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Got some good bargains..... 1 x James Irvine Grand Merlot 1997 (Magnum) 1 x Penfolds Grange 2001 2 x Torbreck Run Rig 2004 6 x Henschke Tilly's Vineyard 2006 3 x Trevor Jones Black Cuvee NV 1 x Verite La Muse Merlot 2001 1 x Newton Cabernet Sauvignon 1986 1 x Chateau La Closerie Du Grand Poujeaux 19...

I was lucky again to find some nice bargains...... 1 x Cullen Diane Madeleine 1996 6 x Barossa Valley Estate Shiraz Ebenezer 1997 1 x Simon Hackett Shiraz Anthony's Reserve Limited Release 1997 1 x Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 1 x Beaulieu Burgundy 1970 1 x Chateau Langranges 1949 1 x Chateau P...

Interesting time for buyers....... 1 x Clarendon Hills Astralis 1999 1 x Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Road Shiraz 2003 1 x Chateau Lafite 1970 3 x Chateau Cheval Blanc 1970 1 x Chateau Haut Brion 1973 3 x Chateau Calon Segur 1995 1 x DRC Grands Echezeaux 1966 4 x Faiveley Vosne Romanee Suchots 1974 2 x...

This month is a French one...... 1 x Penfolds Grange 1983 1 x Skillogalee Muscat Liqueur 2 x Providence Matakana 1994 1 x Chateau Latour 1957 2 x Chateau Sociando Mallet 1966 1 x Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1969 1 x Chateau Palmer 1972 2 x Chateau Lynch Bages 1977 1 x Chateau Angelus 1978 1 x Chat...

I have started to drink wine back in 1996 when living in Singapore. I then got more serious in collecting wine from 2005 onwards. My cellar currently holds roughly about 2k bottles. The majority are reds, about 400 are whites and another 300 are sweet ones, of which roughly 100 are port wines, mainl...

Some very old stuff and some nice wines from Down Under and NZ. I could not resist, it is amazing at what prices we can get some wines nowadays: 1 x Seppelt's Para Liqueur Port 1930 3 x Henschke Hill of Grace 1983 (Magnum) 12 x Henschke Tilly's Vineyard 2006 1 x Providence Matakana 1998 (Imperial) 1...

Looks like Penfolds time nowadays....... 2 x Penfolds St. Henri 1985 2 x Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707 1989 1 x Penfolds Grange 1993 1 x Lindemans Limestone Ridge 1988 1 x Henschke Abotts Prayer 1991 3 x Hardys Cabernet Sauvignon Thomas Hardy 1993 1 x Highbank Limestone Coast Estate 1998 1 x H...

Could not resist...... 1 x Henschke Hill of Grace 1987 3 x Hardys Cabernet Sauvignon Thomas Hardy 1993 1 x Chateau Margaux 1958 1 x Chateau Angelus 1972 1 x Chateau Angelus 1987 1 x Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1992 1 x Chateau Cos d'Estournel 1993 1 x Chateau Figeac 1994 1 x Chateau Lafleur 1996 1...

Back on the old stuff trip....... 3 Grant Burge Shiraz Meshach 1988 1 Henschke Keyneton Estate 1994 1 Chateau Cantenac Brown 1920 1 Chateau Rouget 1934 1 Chateau Batailley 1961 2 Chateau Lafite 1967 1 Chateau Meyney 1964 (Double Magnum) 3 Chateau Giscours 1979 1 Chateau D'Yquem 1986 1 Chateau Pavie ...

Got some interesting Australian wines and some rare Austrian ones.... 1 Henschke Hill of Grace 1976 1 Penfolds Grange 1996 1 Penfolds Grange 1997 4 Glaetzer Wallace Shiraz/Grenache 2004 2 Glaetzer Godolphin Shiraz/CS 2005 5 Gilligan Shiraz 2005 6 Rockford Hoffmann Vineyard Shiraz 2004 6 Rockford Bas...

Redwine where are you getting all this German gear with the bottle age? I'm guessing you're not based in Australia. For me: A few more 08 JJ Prum rieslings includng the Graacher Himmilreich Goldkapsel Rockford Black Shiraz has turned up Joseph sparkling Shiraz has also turned up (mmmmm, Sparkling S...

I have been on the German "trip" lately..... 1 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707 1993 2 Moss Wood Pinot Noir 1999 1 Wynns Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon John Riddoch 1999 1 Chateau Brouzac 1933 1 Chateau Cos d'Estournel 1963 1 Chateau Lafite 1972 1 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse 1978...

Some purchases of the last two months: 2 x Henschke Hill of Grace 1989 5 x Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz 1990 1 x Henschke Cyrill Henschke 1994 1 x Wolf Blass Black Label 1986 2 x Wolf Blass Black Label 1991 1 x Wolf Blass Black Label 1993 2 x Trinity Hill Gimblett Road Shiraz 2001 1 x Chateau Leo...

I went with the very old ones this month...... (some of them in very good condition): 1 x Lindemans Pyrus 1990 1 x Chateau Pavie Macquin 1922 1 x Chateau Siran 1922 1 x Chateau Siran 1923 1 x Chateau La Tour Angelus 1923 1 x Chateau Croute Malard 1924 1 x Chateau Leoville Poyferre 1969 (Magnum) 1 x ...

