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McWilliams Maurice O'Shea Shiraz 2003 I kinda figured that this one would need some time in the decanter so i gave it a good 2-3 hours but on first appearance you would have thought i'd poured it straight from the bottle.. ! Initially all coffee, chocolate oak, marzipan ? tannin & acid. Plenty ...

Wynns Black Label Cabernet 2001 First of a six pack. Decanted for about an hour and seemed ok but after a little bit of swirling & sniffing there was definetly something not right. A musty slight corky smell which i'm guessing was a bit or cork taint. Not so apparent when tasting but definetly ...

Wynns Black Label Cabernet 2001 First of a six pack. Decanted for about an hour and seemed ok but after a little bit of swirling & sniffing there was definetly something not right. A musty slight corky smell which i'm guessing was a bit or cork taint. Not so apparent when tasting but definetly ...

Having looked at the web site this is indeed going to be big.. More like HUGE to be honest. As i'm a Wine Australia virgin so to speak anyone out there care to name any stand out wineries that shouldn't be missed. With the 1000's of wines on offer and only 1 day there i reckon i'm going to have to b...

Mt Ida Shiraz 1998 My first and only bottle from this producer. JO suggested a drinking window of 2003-2006+ so i decided to crack it open. Inky red colour with rich spicy fruit. Tannins seemed to stick out a little at first but softened after some time. Only negative was the coffee/vanilla oak see...

Turkey Flat Shiraz 1998 Polished a bottle of this off earlier this year and couldn't resist cracking open another last night. Aromas of liquorice, plums & blackberry. A sweet slight confected taste to me ?? Overall very nice wine. Drinking well now but not much in the way of secondary character...

Seppelt Chalambar 2004 Already plenty been said about this wine. Deep red colour. Plenty of spice and pepper. To my relatively inexperienced palate seems to be a very well balanced wine with the oak & tannins knitting together nicely. At $18 a bottle bloody good value expecially considering tha...

Hi Guys, Just been offered some 99 St Hugos at a decent price and was wondering if anyone had tried one of these recently ? I've got a few 98s stashed away but haven't tried the 99s at all. Looking to add a some cabs with a bit of bottle age to my small collection and these look like a decent option...

Hi Guys Jusy wondering if anyone could suggest/reccomend any wine clubs/retailers etc that hold regular tastings in the Sydney area ? (Northern beaches to be more precise although i don't mind a bit of a drive) Over the last couple of years i've been trying to improve my knowledge & palate by fr...

Voyager Estate Shiraz 2004 Nice crimson colour with aromas of dark fruit & berries on the nose. Quite soft on the palate with the tannins finishing long & fine. Tasted a little sweeter/riper ? than the 03 from memory. Paid about $22 for it and at that price a pretty nice wine that should dr...

Calling all the fortified experts Looking for some help with a gift for a friend of mine who likes fortified wines. Only trouble is that i know nothing about them.. Looking to spend about $30-40 and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions ?? The only port he's mentioned that he likes in the past...

Mr Riggs Shiraz 2004 Very dark inky purple colour. Powerfull fruit & coffee aromas and a huge gob full of black fruit. Even though this is 15% you'd never tell. Oak & tannins all in balance. Great wine.. Tried a pennys hill 04 a few days prior and while its a nice wine i reckon this is as s...

Andrew, In addition to the above i would suggest Tyrrells (especially if you like good semillon) Keith Tullochs & Mcwilliams. Maybe Tower Estate if you have time As for lunch then i can't help you either to be honest. I've been to the Hunter many times & found most places to be overated &...

Just a couple from me. Again no tatsing notes just impressions. Cimicky Autograph Shiraz 2002 Deep & Dark showing plenty of black fruit. The tannins & oak are there but not overly prominent and seems to hide the 14.9% alcohol with ease. Very nice stuff. Moondah Brook Shiraz 2004 Picked this ...

Craig, Having only really started to develop a taste for wine over the last couple of years i can understand where you are coming from. Personally when i first started taking a deeper interest i'd usually end up spending $10-15 for a bottle of white and maybe $15-20 for red. I'd look in bottle shops...

