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G'day guys n girls, this is my first post of many i hope and i thought i might as well start off with an october thread. i'm pretty new to wine collecting but i have to say its become my new most expensive hobby LOL, havent said that, here's my list for oct keeping in mind oct 1st was my bday and i spent up big, as you do so -

HOUGHTON JACK MANN 1998 MAGNUM - GREAT BUY IN ITS ORIGINAL TIMBER BOX FROM KEMENYS
JACOBS CREEK JOHAN SHIRAZ 2001
D'ARENBERG DEAD ARM 2005
HENSCHKE MT EDELSTONE 2004
BEST'S THOMSON FAMILY SHIRAZ 2002
SALTRAM WINEMAKERS SELECTION CAB SAUV 2002
MITOLO REIVER SHIRAZ 2005
MITOLO G.A.M SHIRAZ 2005
MITOLO SAVITAR SHIRAZ 2005

Nice little present to myself, and i also have 6 bottles of Bremerton's BOV 2004 waiting to get released.

Love to hear what others have purchased.

Cheers

various 06 kumeu river chardonnays. they are just sensational
04 Henschke Cyril
talisker 18yo
07 cbsb
07 sugar loaf sb

thats all. not too bad for me, third month in a row with minimal spending

07 Blackenbrook Sauv Blanc (3)
05 Thorn Clarke Shotfire Shiraz (4)
05 Stonecroft Shiraz (1)
06 Pegasus Bay Riesling (2)
05 Peregrine Rastaburn Riesling (2)
06 Dr Loosen Erdner Treppchen Kabinett (1)
06 Kumeu River Mate's Vineyard (2)
04 Penfolds Bin 28 (4) - very cheap down the supermarket earlier this week, and now I've drunk a bottle, I'm glad I picked it up!

Going through a self-enforced buying hiatus and a self-enforced drink-down of the cellar for the next couple of months. Need to recoup the financial outlook for a little while.

Some notable exceptions though:

Trip to Rockford planned next weekend with expected purchase of 6 BP 05s and maybe a smattering of others, depends on what I like.

VINH NGUYEN wrote:G'day guys n girls, this is my first post of many i hope and i thought i might as well start off with an october thread. i'm pretty new to wine collecting but i have to say its become my new most expensive hobby LOL, havent said that, here's my list for oct keeping in mind oct 1st was my bday and i spent up big, as you do so -

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HENSCHKE MT EDELSTONE 2004
BEST'S THOMSON FAMILY SHIRAZ 2002
SALTRAM WINEMAKERS SELECTION CAB SAUV 2002
...

Nice little present to myself, and i also have 6 bottles of Bremerton's BOV 2004 waiting to get released.

Love to hear what others have purchased.

Cheers

Vinh, didn't know Best's made a Thomson in 2002. In fact I thought they scrapped their Bin 0 and it all went in cleanskin format to various Redbigots . Sure it's not 01 or 04?

Had the Thomson 04 a few nights back. Needs time. Not sure it's worth 2.5 times the price of Seppelt St. Peters. Come back in 15 years material.

Cheers -- Jay

1996 Petaluma Coonawarra CabMerl x3
1991 Petaluma Coonawarra CabMerl double magnum
Tim Adams Fergous (?) nice drop.

Not much else

05 Peregrine Rastaburn Riesling (2)

Bick, Have you tried their charcoal creek riesling?? dats da bomb

98 Nine Popes
05 Grosset Polish Hill Riesling

3x Charles Cimicky Trumps Shiraz 2006
3x Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2006

Brett

This month all Barossa -
2 x 2005 Turkey Flat Shiraz
1 x 2005 Turkey Flat Mourvedre
2 x 2004 Kabminye Barossa Shiraz
1 x 2004 Domain Barossa Reserve Black Tongue Shiraz
1 x Turkey Flat Pedro Ximenez

Still to come this month
2 x 2004 Charles Melton Shiraz
2 x 2005 Charles Melton Shiraz
2 X 2005 Charles Melton Nine Popes
2 x 2005 Charles Melton Cabernet Sauvignon -???
2 x 2005 Charles Melton Grains of Paradise Shiraz

2004 Clerc Milon
2005 Franck Balthazar Cornas
2002 Muller-Catoir Riesling Spatlese (Pfalz)
2005 Siegrist 3* Pinot Noir (Pfalz)

The month's not over yet...

