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If you are focusing on Chardonnay and Pinot then I would go: Oakridge Coldstream Hills Giant steps Mac Forbes (at the grace burn wine room) Along with Hoddles Creek (who don't have a cellar door) I would consider them the best Chardonnay and Pinot producers in Yarra, especially for price (Mount Mary...

I did not care until I realised that I had been debited for a red tasting dozen - I think I misconstrued the email I received as meaning I would not be obliged to take up the red tasting dozen given there were no 2012 Hunter reds and my standing order had been rolled for the 2013 order. Hopefully I ...

Michael McNally wrote:Pertaringa in McLaren Mahmoud.

There is a Paringa (i.e. not Paringa Estate) from McLaren Vale. I think it may be exported more than it is sold here (the only time I have seen it sold in Aus is from a wine retailer with dubious marketing techniques)

Shaw & Smith do the M3 Chardonnay in half bottles (and also the Shiraz). If you do a bit of Googling it seems that you can find some from Xanadu, Kooyong Estate, Moorooduc Estate and possibly even Moss Wood and Mount Mary as well. In some cases though it seems the half bottle is only a few dolla...

I would have to respectfully disagree with the comment that a wine should decrease in value as it gets older. Wine changes in the bottle, one of its endearing characteristics of course. You cannot create bottle age it can only be acquired over time, hence it should actually increase in value to acc...

One issue with the question is the implication that older wine is better than new wine (something which may be for true for indiviuals taste in wine or particular wines but not something that is necessarily true of the market). I thought, as a generalisation, that the market normally reflects that w...

Michael McNally wrote:
Think this will be a buy when the discount wars bring it down to $20.

Michael

In Sydney that has already happened!

All of them. It's a rare chardie that has any melo in them, a full malo is almost non-existant much to my sadness. Graham I think Bannockburn is now 100%. In my searches I also noted that a Stella Bella was 100%. I am not sure on Stonier KBS and Tapanappa Tiers but I assume it is quite high in both...

Yabby Lake - I am working my way through what I think are good examples that I think may be no malo and looking at the winemaking on their websites confirming that is the case. It is somewhat interesting to read the winemaking notes when looking at this - e.g. the Vasse Felix Heytesbury 2010 notes &...

Kooyong Estate - I think this applies across the whole range.

Went to the Sydney one. Impressions were: Majella 2010s were also looking very good (best winery of the night for me - although I am generally a fan of Majella). The Cab Sav, Shiraz and Merlot were just about my favourite of each of those varieties of the night. Balnaves Tally 2009 and Petaluma Coon...

Moorooduc Estate is the only Cabernet I can think of particularly enjoying (and actually buying) - they have grafted over that though - 2006 might have been the last version. Willow Creek make a couple and I think Merricks Estate still make them (I think they normally sell them as older vintages). A...

Good stuff Sean - actually bothered to read all of your introduction (and I have a generally short attention span). Have had a quick scan of your notes but not looked at in detail but will have a closer look (to compare to my own notes - just to check what you have got right and what you have got wr...

Everyone has different tastes - even a**holes like you Polymer. Viva la difference. And I think only cynical curmudgeons like you would say Penfolds make poor wine. Have a great weekend... And life. This forum does not wish for personal attacks please, we all have different opinions, that's why a f...

So sad - this thread was going so well. I struggle to come up with some "baby" wines for this line which does raise a point for how I perceive their value. For most of the range I can think of quite a few wines that I would rather buy at the same price (although not easy to beat when deepl...

Hi Phil, Was the Lovedale the 07? Did you notice any spritz in the wine? I did at the RAS tasting last week, and I shook the bottle, and it looked like a bottle of lemonade. I tasted a few Lovedale semillons at the RAS tasting as well (07,09,10) - I actually opened the 2010 bottle (first to taste i...

On the general comment on wine shows - I would broadly agree with Polymer. Running off memory from going through the show list, going to the tasting and comparing to the Langton's classification I have about 26 of the 123 Langton's wines appearing at the show (about 20%). I can't think of many tasti...

Understand this event is sold out - does anybody have a spare ticket they are looking to sell?

In accordance with the strict requirements of this post: - Riesling - Pauletts Polish Hill Riesling 2010 - think can find this for around $15 - have thought the last couple of vintages of this have been very good and get the balance of fruit flavour and acid just right (i.e. it can actually be enjoy...

Haven't been there for ages but other ones I went to were Mcivor Estate (near shelmerdine), Munari and Downing Estate. All pretty good. Went to Flynns as well - they seemed to be one of very few places that had a restaurant (it looked quite nice but we didn't end up eating there) - I think Shelmerdi...

I think Halliday is becoming an easy target on his ratings these days but rather than offer opinion on that I thought I would check how some of the statistics look based on his most recent book. These numbers are what I could work out from a search of the winecompanion website (so may not be perfect...

I was not very impressed when they told me the expected price on some wines I was selling would be $15 to $25 and then one of the wines was given a range of $10 to $20 - i.e. I would now have to sell if somebody bid at $10. It was particularly unimpressive given the wine actually sold for greater th...

True some did not adhere to the 4 bottle limit (most did though). I assumed it was so that you sampled wines from all to most wineries (other than just sticking to a handful of favourites). Of course I would prefer more options.

anyone do the SYD gig? Highlights? Cheers S Yes Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon The event was not quite as good as last year's due to the fact exhibitors were limited to 4 bottles (which actually did make practical sense but meant at someone like Cape Mentelle did not bring their Shiraz or Cab Sa...

I think this clearly proves that there is no such thing as global warming - can't get much more conclusive than this!

I am also amazed to see that in 2005 and 2006 you travelled back in time to switch it off - surely this power could be better used though.

This may sound a bit harsh (and maybe is) but I feel like some people are living in the past when it comes to Chardonnay (and get the sense that some make comments about "old style" Chardonnay which I am not convinced they know anything about) - a past that I must admit I did not really se...

This query has been asked elsewhere before - for what it is worth my answer to that was: Have not drunk a lot of Orange wine - have generally been disappointed when I have, but I did like the Printhie wines when I tasted their range a couple of years ago. Other wineries that come to mind that I have...

Just looking at the 2010 Tyrrell's Reds and working out 12 bottles to get. Think I have already ruled out the Pinot, Brokenback Shiraz and Stevens (seems I would just be better to buy this normal retail). Was wondering if any other members are buying anything in particular or, better yet, somebody h...

Anybody heard what the latest excuse is?

very nice, correct me if im wrong but Grayln was the 1st established winery in the MR region?...They make some lovely ports too! the cheese and kisses and i have visited a few times ; ) G'day Rocket, From memory, the first winery established in MR was Vasse Felix, by the Cullity family around 1967....