Bit of a mixed bag this week. St Halletts Faith Shiraz 2003 Nice smooth rich wine for the price. Plenty of black fruit and a touch of chocolate. Good value everday quaffer IMO Tyrrells VAT 9 Shiraz 2003 Have a case of this sitting in the cellar and hadn't tried any for about a year so thought i shou...

Davo, I am not trying to convince you or anyone else on this forum of anything and i am at a loss as to why you seem to have taken it on yourself to have a dig at me for what i thought was a fairly innocent question ie: should the retailer or winery be the first port of call to get the bottle replac...

When i opened the bottle immediately you could tell that it was badly corked.. The cork almost started to fall to pieces as i removed it from the bottle. This has absolutely zip to do with cork taint. You have said nothing about how the wine smelled or tasted. What was the wine like? Wine taint, co...

On closer inspection the cork is totally saturated throughout.. And what has that got to do with cork taint? When i opened the bottle immediately you could tell that it was badly corked.. The cork almost started to fall to pieces as i removed it from the bottle. Looking through the middle of the co...

On the same note i just opened a bottle of charles melton 02 Shiraz to find it completely shot to pieces ! On closer inspection the cork is totally saturated throughout.. Purchased from a reputable retailer a couple of weeks ago. Been pretty lucky so far and have not had an issue with corked wines a...

Hi guys, Over the last 12 months my interest in wine has increased significantly and i've slowly started to put together a modest cellar. Thanks to a couple of generous/helpfull posters on this forum i now have a small number of older wines 94-98s which will hopefully be drinking at there peak over ...

Opened & Decanted for about an hour. Initially the alcohol was prominent on the nose along with charry oak and restrained chocolate & plum. Drinking over a couple of hours the wine seemed to open up a little more developing mushroom & tobbaco like aromas which i think the experts may ref...

I went to Tyrrell's Private Bin tasting on Saturday at the great location of North Sydney Oval. Breif notes below. Case price at the end of each wine. 2005 Vat 4 Semillon : Broad, lanolin. Ripe acid. Very good length. 16.3/20, 87/100 . $186 2005 Vat 18 Semillon : Not defined enough. Broader than Va...

2003 16% 2002 29% 2001 18% 2000 12% 1999 14% 1998 7% 1996 2% 1995 1% 1994 1% Plenty of people seem to have a big stash of 02's in the cellar. My cellar is still small and i'm looking to add more. Anyone reccommend any 02's in the $30-50 range that are still available that may be worth a look ????

A very quiet week for me this week but a case of quality not quantity ! 2003 Howard Park Chardonnay Must admit to having a bit of a thing for Chardonnay from WA at the moment and this is definetly up there with the better ones i've tasted recently. Plenty of complex mineral citrus fruits on the pala...

Hi Guys, Was speaking to the folks back in the UK over the weekend when they informed me that they had tried a few Aus wines recently and had developed a bit of a taste for them. With this in mind i have decided to try and put together a mixed case for them as a gift I'm trying to put together a goo...

I know i'm probably going to banned from this forum for asking the following but here goes. (French wine and not even red at that !!!) Was in a Melb restraunt last night and in the spirit of Bastille Day decided to work my way through a few french wines. Out of the few that i did try one that i did ...

The 02 TF Cab is a terrific drop, there is a TN on Torbwine

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Just had another look at the mailer. Hadn't noticed that the 02 Cabernet was still available

Torb - How would you rate the 02 TF Cabernet against the 03 Majella ?

Hey Guys, Just recieved mailer from Turkey Flat and the 03 Shiraz is available but pretty limited (6 Pack maximum from the mail order list ) Also hearing rumours that the 02 Mitchelton Print Shiraz is about to be released again in small quantities. The funds won't stretch to buying both at the momen...

Managed to get out to the Good Food & Wine show yesterday. Overall an enjoyable day out with a few nice wines to sample. I'm far from being a wine expert although i am trying to work on it so make of these ramblings what you will. Pretty good selection of wineries represented including a number ...