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I'll kick this in the guts...
4 X 2016 Rockford Shiraz VP.

And I will follow:
6 2018 Redman C/S
12 Blok Estate mixed cabernet and shiraz from 2010/12/14 vintages, plus Rieslings...excellent wines, will visit again
6 2019 Bowen C/S
6 2019 Bowen Shiraz
Mixed dozen Westmere 2016/18 Cab and 2020 Riesling...wines form south Bool lagoon, reds made by Andrew "Ox" Hardy and white by Phil Lehmann, cracking wines for the money.
Mixed 6 Brands 2015/16 171 and Stentiford, plus a few Riesling
3 2016 Rymill Cab franc
3 2018 whistle post Merlot
1 2012 Parker FG magnum, mixed 6 10/12 FG, 6 2018 95 block, 6 2019 Terra Rossa Cab
3 2018 Balnaves Shiraz
12 Majella Silvern C/S ( export order), good quaffer at $100 a case
Leconfield sparkling Rose and NV fortified.

Cheers Craig

6 x 2016 La Palazzina Bramaterra Balmi Bioti (delivery late August)

4 x 2018 Benevelli Langhe Nebbiolo
1 x 2018 Moss Wood Cabernet

Cheers
Ian

6 x 2018 Woodlands Cabernet Xavier standard
1 x 2018 Woodlands Cabernet Xavier magnum

phillisc wrote: 6 2019 Bowen C/S
6 2019 Bowen Shiraz

Cheers Craig

Very interested in your thoughts on the 19 Bowen's

Rossco wrote:

phillisc wrote: 6 2019 Bowen C/S
6 2019 Bowen Shiraz

Cheers Craig

Very interested in your thoughts on the 19 Bowen's

Hi Rossco, was at the CD on the weekend and attended the siblings dinner at Pipers as part of Cellar dwellers month. 10 Bowen wines on offer from 2003 to 2015, all showed very well.
Have had the 2019s on about four occasions now, first tasted October 2020, whilst still in barrel. Very bright, plush wines, great fruit expression, no harsh edges, none of the forward acid that some complain about (for me its a great sign that points to good cellaring). Long lasting fine tannins. Medium bodied, but have the depth to go for 20 years. I have 6 each under both cork and screwcap, will be interesting to compare in the years to come. I have enjoyed bottles of both recently, and in just 9 months they seem to have settled, approachable but really demand time.
2019 is being well supported by the many winemakers I spoke to, I don't think you will be disappointed, at $28 a bottle, very good drinking.

Cheers Craig

Rossco wrote:6 x 2016 La Palazzina Bramaterra Balmi Bioti (delivery late August)

Great to see interest in Northern Piemonte wines, and I will await TNs with eager anticipation

phillisc wrote: Hi Rossco, was at the CD on the weekend and attended the siblings dinner at Pipers as part of Cellar dwellers month. 10 Bowen wines on offer from 2003 to 2015, all showed very well.
Have had the 2019s on about four occasions now, first tasted October 2020, whilst still in barrel. Very bright, plush wines, great fruit expression, no harsh edges, none of the forward acid that some complain about (for me its a great sign that points to good cellaring). Long lasting fine tannins. Medium bodied, but have the depth to go for 20 years. I have 6 each under both cork and screwcap, will be interesting to compare in the years to come. I have enjoyed bottles of both recently, and in just 9 months they seem to have settled, approachable but really demand time.
2019 is being well supported by the many winemakers I spoke to, I don't think you will be disappointed, at $28 a bottle, very good drinking.

Cheers Craig

really appreciate that Craig, cheers!

Going to grab a few doz of each as they are a favourite of mine (their chardonnay isnt too bad either!)

