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You know the drill. Your opinions are all well and good but it is what you buy that really counts

This month, again not much for me and im heading towards spending this year half what i did last year! My spending was just getting stupid.

Anyway over the lawst month a small collection of whites for me

08 Astrolabe Awatere SB
05 John Forrest Collection Noble Riesling
07 Kumeu River Coddington Chardonnay
08 St Clair Block 6 Oh Sauvignon Blanc

And thats all!!

Many cheapies from Dan Murphys, including the Windy Peak Pinot 08. Am saving it for a special dinner though. With a 92 point rating I reckon it should be a good companion for a bottle of 01 Comte de Vogue Chambolle Musigny.

Also bought the odd bottle of Fourrier, Roumier and Jadot 06s.

x3 Ferraris Shiraz 06
x3 Ferraris Rose 07
x5 De Iuliis Show Reserve Shiraz 07
x1 Magnum Ernest Hill 'William Henry' Shiraz 07
x3 Ernest Hill Verdelho 2008
x6 Chateau Francois Shiraz 1999
x2 Keith Tulloch 'Kester' Shiraz 04
x2 Keith Tulloch 'Kester' Shiraz 05
x2 Meerea Park 'Terracotta' Semillon 99
x2 Meerea Park 'Alexander Munro' Semillon 99
x2 Meerea Park 'Terracotta' Shiraz 03

Also have a few on the tasting bench:
Meerea Park Shiraz 07
Mountain X Shiraz Pinot 06
Houghton 'Wisdom' Cabernet 05

winetastic wrote:Mountain X Shiraz Pinot 06

Surely your first 100 point wine?
GW

12 x Gomersal Borossa Valley Shiraz 2005

12 x 2002 Veuve Clicquot Champagne
6 x 2005 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Barossa Shiraz

4 x Spinifex Esprit 06
4x Chalkers Crossing Shiraz 05
4x Guigal Cote de rhone 05
3x Oliver taranga Shiraz 04


cheers
Seddo

6 Rockford BP 06
2 Rockford Rifle Range CS 06
1 Rockford Moppa Springs 04
1 Rockford White Frontignac 08
1 Penfolds Yattarna 05
1 Eileen Hardy Chard 05
3 SJ Pannell Shiraz 04

Rockford BP 06
Leasingham Bin 61 06
Majella Cab 06
Tyrrells Rufus Stone Heathcote Shiraz 06
Tahbilk Marsanne 07

Lincoln wrote:Many cheapies from Dan Murphys, including the Windy Peak Pinot 08. Am saving it for a special dinner though. With a 92 point rating I reckon it should be a good companion for a bottle of 01 Comte de Vogue Chambolle Musigny.

12 x Gaillard Cote Rotie Rose Pourpre 2003. Where Rhone meets Oz.

12 x Telmo Rodriguez Basa 2007
6 x Rockford BP Shiraz 2006
6 x Rockford Black Shiraz
6 x Rockford Vine Vale Riesling
3 x Krug MV
2 x Domaine de la Vougeraie Bonnes Mares 2004
1 x Turley Howell Mountain Zinfandel 2001

About to splurge on...

6 x Jean Foillard Morgon Cote de Py 2007
3 x Chignard Fleurie 2007
3 x Pierre Gonon St Joseph 2006
3 x Domaine Gramenon Ceps Centenaires La Meme 2007
1 x Dugat-Py Chambertin 2005
2 x Prieure-Roch Chambertin CdB 2005
6 x Prieure-Roch Les Clous 2005
6 x Guy Brocard Meursault 2002

Gary W wrote:

winetastic wrote:Mountain X Shiraz Pinot 06

Surely your first 100 point wine?
GW

It did look to be a pretty smart one minute after opening at the boutique wine center ... perhaps 101 points?

2x Glaetzer Amon-Ra Shiraz 2007
1x Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2006
1x Glaetzer Wallace Shiraz Grenache 2006
1x Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
1x Sandalford Reserve Shiraz 2005
3x Piper Heidsieck Brut NV

I've also got a mixed case en route from Piggs Peake but I can't remember what's in it. All sorts, basically.

A mized case of whatever they have from Mike Press. Never tasted his wines, gotta try.

95 Xanadu Reserve Cabernet x 1
96 Xanadu Reserve Cabernet x 3
90 Cape Clairault Reserve Cabernet x 1
99 Houghtons Margaret Cabernet x 3
92 Cape Mentelle Cabernet x 1
04 Wynns John Riddoch, you guest it Cabernet x 2

Wow best make it a Shiraz month now after a closer look.

Just some really cheap "bbq" whites (rieslings, chardies)... not that we do bbq's much, but we do sitting in the garden with a glass of wine a fair bit... St Clair, Waipara Springs, Villa - all obtained for under $10/btl. Nowt flash.

