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New white burg Producer for me;

3 x 2019 Bernard-Bonin Meursault VV villages
1 x 2019 Bernard-Bonin Puligny Montrachet La Garenne

Also this year's Raveneau allocation;

3 x 2019 Raveneau Montee de Tonerre
1 x 2019 Raveneau Montee de Tonerre Magnum
1 x 2019 Raveneau Le Clos

Brodie

As a patriotric Kiwi (who actually buys about 6 bottles of NZ wine per year), I would say the following are ones I like; Kumeu - top of the tree especially the Hunting Hill and the Mates. The Hunting Hill is my personal favourite Neudorf Moutere - accolades well justified and a great site for Chardo...

some auction Bdx purchases this week;

1 x 1982 Ch. Magdelaine
2 x 1982 Ch. Branaire Ducru
2 x 1986 Ch. Leoville Las Cases
6 x 1986 Ch. l'Arrosee

Brodie

Nice wines with a good friend on a Sat arvo; 1986 Chave Hermitage was old but amazing burgundian silky red fruited and pure. 1996 Colgin was huge, complex deep and powerful, everything a good Napa Cab Sav should be and the 2006 Moccagatta Bric Balin was delicious in a modern sense with more polish a...

6 x 2019 Chapelle St Theodoric CNDP Le Grand Pin
3 x 2010 Ch Fonsalette Rouge
4 x 2020 Wittmann Westhofener Aulerde GG
3 x 2020 Clusserach Apotheke Trocken

so much for buying less!

This is a breach of their statutory obligations under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). It is a faulty product, the law is black and white in this issue. https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/consumer-rights-guarantees/consumer-guarantees Under the law, they must either Repair, Replace or Refund. Obvio...

Sounds like much more at play here, collusion perhaps between bidders to ramp up the price and then the sucker arrives 2 minutes before closing. Cheers Craig Hi Craig, normally I would agree with you, but it was “the sucker in the last two minutes” (succesful high bidder) who said yes to buying mor...

Back in Sept last year I auctioned off 2 bottles of 1996 Penfolds Bin 389. They hammered for NZ$360 each which I thought was crazy. So I sent 2 more bottles for auction. They sold tonight for NZ$700 each. Speechless, I just cannot believe it. The world has gone completely f**king crazy. Brodie So t...

As for Ukrainian wine, Massandra certainly made / housed some impressive fortified wines. I recall a large release of old bottles maybe a couple of decades ago, and ended up tasting one at one of the 'Oddities' tastings in London. It was certainly an interesting old curio. Outside of that, I believ...

Back in Sept last year I auctioned off 2 bottles of 1996 Penfolds Bin 389. They hammered for NZ$360 each which I thought was crazy.

So I sent 2 more bottles for auction. They sold tonight for NZ$700 each. Speechless, I just cannot believe it. The world has gone completely f**king crazy.

Brodie

In my experience getting corked wine replaced isn’t a drama most of the time in Europe. It’s just not as easy as Australia and is not often done. Old World drinkers seem to inherently be accepting of TCA which has always been infuriating. This consumer complacency has IMO let the cork producers get...

6 x 2011 Ch. Magdelaine
1 x 2010 Ch. Rayas
3 x 2004 Tarlant l' Aerienne
3 x Tarlant Brut Nature Zero(smashing entry level grower champagne for $70)

Brodie

Went for some plush wines at an auction, managed to pick up: Mouton Rothschild 1970 x 1 Grange Hermitage 1975 x 1 Château D'Issan 2001 x 6 Nice. Had the 1970 Mouton out of magnum on Saturday. it was magnificent in an old school claret kind of way. Vibrant and long with just a touch of dried herbs t...

6 x 2011 Ch. Magdelaine
1x 2006 Ch. Magdelaine
1 x 2010 Ch. Rayas

Went for some plush wines at an auction, managed to pick up: Mouton Rothschild 1970 x 1 Grange Hermitage 1975 x 1 Château D'Issan 2001 x 6 Nice. Had the 1970 Mouton out of magnum on Saturday. it was magnificent in an old school claret kind of way. Vibrant and long with just a touch of dried herbs t...

