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As Sam the site owner is not a retailer, it's probably allowable now to mention a retailer. Paul Kaan of Wine Decoded in Melbourne (he ships) is on top of the Piedmont market and has email offers on all the Langhe nebbiolos that are decent and commercially available. As to Australian nebbiolo, I hav...

DJ1980 wrote:3 x 2008 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne
3 x 2010 Dom Perignon
4 x 2016 Bell Hill Pinot Noir

Sad to have missed the Sami Odi wines...

Do you have the 2008 Taittinger Comtes in hand? I am told by my potential supplier that it is not yet released in Australia.

IMG_2009.JPG A couple of wines with reputations to live up to that I took to a friend's place for a footy night watching the Raiders and Brumbies games (both positive results for a Canberra resident). The 2015 Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre as expected - lemon blossom nose, plenty of lemon again on th...

So, around $40 a bottle to airfreight from Europe, and if they're assessed at worth $100 a bottle* that's another ~$320 in WET: no doubt GST would be assessed on the freight as well as the WET, so that's $75 of GST on top. So, $70/bottle add-on to land it locally. *and how's it valued? Local retail...

I'm hosting a birthday celebration at a local Italian restaurant and am supplying the wines. Should be enough wine but a few of my friends will really get stuck in. 35 people. Here is the list Riesling 12x Taylors St Andrews 2009 Sparkling Red 12 x Leasingham Classic Clare Sparkling Shiraz 2006 Pin...

I haven't bought Cullen DM for years but tasted two vintages at the Langtons "Exceptional" tasting in Canberra last year. My quick impressions were: 2016 Cullen Diana Madeleine – leafy blackcurrant, gravelly tannin and high acidity. Not sure how it will age and not for me. 2011 Cullen Dian...

I second Fermentasian. And I third it if such a phrase exists. If you need a bit of exercise to clear the cobwebs after a heavy night, go for a drive up Mengler's Hill Rd and go for an easy walk in the relaxing bush of Kaiser Stuhl Conservation Park. https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/find-a-park/Browse_b...

Not normally a market that I have much interest or expertise in but coincidentally we found a wine fitting these criteria at a large group lunch during the week that everybody liked. One of the large retailers currently has a 2014 Taylors shiraz described as museum release at $16.99 (6 packs) which ...

IMG_2230.jpg Another Pre-Christmas lunch, this time at XO a very good modern Asian restaurant in the inner South of Canberra. All wines in good condition and very enjoyable, with the 2013 Giaconda chardonnay my favourite. The 2010 Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin was my contribution and was showing fores...

The 02 Comtes is superb, and will get better. I was at the winery last month and was told the 08 will be out either end of 2019 or more likely, early 2020. Having had it before, it’s even better than the 02. I can’t wait to try both alongside the 96.. Thanks Mike. I am not a big champagne drinker, ...

IMG_0627.JPG First pre-Christmas lunch yesterday at Canberra restaurant Courgette (byo $25 per bottle). Not sure how clear the photo is but: 2002 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2010 DRC Echezeaux 2006 Ornellaia Masseto 2011 Chateau Climens. All wines in excellent condition and all outstanding but t...

A couple of niche comments to add to George's good advice above, as I am Canberra based and only an occasional visitor to SA over the years. First, I can second Fermentasian. Great food and a comprehensive and intriguing wine list with friendly markups by Australian standards. If you need a break fr...

Burgundy (as usual): 3 x 2016 Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Romanee Village 3 x 2014 Trapet Gevrey Chambertin "Ostrea" Village The Trapet was a top up as I have already knocked over a couple of these bought last year and its great quality and value for a Village wine. Critics like Allen Meadows...

Thanks to those who made food suggestions. I took it to lunch with a small group of five to Mezzalira, a good Canberra Italian restaurant that allows byo. Jamie's comment about refreshing with a gentle spritz was spot on. First wine we tried and all found it interesting and it went well with a salum...

Hi It's been a while since I posted. A few years back I started accumulating wines that are currently in a wine storage locker. About 450 bottles of mostly Australian wines - some on the cheaper end of the scale, some more expensive - nothing too crazy expensive but there's some very good reviewed ...

