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Happy New Year Everyone! I thought I would waste no time in launching the first 2013 thread for January purchases...

Is everyone nursing credit card hang overs from the silly season or about to launch into re-stocking for all the empty spots in the cellar? (I think I am in the latter camp, but considering waiting till were past the worst of summer to order)

Anyway my first buy for the year:
3x Rockford Rifle Range 2010
3x Rockford Eden Valley Riesling 2010

some impulse buys over the new year period:
a 1998 Tahbilk Cab Sav
a 1998 d'Arenberg Coppermine Road Cab Sav
a 2012 disgorgement Primo Estate Joseph Sparkling Red

2004 Rockford Flaxman Shiraz
2004 Rockford Hoffmann Shiraz
2012 disg. Rockford Black Shiraz
2010 Sons of Eden Remus Shiraz (absolutely superb wine)

Nice Mike...good to see they had some SVS left for you.

Fwiw...I really liked the 08 & 09 SoE Romulus, didn't get to taste the 10s unfortunately.

Bits from Beechworth pre Xmas

2010 & 2011 Giaconda Chardonnay
2008 Giaconda Nebiolo
2011 Sorrenberg Chardonnay
2010 Sorrenberg cab sav
2010 Savaterre Chardonnay

Thanks Michael. It wasn't a wine I recall drinking before (any vintage) and I was overwhelmed. Reminded me a bit of a Mt Edelstone from a good vintage.

Went up to the Barossa on the weekend.

1 Torbreck "Celts" 2010 Shiraz
1 Rockfords Black Shiraz
1 Charles Melton Nine Popes 2012
1 Charles Melton Grains of Paradise Shiraz 2010

Had a fantastic lunch at Charlie's restaurant too. Fantastic food and great setting. Was even lucky enough to have Charlie wandering around helping out at the cellar door.

Last night I picked up:

3 - 2004 Yarra Yering Dry Red N°1

2 - 2009 Château Sénéjac

and a partridge... no sorry, and

1 - 2009 W. Gisselbrecht Riesling Schiefferberg

Couldn't believe I bumped into some of the '04 Dry Red. I was going to buy just the single bottle, but then realised that a Pommy mate of mine will be over later in the year to watch The Ashes, and he may need some "sweet liquor to ease the pain". Or maybe I will.

Cheers, Travis.

12 x 2009 Tahbilk Cabernet Franc
12 x 2010 Tahbilk Roussanne

hard to pass up at ~$10/b. I have never tried the roussanne, but the cab franc is delicious.

Thommo wrote:12 x 2009 Tahbilk Cabernet Franc
12 x 2010 Tahbilk Roussanne

hard to pass up at ~$10/b. I have never tried the roussanne, but the cab franc is delicious.

I don't think I've tasted the Roussanne 2010 but from previous vintages it's perhaps my favourite white varietal from Tahbilk in good vintages. The cab franc may be the sleeper in the CD red range but it does have a fair number of followers. The roussanne is the white sleeper IMO. I've been "talking up" this wine since I first tried it some years ago. Allan (The Waiters Friend) recently made some positive comments about it and he's fairly particular about white wines - the Madfish Riesling I took to an offline dinner with him and his then partner was gifted to the staff of Brents.

Happy new year!
Still recover from the Nov 2012's purchase
bought few from Langtons plus some here and there,
2x 2009 Domaine Leflavie, Puligny- Montrachet white Burgundy
2x1996 Chateau Troplong-Mondot
3x2006 Chateau Meyney
2x1999 Irvive Grand Merlot
2x2009 St Hallett, Blk Shiraz
2x2010 " " " "

Delamain, Tres Vielle Reserve de La Famille Cognac
Martell Cordon Blau Cognac (Old Bottling)
Rgds,
Boyeah

Thommo wrote:12 x 2009 Tahbilk Cabernet Franc
12 x 2010 Tahbilk Roussanne

hard to pass up at ~$10/b. I have never tried the roussanne, but the cab franc is delicious.

Agree with the Cab Franc. Great value even at its normal price.

Oh no! Someone has a sale...

4x 2010 Hurley Vineyards Pinot Noir
4x 2010 Hurley Vineyards Hommage Pinot Noir
4x 2010 Hurley Vineyards Garamond Pinot Noir
4x 2010 Hurley Vineyards Lodestone Pinot Noir
3x 2010 Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock Shiraz
6x 2010 Bass Phillip Pinot Noir
4x 2010 Bass Phillip Premium
2x 2010 Bass Phillip Reserve
3x 2010 Neudorf Moutere Chardonnay
3x 2010 Droin Chablis Blanchot
3x 2010 Droin Chablis Grenouille
1x 1998 Te Mata Coleraine
1x 2005 Escarpment Pinot Noir

And at another places,

8x 2010 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir
4x 2010 Felton Road Calvert Pinot Noir
6x 2010 Woodlands Margaret
3x 2010 Turkey Flat Shiraz

Welcome back Monghead. Its been a while. Are you back in Oz for good?

I wandered into that sale the other day, and very nearly bought the 98 Coleraine, however the 6 bottle minimum put me off. Judguing by your tasting note though, perhaps i should have plunged.

jimbob47 wrote:Went up to the Barossa on the weekend.

