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Harry & Frankie in port melbourne is great. $15 corkage on any bottle they have which are reasonably priced and quite a good selection.

Thanks all for your speedy replies. Catchnrelease- thanks for your suggestions. Have you tried either of the Seville estate or last horizon? Be interested in your tasting notes if you have. TriggerK- yes both the hoddles creek chard and pinot would have been at the top of my list but having trouble ...

Hi forumites, I have been asked to do the honourable task of selecting wines for my mates wedding in byron bay in March. Below is what he has requested... The three courses are: 1. Garden (veg dish with a cream base) - Paired with Riesling 2. Sea (scampi with crustacean mayonnaise) - Paired with a C...

Pencil me in too!

VINH NGUYEN wrote:Sold out a long time ago, would have to be on auction now if you were to find any, if you were in Syd i could hook you up with my 8 bottles, alas, i see you're in Melb

Thanks for the info, it's probably a good thing it's sold out...I can cross it off my ever expanding list!

Thanks vinh, I saw that Malcolm sold his vineyard to torbreck but wasn't aware he made his own wine up to 2010. Can't find where to get any bottles either...any clues?

pc79 wrote:3x 2010 Gnadenfrei St Michaels

Didn't realise they still made wines up to this vintage

Damn! I'll be in Europe at the time. There hasn't been an offline here for a while now.. Hope it works out well. We have had a few offlines at the moat in the city, opposite melbourne central station. Really nice food and usually cost about $60 a head. Softie usually organises them but I think he mi...

Panda 9D wrote:Really sad news. He was a top writer and I read his notes religiously.

+1
Rest in peace Jeremy.

My partner and I are in Europe for Oktoberfest this year and I have managed to negotiate a stop in piedmont for two nights on our way through Italy to France. Places were filling up, so I booked a place in Serralunga d'Alba. Hey vovo, I'll be heading to Oktoberfest too! I'll be in Munich from the 3...

There's some good info in this thread for the barossa
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13613&p=111547&hilit=Barossa#p111547

Can't believe these are going for $166 on Langtons at present! That's crazy! Just bought another 4 yesterday for $60 each I'm interesting in trying the Stevens Road '11, I've enjoyed Xanadu Wines before. I've been overseas, have I missed the boat due to the hype or do some places in Melbourne still...

Gavin Trott wrote:Of course it has the length you expected ... its a 99 point wine!
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What was I thinking! The finish lasted for minutes. I can still taste it 24hrs later.

Diddy wrote:Can't believe these are going for $166 on Langtons at present!

That's crazy! Just bought another 4 yesterday for $60 each

Thought I'd take one for the team 2011 xanadu stevens rd cabernet Pristine cabernet aromas leaping out of the glass, with amazing violet characters dominating. Medium bodied and very well balanced. The tannins are ripe but surprisingly quite soft and of medium length. Overall, I think the wine has p...

You didn't include the metala!

6 x 2012 wendouree shiraz 6 x 2012 wendouree cab malbec 3 x 2012 wendouree cabsav 1 x 2012 wendouree shiraz malbec 1 x 2012 wendouree shiraz mataro 1 x 2012 wendouree malbec 1 x 2012 bass phillip premium pinot 2 x 2011 xanadu stevens road cabsav 12 x 2012 metala white label (coz everyone else is!) T...

Happy 60th Malcolm. All the best for the rest of the night/weekend!

Just had a quick flick through hallidays companion on the throne. He writes for his next (and future) companions, Campbell Mattinson will be doing a fair chunk of the reviewing (33% for the next edition). It looks like there will be no overlap of tasting between the two (one would hope the top wines...

Good work Lawrie. I see the Bass Phillip continues to wear you down. I see a purchase coming on... For my taste, I have found that Jeremy Pringle (winewilleatitself) is very consistent - I have a very good record following his recommendations. Simon Yes I am very tempted buying a bottle! Speaking o...

Winery of the Year - Hentley Farm Wines Wine of the Year - 2011 Xanadu Stevens Road Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon . very high points from halliday, anyone tried this? Had it last night, don't think it's a 99 point wine but I did enjoy it more than the yering station and John riddoch in the same...

Winery of the year: hently farm
Winemaker of the year: Robert Diletti
Wine of the year: 2011 Xanadu Stevens road cab sav
Best value winery: hoddles creek

How was the dinner? Well I have almost recovered from last night! 28 wines over dinner meant zero notes were taken! I have attached what wines were served. I have put a pen mark next to my highlights of each flight. I didn't place a mark next to the semillons as it was hard to choose between a youn...

Well I'm off the the much loved and respected Halliday awards dinner tonight.

Is anyone else (silly enough to be) going?

I'll try post some notes if I remember/ capable to take any!

6 shiraz, 6 cab malbec and 6 mixed case of the other reds. Been buying since 06 vintage and been fortunate enough getting all my requests so far. Fingers crossed for this year!

tunetown wrote:If there are any generous members who can spare a bottle or two I would be most appreciative. As an ever evolving wine nut, the Wendouree is my final frontier.

Where abouts do you live?

I have found a FAQ which lists the wines valid for this promotion, along with some other information: m Appears you can also purchase 12 wines at once, and use the same receipt for two claims. Thanks rab, looks like the club tawny is the cheapest option! My gf might be making a lot of trifles in th...

The 1 second finish doesn't sound promising!

12 x 2008 blue poles allouran Just wondering where you sourced your Allouran from? Direct ? It wasn't direct but I'm pretty sure I can't mention the company on here either. I purchased a case from them a few months ago and they called up last week saying they had a few cases available again (they'v...

I know people in this forum are not exactly the biggest Penfords fans, but what would you think are the best value for money buys to get the deal? BTW, I tried to look for clues from the AusWine website (would be happy to buy from here since Penfolds accepts online purchases), but I can't find any ...