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Fantastic tasting Con. Thanks for the opportunity to taste these wines.

The Mount Mary Member's Table mailer arrived in the inbox yesterday.

Who else here is on the Members Table, and what have you purchased, or will purchase?

I took my full allocation - 2 x Quintet, 2 x Pinot Noir, and 2 x Chardonnay.

Took up my allocation of wines in Mount Mary's Members Table - 2 x Quintet, 2 x Pinot Noir, and 2 x Chardonnay.

Sat this one out due to having too many wines in the collection. Still a fan of Callum's wines, and will purchase again next year.

Thanks for the note Allan, think I went long on this vintage. Should be exemplary drinking now and in the next 10-15 years. Hooray for screwcaps. As an aside there will be some punters on here who will be over the moon, and some who will be bloody annoyed (me), but the upcoming release of 2022 John...

2024 Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay x 1
2022 Faiveley Mercurey 1er Cru Le 'Clos Du Roy' x 1
2023 Domaine de l'Aste Santenay 1er Cru Beaurepaire x 2
2022 Domaine de l'Aste Santenay 1er Cru 'Beaurepaire' x 2

I had an online chat with Sue Hodder (Wynns Chief Winemaker), and should have asked her why they changed the name.

Australian Pinot Noir ages far better than most people give it credit. I have had plenty at 10-15 years that were very good. I have even had a few from the 1990's.

Love this wine. Very good every year.

3 x Bindi Block 5 Pinot Noir 2022

I will give it a miss. I spent too much on wine last year. I also need to reduce my wine collection.

Interesting as the wine received high scores from Wine Front and Halliday Wine Companion. I wonder if the wine required a longer decant, or just needs time to come around.

AUew wrote: ↑Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:40 pm Any comment for the Domenica Chardonnay or Giaconda Nantua Chardonnay? Langtons has a 6 bottle set of Nantua for sale at $340.

Domenica Chardonnay is top class. Give it a decant though.

Singlefile is a producer I don’t see mentioned much here but do some quality Chardonnay (imo) and have a good range across the price spectrum. Adelaide Hills have a number of producers who are doing good work too. My knowledge is very much restricted to the Aus stuff. Cheers Ed Agree on both observ...

I usually take a bottle of Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay or Tyrrell's Vat 47 for special occasion that suit with white wines. I also missed the Giaconda release and keen to try the Beechworth Chardonnay that I haven't tried before. May I know how can I be included in the mail list of Sorrenb...

With all the madness around the Giaconda 2023 Chardonnay release, I am interested in Australian and Burgundian alternatives at the same price ($160 per bottle) or less. I am so glad Sorrenberg is still very reasonably priced (ex-mailer) and can be obtained on the mailing list. No saying it is as goo...

Thanks Alan. I have a six pack of this wine. Probably time to open my first bottle, and then every 3 years thereafter. I like to drink my quality Margs Cabernets at 10-20 years old.

Absolutely crazy. I didn't bother, as much I would love to have Giaconda Chardonnay in my collection.

3 x Devil's Lair Cabernet Sauvignon on clearance at Dan's.

My top 10 are:
Giaconda
Leeuwin Art Series
Cullen Kevin John
Tolpuddle
Oakridge 864
Sorrenberg
Stella Bella Luminoisa
Savaterre (Estate)
Mount Mary
Bindi Quartz

Pretty happy - just picked up a mixed doz. - 6 & 6 - of the '24 Drumborg and '24 Leo Buring EV for $15 each. Probably one of my best buys in recent times. Love both these wines. Stock up on the '24's you enjoy, because of the hottest year / driest year in history, '25's might show some stress. ...

I have heard the same but not tasted enough to confirm if that is the case. Even if correct I bought a lot of Rieslings from the stellar 2022 vintage, so will only buy the odd one here and there.

I was offered three bottles as part of a friend's allocation, but declined. Not that I don't think the wines aren't good (I know they are very good), but I spent too much money on wine last year. Need to cool the jets a bit this year.

Looks like we are in for another long summer of bushfires unfortunately, and the risk to wildlife, property and lives. The CFA does a great job of course. But often these bushfires are burning in inaccessible areas and go large scale. They will do back burning to limit or impede the spread of bushf...

With the large bushfire burning in the Grampians the last 2-3 days, I wonder what affect it may have on the vineyards in the region. Are the grapes large enough for the fires to cause smoke taint?

3 x Wynns Coonawarra Estate Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2022. Couldn't resist $27 per bottle.

It is marginally better than Sorrenberg but far more expensive. It has become a cult wine, so pricing has gone through the roof. I will take Sorrenberg thanks.

I hate cork. Too many bad experiences. I must admit wines under stelvin age slower because of less oxygen getting in, but that's OK. That is a small price to pay to have a wine guaranteed it is going to be OK.

SipAndANibble wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2024 7:19 am 3x 2023 sorrenberg Chardonnay

I went 3 bottles as well.

4 X Bindi Original Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023