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I bought a bottle of this last week and went back and bought another yesterday from the same batch of bottles from the same shop. Looking at my bottle it does not have "BBS" etched onto the bottles but does have the following: "1722 L0293" and a bit further around the bottle it h...

Yep, had one a couple of weeks back and it was looking great! Still a bit of time left in it.

I finally got my fridge today. Thank you to Sparky for providing updates in this forum to reassure those that took awhile to receive it.

I am still waiting on my fridge... is anyone else still waiting?

My father got his about 2 months ago now and put his claim in about a week before me. I got a call from them saying they had received my claim but my card has not been charged yet.

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off the rails huh. gotta train them better. mine are 10 and one sheepishly asked me for a 2nd sip of 02 elston last night. they are on the right track... My daughter is an '06 and every time I have a wine she wants a smell. She comes comes up with some pretty good descriptions for a 2 year old. Nor...

I had the 2000 Majella a couple of weekends back. It was in fine form and easily has a few years left in it on that showing.

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Popov

NZ Folk,

Have any of you tried or heard any good things about the 2006 Alana Estate Pinots which are about to be released?

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Popov

Here is my take on things by way of example. Back in 2003 someone I know was going to propose and thought it would be great to go back to the restaurant where we went for our first date (The Point). So I rang the restaurant and explained what I was doing and that I had a couple of special bottles I ...

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I went to a Divine tasting a couple of years ago now for a '98 vs '99 Vintage tasting. Both the '98 and '99 Armagh we amongst the best in a very good line up. Both were almost black in colour and had tremendous fruit showing through but did not seem over the top. It almost made me go and get some bu...

I had the 06 Pinot a few weeks back and it is a ripper! I have had half a case of the 03 Chard over the past few months and it has hardly moved since release. I could see it going another 3-5 years in a canter but unfortunately I only have a six pack left and I doubt they will get past this summer. ...

The Hoddles Creek is due out on 1st September along with the Chardonnay but I managed to get a sneak peek a week or two ago.
Unfortunately I opened it with my wife and parents and only got the one glass. It is great stuff and a ripper buy @ under $20. I think it is the best yet.

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Popov

DavidL wrote:When is the mailing list for Kay Amery going out? What vintage with this years release of Block 6 be?

Normally comes out at the start of August or thereabouts. This year will be the release of the 2005 Block 6 & Hillside.

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Popov

I don't think you could go wrong with any of the following chardonnays: Voyager Estate Woodlands "Chloe" Reserve Devils Lair Pierro Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cullen Moss Wood Plenty of others as well including the new Evans & Tate single vineyard which should be interesting. Just mix a...

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Redesdale Estate

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I haven't tried it and I am also interested to hear from those that have but here is JO's review: "96 Points. The finest Dead Arm ever made has a smoky, ethereal and spicy bouquet of slightly meaty dark plums and berries scented with violets, licorice and black pepper, cloves and cinnamon. Smoo...

This was definitely released yesterday as I saw what seemed like a million of the things sitting on the tables and shelves at Borders in Carlton.
Unfortunately I didn't get to have a look as my daughter wasn't in the greatest mood so I had to get out of there.

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Popov

Yering Station Shiraz Viognier 2003 This bottle was not as good as one had late last year. A nice wine but without the cool climate shiraz aromatics as previous. Does anyone know how the '02 of the std release is going? Yep, trying to keep my hands off them at the moment as they are travelling well...

Four wines of interest this week - Working backwards from Friday night: Wolf Blass Gold Label Shiraz Viognier 2002 Adelaide Hills, 13% A/V, screwcap. I bought a case of this on the strength of the bevy of golds, trophies and at least one major championship (best red at the national!) awarded in 200...

Darryl,

I will second the Mail Coach. I have had it numerous times and enjoyed each bottle.

With regards to the Oomoo, I picked up a case or two for the old man for just over $9 pb and at that price think its great value.

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Popov

Martin, I wonder if the 97 gets a bit of a disservice for being sandwiched in between the 96 and 98 & 99 vintages of both the St Henri and Grange. I had a 97 St Henri about a month ago and it was a much better wine than expected and it was indeed a very nice drop albeit not as good as the other ...

Hi Ian, There are a few wineries that you can do in an afternoon session from Melbourne such as Sunbury which is about 10mins past the airport where you can go to Craiglee and then across the road to Goonawarra Winery who put on an excellent Sunday lunch. The other one is Shadowfax in Werribee which...

A few years back while on a golf trip on the Murray, one of the boys used a pick up line on a chick who proceeded to laugh in his face. His deadly serious line was "it's a bit scary swimming in the Murray with all the crocodiles isn't it?" A few of us killed ourselves when he told us what he had sai...

It is so typical of the many wasted opportunities I encounter when tasting the dehydrated, dessicated wines sold so often these days as Heathcote shiraz. The modern wines are nothing like the great Jasper Hills of the late 1980s and early 1990s, or indeed the Mount Idas of a decade ago that were pi...

Hi Attila,

Thanks for the great note! It sounded so good I thought I better find myself one.
So I managed to pick up a Godolphin and a couple of Amon-Ra last night.

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Popov

Graham, Have not had either of these vintages of this wine. However, from memory their was a fair bit of discussion regarding undesirable levels of Brett in some of the bottles of the 2000 release. I had heard the same but the only bottle I had was fantastic with no noticeable level to me. FWIW - I...

Only a few for me:
98 Penfolds RWT
98 Penfolds 389
99 Houghtons Jack Mann
02 D'arenberg The Laughing Magpie
and a DM of the 98 Rosemount Balmoral Syrah

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Popov

I'd agree with the wineries so far but would add that you need to put in the sticks and have a round or two. I played Cape Schanck 2 weeks ago and the course was in good nick. Played the National & Moonah Links a while back and The Dunes in the past and all are worth a bash on.

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Popov

I have the 98, 99, 01 & 02 but skipped the 00 due to the number of comments regarding bottle variation (I wasn't willing to spend $40+ on a wine that had so much conjecture re Brett). But I had the 00 at a Seppelt tasting a month ago and the one I tried was superb and so good that I keep thinkin...