Weingut Aufricht Blaufraenkisch (Pinot Noir) Isabel 3-Lilien 2007: A wine most of you might not know. It is from a winery at the Lake of Constance in Germany. A very fine Pinot, with silky tannins, great fruit and very nice finish. Certainly up to the best wine from Burgundy. Unfortunately, very di...

Got again a few interesting bottles: 6 x Henschke Cyrill Henschke 1984 8 x Henschke Cyrill Henschke 1992 10 x Mount Mary Cabernet Sauvignon 1989 7 x Cullen Merlot 1991 3 x Penfolds Grange 1996 2 x Petaluma Bridgewater Mill Shiraz 1999 Seriously impressive. Auction? It used to be impressive range an...

Got again a few interesting bottles: 6 x Henschke Cyrill Henschke 1984 8 x Henschke Cyrill Henschke 1992 10 x Mount Mary Cabernet Sauvignon 1989 7 x Cullen Merlot 1991 3 x Penfolds Grange 1996 2 x Petaluma Bridgewater Mill Shiraz 1999 Seriously impressive. Auction? The Henschke and Mount Mary I got...

Got again a few interesting bottles: 6 x Henschke Cyrill Henschke 1984 8 x Henschke Cyrill Henschke 1992 10 x Mount Mary Cabernet Sauvignon 1989 7 x Cullen Merlot 1991 3 x Penfolds Grange 1996 2 x Petaluma Bridgewater Mill Shiraz 1999 13 x Sine Qua Non Backward & Forward White Blend 1998 1 x Cha...

Hi Guys Thanks for all your replies to my post and sorry for the late reply, I was quite busy the last few days. Monghead: I am wondering too whether it was just a great bottle or whether the wine is the star. Fortunately I still have 3 bottles left, so I will try another one at the next best occasi...

Couldn't resist to buy some more..... 1 x Wolf Blass Black Label 1996 1 x Hess Cabernet Sauvignon Hess Collection 1995 1 x Chateau Latour 1965 1 x Chateau Latour 1967 1 x Chateau Talbot 1974 1 x Chateau Latour Haut Brion 1979 (Magnum) 1 x Chateau Calon Segur 1983 1 x Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 19...

1 x Penfolds Grange 1993 Made the same mistake I did huh? Wanna make the same mistake again and buy mine? Id let it go for NZ$200. Well what I mean is id sell the grange tissue wrapper to you for $200 and give you the 93 grange as a gift Craig Thanks for the hint, I have not yet had a 93. So I gues...

Red, I read your posts with interest every month. You buy some very nice stuff. I'm interested to know what you do with these purchases. Every month you buy way more than your notes suggest you drink. Are you stocking up your cellar? If so, how big is it because you would have filled mine 3 times o...

Good time to buy New World wines...... 1 x Penfolds Grange 1987 1 x Penfolds Grange 1993 2 x Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707 1994 2 x Henschke Keyneton Estate 1985 1 x Henschke Abbotts Prayer Merlot-Cabernet 1991 1 x Lindemans Limestone Ridge 1988 1 x James Irvine Grand Merlot 1992 (Magnum) 1 x ...

Got some good bargains at auctions: Got a Chris Ringland Three River Shiraz for about AUD 180. I was also able to buy various Grange starting at around AUD 195 (Vintage 1994), 1996 at 220 and up to 290 (Vintage 1982) or a magnum 1997 for about 650.--. One other highlight was when I thought I buy 2 D...

Rooman: I also recently tried the Willi Schäfer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese 1998. It was a very pleasing bottle, good minerality and and nice balance between acidity and sweetness. For me, it could even be a tick sweeter. But a very nice wine indeed. Cheers and happy drinking. Red As...

Wizz wrote:redwine, I'll guess that you're not buying in Australia?

cheers

Andrew

Andrew, that correct. I am usually buying in Germany or Switzerland.

Cheers.

If you can excuse my rudeness in asking, from where did you manage to get such an eclectic array of old wine? TIA Hi dlo, I usually buy them from auctions, live and internet, but also from shops or private people. There are always good offers around and so far I was very surprised that I really rar...

I think I have to cut down a bit on my buying, but I got some nice Austrialian bottles, so I could not resist: 2 x Henschke Keyneton Estate 1985 1 x Henschke Hill of Grace 1989 1 x Henschke Cyrill Henschke 1991 2 x Henschke Abbotts Prayer Merlot-Cabernet 1996 1 x Penfolds Grange 1982 1 x Penfolds Gr...

monghead wrote:
Redwine, where do you get these wines from? Auction?

Cheers,

Monghead.

Monghead, I get this mainly from auctions but also from shops or private people. I do a lot of shopping around and have my eyes open when I visit new cities or villages.

Cheers.

2 x Willi Schäfer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese 1998 Redwine I will be really interested to know what you think of these. I have put away a few of the 07 & 08 and from I am told, around now the 98 should start to be opening up. Mark Mark I will open one at the next best opportunity...