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Head Wines current release:
4 x 2018 Head Wines Old Vine Grenache
4 x 2018 Head Wines Head Red GSM
2 x 2018 Head Wines Head Red Shiraz
2 x 2018 Head Wines Old Vine Shiraz
And realised I missed ordering last year but Alex sorted me out with:
2 x 2017 Head Wines Old Vine Grenache
4 x 2017 Head Wines Head Red GSM

6 x 2014 Mitchell Watervale Riesling

x6 Benevelli Barolo Ravera 2015

Champagne buying spree continued...

3x Marie-Courtin Efflorescence 2012
1x Ulysse Collin Les Pierreiers 2014
1x Ulysse Collin Les Maillons 2013

3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Chiappemacine
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Guardiola
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Porcaria
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Rampante
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Sciaranuova

winetastic wrote:x6 Benevelli Barolo Ravera 2015

A good/smart buy. I had the 2010 blind a couple nights ago. This producer punches way above its weight.

My only 2016 Burgundy purchase.

2 X 2016 Dujac – Les Beau Monts.
3 X 2016 Dujac – Aux Combottes.
2 X 2016 Dujac – Clos St Denis.
1 X 2016 Dujac – Clos de la Roch.
1 X 2012 Bartolo Mascarello - Barolo.
1 X Durand.

Cheers Con.

Ozzie W wrote:

winetastic wrote:x6 Benevelli Barolo Ravera 2015

A good/smart buy. I had the 2010 blind a couple nights ago. This producer punches way above its weight.

I have two of the 2010s in my cellar. Glad to hear they are going ok. Any indication on drinking time frame?

Rossco wrote:

Ozzie W wrote:

winetastic wrote:x6 Benevelli Barolo Ravera 2015

A good/smart buy. I had the 2010 blind a couple nights ago. This producer punches way above its weight.

I have two of the 2010s in my cellar. Glad to hear they are going ok. Any indication on drinking time frame?

It's ready for business now, but should improve even further over the next decade.

I bought some Ao Yun (Chinese wine) just so how well the unethical copy cat masters can make wine

3 x 2017 Cherubino Margaret River Chardonnay
1 x 2012 Wynns John Riddoch

Ozzie W wrote:

Rossco wrote:
I have two of the 2010s in my cellar. Glad to hear they are going ok. Any indication on drinking time frame?

It's ready for business now, but should improve even further over the next decade.

Cheers Oz !

Ozzie W wrote:

winetastic wrote:x6 Benevelli Barolo Ravera 2015

A good/smart buy. I had the 2010 blind a couple nights ago. This producer punches way above its weight.

Indeed, have been buying since 2006 vintage, skipping only 2009, 2011 (unintentional) and 2014.

Price is slightly cheaper now than in 2006 too

Ozzie W wrote:3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Chiappemacine
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Guardiola
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Porcaria
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Rampante
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Sciaranuova

Nice, I hope my order which looks very similar gets filled

Rossco wrote:

Ozzie W wrote:

Rossco wrote:
I have two of the 2010s in my cellar. Glad to hear they are going ok. Any indication on drinking time frame?

It's ready for business now, but should improve even further over the next decade.

Cheers Oz !

I had a 2006 a couple of years ago, was just entering its drinking window, still showing primary fruit.

I suspect the better balanced 2010 will go longer.

Not sure if this counts or not, but my offer came in for 2017 Burgs.

Volume up, so prices down ? Of course not..Actually the price of the holy-grail (Rousseau) wont even be confirmed until its about to be delivered...The game is now on..do i order to much, as usually its cut-back, or do I try for more, accepting that sometimes I get the lot ? This is wish list

2 * 17 Rousseau Clos de Beze
2 * 17 Rousseau Le Chambertin
1 * 17 Clos St Jaques
1 * 17 Rousseau Gevry-Chambertin
1 * 17 Grivot Richbourg
2 * 17 Grivot Exchezeaux
2 * 17 Bruno Clair Clos St Jaques
2 * 17 Bruno Clair Clos de Beze
2 * 17 De Vougue Les amoureuses

mychurch wrote:Not sure if this counts or not, but my offer came in for 2017 Burgs.

Volume up, so prices down ? Of course not..Actually the price of the holy-grail (Rousseau) wont even be confirmed until its about to be delivered...The game is now on..do i order to much, as usually its cut-back, or do I try for more, accepting that sometimes I get the lot ? This is wish list

2 * 17 Rousseau Clos de Beze
2 * 17 Rousseau Le Chambertin
1 * 17 Clos St Jaques
1 * 17 Rousseau Gevry-Chambertin
1 * 17 Grivot Richbourg
2 * 17 Grivot Exchezeaux
2 * 17 Bruno Clair Clos St Jaques
2 * 17 Bruno Clair Clos de Beze
2 * 17 De Vougue Les amoureuses

Is this offer here in Australia?

Cheers Con.

Unfortunately not Con - this is back in the Netherlands.

I gave up some of my wine before moving over, but I did not give up the allocations. I have not been back for a visit since last summer, but eventually it will all end up back here, so there will be chances to taste if we have a burg offline.

mychurch wrote:Unfortunately not Con - this is back in the Netherlands.

I gave up some of my wine before moving over, but I did not give up the allocations. I have not been back for a visit since last summer, but eventually it will all end up back here, so there will be chances to taste if we have a burg offline.

I didn't think so, haven't seen any 2016's from Rousseau yet in Australia.
If I do get an allocation for the 2016's I will most likely pass, prices are out of control now.

By the way that's pretty good wish list, three of my favourite producers are in there.

Cheers Con.

Thanks Con. Unfortunately I cant afford to buy them all, but there is no harm in wishing.

