgon

Cheers
Michael

I've taken advantage of that sale too:
3x 1998 Meerea Park Alexander Munro Shiraz ($35! )
6x 2006 Cleanskin Central Otago Pinot Noir ($9! )

[Fortune 3rd reg. attempt]

12 x 06 Colonial Estate Eclaireur Old Vine Grenache

gwd has been giving it a big push, interested in your opinion of it.

Cheers

daz

I opened a bottle tonight as well as a Pirramimma Eight Carat 06 Mclaren Vale Bush Vine Greanache that a mate picked up on Grays. I couldn't pick the difference when the bottles were opened but after decanting and an hour's rest the Eclaireur is a significantly better wine. I'm very happy with the purchase at $9pb and wouldn't be unhappy at the regular $15pb either.

[Thommo]

12 x 2009 Thorn-Clarke Eden Valley Riesling
12 x 2009 Kilikanoon Second Fiddle Grenache Rose
1 x 2004 Penfolds Bin 389

[redwine]

Back on the old stuff trip.......

3 Grant Burge Shiraz Meshach 1988
1 Henschke Keyneton Estate 1994

1 Chateau Cantenac Brown 1920
1 Chateau Rouget 1934
1 Chateau Batailley 1961
2 Chateau Lafite 1967
1 Chateau Meyney 1964 (Double Magnum)
3 Chateau Giscours 1979
1 Chateau D'Yquem 1986
1 Chateau Pavie 1986
1 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1987
1 Mommessin Clos de Tart 1952
1 Mommessin Clos de Tart 1979
2 Leroy Chassagne-Montrachet 1961
2 Leroy Meursault 1962
2 Lapalus Chablis 1970
1 Pierre Damoy Chapelle-Chambertin 1994
1 Faiveley Nuits Saint Georges Clos de La Marechale 1999
1 Faiveley Santenay 2000
2 Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Bernadine 1977
1 Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Tete de Cru 1983
2 Etienne Guigal Chateau D'Ampuis 1996

2 Bassermann Jordan Riesling Kabinett Deidesheimer Leinhöhle 1966
4 Ferdinand Pieroth Burg Layer Honigberg Scheurebe Beerenauslese 1967
2 Wilhelm Spindler Riesling Spaetlese Forster Kirchenstück 1969
1 Ferdinand Pieroth Griesenheimer Steinader 1970
2 Bassermann Jordan Riesling Auslese Forster Ungeheuer 1973
2 Dönnhoff Riesling Kabinett Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle 1993
3 Robert Weil Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Versteigerung 2000
1 Reinhold Haart Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Auslese 2003 (Magnum)

1 Franco Fiorina Barolo 1961
2 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 1993
1 Quintarelli Amarone 1998

1 Vega Sicilia Alion 1996

6 Errazuriz Vinedo Chadwick 2005

Cheers and happy drinking.

[Craig(NZ)]

A handful of half bottles of 08 Kumeu River Hunting Hill and Mates Chardonnay from the winery. Handy size for 2 people during the week just after a glass or two of good stuff. Awesome wines

[burgster]

A few days in Hawkes Bay, so:

'07 Unison Selection
'08 Unison Syrah
'07 Brookfields Reserve Cab Merlot
'09 Brookfields Hillside Syrah
'09 Esk Valley Winemakers Chardonnay
'09 Esk Valley Terraces (en primeur)
'07 Church Road Cuve Cab Sauv
'07 Church Road Tom
Hmm ... I thought I hadn't bought much ...

Cheers
Peter

I've often been disappointed in earlier vintages of Tom. I take it you have tried this one and it looks more promising.

[Michael R]

A couple more

04 & 05 Hillcrest Premium Pinot….
Every time I buy their Pinot, I think of the one I tried at the Grape mates tasting early last year (05 I think?), which was my first. Ah the benefits of tastings!

Cheers
M