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by JG
Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:08 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Just how bad is vintage 2011 shaping up for Hunter Valley ?
Replies: 14
Views: 3368

Re: Just how bad is vintage 2011 shaping up for Hunter Valle

Does anyone have any up to date views on 2011 hunter vintage?

cheers
by JG
Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:05 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Best Cabernet Sauvignon under $15
Replies: 44
Views: 10484

Re: Best Cabernet Sauvignon under $15

Barwang is consistently good. And Tahbilk.
Both cellarable too.
by JG
Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:20 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: 2006 Bin 389 - all gone?
Replies: 16
Views: 3163

2006 Bin 389 - all gone?

Tried a bottle of this on release, really liked it, and had planned on buying a six pack for the cellar when it came on special like it had in previous years... but I got caught out as I don't think it ever did. Now everyone seems to be sold out, i can't find it anywhere. I checked and Gavin doesn't...
by JG
Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:49 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Napa, Sonoma, Santa Barbara?? US Generally
Replies: 4
Views: 835

Re: Napa, Sonoma, Santa Barbara?? US Generally

My wife and I spent a night in Sonoma on a Cali roadtrip. A very nice town with some good eateries. Even prettier was the russian river valley, we had lunch in a cafe in Healdsburg (sp?), which was an even nicer town. Wineries were hit and miss, found lots of porty OTT stuff, but also found a couple...
by JG
Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:52 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Weekday Drinks- Oct 19th to 23rd
Replies: 31
Views: 3613

Re: Weekday Drinks- Oct 19th to 23rd

Wynns Black Label 2007 - Spotted one for less that $20 at one the mega retailers, and popped it open last night, gave couple hours in the decanter. Smelled inviting from the get go, and was a lovely smooth balanced wine with good length without any warmth or jerkyness issues, even as a young wine. C...
by JG
Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:15 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Well done Penfolds/Fosters
Replies: 58
Views: 13293

Re: Well done Penfolds/Fosters

Thanks for that. Appreciate storage is an issue with oxidation.
Just wanted confirmation that corked = corked regardless of storage.
by JG
Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:28 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Well done Penfolds/Fosters
Replies: 58
Views: 13293

Re: Well done Penfolds/Fosters

IF someone has proof of original purchase and a bottle is clearly TCA affected, which is confirmed by the panel, does perfection of storage come into it? Hello Good question. However, in this case it was not corked, not TCA. It was a very poor cork, causing premature oxidisation. As such, storage is...
by JG
Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:30 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Lazy Friday Afternoon in Sydney
Replies: 4
Views: 1024

Re: Lazy Friday Afternoon in Sydney

I suggest the Ash Street cellars in the laneway at rear of the Ivy. Cool french provincial style place, and interesting wine list.
by JG
Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:54 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Another example of how narrow and fix minded americans are
Replies: 31
Views: 5272

many aussies are some of the most blinkered wine drinkers in the world. many have cellars with 95%+ aussie reds I would be one of those. We're not all on the big bucks. I wish i could afford more cellar worthy imported wines. Imports on the whole have ludicrously poor QPRs. $100 for entry level bor...
by JG
Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:45 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: How low will prices go?
Replies: 12
Views: 2482

English friend emailed last night saying Bin 389 is on special at Tesco for £13.53. The ad didn't list the vintage, he was to go in and check.
by JG
Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:29 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Last Sunday this financial year......
Replies: 29
Views: 5356

Mike - care to speculate on how much longer the 2004 Voyager Chardonnay will last? I had my last one couple of weeks ago and it too was beautiful. best chardy i've had in recent memory. more enjoyable to me than the current 2006 vintage which seems oakier (but still great). seemed the oak had reall...
by JG
Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:18 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Business class or cattle class with change to burn?
Replies: 19
Views: 3397

monghead, sounds like an awesome trip. Are you actually going to stay in Monaco? very pricey We spent a week in nearby village of Menton a few years back. we rented a small flat with a view at very reasonable price. great part of the world. on the broader topic, yes i could never justify (nor afford...
by JG
Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:16 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Melb roadtrip
Replies: 7
Views: 1248

Melb roadtrip

Hi all Am planning a family roadtrip down to Melbourne from Sydney in a couple of months time with wife and young child. Was planning on stopping overnight in Rutherglen on the way down, so that is one way covered. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to stop over on way back. I am tossing up: ...
by JG
Tue May 12, 2009 10:13 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Sunday 10 May......
Replies: 47
Views: 7607

