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Chuck

12 x Gemtree 2025 Luna de Fresa Rose to split with a mate.

Chuck

Schild Estate 2019 Edel Barossa Valley Shiraz (cork). Dark plums, blackberries and mulberries with some good oak and tannins. Great balance with nigh a hair out of place. Acid still going strong so with fine grained tannins this wine will continue to improve over the next decade or so.

Chuck

I remember well a business lunch at Magill Estate a few decades ago. Very impressive restaurant and great wine list. After a very long lunch my guest and I adjourned to the outside deck and quietly slipped into a lovely1982 Penfolds Grange as we watch the sun go down. Properly double decanted and su...

Chuck

Doesn't look like the wine glut is affecting them.

Chuck

6 x Corryton Burge 2026 Barossa Rose.100% Grenache. Made in the Provence style. Dry and crisp for long summer lunches and low ABV.

Chuck

Harndorf Hill 2022 Adelaide Hills Rose. Made with the Trollinger grape. New to me but very interesting. Moe acidic that usual rose but in a good way. Sort of riesling in style. Haselgrove 2018 Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon. This variety really does well in the vale. Love the fuller style...

Chuck

Harndorf Hill 2022 Adelaide Hills Rose. Made with the Trollinger grape. New to me but very interesting. Moe acidic that usual rose but in a good way. Sort of riesling in style. Haselgrove 2018 Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon. This variety really does well in the vale. Love the fuller style...

Chuck

12 x Reschke 2020 Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon. Primitive but effective storage area at home tapped out now. Nice problem to have.

Chuck

Another dozen of the Balhannah Wines 2025 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir but 6 for a mate.

Chuck

Howard Park 2013 Leston Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon. Have been having one roughly every year watching it develop. This bottle was singing. Well developed with black and blue fruits, tannins and acid fully integrated. Slightly sweeter than I was expecting. A pleasure to enjoy. One bottle left.

Chuck

6 x Schild Estate 2019 Edel Barossa Valley Shiraz.

Chuck

6 x Bleasdale NV Langhorne Creek Sparking Shiraz. In preparation for feeding and watering the masses over the Xmas holiday season. This SS boxes well above its weight. As a NV it can be a lottery as to what you get but in the past has not disappointed.

Chuck

Balhannah Wines 2025 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir. Lovely fruit and so well balanced.

Chuck

Do they not still own Rosemount as well? I mean, how could you destroy the brand value in that...? I guess you practice on Lindemans, Seaview, Wolf Blass, (Seppelt), Tollana, Leo Buring... It seems like only only brand to survive NOT being the "golden boy Penfolds" is Wynns... I cut my wi...

Chuck

Reschke 2021 RSR Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon. Similar to the 2012 model although obviously much younger. Similar TN and with little annoying regional eucalyptus and mint. Surprisingly approachable but in keeping with the mothership's (CW Wines) typical commercial style of recent years. A good qua...

Chuck

12 x Balhannah Wines 2025 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir
12 x Reschke 2021 RSR Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon
12 x Dowie Doole 2023 McLaren Vale Reserve Cabernet Shiraz

Chuck

Reschke 2012 RSR Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon (diam) . Last bottle and this has aged beautifully. Blackberry, mulberry, cassis and a sprinkling of oak. Very little of Coonawarra mint and eucalyptus that I find a little annoying in Coonawarra cabernets. Perfectly balanced fruit, oak and acid. Tanni...

Chuck

Another mixed case of everyday quaffers

3 x Schild Estate 2021 Ben Schild Barossa Valley Shiraz
3 x Schild Estate 2022 Mick's Workshop Barossa Valley Shiraz
3 x Schild Estate 2021 Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz
3 x Schild Estate 2022 Angus Brae Barossa Valley Shiraz

Chuck

The Primo Joseph Moda (later the Italians demanded "Amarone" be removed from the label) was a lightbulb moment for me 25+ years ago. Great fruit and structure. Too expensive for my budget these days. Website is $100. Hope the Mitolo is as good (particularly from 2021) and $24.50 from Skye ...

Chuck

6 x Mitolo 2021 Serpico McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon. Made in the Amarone style with grapes picked early (with potential ABV of 13.2%) and dried on racks for 34 days before pressing and some serious new french oak. Final ABV is 14.8%. Failed export order. Sign of the times.

Chuck

Chuck wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2026 9:10 am
JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2026 11:05 am That’s a dreaded word for me Carl! “Commercial”. And it’s the issue with the new styles of wines coming from these big commercial conglomerates.
Agree Jamie.The 13 model was much more interesting and had personality.

Carl

Chuck

JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2026 11:05 am That’s a dreaded word for me Carl! “Commercial”. And it’s the issue with the new styles of wines coming from these big commercial conglomerates.

Agree Jamie. The 13 model was much more interesting and had personality.

Carl

Chuck

G'day Decanted 3 hours before service. Rich plummy and blackberry fruit was jumping out of the decanter. Purple black in colour. The nosehas settled a little after time in the decanter, but is still powerful, with ripe dark plums, blue and black berries, vanillan oak, mocha, and a slight eucalypt n...

Chuck

I recall a couple of the Pressings that were just sensational but needed time. Last bottle was over 20 years old (1985 I think) and it was still just a pup. Huge sediment too.

Chuck

Skye Cellars in Adelaide have a range of 24 Wendouree available. $180 each but they are selling out quickly. Great for Adelaide residents who can just rock up.

Chuck

12 x Amelia Park 2022 Braidwood Frankland River Shiraz
3 x Schild Estate 2021 Ben Schild Barossa Valley Shiraz
3 x Schild Estate 2022 Mick's Workshop Barossa Valley Shiraz
3 x Schild Estate 2021 Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz
3 x Schild Estate 2022 Angus Brae Barossa Valley Shiraz

Chuck

Pertaringa did a tannat that was tight as a drum for many years. Lost bottle from about 12 years ago was opened and my tasting notes are similar. Jet black in colour. There was a thick sludge at the bottom of the bottle.

Agree a steak wine.

Chuck

World wide wine consumption down 10% from peak as supply increased. A recipe for disaster. To be fair no-one could have picked that as majors chased growth at all cost. Hopefully smaller family owned wineries etc that kept to their knitting with low to no debt will pull through but at the expense of...

Chuck

Learning about Fiano. Nice interesting grape.

3 x Shingleback NX Gen Fiano
3 x Chapel Hill The Parson Fiano. Label says grapes are from "Adelaide"

Chuck

On this subject I was talking to a knowledgable guy at Dan's yesterday about the changing drinking habits of younger people. He showed me bottles of white wines that had flavours added to them. Passionfruit, strawberry etc.

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