1 Torbreck "Celts" 2010 Shiraz
1 Rockfords Black Shiraz
1 Charles Melton Nine Popes 2012
1 Charles Melton Grains of Paradise Shiraz 2010

Had a fantastic lunch at Charlie's restaurant too. Fantastic food and great setting. Was even lucky enough to have Charlie wandering around helping out at the cellar door.

One of my fave cellar doors. I like the 'sitting round the table' idea to taste. It tends to create a relaxed vibe.
For me, it flies in the face of the whole mailing list gig. To be able to go and actually sit and taste and strike up a
few conversations and take the atmos in. What it's all about IMO. And if you you're lucky enough to have the wine maker there it just adds to the experience. Although it is exciting to receive the mailing list goodies. Nothing beats getting in amongst it.
Oh yeah....purchases
1 2006 Leo Buring eden valley riesling ( to replace the one i just consumed, awesome btw)
1 2012 Kalleske Clarry's GSM. Yet to try but the 2011 gets a gong at No.6 in the SA top 100.

2010 Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues x1
2009 Castello Dei Rampolla Chianti Classico x2
2009 Chateau Mondesir-Gazin Blaye x1

Michael R wrote:Welcome back Monghead. Its been a while. Are you back in Oz for good?

I wandered into that sale the other day, and very nearly bought the 98 Coleraine, however the 6 bottle minimum put me off. Judguing by your tasting note though, perhaps i should have plunged.

Thanks Michael. Yes, back on home soil now. We thoroughly enjoyed our short stay in the US of A, but it is great to be back. Tell u what though, wine is CHEAP there! Was drinking Felton Road Pinots as the quaffer for 30-35 per bottle...

As to the Coleraine, yes, it was a good bottle, and I think I'll be looking for more on the w/e.

9 x Pewsey Vale 2012 Riesling. Good juice

Carl

From NZs best wine shop:

2x 2010 Grasshopper Rock Pinot Noir
2x 1999 Stonyridge Larose

Which is NZ's best wineshop Craig?

Hi guys, what sale was this?? Thanks

Dropped into Wynns at Coonawarra, Yabby Lake at Mornington and De Bortoli at Yarra Valley on the way home from Christmas with relatives in Adelaide.

Picked up:

2x Wynns Gables shiraz cabernet
Wynns Glengyle cabernet
Yabby Lake Red Claw pinot noir
Yabby Lake Red Claw chardonnay
De Bortoli Este sparkling
De Bortoli sangiovese cabernet
De Bortoli reserve chardonnay 2003
De Bortoli pinot gris and friends

just last night managed to get hold of a 3 pack of the 2010 Maipenrai pinot noir from the Canberra region. Can't wait to try this one!

Thought you were joking at first about Maipenrai, but it really is a vineyard with some history

"mai pen rai" is Thai for roughly "no worries" or "never mind"

burgster wrote:Which is NZ's best wineshop Craig?

I think it's a secret little shop, the bargains are exclusively his!

Happy New Year everyone. Some from my NZ visit and a few Aussie purchases over Xmas... many were enjoyed at the GrapeMates Riesling Rampage on Saturday night....

Auburn Bannockburn Riesling 2012
Auburn Bendigo Riesling 2012
Auburn Shining Dawn 2012
Auburn BDG 2012
Framingham F-Series Spatlese 2012
Framingham F-Series Auslese 2012
Framingham F-Series Beerenauslese 2012
Mt Edward Morrison Riesling 2011
Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2009
No. 1 Family Estate No.1 Cuvee
Villa Maria Ihumatao Vineyard Chardonnay 2010
Torzi Matthews Frost Dodger Shiraz 2010

And a ton of 2012 Aussie Rieslings! Grosset Springvale, Tim Adams and O'Leary Walker Watervale my picks OTTOMH so far.

Cheers!
Tim

Ah cool, thanks for the info mjs, I never knew what the name meant! I enjoyed the Lark Hill and Mount Majura pinots from Canberra, so looking forward to trying it.

Couple of bottles of 08 Ch Leoville Barton. A bit of a bruiser of a wine from all accounts but will throw them in the cellar for a decade and see if time can take care of any lack of charm it no doubt suffers from at the moment. At the end of the day it was 2nd growth bdx for the same price as a coleraine so will chance my arm

6x 2010 Wendouree Shiraz
6x 2010 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro
1x 1998 Te Mata Coleraine
6x 2010 Thomas Kiss Shiraz

Another case of 2002 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

Mixed case of Pooley wines; mostly pinot & riesling, with a couple of cab-m blends too.
Pooley is a name to watch; they're wines will be getting better & better.

Eventually they're intending to make a shiraz again; their grapes made up a third of the Watson-winning Glaetzer wine the other year. They'll be no chardonnay though; given what TWE pay for their Yattarna-destined grapes now, they'd be losing money by bottling it themselves and trying to sell it.
GG

12x 2010 Wynns Cabernet Sauvignon
6x 2009 Ata Rangi Crimson Pinot Noir
3x 2009 Te Mata Awatea
3x 2009 Te Mata Coleraine