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6 x 2025 Wynns Messenger Black Label Chardonnay

24 x 2021 Neldner Road Neldner Shiraz
None for me, just for my wine mates who are too lazy to spot a bargain when they see one, then do something about it!

I turned off at 3/4 time....worst quarter of football in 20 years giving up 12 goals...WTF!! Apart from Sam Walsh, were is the outside run?? I'm resigned to another very long season,, have a 6 game interstate membership and intend to go to a few games, but bloody hard to keep the faith. Cheers Crai...

2 x 2022 Ch d'Issan
2 x 2014 Ch Prieuré-Lichine

Any Adelaide forumites doing the wine options comp at Septimus House of Wine and Cheese starting tomorrow night 2 March?

Some more Trio spoils from relocating stored wine ...

2013 Lindemans Pyrus
I can only describe as absolutely and utterly gluggable!
Great bouquet, some soft oak, medium fine tannins, good fruit

JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Wed Feb 25, 2026 1:06 pm Finally a DRC offline in Adelaide?

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I was there on both Saturday and Sunday moving the balance of my stock to Klemzig and retrieving my racks. Honestly, didn’t see too many other punters moving out. The keypad gates and doors didn’t work on Saturday which was a snafu on NS behalf. Can’t shift out if I can’t get in! Did see a guy who h...

2010 Lindemans St George Cabernet Sauvignon
Medium red purple, bit of garnet at the rim, but no bricking, medium density colour, leather but still some fruit on the bouquet. Nice soft aged character on the mouthfeel, some mocha and still some tannins though at the end, very enjoyable drop

Great discussion Jamie, makes me think about my cellaring history. Probably had 10-12 doz in the late 70’s in Adelaide, mainly SA wines, Coonawarra and McLaren Vale. That stayed with my parents when I went to London for three years in ‘81 and started drinking a whole lot of French stuff, but didn’t ...

I’ve got one with me atm in Melbourne (in fact the whole 2012 Trio), try with grb2001 tomorrow

Waiters Friend wrote: ↑Fri Feb 06, 2026 10:14 pm Despite the fact that we make better Cabernet Sauvignon in Margaret River (bringon the hecklers!)

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Another good example of Wynns making very age-able commercial wines. 2010 Wynns The Siding Cabernet Great colour, still quite a bit of fruit, some cassis, but also some leather and mocha, mouth filling flavour, soft tannins, not much oak. Had a box tucked in the cellar for some years, pulled some ou...

Rossco wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 2:51 pm

mjs wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:52 am
Thanks Con, will definitely keep that in mind
Cheers, Malcolm

You're going to be a busy man if you ever get back to Melbourne Malcolm

Yes, I've also got all of Chris' tasting group's schedule!

I agree with Grange and Hill of Grace for iconic status. Leeuwin Estate yes I’d say Australia’s best Chardonnay, haven’t had many lately but drank heaps from the mid 90s to around 2010 vintage. There’s a few Cabernets that could be up here but Moss Wood has been the most consistent in quality and e...

Couple of comments Wine #5 Wynns Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon What the hell is a big company, big volume wine doing on the list? They make enough of this to fill a tank farm just on its own. Think I mentioned my agreement with Wynns BL being on this list, particularly in terms of long term provena...

What are the going rates at Kennards? Cheers Craig Craig, I had maybe 24 doz there before consolidating the Melbourne Kennards cellar with Thebarton's all at NS Hindmarsh. The NS rates were far more competitive, that's why I went there. Looking at what Thebarton have atm, I could be paying almost d...

saturn5519 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 25, 2026 2:15 pm Nice line up.Perfect for a hot day and evening over looking the gulf.Beautiful unspoilt area down that way.

Late Friday afternoon, early evening on the beach was superb, except had to go back to the house for more chardy!

Some very enjoyable wines with friends at their beach joint at Carrickalinga this weekend. Numerous bottles of riesling and chardonnay on the beach(its hot) plus some reds with two dinners 2000 Yalumba Menzies 2003 Geoff Merrill Henley 2019 Wynns Black Label Shiraz 2013 Wynns Black Label Cabernet 20...

I agree with Grange and Hill of Grace for iconic status. Leeuwin Estate yes I’d say Australia’s best Chardonnay, haven’t had many lately but drank heaps from the mid 90s to around 2010 vintage. There’s a few Cabernets that could be up here but Moss Wood has been the most consistent in quality and e...

felixp21 - great list Agree with the first four, not sure about Moss Wood, reckon Mt Ed would have to be up there. In terms of proven track record though, with 60+ vintages, always good, very ofter very good and occasionally great, hard to go past Wynns Black Label for me. Apologies to Mount Mary Qu...

few cheapies on the secondary market this week 3 x Nightfall Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc merlot 1 x 2012 Rockford Rod & Spur Barossa Shiraz Cabernet 1 x 2015 Wynns Messenger Single Vineyard Coonawarra Cabernet 1 x 2000 Yalumba The Menzies Coonawarra Cabernet How did that ring in...

Moved my relatively modest collection of 15-20 cases over to Klemzig on the Weekend. Managed to secure a spot when they informed everyone late last year. A friend has a much larger collection/unit there and has struggled to secure similar sized storage at an alternate location. Has currently locked...

Have you considered The Tunnels wine storage at Panorama? 2 disused railway tunnels - One is about 200m long and the other about 400m long. The 200m tunnel is yet to be filled. Cool and dark but not perfect cellaring temperature. I stored wine there after we moved to Sydney in 2020. Ridiculously ch...

National Storage is closing its Hindmarsh storage facility, including wine storage on 1 March.

Phillisc and I both have wine there and are having a few issues dealing with NS over this.

Anyone else in the same boat?

Alas I have drunk a dozen or more and have no more Ampelon, it was arguably my stand out Bowen wine, and the same, have discussed with Doug and Emma that the Ampelon was a one off. They really have done a power of work in the vineyard over the years. It shows in the yet to be released 24's. If you ...

6 x 2025 Wynns The Siding Chardy
6 x 2019 Wynns Black Label Shiraz

(both cheap)

I have had long discussions with Emma Bowen Re the Ampelon...purchased a dozen on release, have had 2-3 I think. It was just a case of the planets aligning after tasting a few barrels, the unicorn arrived. Funnily enough there has been rejuvenation of the Shiraz vineyards and all recent vines are f...

Craig, at 25 bucks, I'm almost treating it as a quaffer!

Where did 2025 go, but here we are, already half way through January!

12 x 2021 Wynns BL Cabernet for cheap from Bert.

Interestingly, the bottles are under cork! Might be from stock destined for offshore, but never made it