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3x 2023 sorrenberg Chardonnay

3x 2023 sorrenberg Chardonnay

My collection is small, but there is a few recurring names:
Penfolds
Agricola
Sorrenberg
Wynns

Good tip Matt I will look out for it. Also, I may have spoken too soon as I opened a bottle of 16 BL cab which is very impressive, I think the 22 maybe just needs to sit a while longer.

22 a bottle on the Cabernet is a steal ! I think mine was around 30 for the 22 and 50 for the 16.

VinoEd wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2024 7:20 pm 6 X Wynns Old Vine Shiraz - had to after some of the reviews on here.

Cheers Ed

Yeah I actually preferred the 22 Shiraz over the 22 BL cab, which I thought was strange, as I thought they were more well known for their cab. Got it from Dan Murphys for approx $20 a bottle, can’t go wrong

I don’t know if I’d use a blender as maybe it would unsettle the wine ! The iFavine thing seems to be engineered for the purpose. And yeah interesting regarding autodozing, hadn’t heard of that before. I thought the conventional wisdom is that old wines are generally not decanted so as not to lose a...

Hey, I just stumbled across this piece of kit in a video online, which seems pretty intriguing. It’s essentially an electronic decanter that exposes a wine to air and can speed up decanting time from hours to minutes with purified air. Have any of you heard of it before or tried one? Keen to hear op...

JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 4:34 am $75 for Shiraz and Shiraz 24B.

Flippers will be excited. Probably feeling like George Soros with this level of return .

That’s such good value for a cult wine! I love that they’ve kept their pricing reasonable

JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Sat Aug 03, 2024 11:33 am Don’t fret if you miss out East End Cellars has Wendouree’ 24B on offer- $300 a bottle!

What were the prices direct from Wendouree out of interest?

I’m new to the forum and Wendouree wines but it sounds like a great experience !

Sounds pretty enticing !

I recently received my delivery of 2 of each from 2023. I love the labels.

I had a quick look on Langton and can see what you’re saying. I’ll hold off for now though as I’ve put in an Agricola order and the wife is saying no more spending for now hahaha

My letter arrived today advising insufficient supply to send me the list but that they are hoping the 2023 vintage provides further supply and they can try to slot me in there. Hope all goes well for your orders !

darellk wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2024 3:03 pm Mailer has arrived in regional Vic, no crayon last year, green this year.

Nothing here in regional vic yet, but I’m also a first timer so I’ll probably get a decline letter

I’m relatively new to it all so take what I’ve mentioned with a grain of salt. There is another person claiming he’s received the wine and price list but has been asked to not share it as it’s “under embargo”

Yes was on AFF. I’m new to it all, so am not sure. That guy seems to have been pretty active on the list for a long time so I would be inclined to believe him.

I think the mailer should be imminent though from the sound of things, not that people weren’t expecting it this week already.

I read on another forum that it seems like the mailer has been received by some of their regulars already, but they have been asked not to share the wines on offer or pricing publicly at this time.

FWIW I love Wynns Black label, regularly wondering if TWE can find a way to f*ck it up, but seemingly they lack their usual flair for destruction. Yes, it is a long haul hobby, and whilst we'll make mistakes, we'll also stumble across some wines that light up our lives. As long as we listen to our ...

Yep great guidance Ian ! And that’s what I was getting at that being direct from producer I.e. agricola, sorrenberg, Wendouree, standish, Sami odi locally is going to be a lot more efficient of a purchasing model as opposed to overseas wines that have a lot more peoples margins built in. But you’re ...

Bought 1x 22 and 16 wynns black label Cabernet and 1x Shiraz. Thought I might try them out and see before I stock up on more.

It’s interesting with all of the ‘growths’ of Bordeaux, but also a little bit annoying how they don’t list the grapes and more so just have to know the region and what it’s known for. It seems like pauillac is the biggest and boldest style with most of the first growths within the region. I’ve got m...

Same, am choosing my battles :lol: I’ve told her though that if the Wendouree order form comes through I’m ordering , so I’ll wait to see if I get that. Otherwise she probably has no clue the difference between Wendouree , standish, wynns JR or agricola so I might be able to slip atleast one through...

Some good feedback - I think I might hold off for now, I need to get more familiar with everything first before I dive in. I’m also in a precarious buying position at the moment with the wife not overly enthused of my wine purchases. Will keep my eye on it though. Cheers

Hrmm ! I’ve got the email for the Agricola mailer but now not so sure regarding the 23 vintage !

Yes very intriguing ! I’ve read about the maturation process and am aware in theory of the initial primary fruit, fading into secondary and then into tertiary, and that maturation helps soften the tannins in a wine, but I haven’t tasted it. I might look to buy a few old bottles so I can get more fam...

Yeah I get what you’re saying, combination of speaking with people who are familiar but also keeping tabs on weather patterns through the crucial times. I guess one really does need to become familiar with the particular areas that you drink the wine from !

I’m sitting the 2023 vintage out for Barossa shiraz . There are plenty of average wines according to those in the know…. And plenty of good ones from 2021 and 2022 yet to be released. Can I ask where you get your vintage information from? I’m glad I found this forum, lots of good recommendations he...

I’m glad I found this forum, lots of good recommendations here for wines I was not previously familiar with !

I’m only just starting out and for now have a 50 bottle wine fridge that’s near capacity, so I’m more so ‘ one in, one out’ for now. I’ve mostly got big Australian reds in there at the moment and letting them develope, but I’d like to get some nice whites such as Chardonnay’/semillion/dry and sweet ...