The Auswine Forum

I don't think there was a March thread (or if there was, I missed it in my less regular, erratic browsing). There definitely isn't an April one though, so I'll kick it off...

It has been a Hunter-fest

6x 2010 Meerea Park Aunts Shiraz
6x 2010 Meerea Park Terracotta Shiraz Viognier
6x 2010 Meerea Park Hell Hole Shiraz
6x 2010 Meerea Park Alexander Munro Shiraz
3x 2010 Keith Tulloch Kester Shiraz
3x 2010 Andrew Thomas Sweetwater Shiraz

Trying to be careful after a rush of excitement on 2012 Clare Rieslings, but still managed to get:

6xLanson 2002 (can't resist at the silly prices doing the rounds)
Mixed box of 6 Rockford, including 3xBP10.
6xSeppelt Drumborg Riesling 2012

simon1980

A Barossa valley tour for me...

6x Rockford Basket Press 2010
2x Rockford Sparkling Shiraz
1x Charles Melton Richeliu Grenache Mataro 2010
1x Charles Melton Voices of Angels Shiraz 2010
2x Charles Melton Kirche Shiraz 2010
1x Charles Melton Sparkling Shiraz 2008
4x Turkey Flat Mouvedre, 2007/8/9/10
1x Turkey Flat Sparkling Shiraz
1x Turkey Flat Rose
2x Willows Shiraz 2008
2x Willows Shiraz 2009
1x Willows Semillon 2006
1x Willows Bonesetter Shiraz 2009

Kudos to Willows - a great little winery punching well above its price point

Also bought some more Grosset 3x Springvale 2012 + 3x Gaia Cabernets 2010
And before that some Writers Block Semillon 2006/2011 (mixed case) on the strength (I know, forgive me) of a James Halliday review (!)... but I cracked one of the 2006's and boy was he write these guys are absolutely terrific up there with the best

Some 2001 and 02 Chevillon NSG Burgundies from auction, Chaignots, Perrieres, Pruliers and Roncieres vineyards. They still need a sleep.

I bought these ages ago but after a cellar clean up in the weekend I now know I own these

2x 2005 Church Road Reserve Cabernet Merlot (thought I had 1x but I have 3x)
1x 1994 Penfolds Bin 707 (thought I had 6x but I have 7x)
1x 2005 Passage Rock Reserve Syrah (what's that one in the dark blue tissue wrap???)

Case of 2004 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

Mike, I guess I buy Riesling like you buy champers, how many Rieslings could I buy for a case of Tait's C de C...100's probably

Some more 2012's
Clos clare
Leo Buring
Penfolds Bin 51 (after Ian's review)
Pikes Merle

Cheers Craig.

1 x 2009 Crabtree Watervale Wines Riesling Hilltop Watervale
1 x 2012 Crabtree Watervale Wines Riesling Hilltop Watervale
1 x 2005 Crabtree Watervale Wines Riesling Watervale
1 x 2006 Crabtree Watervale Wines Riesling Watervale
2 x2012 Crabtree Watervale Wines Riesling Watervale
2 X 2011 Crabtree Watervale Wines Tempranillo Watervale

12 X Case of the Cleanskins Char/sem (80 a case )

One each of:
2003 Rockford Basket Press
2004 Rockford Basket Press
2005 Rockford Basket Press
2006 Rockford Basket Press
2007 Rockford Basket Press
2008 Rockford Basket Press

Two each of:
2011 Lakes Folly Cabernets Magnum
2010 Yalumba Cabernet Sauvignon The Cigar

Three each of:
2011 Teusner Avatar
2012 Teusner Avatar

and two cases of 2011 Mike Press Cabernet because I've finished the last two cases.

Craig,

It worked out at about $120 pb which is a good price for an excellent wine. I'd buy more to bring back to Oz (despite the taxes), but the airlines are significantly reducing checked baggage allowances. JAL and BA are the only 2 that will allow 3 x 32 kg these days.

That said, I also bought some riesling for delivery in Sydney...

