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I was there for a Stonewall lunch two days ago, tasted the current releases after the lunch and thought they were all* a bit more tannic than I expected, including the RR that seems to be liked / rated by many. I put it down to it being rushed and I’d had my fill of wine with a little more age, but ...

Where does the Rockford VP sit in the Aussie offerings?

No Luck yet in Tas

Ian S wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 11:11 pm Holding CC details for a year

Hope their server doesn't get hacked

Aramex again...why cant people just use Auspost. They wont knock on my door and they will just leave the wine outside. Not so bad at this time of year, but the same happens in the summer months. Aramex doesn’t deliver to my location so they pass it onto another courier who also don’t deliver to me…...

Hellyers Road is in Tassie just near where I live and has been getting good awards. I think you can get some of their range in DM. They have had Peated whiskey in their range but not sure if they are the ones sold in the big chains

tWF reviews have been posted

Croquet King wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 4:53 pm Mine arrived this week.
Picked up 8 bottles. 3 each of the Relic and Standish, 1 each of the others.

I went the opposite, 3 each Schubert and Lamellar, 1 each the others.

Erin Larkin's video on the 22's is out

https://youtu.be/E4dkaGiVFtw

While in the Freycinet area Devils corner have a lovely outlook and worth stopping in for a look (wines not so much.)Also consider visiting Springvale In Hobart Glaetzer-Dixon is well worth a visit and Home hill down south of Hobart is great and has a restaurant While in Launceston consider Black Co...

3 x ‘21 Moss Wood Cab Sauv 3 x ‘20 Vilafonte series c (Bordeaux blend) 3 x ‘21 Vilafonte series c Purchased and consumed immediately while in SA 1 x ‘20 Vilafonte series m (Bordeaux blend) 1 x ‘20 Vilafonte Seriously old dirt (Bordeaux blend) 1 x ‘19 Meerlust Pinot Noir 1 x ‘22 Boekenhoutskloof The ...

Are you (or anyone else here) familiar with the Heirloom Alcala McLaren Vale Grenache? is it a similar style to any of the Grenache I have tried before? Cheers Steady The 2022 version of the Alcala is half price as a mystery wine on one website at the moment. Cheers Ian My dozen freebees arrived We...

Are you (or anyone else here) familiar with the Heirloom Alcala McLaren Vale Grenache? is it a similar style to any of the Grenache I have tried before? Cheers Steady The 2022 version of the Alcala is half price as a mystery wine on one website at the moment. Cheers Ian My dozen freebees arrived We...

Hi Michael, of your list I've only tried Cirillo, Dodgy Bros, Vanguardist and Yangarra - I have also tried Eperosa and Rockford. Apart from the Vanguardist I tried all at the CD before purchasing. I have liked most Grenache I've tried even though they are different styles. Are you (or anyone else h...

Biodynamic, moon phase, flower day are new age religious terms abused to justify ridiculous prices for wine.

Hi Saturn I started getting into Grenache in a big way probably six or seven years ago. Along with some of the other peeps on this forum we got together and tried four 2014 Grenaches made in different ways (berries, whole bunch, pressings and a blend) by Rob Mack at Aphelion and it was a fascinatin...

CellarTracker provided this information pretty easily- I haven’t bought Penfolds reds for 3-4 years (or Cullen DM) but they still sit pretty high on the list. Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 5.3% Wendouree Shiraz 3.2% Penfolds Shiraz St. Henri 2.9% Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Black Labe...

I'm Toru, only a newby- 5th vintage

CellarTracker provided this information pretty easily- I haven’t bought Penfolds reds for 3-4 years (or Cullen DM) but they still sit pretty high on the list. Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 5.3% Wendouree Shiraz 3.2% Penfolds Shiraz St. Henri 2.9% Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Black Labe...

CellarTracker provided this information pretty easily- I haven’t bought Penfolds reds for 3-4 years (or Cullen DM) but they still sit pretty high on the list. Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 5.3% Wendouree Shiraz 3.2% Penfolds Shiraz St. Henri 2.9% Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label...

A Steady... yep. Just bought a 2nd one. Longest I’ve left a bottle is 3 years and it was good not great. I think the sweet spot is up to 6 months but there’s nothing stopping you from going longer. The screw cap is a good idea, but the wine is exposed to oxygen for a few seconds. I use it for rizza...

I’m in SA a week later for a Rockford lunch, it’s a shame I’m missing out by a week

I have a tasting booked with Sam and Callum next month, I'm really looking forward to it.
To me they both share similar attributes to Frasers wines, and as they get more vintages under their belts they will continue to improve.

In no particular order
Sami Odi
Setiono
Agricola
Chatto
Mount Mary
Rockford
Home Hill
Serrat
Standish
Blue Poles
Apogee


Wendouree

I received an email from a winery I’ve been buying from for 7-8 years offering a dinner with the winemaker and the past 10 vintages for the same amount

Mine hit today for about a third

Mailer hasn’t made it to my inbox yet.

Didn’t it come out in June? I just went for 3 x PN and 3 x SV

phillisc wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 8:47 am Not bitter at all,
Cheers
Ian

Life’s too short to be bitter over such a thing

Yet another underwhelming Cullen DM. It's so sad, as it's a label and winery I used to have great affinity for. I went long on Cullen DM from ‘10 til ‘18, all sight unseen based on reputation, a great lesson for me. Seems there is “importance” in drinking them only at a specific moon phase……. A les...