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New month. Nothing for me yet though a visit to my favourite wine shop sometime over the next few days might change that.

You know the drill. We taste a lot, we make judgements a lot. But at the end of the day it is the wines we actually buy that are the greatest accolade of them all. What has opened your wallet this October??

12 x Voyager Cabernet Merlot 2004
Needs another 15 years - my real problem is having enough aged but good value wines to drink between now and 2015!

Well, delivered this morning at 7am waking me up was:
24 * Seppelt 98 Vintage Port (375ml) - not sure if this is show port or not as not labelled on the box or the bottles.
12 * Seppelt 06 Show Vintage Port - as labelled on the box
6 * Woodlands 07 Margaret Cab Franc Merlot
4 * Woodlands 08 Cab Merlot
2 * Woodlands 08 Chardonnay

Jay60A wrote:12 x Voyager Cabernet Merlot 2004
Needs another 15 years - my real problem is having enough aged but good value wines to drink between now and 2015!

Where from and how much?

I've got to take a trip to Dans this week.

Oops posted in the September thread, but was an early one this month:

3x 2007 Meerea Park Alexander Munro Shiraz
3x 2007 Meerea Park Hell Hole Shiraz
2x 2004 Meerea Park Alexander Munro Semillon
2x 2009 Meerea Park Hell Hole Semillon
1x 2005 Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz

Cheers,

Monghead.

AndrewCowley wrote:

Jay60A wrote:12 x Voyager Cabernet Merlot 2004
Needs another 15 years - my real problem is having enough aged but good value wines to drink between now and 2015!

Where from and how much?

Google "winedirect" in the UK, the internet arm of Hailsham Cellars, It's 12GBP so 25AUD by the case, which is a stonking bargain.
Am drinking it tonight and you'd want to leave it alone for 10 years or more. A modern day riposte to the Wynns BL of yore (1990, 96 etc).

Jay60A wrote:12 x Voyager Cabernet Merlot 2004
Needs another 15 years - my real problem is having enough aged but good value wines to drink between now and 2015!

Ditto on both points - opened one of the 04 Voyagers a few weeks ago and it's nowhere near ready. Lovely wine but some hardcore tannins at this stage. I look at the amount of wines from 2004 onwards we have in storage and think "jeez, 2015 onwards is going to be a lot of fun" but there's not much for now.

Anyway, on to the question. Recent auctions:
3x 2004 Voyager Cabernet Merlot
2x 1999 Tyrrell's Vat 18 Belford Semillon
1x 1985 Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz (an experiment!)

3 x Hoddles 1er Chardonnay 2008
3 x Hoddles 1er Pinot Noir 2008

From Auction:
2 x 1983 Coutet
1x 1986 Grand Puy Lacoste

Rockford's mailer demanding attention.

2x Tapestry 2007 Grenache $15/btl (Smokey, Meaty w/ decent underlying raspberryness - I liked)
3x Tapestry 2008 Bakers Valley Shiraz (drink no think Shiraz - weighty, fruity but not for aging) $10/btl
2x Kays Amery 2006 Hillside Shiraz
2x Kays Amery Mustcat
2x Kays 2009 Moscato
A couple from Leconfield, WirraWirra and Gemtree.

2007 is McLaren Vale seems to be pretty much a write off if you ask me, but as usual there seems to be the odd winery that has decent parcels of fruit they've done good things too, but the bulk of the '07 reds were a waste of time (balance issues and lots of manipulation) we caught up w/ friends and visited a few on one of the days, was pretty though w/ the hills green thanks to the rain and that wood oven pizza place in Willunga - had 3x Grenache before we visited there went really well w/ dinner.