2012 Grosset Polish Hill
2012 O'Leary Walker Polish Hill
2012 Petaluma Hanlin Hill
2012 Mesh


Cheers

Mike

Its been a big month already... also bought

2009 Chateau Batailley
2005 Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile
NV Krug
NV Krug Rose

I'm hoping that's it until May...

Mike Hawkins wrote:Craig,

It worked out at about $120 pb which is a good price for an excellent wine. I'd buy more to bring back to Oz (despite the taxes), but the airlines are significantly reducing checked baggage allowances. JAL and BA are the only 2 that will allow 3 x 32 kg these days.

That said, I also bought some riesling for delivery in Sydney...

2012 Grosset Polish Hill
2012 O'Leary Walker Polish Hill
2012 Petaluma Hanlin Hill
2012 Mesh


Cheers

Mike

Not a bad price under the circumstances Mike, about a 1/3 to what I have seen here.
Love good champers and have got a couple of Bollinger RDs and will get a couple of Krugs either NV or Vintage for when I graduate.

Can't beat 2012 South Australian Rieslings though.

Cheers Craig.

2012 Killikanoon Mort's Reserve Riesling (dozen)

I've started pecking away at a short list of 2012 Rieslings:

Pewsey Vale
Seppelt Drumborg
Jim Barry Lodge Hill and Watervale

Does anyone know what vintages Tyrrells would be offering me as part of their membership offer of their premiums:
Johnnos Shiraz, 4 Acres, Vat 9, and Vat 1 ??

Wanting a bunch of 2012 Rieslings to put away, but no room left in the cellar!! Too many reds, not enough whites, so autumn/winter mission is to drink a bunch of reds to clear some long term space for at least a few Watervale/Springvales (Grosset & O'Leary Walker etc), and a couple of Henschke Julius too... Struggling to have the patience to wait the 15-20 years they deserve though......

Other cellar additions over past month or two... going for quality over quantity since as I mentioned, all my wine fridges are full....

Bell Hill Pinot Noir 09
Dog Point Pinot Noir & Chardonnay 09/10
Felton Road Block 3 Pinot 06
Pyramid Valley Field of Fire & Lion's Tooth Chardy 2010
Framingham F-Series Beerenauslese 2012
Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardy 2009
De Iuliis Stevens Shiraz 2011
Torzi Matthews Frost Dodger Shiraz 2010

And a bunch of 2012 Rieslings for current drinking of course!

cuttlefish wrote:I've started pecking away at a short list of 2012 Rieslings:

Pewsey Vale
Seppelt Drumborg
Jim Barry Lodge Hill and Watervale

Does anyone know what vintages Tyrrells would be offering me as part of their membership offer of their premiums:
Johnnos Shiraz, 4 Acres, Vat 9, and Vat 1 ??

Hey the reds will be 2012 and will be released in May I think and the whites will be around October and will be 2013 ... assuming you mean in their vintage club where you do the cellaring yourself...

This years current release to retail would be 2011 reds I think and 2007 or 2008 Vat 1. Not sure when released.

Over the last couple of months actually.............

Teusner Riebke shiraz 2006 x 12
Teusner Avatar 2012 x 6
Gibson's Barossa Vale shiraz 2004 x 6
Lindeman's Limestone Ridge 2010 x 6
The Colonial Estate Mungo Park shiraz 2009 x 3
Schulz Benjamin shiraz 2008 x 3
Taylors St Andrews riesling 2009 x 6
Fox Creek Short Row shiraz 2010 x 12
Fox Creek shiraz grenache 2002 x 2
Kay Brother's Basket Pressed shiraz 2010 x 6
Kay Brother's Basket Pressed shiraz 2008 x 6
Lindeman's Reserve shiraz 1999 x 1
Pirramimma grenache shiraz 2010 x 3
Cape Mentelle shiraz 1990/1994/1996/1999 x 1ea
Voyager Estate shiraz 2010 x 3

ross

6x what I am hoping is Mt Langhi Cliff Edge Shiraz 2006

sjw_11 wrote:6x what I am hoping is Mt Langhi Cliff Edge Shiraz 2006

That's what you'll get

Cheers
Ian

2x 2010 Escarpment Te Rehua Pinot Noir. The 2006 was so good, had to put another couple away