Salmon Billecart Rose NV Great bottle of this, at least as good as last one which was 2 years ago purchased HK duty free. This one purchased from DMs - they supposedly kept it air conditioned out the back away from the neon lights. Even though circumstances meant it had to be drank from a foam cup....
by JG
Tue May 05, 2009 2:45 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Fosters to sell Wolf Blass wine in plastic bottles
Replies: 28
Views: 4146

Part of it would be that glass is heavier than plastic. So greater carbon footprint in tranporting. This is why I try to avoid imported Italian sparkling mineral water, as its always bottled in glass. Mad to transport water bottled in glass across the globe. Wine is another matter though. Taste woul...
by JG
Sun May 03, 2009 8:06 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: May already - Sunday reports due....
Replies: 38
Views: 6014

Majella Cab Sauv 2003 Deep purple. Lots of crust. Unmistakeably majella, but green in middle of the palate. Just enjoyable, not great. Very dry & tannic, needed to drink a load of during and afterward. Prob should have cellared another 5 years, but knew it was a weaker vintage and I had run out...
by JG
Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:53 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Weekly drinking report ending Sunday 12 April 2009
Replies: 37
Views: 7812

Had couple nice wines with easter dinner. First one out my cellar, second kindly provided by in laws. Voyager Chardonnay 2004 Approaching golden in colour. Reasonably oaky but good quality & nicely rounded and enjoyable. Palate was nice and bright. A very good but not excellent wine. Peter Lehma...
by JG
Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:59 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Penfolds - Prices later this year???
Replies: 5
Views: 1549

I missed out on specials too. DMs was expensive last weekend, $48 odd for 389. I gave the higher prices the steer, as figured they will come on special sooner or later, especially with the recession, massive production and I doubt they are selling much offshore. I asked the pimply faced kid at DMs i...
by JG
Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:39 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Penfolds Grange 2004
Replies: 51
Views: 11015

Hopefully economic conditions will keep a lid on price, might slurge on one as should be a v good year.

Wonder how high production volumes will be compared to prior years?

Maybe they will dump overseas and keep local price high.
by JG
Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:36 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Sunday... fourth one for March
Replies: 30
Views: 5709

Rosemount Show Reserve Chardonnay 2005 Found one of these in the cellar. Wasn't expecting much. Full golden colour. Well rounded oak, good length, a surprise packet. Better than i remembered them on release. Very enjoyable with bbq'd whole snapper. Will prob be the last rosemount that i will ever dr...
by JG
Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:22 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Wedding wines
Replies: 11
Views: 2311

My wedding venue also had these fosters only wines. Did a tasting at the venue, and after way too much thought, I went for the 2nd cheapest bracket- the 2nd level of rothburys. Wine I would never drink at home as a quaffer. In the end, no concerns and no issues from anyone. I paid much closer attent...
by JG
Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:57 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Qantas offering
Replies: 15
Views: 3270

worst experience American Airlines domestic 'first class' (what they call their business class) once, the white wine they were offering was Lindemans Bin65 Chard. Opted for a G&T. Have avoided their wine ever since. best experience Syd - LA on qantas Syd to LA. Were some delays departing, busine...
by JG
Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:24 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: March already - what have you been buying
Replies: 56
Views: 11881

cellar purchases of last couple months: Hungtingdon special reserve cab sauv 04 x 2 Hungtingdon special reserve shiraz 03 x2 Hungtingdon cab sauv 04 x 2 (visited cellar door about a month back, easily most impressed have ever been by mudgee wines, should cellar a treat) Tulloch Private Bin Shiraz 07...
by JG
Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:09 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Ahoy me mateys...... Its Sunday
Replies: 24
Views: 5059

penfolds bin 28 2004 my first from a 6 pack, coming along nicely, better than i had expected. had feared might be a bit stewed on nose, but extremely enjoyable, brighter fruit that i remembered,layers of texture and flavour. nice finish. kooyong clonale chard 2007 have had a few of these over the la...
by JG
Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:52 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: The Bar Humbug Sunday before Xmiss
Replies: 28
Views: 5010

Thanks, will try an 03 anyway for xmas, and yes will give a good decant. have 2 left for later years. in past week have tried - guigal cdr 2005. not as cohesive as the 2004, still great value for money, this must retail for 6 euro odd in france, good to mix things up. - mount pleasant philip 2005, t...
by JG
Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:19 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: The Bar Humbug Sunday before Xmiss
Replies: 28
Views: 5010

Voyager Estate CM 03 - even after a 2 hour decant it was still closed but very cabernet and for my palate - medium bodied Has anyone else had one of these recently? I have a few under the house, and had been planning on trying my first on christmas day. Now wondering if too soon. cheers JG