The '16 Rousseau was delivered about 6 months ago in the Netherlands, so should be in the country by now. Neither me nor my best buddy, who has been getting 4-6 bottles of Le Chambertin every year for a while now, managed to get any Le Chambertin as the allocation were heavily cut back. I dont believe its the greatest Rousseau ever, but it may well end up being the most expensive. Can imagine that the importer allocated everything without even putting an offer out.

Price has gone from 250 Euro to 600 in a very short time. Cant blame the producer though - if you flip them you would double your money.

If anyone out there wants to ever get on the Rousseau bandwagon, then '17 is probably the vintage. Neither the quality nor the quantity should be attractive to the speculators and if ever a space is going to come free on the distributors lists, then it will be this year.

I dont how it work here - I see that Domaine Wine Shippers are the importers, but they dont do retail.

6 2016 389 for a reasonable price. My first Pennies purchase in about 3 years. Will go well with a few 2016 St Henri's later in the year.
Cheers Craig

On my trip to the Barossa
3 x 2015 Rockford Basket Press
3 x 2016 Rockford Rifle Range
1 x 2009 Rockford Moppa Springs Magnum
6 x 2018 Riesling Freak No 2
6 x 2018 Riesling Freak No 3
3 x 2017 Standish Lamella
3 x 2017 Standish The Standish
4 x 2018 Tomfoolery Black and Blue Shiraz
4 x 2018 Tomfoolery Shiraz Pinot
4 x 2016 Tomfoolery Adelaide Hills Chardonnay
12 x 2015 Gomersal Reserve Shiraz
3 x 2018 Head Old Vine Grenache
3 x 2018 Head Old Vine Shiraz
3 x 2018 Head Red Shiraz
3 x 2018 Head Red GSM
Plus some Black Magnum winnings - 3 x Black Shiraz, 7 x Semillon and 7 x Moppa Springs
A few others
3 x 2013 Produttori del Barberesco
3 x 2016 Hoddles Creek Syberia Chardonnay
3 x 2017 Luke Lambert Chardonnay
6 x 2015 Sons of Eden Remus
3 x 2015 St Henri at a decent price
Going to give it a rest for a while now. Famous last words!

Cheers
Ian

Con J wrote:My only 2016 Burgundy purchase.

2 X 2016 Dujac – Les Beau Monts.
3 X 2016 Dujac – Aux Combottes.
2 X 2016 Dujac – Clos St Denis.
1 X 2016 Dujac – Clos de la Roch.
1 X 2012 Bartolo Mascarello - Barolo.
1 X Durand.

Cheers Con.

A few auction buys.

1 X 1988 Mount Mary – Quintet.
1 X 1991 Wynns – Centenary.
1 X 1966 Campbells – Scotsburn Old Muscat.
1 X 1976 Penfolds – Vintage Port.
2 X 1978 Stanton & Killeen – Vintage Port.
2 X 1977 Stanton & Killeen – Vintage Muscat.

Also went stupid on a 1925 Orlando Vintage Port, I was the under bidder.

Cheers Con.

Some auction purchases tonight:

x2 Weingut Schloss Lieser Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett Riesling 2009

x3 Weingut Schloss Lieser Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett Riesling 2010

x2 Weingut Schloss Lieser Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett Riesling 2011

2 x 2016 Chave Hermitage Blanc
2 x 2016 Chave Hermitage Rouge
3 x 2016 Chave St Joseph

Con J wrote:

Con J wrote:
Also went stupid on a 1925 Orlando Vintage Port, I was the under bidder.

Cheers Con.

Hi Con, checked out the high bid - OMG. Good thing you were the under bidder!

Brodie

brodie wrote:

Con J wrote:

Con J wrote:
Also went stupid on a 1925 Orlando Vintage Port, I was the under bidder.

Cheers Con.

Hi Con, checked out the high bid - OMG. Good thing you were the under bidder!

Brodie

With all this talk I just had to take a look too. Holy moly!
The seller will be very pleased to get almost 5 times the reserve.
Possibly purchased as a 94th birthday present for a lucky someone.

winetastic wrote:Some auction purchases tonight:

x2 Weingut Schloss Lieser Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett Riesling 2009

x3 Weingut Schloss Lieser Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett Riesling 2010

x2 Weingut Schloss Lieser Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett Riesling 2011

These will be great over the next 5-10 years, although I think it will be difficult to stop drinking them now

Con J wrote:

Con J wrote:My only 2016 Burgundy purchase.

2 X 2016 Dujac – Les Beau Monts.
3 X 2016 Dujac – Aux Combottes.
2 X 2016 Dujac – Clos St Denis.
1 X 2016 Dujac – Clos de la Roch.
1 X 2012 Bartolo Mascarello - Barolo.
1 X Durand.

Cheers Con.

A few auction buys.

1 X 1988 Mount Mary – Quintet.
1 X 1991 Wynns – Centenary.
1 X 1966 Campbells – Scotsburn Old Muscat.
1 X 1976 Penfolds – Vintage Port.
2 X 1978 Stanton & Killeen – Vintage Port.
2 X 1977 Stanton & Killeen – Vintage Muscat.

Also went stupid on a 1925 Orlando Vintage Port, I was the under bidder.

Cheers Con.

Shame you lost out. It’s a lot of money, but I can’t believe there are many bottles this old lying around in cellars. Anyone getting this for $200 would be getting a real bargain.

mychurch wrote: These will be great over the next 5-10 years, although I think it will be difficult to stop drinking them now

If they survive the next few months I will be shocked

winetastic wrote:

Ozzie W wrote:3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Chiappemacine
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Guardiola
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Porcaria
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Rampante
3 x 2016 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Sciaranuova

Nice, I hope my order which looks very similar gets filled

It is/will!

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