Yeah your correct jay60A, its is a 2004, musta been a typo, it was late at night, i had a 99 St Peters couple weeks back but i cant compare as i've never tried the Thomson yet,

Been a big month to make up for minimal August and September:

Chard Farm Mixed Dozen
Daniel Schuster 8 pack
Rockford Basket Press sixpack
Rockford Sparkling Black sixpack
Rockford Alicante Bouchet Dozen
Joseph Sparkling Red Sixpack
Louis Jadot Chambolle Musigny sixpack
JC Boisset Vosne Romanee Sixpack
a couple of Clos Mogador
mixed sixpack of Vougeraie burgundies
6 Bouchard Carnot Cuvee Ancienne's (375's)
a few hoddles creek pinots
a few 05 seppelt sparkling shiraz

Clonakillas to collect on the weekend
Castagna order should arrive soon - the retailers have them.

Phew.

Needed some drink now gear:

Mount Pleasant Philip Shiraz 2004 x5
Meerea Park Shiraz Viognier 2005 x5
Turkey Flat Rose 2007 x2

I got a mixed 6-pack from Ngeringa (3xPinot, 2xSyrah & 1xChardonnay) - I'm looking at trying the Pinot & Chardy soon, maybe one or both could make an appearance at the next offline...

I also split a dozen of the 2006 Mike Press Shiraz & 2005 Mike Press Merlot with a mate - a bottle of the Merlot should be on the tasting bench sometime very soon.

Cheers,
Ian

Craig(NZ) wrote:

05 Peregrine Rastaburn Riesling (2)

Bick, Have you tried their charcoal creek riesling?? dats da bomb

I haven't Craig, no - not sure I've seen it. Is it an off-dry style?

3 x Zema family selection Cab 2004
3 x Elderton Shiraz 2004
6 x Charles Cimicky Shiraz 2006

Posts like this make me realise how little I actually buy, comparatively (and still I spend too much!)

October was really my lucky month:

2 Amarone Romano Dal Forno 2001
1 Sine Qua Non Syrah "In Flagranti" 2004
1 Sine Qua Non Pinot Noir "A Capella" 2000
1 Sine Qua Non Pinot Noir "Veiled" Shea Vineyard 1998
1 Grange 1997 (Magnum)
6 Grange 1996
2 Pepper Tree Reserve Merlot 1996

and as the highlight

48 Rockford BP 1998 (at an incredible price)

I guess, I have to stop buying more now otherwise I have a problem with my wife.....

Cheers.

So far just a small few wines picked up on hols in Italy
- 2001 Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva 'Rio Sordo' Vineyard
- 2003 Ca' Nova Ghemme (just north of Turin)
- 1964 Nervi Gattinara (again from just north of Turin)
& two half bottles of Barolo Chinato

Picked up another few bottles from vintage cellars with their 20% off any mixed 6 -

3 Richmond Grove Ltd Release Shiraz 03
Metala Shiraz Cabernet 2002
Best's Bin 0 Shiraz 2004
Gemtree Uncut Shiraz 06

winetastic wrote:Needed some drink now gear:

Mount Pleasant Philip Shiraz 2004 x5
Meerea Park Shiraz Viognier 2005 x5
Turkey Flat Rose 2007 x2

Thought the Philip 2004 might go easily a couple of years more, seemed to have a good tannin structure..?
and still yet to try a 2005 Meerea Park..

VINH NGUYEN wrote: Picked up another few bottles from vintage cellars with their 20% off any mixed 6

Got 3*Godolphin 2005 at a VC for $40 and a few cheapie's with this speacial...

Craig(NZ) wrote:
Quote:
05 Peregrine Rastaburn Riesling (2)


Bick, Have you tried their charcoal creek riesling?? dats da bomb

I haven't Craig, no - not sure I've seen it. Is it an off-dry style?

The Charcoal Creeks is about 95g/l, though I guessed it at 50g/l - so a little sweeter than just 'offdry'.

I thought it was the best of the 3 Peregrine Rieeslings.

Not sure what I put down last month but I have a six pack of Anaperenna by my desk which needs to be taken home.

Also a six pack of 01 Tintara at home

And from the mailers (and the months' not over) still to be delivered:
Six pack of Basket Press
Three pack of Sparkling Black
Dozen Alicante Bouchet
Six pack of Noons Reserve Cabernet
Six pack of Noons Reserve Shiraz
Dozen Noons Cleanskins

4 x Anaperenna
4 x 05 Heartland Directors
3 x 02 Mentor
12 x 02 Viking Shiraz Cab
12 x 02 Classic Clare Shiraz

bacchaebabe

How much was the Basket Press?

$49 I think. Anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

6x Bay of Fires 06 Pinot Noir
6x Bird in Hand 06 Shiraz
6x Grosset 05 Polish Hill

Lots of Classic McLaren (CMC, Quarryman & La Testa) whites & reds, various years (make wine purchases while the sun shines!).

Cheers,

Mark

So far,

3x 2004 Gaja Barbaresco
1x 2004 Lafite
1x 2004 Latour

Hope it stops there for this month...

Monghead