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12 Fox Gordon Eight Uncles Shiraz 2008
2 Best's Bin 0 Shiraz 2008
Still all clear for Rockfords. Seems my wine purchases are less than is currently being spent at Costco and I can do no wrong! Probably should have gone with 12x Bests and 2 FGs.....

12 * 09 PSI, Sisseck
12 * 09 Flor de Pingus, Sisseck
6 Mags 09 Flor de Pingus, Sisseck
12 * 07 Barberesco Gaja
3 * 08 Shirz, Cab, Shiraz Mataro, Shiraz Malbec and Cab Malbec, Wendouree

Terrible month. 09 is meant to be a stunner for Spain, with the 09 Pingus leading the ratings. Makes most Bordeaux 09 look cheap though, so I picked up 2 cases of Flor, for a 1/10th of the price. The PSI is I suppose the third wine, but bought it as the merchant said it was a stunner for the money.

Got conformation of my Wendouree order...Ordered 3 of each, thinking I'd opnly get 1 or 2. Oh well.

Can't explain buying the Gaja. Spent all my money, Xmas is coming, I want to get some new winter clothes...The dangers of working late and having a credit card in the pocket.

3 x 2009 Head Red
3 x 2009 Head Grenache
3 x 2009 Head Blonde
3 x 2009 Head Brunette
4 x 2009 Greenock Grenache (my favourite wine)
2 x 2008 Greenock Alices
2 x 2008 Greenock Apricot Block
2 x 2008 Greenock Seven Acre
2 x 2008 Greenock Cabernet
4 x 2008 Penfolds Koonunga Hill 76
2 x 2008 Ochota Barrels Grenache
2 x 2008 Barwang Cabernet
2 x 2006 Tahbilk Cabernet
2 x 2008 Kirrihil Tullymore Vineyard Shiraz
3 x 2008 Voyager Shiraz
3 x 2007 Cape Mentelle Shiraz

The worst thing is that I am still waiting for Rockford and Noon to send their mailouts. This time of year is an expensive time for someone trying to build a nice cellar!

Oh and I forgot, it just arrived today
1 x 2009 Clonakilla SV
2 x 2009 Clonakilla O'Riada
3 x 2009 Clonakilla Hilltops

Just a taster, Rosabrook Cab Merl 08.

12 x Wyndham Estate 2006 Black Cluster Hunter Shiraz.
12 x Jacobs Creek 2003 Johann (cleanskin). Not commercially released due to quality not being up to the price but a pretty good wine anyway.
12 x Thorn Clarke 2007 Cuvee. Left overs from export and a blend of shiraz, petit verdot and cabernet. Very interesting wine.

Chuck

2 Clairault Chardonnay 2008
2 Seville Estate Chardonnay 2007
2 Kettle Lane Margaret River Cab Sauv 2008
3 TWS Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
3 TWS Chardonnay 2009

Some Francois Lamarche Burgs from 2008
Never tried them before, but he has plots near DRC, although that guarantees nothing!

3x 2008 Eileen Hardy Chardonnay (due in Sydney next week supposedly)
1x 2009 Eileen Hardy Pinot Noir (Yarra & Coal River, Tasmania)
1x 2009 David Hook Barbera (Hunter)

Cheers
Michael

Another 08 Gemtree Uncut Shiraz
Another 08 Wynns BL Cab
Another 08 Forest Hill Cab
Another 07 Pertaringa Undercover Shiraz
Fills my quota for each of these wines now and hope to see some progression over the years.


Also grabbed 2 x Brookland Valley Verse 1 Cab Mer 2007 - seems like a friendly wine for a variety of tastes, good for the in laws.

The twice a year dozen from the Boutique Wine Centre but no more. That's three months almost no buying - unprecendented.
Now if I send a few things I really don't want to Langton's I might be able to get the cellar back under 1200 bottles

Not exactly a purchase, but a prezzy from the boss. Nice boss!
1 x 2009 Clonakilla SV.
Will tuck him away for a few years

This bloody indian owned liquor shop i have discovered is going to make me broke!

2008 Mudbrick Reserve Syrah $24. Stunning wine this but only a stinking 50% off. At least they had more than one this time.
2006 Neudorf Nelson Chardonnay $15. Another tight arsed 50% off

I hate them. When I started shopping here I was getting stuff at 10% normal retail or 30% retail at the very least. These guys are hiking their retail prices up to nearly unacceptable levels now!!

pc79 wrote:Not exactly a purchase, but a prezzy from the boss. Nice boss!
1 x 2009 Clonakilla SV.
Will tuck him away for a few years

Who, the boss?

3x 2007 Jos Jos Prum Kabinett
3x 2008 Donnhoff Kabinett
2x 2005 Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Auslese
2x 2003 Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Auslese

Monghead

Probably parallel imports Craig.

12 x 2008 Pebble Bay Pinot (Thanks Rednick)

Added a mixed dozen of Domaine des Espiers Cotes du Rhone, Sablet & Gigondas.

Rednick wrote:Half Doz 04 Reschke Bos
Mixed Dozen Clonakilla 09 SV, 09 Viognier & 2010 Riesling
Mixed Dozen of 07 David Clark Burgs

Nick

3x 2008 Donnhoff Kabinett
2x 2005 Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Auslese
2x 2003 Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Auslese

Nice buying Monghead, i really like these wines too, although only tried the recent vintages (07 & 08).

For me, just a couple of bottles of 2008 Main Ridge Chardonnay over the weekend. Tried them at a Chardie tasting recently and was my pick, ahead of all the icons etc. Wonderful wine.

Cheers
Michael

One final purchase to add on top of the Clonakilla and Nick O'Leary SVs for the month

12 Seppelt Drumborg Riesling 09 ... on the strength of a 98 point review from JO in the 2011 annual picked up today.

There are certainly a lot of Rieslings in there that appear to be great QPR.