For November:

More assorted 07 German Rieslings
6* Sep 08 disgorged Joseph Sparkling Red
3* 04 Cepparello
lots of 06 Fourrier plus a few other 06 red burgs
The annual Rockford order

Yalumba 2002 Reserve
Yalumba FDR1A 2004
Yalumba Contours Riesling 2003
Turkey Flat Mourvedre 2005
Greenock Creek Alices 2005
Greenock Creek Apricot 2005
Willows Bonesetter 2005
Willows Shirax 2005
Seppeltsfield 1908 Para
Seppeltsfield 1987 Para
Heritage Roscos 2005
Rockford Black
Rockford BP 2006
Rockford Hoffmans 2001
Rockford Pressings 2001
Leroy Bourgogne Rouge 2004
Tardieu Laurent Villes Vignes 2000
Chapoutier Laughton Agli Bros AB2005

Wizz wrote:3* 04 Cepparello

tried one yet?

Some...

1985 Guigal Brune et Blonde
2002 Torbreck Juveniles (for the equivalent of about $20/bt)

2004 Brovia Ca'Mia Barolo

No more purchases now until the Christmas auctions and January sales.

Lincoln wrote:

Wizz wrote:3* 04 Cepparello

tried one yet?

No, sipping an 01 Roda 1 though.

Wizz wrote:

Lincoln wrote:

Wizz wrote:3* 04 Cepparello

tried one yet?

No, sipping an 01 Roda 1 though.

now that would be too young, yes?

Lincoln wrote:

Wizz wrote:

Lincoln wrote:

Wizz wrote:3* 04 Cepparello

tried one yet?

No, sipping an 01 Roda 1 though.

now that would be too young, yes?

correcto.

G'day

Not surprisingly, having spent that past two weeks in Queensland, I'll tell you what is following us back to Perth:

Witches Falls: This winery apparently won some award for best white or best Chardonnay for their 2006 Chardonnay ($18). We bought a lot of it when we were in Queensland last year (and drank it) prior to the award being given. This time, we bought a few bottles more but also bought some of the 2007 wild ferment Chardonnay, which is actually a better wine ($25).

We also drank their standard Cabernet (balanced and light enough for Sue's palate) ($22) in Brisbane, while their Prophesy Cabernet (2006, $45) should arrive here soon. A few bottles of both Chardonnays met their demise in Brisbane as well. This is our pick for Queensland wineries. We don't like all of the wines, but we buy what we like.

Robert Channon wines: Robert and his wife Peggy are delightful people to meet, and the afternoon we spent there will remain in my memory for the fine detail: Robert going to the rose garden out front and preparing a yellow rose for my mother in law (80th birthday), Tony who runs the kitchen being so fastidious with the food, and the family allowing Sue's 12 y.o. son to exercise the dogs and miniature horses to his (and their) hearts content. They certainly went the extra mile....

... and we bought wines accordingly. Once again, their 2006 Chardonnay (American oak - $16.50) was not bad. There is a lot of wine on Robert's list that is not available for tasting - however, I asked Robert if he had an open bottle of the 2007 ($18.50 - which won a trophy at some small Winemakers show, and Halliday thinks is wonderful). He didn't, but he offered to pull one out at cellar temperature, and I think I surprised him when I accepted, and said that we would get a better understanding of the wine at that temperature.

We bought a case of the 2007 as a result, and enjoyed most of the rest of that sample bottle with lunch (unchilled). We also bought their Pinot Gris which is not something I usually go for, but Sue picked up on it, and I agree with her on this occasion. At $22.50 a bottle, it's not cheap, but for us it is a good balance between stonefruit and savoury.

The big disappointment for me was Ballandean Estate. I know I asked forumites to give me opinions on where to go, and Ballandean was 'the big one' in most people's eyes. Not for me. Apart from the SSB (which, let's face it, I can get better in WA) the wines weren't varietal or enjoyable, and I think a couple of them were actually unsound (reds). Having said that, I was not enamoured of Robert Channon's reds either.

Cheers

Allan

2x 2004 Epis Cab Merlot
2x 2005 Epis Cab Merlot
2x 2006 Epis Cab Merlot
6x 2007 Epis Pinot Noir
2x 2006 Epis Chardonnay
3x 2006 Granite Hills Riesling
3x 2007 Granite Hills Riesling
4x 2005 Main Ridge Half Acre Pinot
4x 2005 Main Ridge Acre Pinot
2x 2004 Ramonet Chassange-Montrachet

06 Rockford Basket Press
06 Wirra RSW
05 Heritage Rosscos shiraz

Thats it. I have been very good.

Waiters Friend wrote:The big disappointment for me was Ballandean Estate.

It sounds like things at Ballandean Estate haven't changed much since I last went there.
I am glad you enjoyed Robert Channon. I must find time to drop in there.
BTW, did you get any ugg boots?

Prager Gruner Vetliner Federspiel 2007. Had it at Taxi on the somellier's recommendation and it was sensational, somewhere heavenly between Riesling and Pinot Gris, and perfect with sashimi. So ordered a carton when we got home. If it's half as good as we remember, I'll let you know.

Dal Zotto chardonnays, riesling and barbera

Pizzini Sangiovese and nebbiolo. Had an 03 over dinner on Sat was delicious.

Murchison (longleat) unoaked chardonnay, shiraz and late harvest riesling

Actually I think that Murchison are something of a dark horse. Anyone had any experience of them?