18 2004 Meerea Park Alex Munro Semillon
6 2004 Meerea Park Terracotta Semillon
12 2009 Meerea Park Hell Hole semillon
6 2008 Meerea Park Alex Munro chardonnay
12 2009 Tyrrells Vat 1 semillon
12 2009 Tyrrells Belford semillon
12 2009 Tyrrells Johnnos Block semillon
12 2006 Heritage Barossa shiraz
24 2006 Gramps shiraz
6 2008 Two Hands Gnarly Dudes shiraz
6 2006 Sons of Eden Remus shiraz
9 2006 Mitolo savitar shiraz
12 2006 Kalimna

I am catching up on not buying for a couple of years. need to stock up on semillons, and also 2006 South Australian reds.
Bruce

Brucer wrote:18 2004 Meerea Park Alex Munro Semillon
6 2004 Meerea Park Terracotta Semillon
12 2009 Meerea Park Hell Hole semillon
6 2008 Meerea Park Alex Munro chardonnay
12 2009 Tyrrells Vat 1 semillon
12 2009 Tyrrells Belford semillon
12 2009 Tyrrells Johnnos Block semillon
12 2006 Heritage Barossa shiraz
24 2006 Gramps shiraz
6 2008 Two Hands Gnarly Dudes shiraz
6 2006 Sons of Eden Remus shiraz
9 2006 Mitolo savitar shiraz
12 2006 Kalimna

I am catching up on not buying for a couple of years. need to stock up on semillons, and also 2006 South Australian reds.
Bruce

You should have bought all those semillons in Semtember.

6 x Cape Mentelle Shiraz 07
6 x Ringbolt 07 Cabernet
10 x Nick O'leary Shiraz 08 (Yummo)
2 x Wynns Riesling 08
4 x Collectors Reserve Shiraz 07
3 x Aramis Shiraz/cab 06
3x Barwang Shiraz 07

cheers
Seddo

Mixed case of Picardy wines:

6x SSB 2009
1x Pinot Noir 2007
1x Chardonnay 2008
1x Shiraz 2007
1x Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc 2007
1x Pannel Family Shiraz Cab 2006
1x Pannel Family Merlot Cab Sauv 2006

The SSB are for the missus & the rest are for me to try before I place another order. Really looking forward to tasting.

Penfolds Bin 389
Woodlands
Vasse Felix
Howard Park
Fraser Gallop

A few more for the cellar:

2x 2007 Te Mata Coleraine
3x 2007 Te Mata Awatea
2x 2008 Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir
2x 2007 Craggy Range Le Sol Shiraz

Another case of Tahbilk cleanskin white 08 (blend - sauv blanc, verd, chard, sem) with summer virtually here already.

Bought back in April, ep, but delivered to me this afternoon: a case of Stonyridge Larose 2008. Hmmm.

Last few weeks purchases, not just October:

4 x 2004 Houghton Jack Mann
4 x 2006 Voyager Chardonnay
4 x 2007 Craggy Range Sophia
3 x 2007 Shaw & Smith Shiraz
12 x Lanson Black Label N/V
12 x 2005 Chateau Reynella Basket Pressed Shiraz (cleanskin)
12 x 2003 Hardys Botrysis Semillon
3 x 2007 Te Mata Coleraine
2 x 2007 Cullen Diana Madelaine
24 x 1998 Seppeltsfield Vintage Port (cleanskin)

04 Jack Mann
96 Krug (again)
03 Cos d'Estournel (again)
Andre Clouet 1911 (again)

Mike

Bought some interesting bottles:

1 Henschke Hill of Grace 1996
2 Yarra Yering Underhill Shiraz 1995
2 Yarra Yering Chardonnay 1997, 1998
1 Palliser Estate Noble Chardonnay 1997
1 Chateau Laffitte Carcasset 1945
1 Chateau Haut Brion 1969
1 Chateau Margaux 1992
1 Chateau Haut Brion 1992
1 Chateau Trotanoy 1993
3 Chateau Rauzan Segla 1994
3 Chateau Rieussec 1995
2 Pierre Damoy Chambertin Clos de Beze 1973 (Magnum)
3 Parducci Zinfandel 1986, 1987, 1988
1 Opus One 1992

Cheers and happy drinking.

And yet some more:

1x 1996 Leroy Aux Lavieres 1er cru, Nuits-St-Georges
2x 2006 Te Mata Coleraine
3x 2008 Felton Road Pinot Noir

12 x Te Mata Coleraine 2007
12 x Alana Estate Pinot Noir 2007

Had been planning on 6 of the Coleraine, but finally got seduced by the endless 'best ever' commentary ... and also finally gave into the relentless emails from Alana, at what I have to agree was a pretty good price ... still need to get some '07 Awatea & '08 Elston.