Friends 50th birthday lunch on Saturday. Other than both bottles of the 2002 HN Richebourg being corked, all the other wines were on song. great line up Egly Ouriet Blancs des Noirs: powerful, full bodied, great palate presence but still has elegance. I love Egly Ouriet 2011 Agrapart Venus: very dif...

Rhone-style white on their list for $68. Take off GST, less the $15, yes $15, cost and their clear profit is $46.82 per bottle. Why would they want only $25 corkage crumbs! Hi WineRick, Whilst I also hate paying $68 for a $15 wine, I very seriously doubt they made $46.82 clear profit. The cost stru...

I organize by region and then oldest to youngest. i have designated areas in the cellar for each region. The cellar is fully racked and has a lot of extra space (more racking than bottles). I start in the top left hand corner in each region’s area with my oldest bottle and then work down and then ac...

Felix, look at this lot for a current example. The 2005 Rousseau prices were pretty reasonable on release. https://auctions.webbs.co.nz/m/lot-details/index/catalog/406/lot/88834?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F406%3Fpage%3D1%26view%3Dgrid%26key%3DRousseau%26sale%3Dundefined%26catm%3Dany%26...

For various reasons, I’ve found myself a regular dabbler in the secondary market via auction. My buying is varied and more opportunistic, yet occasionally, I fill holes in my cellar with what I find to be hugely underrated wines or styles ( shhh not telling ). Prices seem to have firmed and risen i...

Hi all, Well just to let you all know, I have been talking with Gavin and I have set up a new hosting package. We will look to transfer the site and see how that goes. It may take a little time to work out the technical details and possibly upgrade the software etc, so bear with us if there are any...

Realising the cellar is very under represented by the bubbles and deciding to rectify that. Considering some grower champagnes like Pierre Peters, Franck Bonville, Andre Clouet etc but it seems the vintage options are a touch unaffordable, do the NVs cellar well and how long typically would one exp...

mychurch wrote:I think I speak for everyone Brodie when I say that your friend, and yourself, are invited for dinner when you can make it.

I will let you know the next time we are in Melbourne.

Brodie

Hi Jamie, it is impossible for myself and others to tell what you intended with your choice of words "fair and balanced". But to use a phrase that has been basically trademarked by Fox News as their slogan is at best unfortunate in the context of what was being discussed. Anyway we should ...

1995 Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon . A moderate amount of ullage, a terrrible mold infested cork - almost to the base. An auction purchase from 8.5 years ago. Not promising signs. Colour was mid and dark yellow but the nose and palate are pristine. Pure lemony nose with a bit of dried apricot a...

Cork is here forever. Just a wishful Aussie supposition otherwise . We all have our own views on this matter obviously, but I will be very surprised if there has not been a much larger worldwide move away from cork during the next 20-30 years. I don't see it as a "wishful supposition" mys...

JamieBahrain wrote:Luv DIAM on cheap Italians.

Exactly - just like Isole e Elena Cepparello! Sorry they use screw caps - my bad

Brodie

Cork is here forever. Just a wishful Aussie supposition otherwise . We all have our own views on this matter obviously, but I will be very surprised if there has not been a much larger worldwide move away from cork during the next 20-30 years. I don't see it as a "wishful supposition" mys...

phillisc wrote:tree bark .....will be extinct in less than 20 years.
Cheers Craig

Had to laugh- i know exactly what you meant., Cork tree bark as used for wine closure may be gone in 20 years, but I do hope that are some trees with bark left in 20 years time.....

I much prefer Diam over natural cork - when forced to choose. I am not aware of any negatives. I was at a Bouchard tasting and the their export director was there. He handed out his business card and said if you have any issues with any Bouchard (or Faiveley) wine due to the Diam cork failing in any...