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I am proposing to organise an offline for early to mid April. The venue is likely to be Cos in Leigh Street in the city.

The proposed theme is wines from Langtons Classification V from the Excellent, Outstanding and Exceptional classifications. The reds to be 2002 or older, the whites to be of any age.

Please indicate if you are interested in attending and if so, which days of the week and dates suit.

Regards

Mark

Is there any new world sav blanc from those categories?

I'm interested - the required high standard of wines should make for a great Adelaide offline to open the year.

We haven't had an offline at Cos for years, and it will be interesting to see what kind of deal they can do for this.

Cheers,
Ian

Sounds good Ian... although for me it depends on which week rather than which day.

I'm also interested in this and it will be my virgin offline experience....and a very worthy one but like many it will depend on which day in April.

On another unrelated matter, I did get the invite for the Tyrrells tasting Ian but couldn't make it. I'm hoping I can make the next one though!!!

Tony

If you can make it Thursday 14th I reckon I might be good to go.

I'll be in town for a wedding on the 16th, so a day in between to tidy myself up again would be good

Moira

I'm in. weeknights are better for me.

cheers
phill

Unless there are major objections I will set the date as Thursday the 14th then.

I'll have to check with the boss but the 14th sounds good.

Thursday the 14th sounds good to me.

For those not familar with Langton's classification, the wines Mark are talking about are:

LANGTON'S CLASSIFICATION V (2010)

Exceptional

PENFOLDS Bin 95 Grange Shiraz South Australia
BASS PHILLIP Reserve Pinot Noir South Gippsland Victoria
BROKENWOOD WINES Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz Hunter Valley New South Wales
CHRIS RINGLAND Shiraz Barossa South Australia
CLARENDON HILLS Astralis Syrah McLaren Vale South Australia
CLONAKILLA Shiraz Viognier Canberra District New South Wales
CULLEN Diana Madeline Cabernet Merlot Margaret River Western Australia
GIACONDA Chardonnay Beechworth Victoria
GROSSET Polish Hill Riesling Clare Valley South Australia
HENSCHKE Hill of Grace Shiraz Eden Valley South Australia
LEEUWIN ESTATE Art Series Chardonnay Margaret River Western Australia
MOSS WOOD Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River Western Australia
MOUNT MARY Quintet Cabernet Blend Yarra Valley Victoria
PENFOLDS Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon South Australia
ROCKFORD Basket Press Shiraz Barossa Valley South Australia
TORBRECK RunRig Shiraz Barossa Valley South Australia
WENDOUREE Shiraz Clare Valley South Australia

Outstanding

BALNAVES OF COONAWARRA The Tally Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra SA
BAROSSA VALLEY ESTATE E & E Black Pepper Shiraz Barossa Valley South Australia
BASS PHILLIP Premium Pinot Noir South Gippsland Victoria
BEST'S Thomson Family Great Western Shiraz Grampians Victoria
BINDI Block 5 Pinot Noir Macedon Ranges Victoria
d’ARENBERG The Dead Arm Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
DALWHINNIE The Eagle Shiraz Pyrenees Victoria
DE BORTOLI Noble One Botrytis Semillon Riverina New South Wales
GRANT BURGE Meshach Shiraz Barossa South Australia
GREENOCK CREEK Roennfeldt Road Cabernet Sauvignon Barossa Valley South Australia
GREENOCK CREEK Roennfeldt Road Shiraz Barossa Valley South Australia
GROSSET Springvale Riesling Watervale South Australia
HARDY'S Eileen Hardy Shiraz South Australia
HENSCHKE Mount Edelstone Shiraz Eden Valley South Australia
JASPER HILL Emily's Paddock Shiraz Cabernet Franc Heathcote Victoria
JASPER HILL Georgia's Paddock Shiraz Heathcote Victoria
JIM BARRY The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley South Australia
KAESLER WINES Old Bastard Shiraz Barossa Valley South Australia
KATNOOK ESTATE Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra South Australia
KAY BROTHERS AMERY VINEYARDS Block 6 Old Vine Shiraz McLaren Vale SA
MAJELLA The Malleea Cabernet Shiraz Coonawarra South Australia
MCWILLIAM'S Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon Hunter Valley New South Wales
MOUNT MARY Pinot Noir Yarra Valley Victoria
NOON Reserve Shiraz Langhorne Creek SA
PENFOLDS Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz South Australia
PENFOLDS St. Henri Shiraz South Australia
PIERRO Chardonnay Margaret River Western Australia
TAHBILK 1860 Vines Shiraz Nagambie Lakes Victoria
TYRRELL’S Vat 1 Semillon Hunter Valley New South Wales
WENDOUREE Cabernet Sauvignon Clare Valley South Australia
WYNNS COONAWARRA ESTATE John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra SA
YALUMBA The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz Barossa South Australia