The cellar tidy up certainly hightlighted what I don't need but short on good riesling. There isn't much around at the moment actually but managed to grab 3x 2009 Fromm Spatlese from a struggling local wine shop.

rens wrote:One each of:
2003 Rockford Basket Press
2004 Rockford Basket Press
2005 Rockford Basket Press
2006 Rockford Basket Press
2007 Rockford Basket Press
2008 Rockford Basket Press

Two each of:
2011 Lakes Folly Cabernets Magnum
2010 Yalumba Cabernet Sauvignon The Cigar

Three each of:
2011 Teusner Avatar
2012 Teusner Avatar

and two cases of 2011 Mike Press Cabernet because I've finished the last two cases.

As Borat would say...Very Nice!

Cheers
Ian

3x 2010 Mount Langhi Ghiran Shiraz
6x 2010 Craggy Range Sophia
3x 2004 Azelia Barolo Margheria
3x 2004 Azelia Barolo Bricco Fiasco
3x 2004 Azelia Barolo San Rocco
2x 1996 Penfolds Block 42
1x 1996 Penfolds Grange
3x 2004 JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese
3x 2010 Kooyong Haven Pinot Noir

Some nice buying Monghead and TiggerK!
Yum!

3 x Glaetzer Amon Ra Shiraz 2010
3 x Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
6 x Yering Station Village Pinot Noir 2010

3x 2010 Petaluma Coonawarra
3x 2010 Craggy Range Zebra Pinot Noir

Another 12 O'leary Walker Polish Hill 2012

Seriously thinking about flogging some 82 John Riddoch with the insane second hand market prices...to buy more 2012 riesling.

Cheers Craig.

6 x Burn Cottage '11 Pinot
6 x Charvin '10 CDP
Mixed dozen of Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst '11 (Kab, Spat,Aus)

Topping up some neglected parts of the cellar (pinot and Riesling)

1x 2009 Escarpment Kiwa Pinot Noir
1x 2010 Escarpment Pahi Pinot Noir
1x 2010 Fromm Fromm Vineyard Pinot Noir
1x 2010 Gladstone Vineyard Gladstone Vineyard Pinot Noir
2x 2011 Georges Road Block Three Riesling
2x 2012 Framingham F Series Spatlese Riesling
2x 2012 Dry River Craighall Vineyard Riesling
2x 2011 Fromm Spatlese Riesling

Had a Hunter trip in early April, can back with:

3 x Meerea Park Hell Hole Semillon 2011
3 x Meerea Park Terracotta Semillon 2003
3 x Meerea Park XYZ Shiraz 2010
3 x Meerea Park Indie Shiraz Pinot 2010
3 x Mount Pleasant Mt Henry Shiraz Pinot 2011
6 x Thomas Braemore Semillon 2012
1 x Polin & Polin Limb of Addy Shiraz 2010
1 x Gartlemann Benjamin Semillon 2007
3 x Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon 2012
3 x Tyrrell's Johnno's Semillon 2012
3 x Tyrrell's Vat 8 Shiraz Cabernet 2011
3 x Tyrrell's Vat 9 Shiraz 2011 (all Tyrrell's as a standing order for the Private Bin Club)
6 x Tyrrell's HVD & The Hill Pinot Noir 2012
2 x Tyrrell's Pinot Noir Chardonnay Brut 2009
1 x Tyrrell's Vat 8 2006
1 x Mistletoe Reserve Semillon 2009
1 x Mistletoe Shiraz 2009
12 x Pokolbin Estate Shiraz Viognier 2009 (at $84 for the case)

and rom Ernest Hill
1 x Chickenshed Chardonnay 2012
1 x Alexander Chardonnay 2010
1 x Cyril Semillon 2012
2 x William Henry Shiraz 2011
1 x Sharholder's Shiraz 2011
2 x Andrew Watson Tempranillo
2 x Luna Rouge 2011
3 x Luna Spark 2012