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TN: 2008 d`Arenberg Riesling The Dry Dam, McLaren Vale. One local store last year brought in one 6-pack, $33 Cdn which I consider a reasonable price. Since then I have come across the `11 and the recent `15 vintage for around $22 more or less. Always a fan of this outfit so after a couple of emails...

Nice note, always fun to see a Mosel TN. I have not bothered in the past to post any as i thought no-one would be interested .
I would sure cellar for a while but that is my custom for Germany.

I opened a Yalumba "Y" series Viognier to watch the cricket highlights. Hope you all had a nice bottle of wine too as England crumbled. Not too worry, I am going to stock up as we win the next 4!!!

Perhaps some introduction would be nice!

Any thoughts welcome as I have just seen downtown. Think I read somewhere that it is very dry?

Yawn.

Very informative so thanks. Pewsey Vale can be found here along with Jim Barry.

Great to see a German TN here, about time!

This is quite good too. 2010 Hexamer Sauvignon Blanc QbA Trocken (Nahe, Germany)

Oregon PN is not cheap by any means but worth looking out for. Pinot Gris is doing well there imo.

http://www.oregonpinotnoirwine.com/pino ... atings.php

TN: 2007 Grosset Riesling Springvale. SC, $24 Cdn, opened one hour, 13.5% alc. My bottle this weekend had some nutty tone on the nose, plus gasolein, lime and minerals. Colour was a medium lemon green but more depth on day 2. Dry, mineral entry, good mid-palate and has held up very well. "Defi...

Correction, my mistake. M Vale.

No chance at all!

Paringa Estate, Mornington Peninsula. Paringa Estate, located at Red Hill in the Mornington Peninsula, is a much feted label with an extraordinary track record of gold wine show medals, trophies and other accolades. Established in 1988 by schoolteacher Lindsay McCall with limited capital and resour...

Had a wonderful evening at a new Chinese restaurant with some pals from the Yukon. I was allowed to bring in 2 German wines that I had previously enjoyed at a recent Xmas staff party! `08 Emrich Schonleber Monzinger Holenberg Riesling R (Nahe). Went quite well with Peking Duck courses. Medium lemon ...

There are a number of good Jumilla wines here in my area but one has to watch out for the non-traditional fruit bombs. This one seems way to baked imo.

Growing up, fourth generation winemaker, Chester Osborn, had a large ginger cat with blood shot eyes named Non Alcoholic Booze. In typical Australian fashion this was shortened to Booze after he was caught cleaning up a small red wine spill with his tongue. He developed quite a taste for red after ...

TN: 2008 Tahbilk Shiraz Nagambie Lakes Central Victoria. $24 Cdn, SC, 14.5% alc. Opened one hour, not decanted and consumed over 3 day period. 18 months oak but does not really show on palate. Very deep violet in the glass, aromas of plum and blackberry. Took about 3 hrs to start opening up with ad...

I agree with Dingo maybe look to Beaujolais and Cote du Rhone wines for good value French. Les Courtilles Cotes du Rhone is about $18-$20 a bottle and is a great drop for the money. For whites look to Chablis instead of Burgundy, and Loire for Vouvrays (Chenin Blanc) which are always a good qpr win...

I agree with Dingo maybe look to Beaujolais and Cote du Rhone wines for good value French. Les Courtilles Cotes du Rhone is about $18-$20 a bottle and is a great drop for the money. For whites look to Chablis instead of Burgundy, and Loire for Vouvrays (Chenin Blanc) which are always a good qpr win...

If possible try to find the November Decanter which had a great WA CS tasting.

My `06 Mesh Riesling was a bust. Nose so-so, but poor mid-palate and weird finish. Poor storage somewhere, on the other hand surely not closed down?

2010 Achaval-Ferrer Malbec.
2010 Knab Spatburgunder Trocken, Baden.
2005 Dows LBV.
2010 Saumur Champigny, Ch de Varrains.
2008 Tahbilk Museum Release Marsanne.

Some great selections there Travis but not sure this lot will be all that Euro friendly

2006 Reserve Riesling Heath Wines Clare Valley, purchased this year. Light gold color, blah nose, short unexciting finish. Something did not vibe here! Do these guys have a track record?

This a great post and lots of work too. Congrats, hope your fellow-forumites will comment

Goodness me, who would have thought eh.

I think we might all agree you have a better bottle here than us poor blighters!

Good, pull one Bob and lets see. Agree about that other place, have you visited Beserkers?

Thanks Sean for your imput. The next one I have here is the `06, again donated by a pal in Kentucky.
The current vintage here is the `10, with a new label. I guess it is worth some $$$ outlay!!

Last night I opened the `02 Tahbilk Marsanne and found it to have peaked which was a disappointment. Storage was in Kentucky but think OK. Pity.

Ooops, I might be in wrong thread. LOL.