I would suggest that an auction sale isn't really a pricing in the true sense of the word. Anyway, it's probably a fake. The bottle has provenance. It was acquired directly from DRC by Drouhin who was the exclusive distributor for DRC in the 1940's for France and Belgium. It's been stored in the Dr...

felixp21 wrote:happens here too..... do you remember the McDonalds ad stating their meat is 100% Australian beef? You might also remember that Maccas had a company in Argentina called "The Australian Beef Company", hence the fine they eventually got

And when exactly and by whom was this fine imposed?

It is worth re-reading the thread "Halliday Hate" from 2004. My favourite line in that thread was from FelixP, namely "Whether deliberate or not, Halliday points are simply commercial spam". Even more apposite now IMO. I too received the rubbish that Matt@5453 references.

I took a bottle of 2015 Bartolo Mascarello Freisa that came with some Bartolo Mascarello barolo that was offered to me. I have no experience of the grape variety freisa. Can anyone offer any experience of this style (the web info is very confusing), the Mascarello version in particular and what sort...

An interesting discussion - I just grabbed a 2010 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino Riserva out of the cellar to try one. My only concern was it might be fair too early. Has anyone tried one of these recently? Never bought Uccelliera but you are on a good start with a 2010 vintage. I have tried Pog...

Dang Not sure why your cellarmaster thought 2007 was a great vintage. Over ripe and clumsy in my experience - may be that's why Parker rated it if he was still reviewing brunello at that time. Pity about one of the Fuligni's being corked. I agree strongly with Jamie. The standard Fuligni wines are g...

IMG_0314.JPG Actually at lunch today at Wild Duck, Kingston Foreshore, ACT (byo charge - $15 per bottle). A testament to how good the 2015 vintage is for red burgundy as all were excellent in their own way. I wouldn't normally go near Cote de Beaune but in 2015 they got them ripe and the Pernard Ve...

How much is village Burgundy these days (and which country were they purchased)? This lot in Australia (I also purchased grand crus in HK with my HK based mate). The cost from the Australian importer to a retailer is $137.50 including GST, so price will depend on retailer markup. There was a 12 1/2...

How much is village Burgundy these days (and which country were they purchased)? This lot in Australia (I also purchased grand crus in HK with my HK based mate). The cost from the Australian importer to a retailer is $137.50 including GST, so price will depend on retailer markup. There was a 12 1/2...

An order of 2015 Trapet red burgundies - Chambertin, Latricieres Chambertin Gevrey Chambertin Per Capita 1er cru and Gevrey Chambertin Ostrea Village. Been sweating on these becoming available since reading the Claude Kolm blog write up: http://thefinewinereview.blogspot.com.au/p/jean-louis-trapet-s...

A few auction purchases from last week. 1 X 2012 Francois Lamarche – La Grand Rue. 1 X 2013 Francois Lamarche – La Grand Rue. Hi Con, may I ask what these are going for in the market. Never been convinced about if Nicole has lifted the standards of this name. FWIW, I tried some 2015 Lamarche barrel...

My NY resolution is to buy, cellar and drink more red burgundy. Shared a mixed 2 dozen on a pre-arrival offer (delivery April) of 2016 Domain Marc Roy Gevrey Chambertin VV, Gevrey Chambertin La Justice, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Prieur and Gevrey Chambertin Cuvee Alexandrine with 4 mates who are becomi...

Kennards is one of those businesses with the strategy of ripping off returning customers with price increases, hoping they will simply renew. At the same time they offer good deals to new customers. I won't support this type of business and gave them the heave (Camperdown facility in Sydney) in 2014...

http://forum.auswine.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15727&p=145936&hilit=malconsorts#p145936 I was fortunate enough to participate in this dinner and it could have been any one of three - 2011 Coche-Dury Meursault Perrieres, 2009 Coche-Dury Corton Charlemagne, 1996 Sylvain Cathiard Romanee S...

Tony I had the 2007 Asili Riserva a few months ago and it was magnificent but will be better in 5 years with a long maturation plateau. Falletto Riserva is a bit like Monfortino. It will outlive us all and I suggest keep an eye on beserkers forum or cellartracker to catch a long window- in about 10...