Ian S wrote:

Rossco wrote:6 x 2016 La Palazzina Bramaterra Balmi Bioti (delivery late August)

Great to see interest in Northern Piemonte wines, and I will await TNs with eager anticipation

Love this region. Gattinara, Valtellina, Bramaterra et al, all producing some super wines at the moment.
Price is still 'reasonable' but no doubt will be discovered by the masses soon. I can see it already happening in Etna

12 x 2018 Windows Estate Margaret River Petit Lot Cabernet
6 x 2018 Teusner The Riebke Shiraz

3x Olek Bondonio Roncagliette 2018
2x Oddero Barolo villero 2016
2x Luigi Oddero Barolo
2x marcarini Barolo Brunette

3x Chapoutier "Chante-Alouette" 2017 Hermitage blanc
6x Guigal Côtes du Rhône blanc

Picked up some 95 MM Triolet and a mixed bag of older Petaluma at auction. Pretty sure lockdown is pushing up prices as there really is not a lot else to do apart from online shopping.

4 x 1982 Vina Valoria Rioja.

Direct ex cellar winery stock. Only NZ$100 each. Had one last night, amazingly youthful with bright red fruits and a long finish

Should have bough 6!

Brodie

A couple of slabs of Southwark Old Stout. Lovely winter drinking. Meal in a glass. Best stout ever IMO. But at 7.4% it's not for the faint hearted. Hard to get outside SA.

Chuck wrote:A couple of slabs of Southwark Old Stout. Lovely winter drinking. Meal in a glass. Best stout ever IMO. But at 7.4% it's not for the faint hearted. Hard to get outside SA.

And now that Port Rd closed last month, maybe on death row
Cheers Craig

acquired some Cooter and Cooter( X 6) mac vale 2019 shiraz for a song.
also 6 of the 2021 Cooter & Cooter watervale riesling.
shiraz is solid. good Lock down quaff.
The riesling however is a belter. so balanced. right in the pocket and an awesome sign of the 2021 'unicorn' vintage in SA.
could age too im gonna lay a few down.

Scotty vino wrote:acquired some Cooter and Cooter( X 6) mac vale 2019 shiraz for a song.
also 6 of the 2021 Cooter & Cooter watervale riesling.
shiraz is solid. good Lock down quaff.
The riesling however is a belter. so balanced. right in the pocket and an awesome sign of the 2021 'unicorn' vintage in SA.
could age too im gonna lay a few down.

Just when I was never going to buy another bottle of Riesling
Dozens and dozens and dozens of cases from 02, 12, 17-20, plus quite a few pre 02. Think I need to open a heap of them, plus order a skip...its very likely that is where some/most will end up.

Oh dear a sixer of '21 Drumborg on the way...never mind.
Cheers Craig

6 x 2019 Giant Steps Harry’s Monster Sexton Vineyard Cabernet

4 x 2021 FIRST RUN Joseph EV Olive oil.

3 x 2019 JC's Own Angaston Foothills Grenache
3 x 2021 Barossa Wine Cartel Rose
3 x 2021 Clonakilla Riesling
3 x 2016 Terre Del Barolo Barolo

Cheers
Ian

Not buying much any more, except the wife's champagne of course, so....

6 x 2013 Louis Roederer Cristal

6 x 2017 Penfolds St Henri (the offer with the bonus decanter, don't expect too much, the decanter is average)
6 x 2018 Lindemans Pyrus

12 x Mike Press 2017 Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon. More than just a quaffer and at $10 today it's a no brainer. The 2009 version was a little ripper.

Little Jaunt up to CV yesdee.
Looking awesome up there.
Quiet around the traps.

6 x 2021 Sevenhill Inigo Rizz.
6 X 2019 Sevenhill Barbera
12 X 2019 Pikes 'Homage' Cab malbec.

WAwineguy wrote:Not buying much any more, except the wife's champagne of course, so....

6 x 2013 Louis Roederer Cristal

I think some 2013 champagnes, particularly Chardonnay based ones, will be superb in another 5 or 10 years. The vin clairs back in the day were excellent

6 x 2021 Rieslingfreak No 2