Excellent

BANNOCKBURN Serre Pinot Noir Geelong Victoria
BEST'S Bin No.O Great Western Shiraz Grampians Victoria
BINDI Original Vineyard Pinot Noir Macedon Ranges Victoria
CAPE MENTELLE Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River Western Australia
CORIOLE Lloyd Reserve Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
CRAIGLEE Shiraz Sunbury Victoria
DALWHINNIE Moonambel Shiraz Pyrenees Victoria
DOMAINE A Cabernet Sauvignon Coal River Valley Tasmania
ELDERTON Command Single Vineyard Shiraz Barossa Valley South Australia
FOX CREEK Reserve Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
GIACONDA Warner Vineyard Shiraz Beechworth Victoria
HENSCHKE Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon Eden Valley South Australia
HOUGHTON Jack Mann Cabernet Frankland River Great Southern Western Australia
HOWARD PARK Abercrombie Cabernet Great Southern-Margaret River WA
KATNOOK ESTATE Prodigy Shiraz Coonawarra South Australia
LAKE’S FOLLY White Label Cabernet Blend Hunter Valley New South Wales
LEO BURING Leonay Riesling Eden/Watervale South Australia
MAIN RIDGE ESTATE Half Acre Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula Victoria
MOUNT MARY Chardonnay Yarra Valley Victoria
NOON Reserve Cabernet Langhorne Creek South Australia
PARINGA ESTATE The Paringa Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula VIC
PARKER COONAWARRA ESTATE Terra Rossa First Growth Cabernet Merlot Coonawarra SA
PENFOLDS Magill Estate Shiraz Adelaide South Australia
PENFOLDS RWT Shiraz Barossa South Australia
PETALUMA Coonawarra Coonawarra South Australia
PETER LEHMANN Stonewell Shiraz Barossa South Australia
SEPPELT St Peters Great Western Vineyards Shiraz Grampians Victoria
ST HALLETT Old Block Shiraz Barossa South Australia
TORBRECK Descendant Shiraz Viognier Barossa Valley South Australia
VASSE FELIX Heytesbury Cabernet Blend Margaret River Western Australia
WENDOUREE Cabernet Malbec Clare Valley South Australia
WENDOUREE Shiraz Malbec Clare Valley South Australia
WENDOUREE Shiraz Mataro Clare Valley South Australia
WYNNS COONAWARRA ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra South Australia
YARRA YERING Dry Red Wine No.1 Cabernet Yarra Valley Victoria
YERINGBERG Cabernet Blend Yarra Valley Victoria

http://www.langtons.com.au/Magazine/Fea ... zineId=328

I'm pretty sure if someone comes up with something not on the list that's incredibly rare, expensive and most importantly good drinking, it will probably qualify too.

Cheers,
Ian

Darn! I'm on circuit until the 15th, so I won't be able to come! Enjoy though!

n4sir wrote:Thursday the 14th sounds good to me.

I'm pretty sure if someone comes up with something not on the list that's incredibly rare, expensive and most importantly good drinking, it will probably qualify too.

Cheers,
Ian

Yeah, well I was going to mention that I don't have any of those. I'll have to bring a lucky dip!

Keen. Haven't been to one for ages. I do like the theme, too.

Count me in - maybe with a +1. As for what I might bring, I was thinking maybe a Bindi Original Vineyard 2000 or a Mt Mary Pinot 2000. Any preferences?

-- George Krashos

Rats.. that week is out for me chaps unless I can get a babysitter on a school night.

I'm interested, and that date works for me too. Sounds like fun.

'Pencil' me in!

Wine wise, lots of choice in that theme, so perhaps Diana Madeline Cabernet Merlot Margaret, 2001 or 2002 perhaps, maybe even sneak in a 1996 Clarendon Hills Astralis, or a Bests Thompson Shiraz ... mmm so many choices.

Good theme idea!

.

markg wrote:Rats.. that week is out for me chaps unless I can get a babysitter on a school night.

Guess you should start hunting for a babysitter then Mark.

Looking over the list I've got magnums of 2000 Dead Arm Shiraz & 1982 Wynns Cabernet Sauvignon that immediately come to mind.

