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3x Sami Odi Hoffman dalliwitz

Yeah I was going to say, I actually got the tip from yourself in the torbreck thread that yalumba signature was good value, and got the tip about wynns from you too, so cheers for steering me in the right direction !

Having a 21 yalumba signature tonight. Quite impressed. Nice deep colour with red edges, not opaque. Probably a bit young, but a nice nose and vibrant fruit on the palate, nice and smooth drink with nothing jumping out of order. Seems pretty good !

Guess I’ll start it off for may !

2 x 21 wynns glengyle Cabernet
1 x 18 wolf blass platinum medlands Shiraz

Actually looking back, Callum said the ebenezer and the Hoffman dalliwitz are the two that are likely to need the longest cellaring and decant - this is where I’ve gone wrong. I opened it way too early and didn’t decant it enough. Feel silly now that I sort of wasted the bottle but oh well- a learni...

I got the email and passed. I had the lamella added to my cart and could’ve purchased but the wife is on me about purchases at the moment so held off haha

I’m at capacity at the moment and need to drink more space in my 50 bottle fridge

Hey so I recently opened a bottle of 2023 Agricola ebenezer and initially didn’t think it was that great. I want to say that I think this is more than likely related to my inexperience, but was wanting to pick the brains of some of the aficionados here. On a positive note on the nose, it definitely ...

1x 2012 wolf blass black label cab Shiraz malbec

Good tips Felix !

I usually take a bottle of Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay or Tyrrell's Vat 47 for special occasion that suit with white wines. I also missed the Giaconda release and keen to try the Beechworth Chardonnay that I haven't tried before. May I know how can I be included in the mail list of Sorrenb...

Just throwing it out there Felix and Jamie I’m keen to absorb your wisdom on good value buys.

I think wynns black label fits this bucket currently but yeah happy to be guided into good value wine options …!

Might be deserving of its own thread

I didn’t know it was yesterday, but randomly saw the email at 8:10 and was t actually chasing any, but knowing it’s reputation I thought I’d try to get a few bottles, and nope! All sold out! The checkout was slow and manual also which didn’t help. But yeah it apparently sold out super fast ! I forgo...

Opened a bottle of 2023 black grape society grandmaster Pinot from central Otago NZ that I got recently in a mixed case , very impressed. I don’t have all the descriptors, but very light and translucent in colour, low tannins and just very smooth and drinkable. Fruit forward, red fruits, with a bit ...

I’ve got a bottle of their Shiraz recently so an interesting read

phillisc wrote: ↑Sat Apr 05, 2025 9:43 am You did well there.
Cheers Craig

Thanks, I had an inkling that it was going to be a good pack. There was a mystery case not long ago that almost blatantly said it was wynns Michael’s shiraz at 50% off, but it sold out !

6x red mystery case from cellardoor.co *fingers crossed* So this ended up being 1x 2018 wolf Blass the master Cabernet Shiraz (big beefy bottle ! ) 1x 2019 wolf Blass platinum medlands Shiraz 1x 2018 wolf Blass black label Cabernet Shiraz 1x 2022 devils lair 9th chamber Syrah 1x 2012 seppelts show ...

6x red mystery case from cellardoor.co *fingers crossed*

Far too much especially at my stage in my wine journey. I’d be inquisitive to try a glass of it but couldn’t bring myself to pay that much for a bottle !

21 basils farm reserve Pinot

phillisc wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:31 pm

sjw_11 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:33 pm Share away Craig

Thanks Sam
If anyone wishes to have a referral, please PM me.

Cheers Craig

Was reading up about Petaluma and came across this here. I tried to register on the website but seems you need to be invited. I’d love one if you can please Craig ? I’ll PM you

Cheers,
Steve

1 x 2012 Petaluma Coonawarra Evans vineyard blend

1. The Laird – The pinnacle, a single-vineyard Shiraz regarded as one of Australia’s most prestigious wines. 2. RunRig – Another iconic Shiraz, blended with a touch of Viognier, from ancient vines. 3. Les Amis – The flagship Grenache, showcasing old-vine intensity, purity, and finesse. 4. The Facto...

Jeez 36 hours is a long time !

Awesome cheers ed. just seemed harder to decipher unlike penfolds !

Awesome cheers ed. just seemed harder to decipher unlike penfolds !

Yeah interesting ! That’s the thing with penfolds is that they just seem to want to produce wines that they can charge exorbitant prices for I’m still in the process of trying and finding what I like. There really is a lot that goes into wine - so many varietals, producers, styles, vintages, regions...

Yeah I hear ya, I do have a bit of 389 and st Henri which were some of the first better wines I purchased. I probably wouldn’t again. I got a bit of Agricola and after more wynns, maybe eperosa too. Will keep my eye on yalumba the signature and Rockford. I did reach out to them to get some basket pr...

Yep, so runrig is the top drop and descendant follows the 389 baby grange path sort of. Got it. But from what you two are saying, seems like torbreck is similarly overpriced for what it is ? In general I think any Aussie bottle that’s going up towards 1k per bottle is a bit out there. That’s probabl...

Hey there , Was wanting to see if one of your experienced folk was able to give a quick shpiel about the different labels with in torbreck? By comparison I’ve navigated my way through the penfolds bins as to what is what and understand the difference between 404, 707 Cabernet blends, and the Shiraz ...