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Finally got hit on Friday. Red stripe. ACT. Everything except the 24B shiraz.

DJ1980 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:36 pm Looks like I ended up with 6 x Shiraz and 6 of the Cabernet or a mix of the Cab and Cab blend. Nice!

They've been out of the Cabernet for some time. You would have the Cab Malbec (unless you also ordered the Shiraz Malbec)

NSW red stripe. I ordered 6, CC got hit today for what looks like 4 bottles. Based on the dollars it seems like I missed out on the Shiraz Mataro this year. I rang last week. They've run out of Shiraz Mataro. So has any red striper got their full order? I just got charged. I ordered four of each of...

andrewpc wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:42 pm NSW red stripe. I ordered 6, CC got hit today for what looks like 4 bottles. Based on the dollars it seems like I missed out on the Shiraz Mataro this year.

I rang last week. They've run out of Shiraz Mataro.

I Called Wendouree too. They are still filling orders, but no longer have Shiraz Mataro.

I think, just quietly, that if this is your position then Craig is not the right target of your angst... I am fairly confident to say he is the opposite of a "newbie" when it comes to Wendouree... There’s no angst at all. And Craig’s not a target of anything. It’s a different Wendouree op...

Chuck wrote:Last night we enjoyed which may be our last bottle of Hardys 2007 HRB McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon. HRB I believe stands for Hardys Red Blend.

I think it's regional blend, rather than red blend (there are HRB rieslings and chardonnays too).

Got mine today. Ordered 12 in all. 2 each of the Shiraz based wines and 3 each of the Malbecs. No Muscat.

Felix 21 It might be helpful if you actually gave us specific links to definitions that say that non imposing local broad based consumption taxes are 'dumping', rather than just wave your keyboard broadly at the internet. It certainly defies ordinary sense and would result in just about any export f...

McWilliams is a very big company and its Hunter operations only a small part. I suspect the problem was more of a broader business nature, competing against a flood of medium to lower priced wines across its portfolio than Mount Pleasant, which may well be more profitable than most given it has a fa...

Today on Matt's suggestion we went to Holm Oak, what a great cellar door! Stunning 2018 riesling, nice estate chardy but the highlights were the 2 premium pinot noir that just ooze class. Not cheap but quite stunning. The cellar door staff are great and no buying pressure. One of the great CD exper...

"But then again, if they believed their local market were all over 50 years of age??"

They're the people who've been around long enough to know how bad wines under cork can be - and who have cellared a wine for a decade or two only to find it corked, oxidised or just plain awful.

This is a bit of an issue. I rarely check, I'm abroad, and full allocations end up in my storage facility each year. Thought I'd have a crack at the 2011's last year and discovered 12 x cab malbecs. Missing shiraz malbecs. Were there Shiraz Malbecs that year? That was my first year and I don't have...

Charged this morning. Two of each. Canberra. Red stripe.

sjw_11 wrote:

Mahmoud Ali wrote: The NV Joseph Salasar Cremant Sec, Limoux (12.5%) had a fine mouse .

... It is Donoghue and Stevenson all over again!

(s)nailed it!

Plonk, a beer and wine shop with a presence at both the Fyshwick and Belconnen markets, has the best selection of Canberra region wines I know. I’m not sure whether it is only open on market days for the respective markets (Thursday to Sunday at Fyshwick and Wednesday to Sunday at Belconnen) or on o...

Phil This is an error. I order full cases for 25 years . Six pack labeled Shiraz Malbec had Cabernet Malbec. I got x 12- missed the Shiraz Malbec. Heads up . Have you tried contacting Tony or Lita and asking if they have retained any as museum stock? For someone with your history with them, I’m sur...

People will read all this and next year they'll request a bigger allocation than they actually want. The risk is that you end up with more than you actually want, which is what happened to me last year. I made that mistake the first year I ordered and I haven’t done it again. If you look at the sto...

I am glad GAP posted this here. Like gambling, most people can manage and enjoy the experience, but for some it is catastrophic. I’m fortunate in that I get really sick if I have too much (i.e.I am not that good in holding my liquor) and that has resulted in me training myself of necessity not to fa...

phillisc wrote:

Matt@5453 wrote:I have noticed some of the results from the 2017 Sydney Wine show filtering through today. John Hughes (Rieslingfreak) has publicly stated: "2017 is the Riesling Vintage of the Century thus far".

Oh dear...
I thought 02 and 12 were

Cheers
Craig

They were …. so far...

Rooman, the 2014 Vat 9 has long gone - it was released last year. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Its really good if you can track some down Mike I got a message from Chris Tyrell on another social media site that it would be released late this year. It's possible he or I mixed it up and he mea...

This might be left field, but I'm wondering if order of processing has anything to do with credit card type? I'm an airline points chaser in another life, and put down my AMEX details this year (I did hesitate a bit, but while the form stated that Diners couldn't be accepted, there was no mention o...

"Roger, himself, seems pretty pleased, at this stage, so ???.”

If Roger is pleased, then I’m very pleased!

Last time: 1 Tyrrells 11.08% (mostly Private Bin stuff) 2 Wynns 9.53% (Mostly Cabernet and white label shiraz) 3 Seppelts 6.99% (Mostly Chalambar) 4 Marius 6.36% 5 Tahbilk 3.6% 6 Rockford and Keith Tulloch - both 3.25% Now: 1. Tyrrells 11.40% 2. Wynns 9.57% 3. Seppelt 7.79% 4. Marius 6.64% 5. Rockfo...

I’ve had two from my stash. These are my comments:

22/7/14 - A little green and hollow, but nice length
31/7/15 - Great wine. Lovely with plenty of life

Maybe a problem with a very big bottling?

There is only one Mt Edelstone - it is a Henschke wine. I had a 1998 a few weeks ago that was sensational. Hunter had the best vintage in 50 years for reds in 2014 (arguably). Unfortunately, there are a number of winemakers who tried too hard with their bounty and made a potentially great wine lesse...

Orlando Jacaranda Ridge 1998

Lovely. Tons of acid and very well aged. Beautifully balanced.

Mitchell Watervale Riesling 2005 under screwcap. My word, what a lovely wine.

Hawksmoor wrote:1st year order - requested 6x cab, 6x cab Malbec and 6x Shiraz.

Only the 6x cab malbecs made it (I guess I have to start somewhere).

Gary Walsh at Winefront would say you got the best wine of the three.

Hunter wrote:I sent a letter to wendouree on monday to get on there mailing list. I recieved a letter back today with a order form.
Does this mean I can purchase this years wines ?

You would be at the back of the queue - but Yes.