Depending on the menu, an old Noble One or '70s SA VP could be on the radar to go with dessert too.

Cheers,
Ian

Haven't logged on all week and I am salivating at the potential for an outstanding night of wines. Pencil me in please and I'll check the date with SWMBO. I'm thinking a 2000 Jack Mann that''s been screaming at me to be opened for some time. Or a 1999 Petaluma Cabernet. I'll be guide by others as to which would be the more appropriate.

Chuck

markg wrote:Rats.. that week is out for me chaps unless I can get a babysitter on a school night.

Mark,

My 18 year old daughter does a lot of baby sitting (more like crowd control) if you are in a fix. PM me if you are interested

Chuck

I'm in. I don't know what I have sitting in the cellar, so I've no idea what I'll take with me yet. Looking forward to it.

Chuck wrote:

markg wrote:Rats.. that week is out for me chaps unless I can get a babysitter on a school night.

Mark,

My 18 year old daughter does a lot of baby sitting (more like crowd control) if you are in a fix. PM me if you are interested

Chuck

Hey Chuck, I wouldnt let any 18 year old young lady near Mark's two teenage boys Get something organised Mark!

I'm a starter if I'm not interstate, I'll let you know closer to the time. I can do quite a number of the "approved"wines so will wait until a clearer list is developed and plug any gaps.

707 wrote:

Chuck wrote:

markg wrote:Rats.. that week is out for me chaps unless I can get a babysitter on a school night.

Mark,

My 18 year old daughter does a lot of baby sitting (more like crowd control) if you are in a fix. PM me if you are interested

Chuck

Hey Chuck, I wouldnt let any 18 year old young lady near Mark's two teenage boys Get something organised Mark!

I'm a starter if I'm not interstate, I'll let you know closer to the time. I can do quite a number of the "approved"wines so will wait until a clearer list is developed and plug any gaps.

Thanks for the heads up. Now that definitely would be crowd control.

Chuck

707 wrote:I'm a starter if I'm not interstate, I'll let you know closer to the time. I can do quite a number of the "approved" wines so will wait until a clearer list is developed and plug any gaps.

Hope you can make it Steve - you can then personally thank Sparky for sorting out that business getting that Grange replaced for Gary. I reckon a bottle of Grange will about do it.

Cheers,
Ian

Hi All

I will post some details of the menu and cost shortly.

At this stage the line up looks like being:

Mark
Seven + 1?
Sparky
Phill
Tonsta
Ian
Wayno - 2006 LEAS
George +1?
Gavin
Chuck - 2000 Jack Mann
Steve
707

I would prefer to limit numbers to 16 or so on a first in first served basis, so if people could firm up their attendance and whether they are bringing a partner that would be great.

Cheers

Mark

Count me in

Not sure what I'll bring yet. Thinking a Barossa shiraz from late 90s or early 00s - Stonewell, BP, Octavius, E&E or Command...Any preferences?

Tony

I'm in and would like to bring the 2000 Jack Mann unless the 1999 Petaluma is a better balance with other wines.

Chuck

Chuck wrote:I'm in and would like to bring the 2000 Jack Mann unless the 1999 Petaluma is a better balance with other wines.

Chuck

I'd be interested in the Jack Mann Chuck, I've only ever tried the 2002 (I think) and that was a stunning drop.

Tony

Ouch... I don't have any of those good wines ... Am I still allowed to join?

Seven wrote:Ouch... I don't have any of those good wines ... Am I still allowed to join?

Don't worry Seven - neither do I!!

In the words of Captain Barbosa, take them more as 'guidelines' rather than 'rules'..

Umm, so we don't end up with a table full of ball buster Barossa shirazs, (not that there's anything wrong with that REALLY, except if you're from Victoria), should we volunteer/nominate a bit of a mix of sparkling, white & red across the group?

Sparky wrote

Umm, so we don't end up with a table full of ball buster Barossa shirazs, (not that there's anything wrong with that REALLY, except if you're from Victoria), should we volunteer/nominate a bit of a mix of sparkling, white & red across the group?

As we get closer to the date people will nominate what they are likely to bring. There are several attendees who, like me, are willing to fill any "gaps" in styles/regions/vintages to round out the tasting. I can help with samples of 32 wines from the Exceptional and Outstanding listings.

If you don't have a wine from the Langtons listing there are several outlets who have a reasonable selections. Auswine Store, Fassina and the Barossa Liquor Store (main st Tanunda, big selection of Wendouree) are three to consider that are not on the usual list of suspects.

cheers
phill