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Mixed pack of French wines largely for everyday drinking. Anjou Blanc - Les Rhyolites 2024 - Château de Bellerive Arcane La Force 2023 - Xavier Vignon Château Saint Christophe 2019 - Cru Bourgeois Côte Rozier 2021 - Christophe Billon Cuvée S.M 2 - Xavier Vignon Garnacha Old Vine Organic 2023 - Bodeg...

Carlton supporter here. 😕 The saving grace is that we're also a house of Arsenal supporters. Hoping for the most glorious of seasons: Arsenal to be the premiers and to see Spurs relegated. I've no DP in the cellar but will have to run out and buy some if that comes to fruition. Can’t believe I’m sa...

JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2026 10:41 am What’s the issue with the Petaluma?

I’ll try an 05 today under stelvin!

No idea, I have a bunch of different vintages back to 2010 and this is the first one I have had that had completely fallen over ... and based on the cellar tracker notes others have had the same experience with the 2014.

Hey folks, I was just back in Adelaide for two a bit weeks (slightly extended due to travel chaos) and got through quite a few wines largely from my cellar... thought I would share the notes. 2009 d'Arenberg Cabernet Sauvignon The Coppermine Road - Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale ...

This is such an interesting thread, thanks everyone for their comments. For me, I think I have around 900 bottles but I am not 100% sure because I sold about 110 bottles a couple of years ago and I have never got around to taking them out of my cellar tracker. I probably have 700 bottles in a rented...

Alan Foo wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 12:51 pm
In remarkable condition, not much bubbles visible in the glass or detectable on the tongue, medium-sweet. Terrific wine enjoy it now, why wait.

I have always wanted to try this wine... thanks for the note!

I was on the mailing list until around 2020 I think, but I guess I stopped buying when I moved to France and got left off the list. C'est la vie

Utopos Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Blend 2021 - 3x75cl... these popped up for £97.50/3 pack with free delivery, seemed an interesting deal vs the slightly crazy price in aus and recommended by a website I trust (Vinorium).

Anyone have any familiarity with this label?

6x Mr Mick Shiraz 2021
6x Sidewood Chardonnay 2022

Thanks for that Sam. I'm trying another this week - Vinatis, who are based in France and who I've seen recommended on wine pages. Prices from ok to good, and range wide, though it seems a high % of co-ops. They've processed the order within a day, so the recommendation that said they were efficient...

Any good ones you'd still recommend? In this case I was ordering from Decantalo and Svinando ... Decantalo still has a full range but pricing not always so good now (but they have always been a very reliable service over the years. Svinando has a pretty limited range but good for cheap and cheerful...

A mixed case each from Spain and Italy... prices aren't what they were pre Brexit but at least you can still get free shipping to the UK. Finca Genoveva Caíño - Volume : 75 cl.- Vintage : 2022 2022 Clos Ancestral Negre - Volume : 75 cl.- Vintage : 2022 2022 Paco & Lola Nº12 - Volume : 75 cl.- Vi...

2012 Barbaresco, Asili, Cascina Luisin, Piedmont, Italy x 6 ... spotted these on BBX for £99 (in bond) which seemed remarkably cheap for Barbaresco with some age, even if not a super heralded producer.

Hi.. this is noted, unfortunately I lack the tech skills to trouble shoot this. Probably I need to upgrade the version of the forum, I will try and look into that. Let me know any more issues that people have.

mjs wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 10:28 pm 2023 Redman Limestone Coast Sangiovese, yep, that's right Sangiovese!
A travesty I hear you say!
nice red fruits bouquet, a little savoury, nice tannins and red dark fruits on the mouth, medium bodied, really quite enjoyed it

Coonawarra Chianti?

Wow that is quite something

I had great fun the other month going through Berlin with very unfriendly and inefficient border security... (maybe somewhat deliberate for UK passport holders in this brave post Brexit world)... As to wine purchases, some fun Aussies on discount: 2x John's Blend 2019 1x Margaretes Shiraz 2019 1x Th...

3x Leoville Barton 2024

Waiters Friend wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 12:19 am
and the stone fruits belong in a pie.

I love that description.

2023 Lirac, La Lorentine, Domaine de Marcoux x6

2023 Côtes du Rhône Blanc, Le Temps Est Venu, Stéphane Ogier x6

I had a very nice Sidewood Mappinga Chardonnay recently, that comes in around $40.

I also had a very good Phillip Shaw No11 Chardonnay that was also under $50.

Don't know about the cheaper Aussie chardonnays these days.

I just got back from a couple of weeks in Adelaide and thought I would share some tasting notes from wines I had during my trip, almost always wines that have been cellared by me from release (with a couple of exceptions): 2009 Jim Barry Riesling Watervale - Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty R...

Hey Allan, I have previously tasted this same wine/vintage back in October 2022: "This is very restrained at first. Subtle to the point of disappointment. With more air it shows a little bit more. it is certainly a very perfumed style of syrah, which I expect from this producer. Purple berries,...

Although I never knew Mark personally that is very sad news, my condolences go to his family and friends in this very difficult moment.

if you want to name names, the most absurd example is the 2020 1847 Wines "First Pick" shiraz PPP $480, I think said e-tailer was selling it for about $50 lol Got a six pack for shits and giggles, IMO it was worth around $35. Same people as Ch Yaldara ... they seem to be the masters of tr...

Had a couple of casual visits to the Cube with interstate visitors over the last 18 mths which were fun, but a few years ago did the VIP tasting with my wine mates group. It was ok, but we were all dumbfounded by the fact that by the end of the tasting we had sampled some 12-13 shiraz wines. How co...

Well, it is that time of the year, just wondering what everyone has planned to drink over the xmas season?

A random mix 6 for Xmas: 2020 Savigny-lès-Beaune, Cuvée Reine Joly, Domaine Camus-Bruchon & Fils, Burgundy 2013 Château Suduiraut, Sauternes, Bordeaux 2017 Pommard, Camille Giroud, Burgundy 2017 Château Batailley, Pauillac, Bordeaux Berry Bros. & Rudd Amontillado by Bodegas Emilio Lustau 202...

3x 2016 Château La Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux

marmi01 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 11:09 am Long time reader, 1st time poster!

Welcome to the party!

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