Cheers
Peter

Peter NZ wrote:12 x Te Mata Coleraine 2007
12 x Alana Estate Pinot Noir 2007

Had been planning on 6 of the Coleraine, but finally got seduced by the endless 'best ever' commentary ... and also finally gave into the relentless emails from Alana, at what I have to agree was a pretty good price ... still need to get some '07 Awatea & '08 Elston.

Cheers
Peter

Is that "best ever" for coleraine is it? I mean, the '05 opened my eyes to the coleraines, and if the '07's are better, I should really go long on them.....

Please advise...

Monghead.

monghead wrote:

Peter NZ wrote:12 x Te Mata Coleraine 2007
12 x Alana Estate Pinot Noir 2007

Had been planning on 6 of the Coleraine, but finally got seduced by the endless 'best ever' commentary ... and also finally gave into the relentless emails from Alana, at what I have to agree was a pretty good price ... still need to get some '07 Awatea & '08 Elston.

Cheers
Peter

Is that "best ever" for coleraine is it? I mean, the '05 opened my eyes to the coleraines, and if the '07's are better, I should really go long on them.....

Please advise...

Monghead.

Haven't tried it yet, but take a look at the various reviews listed on Te Mata's site (temata.co.nz) & see whether there's anyone there you rate (Halliday, Hooke, Martin ... ) & at Geoff Kelly's reviews where he has the '07 just a shade ahead of the '05 ... http://geoffkellywinereviews.co.nz/inde ... icleID=158

Cheers
Peter

Thanks for that Peter.

12x 2007 Esk Valley Black Label Mer/Cab/Malb. Second purchase of this good QPR wine that I buy by the case as my "I want wine tonight but cannot justify dipping into the good stuff". Currently drinking 04 release. 07 such good vintage figure get this, and forget 08 vintage.
6x 2006 Villa Maria Reserve HB Merlot. Cellar stock up.
May succumb any day now to the nagging thought no 2007 Coleraine in cellar........

jafa

Is that "best ever" for coleraine is it? I mean, the '05 opened my eyes to the coleraines, and if the '07's are better, I should really go long on them.....

Please advise...

Monghead.

I'm not one to be spouting "best ever". There are several vintages of Coleraine you could put forward for that honour. These type of accolades seem to occur every second year for every single wine. However the 2007 is extremely good and every bit as good as the 2005. I also think it has awesome cellaring potential and a must buy for lovers of the coleraine style.

I made only my 2nd purchase of super premium aussie shiraz for the year to add to my 04 St Henri, I grabbed a couple of bottles of 04 Rockford BP Shiraz. Hopefully it lives up to the forum hype I have seen

1 x Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape 1994
2 x Rudderless GSM 2005
2 x Petagna Dio GSM 2006
2 x Massena The Moonlight Run 2007
2 x Neagles Rock The Misery 2007
2 x Rockford Moppa Springs 2004
2 x Kabminye Grenache Carignan 2005
2 x Kalleske Old Vine Grenache 2007
6 x Seppelt Chalambar 2007
2 x Sons of Eden Remus Shiraz 2006
1 x Paradigm Hill Pinot Noir 2007
1 x Willow Creek Tulum Pinot Noir 2007
2 x Lot Thirteen Grenache 2005

Trying to build up stocks for my upcoming Southern Rhône style Challenge in November. And a visit last weekend to the Mornington Peninsula resulted in only two buys. Had a lot of trouble finding anything to really like. Still can't pass up the grenache or Eden Valley shiraz.

Tristram Shandy

4 x Church Road Reserve Syrah 2007
Hewitson Old Garden Mourvedre 2003
Hewitson Baby Bush Mourvedre 2006
Red Claw Mornington Pinot Noir 2008
2 x Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 2008
Kalleske Old Vine Grenache 2007

Cheers
TiggerK