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Exactly the same as Andrew Jordan x3 2023 Setiono Shiraz Lowke x3 2023 Setiono Syrah Flaxman Interestingly I ran into Samantha (the winemaker) while I was in the Barossa. Lovely person and had a good chat about the wines. I ordered these too. I like the Barossa New Wave coming through and it’s grea...

Looks a great trip! I did a shortened family version pre-COVID with the only dissatisfaction the lack of lobsters. China hoovered them up.

I’m with you Felix. Cork for me!

The whole one sided, know it all, stelvin debate in this country is one of the reasons I couldn’t take retirement here and went back to work abroad.

Open your minds folks.

Ok so definitely the Moorooroo that was struggling. Plenty of forumites reported as much and over at the winefront Campbell gave it 88pts 2004-2011

Yep had a 99 magnum with the 96 and the 99 a rip snorter!

I think there was a lot of commentary on the forums the Moorooroo was developing very early. This was in the early 2000’s! I recall the wine being better than that though I can’t be sure. So long ago! The other two should be good though certainly peaking. I had a magnum of Rockford Basket Press 1996...

Should be great lunch but one the 96 SVS was past it last I tried. Moororroo?

I’d be discerning about SVS - keep or sell!

Offered my brother in law $1000 cash for his three pack of SVS wines from 96. Perfectly stored ( by me ) but alas no sale!

Looks fun!

I distinctly remember the sadness at passing on buying that SVS vintage at cellar door. The alcohol was too much . Happy now for my discipline as it was hard to fault Rockford til then.

I’m saddened to hear of the loss of Cameron. We occasionally bid against each other on obscure bottles at auction and he extended an invite to a few Melb events which always looked amazing.

Condolences to his wine buddies here.

These are the grandest of events! I miss a weekly themed event my Hong Kong wine group does! I did a Mt Mary event years ago too. Didn’t run as deep as this but.

Well done chaps!

I don't have a WF subscription but using Chat GPT Gary Walsh rated it 94. Anyone with a subscription able to enlighten us? I have a subscription but there’s a copyright. Basket Press 2021 89pts Moppa 2021 94pts RR 95pts R&S 2021 93pts Maybe bottle variation, travel shock or GW right on the mark...

GW.

Anyone try the 2021 BP? 89pts over at the Wine Front!

My palate isn’t good enough to work out if the BP a good wine or bad, with a thimble serve at cellar door.

12 x 2024 Grosset Polish Hill 12 x Rockford Basket Press 2021 6 x Black Shiraz 2024 6 x Rockford Eden Valley Riesling 2024 3 x Setiono Flaxman 2023 3 x Setiono Lowke 2023 6 x Cappellano Pie Rupestris Barolo 2019 3 x Cappellano Pie Rupestris Barolo en magnum 2019 1 x Cappellano Pie Franco 2019 en mag...

Great to hear the Mt Ed going well! I’m hosting a vertical in Hong Kong in Nov and I have a 91 ( my last bottle ).

I’ll buy it but now I work overseas for two weeks of the month, worldwide QPR becomes a factor.

Need to start drinking them ! Will go stand up x 4 for Friday night when sandgropers visiting. BP is an icon SA experience.

Had a 2006 Alion and was disappointed. I will decant the next bottle. Always tough knowing how to approach a vintage wine. Lucky I have 6.

On the other hand, pop and pour Mascarello Monprivato 2003 was spellbinding as this vineyard often is!

Can you give any details of the wines? Failure rates in cork?

Crazy how good whites can be in stelvin.

The crazy new paradigm of white under stelvin. I’ve been super impressed. We are now seeing 20 year examples of all the varietals. One factor I’m starting to notice is loads of primary fruit versus a loss of strututal energy. It seems a little lopsided. Look, the result is ways better than cork, it’...

I have a case of the Biondi Santi 2010. Was planning on leaving a few years as I’ve found my palate enjoys mature BdM. My tasting group just had a Brunello event and the Biondi Santi 2010 was quite shy. Probably not aerated. The Salvioni again ( over three vintages ) was wine of the night. Rarely fa...

Wynns 1000+ but don't really know. Wendouree, 400-500 bottles, again really don't know. Rockford 400 bottles Then there would be 12-15 wineries in the 100-200 range. Cheers Craig Oh wow critical mass surely? I’ve hit that with a smaller cellar and have to drink 20 + mature wines a month to tame it!

Australia -Wendouree 841 bottles. 3 magnum. International- Cappellano Barolo Franco & Rupestris & Chinato. 174 bottles 18 magnums 6 Chinato Wendouree was an early discovery for me and it took me on a thankfully early journey to Northern Italy. I’ve been a great ambassador internationally for...

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Hope it goes well! I’ve no idea to be honest. The last time I drank young Wendouree they were 98’s and did nothing in the decanter for two days!

I’ll hand over to those on here who drink them young and have opinions and techniques for younger Wendouree.

I’m struggling to transition from someone who drinks their Wendouree mature to someone who also drinks them young. My 20 year rule still in play and had my first 2001 Cabernet Malbec last night. Usual routine. Decanted into a small decanter and after about 30 min a bouquet emerged. Re-poured back in...

I recall being very excited moving my cellar from Melbourne to Adelaide about 25 years ago, as my Adelaide cellar address would get faster processing times and what many thought was a “local priority“. It was great for a few years then all of a sudden, one vintage, NSW seemed to get their orders pro...

Out of interest, how is it clearly so?

I think an icon local wine, being available to local restaurants is a great thing. Robert O’Callaghan steadfastly supported the Barossa in a similar to more expanded fashion.

Locals flipping- as admitted to me by a local business restaurateur- yeah/nah!

I don’t believe the local allocations has always been the case? Grape pickers yes. Every restaurant I visited in the Clare had Wendouree on its list

Chatting to a Clare restaurateur whose cellar near mine in Kennards, definitely an allocation now for Clare businesses as well as local pickers, with high take up ans forwarding their allocations. When he saw my Great Wall of Wendouree, he offered to buy. Not a seller. 24b has formed a new section o...