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Excellent write-up, thanks Allan. Would have been a brilliant event to attend.

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Michael

Thanks Ian!

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Michael

Five regular offliners (Rens, Nick, Ian, Gerry and me) have been getting together in Brisbane for 13 years now (some of us a few years more). With our partners it’s a good-sized wine dinner group. Generous souls with decent cellars, but no showing off. Anyway, we got together again on Friday night. ...

Vale Mychurch. I never met him, but his posts suggest that he approached wine and people with an open heart.

Very sad for him and his loved ones.

Will open something special this weekend.

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Michael

Thanks for the note Allan. I have a six of this in the cellaer and have been eyeing it off for a bit. Might keep eyeing it....

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Michael

12 x 2021 Claymore Bitter Sweet Symphony Cabernet Claymore are producing some excellent wines. I am a fan of the London Calling Cab/Malbec with its medium bodied/mid-weight palate. The Dark Side of the Moon Shiraz is a regular mid-weeker at our house. The 2021 and the new 2022 release are very good...

Stunning QPR on these wines. And excellent with 5-10 years on them if you can save some!

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Michael

Some interesting lists. Mine:

150+ Marius Wines
100+ Wild Duck Creek; Wynns Coonawarra Estate and Tyrrell's
60 Seppelt (mainly Drumborg Riesling); St Hallet (mainly Blackwell half bottles); Rockford and Stanton and Killeen (all VP)

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Michael

Hello everyone first time poster here. These are my August purchases 1 x two hands bellas garden 2016 1 x two hands bellas garden 2018 1 x whistling eagle eagles blood shiraz 2016 1 x yalumba museum release cab shiraz 2012 1 x 2019 Levantine Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 1 x 2019 Yarra Yering Underhill S...

Michael, Seppelts website cheaper than Cellardoorco. I think if you join Seppelts you get a welcome monetary offer...at that's what I got when I got some very cheap Show Reserve SS. You can always ring Cellardoorco and they will match, as after all it's all TWE. Cheers Craig Thanks Craig. With a $2...

Received the Seppelts email yesterday, will look at the 24 Drumborg Riesling and 22 St Peters. I was fortunate to pick up a few bottles of 2022 Mount Ida in a couple of TWE mystery packs. Cheers Craig Can I ask whether the Drumborg is at the same price via email as at CellarDoor.Co? TIA. Cheers Mic...

Thanks Allan

I have a lone bottle of this and should open it soon.

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Michael

I love their labels! Old school.

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Michael

My "cellar" was an eight level sculpted pine rack in the dining room! That style of wine rack was ubiquitous at the time and it was the height of sophistication :lol: :lol: Had one of those in the early 90s in Brisbane. The start of my cellar. A number of years overseas and I came back to...

Hope you're right about the 2019 OP&OH Graeme as I bought a bit when it was being flogged off. I'll give it some more time....

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Michael

Thanks for posting these notes Graeme!

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Michael

Six years ago now but here is my report from then. Reading through it again can't believe I did 11 cellar doors in one day!

forum.auswine.club/viewtopic.php?t=16117

Have a great trip.

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Michael

Six years ago now but here is my report from then. Reading through it again can't believe I did 11 cellar doors in one day!

https://forum.auswine.club/viewtopic.php?t=16117

Have a great trip.

Cheers

Michael

mychurch wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2024 11:27 am Picked up a couple of bottles of the 04 Sepplt Drumborg last night. Best wine I drank last year - hopefully these are as good.

Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier?

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Michael

Hello Rens Been a while since I have been down there but a few worth a visit (most of which you probably know already). History: Tyrrell's (tasted the 2023 reds today and they are excellent) Mount Pleasant Tulloch View (and wine) Audrey Wilkinson Other Well Knowns First Creek Margan Thomas De Iulius...

Great Malbecs and good Cabernet. The whole range is very good VFM. Frank Potts is a good wine.

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Michael

2000 Stanton and Killeen vintage fortified 17.7% Rutherglen 38% Touriga, 24% tinta cao, 18% tinta barocca, 14% Shiraz, 6% Durif (served masked) Vintage rated 8/10 by the winemakers. Morello cherry, redcurrant, wild raspberry fruitcake spices and some almond. VP style for sure. Palate has red and dr...

2022 Bondar Voilet Hour Shiraz. This is fantastic, lovely mixed spice, savoury with a lick of sweetness. Wave after wave of dark fruits and fine fine tannins. Andre Bondar has done really well here. Purchased a dozen... might need more. Beautiful drinking now. Will pick up some Midnight Hour and Ra...

Cant see an Admin thread, so I'll post this here Under Private Messages I can see a number of messages in my outbox that dont appear in the Sent folder. Have these messages actually been sent ? Yes, they just haven't been seen by the people you sent them to yet. That's my understanding anyway. Kind...

Hi again Pete One of the Grenache producers I mentioned is Varney Wines from McLaren Vale and they released a Mencia in 2022 and again last year, so I got a bottle to try. My note for the 2023 said: 22/10/2023 Very rustic and grapey. Got better wirth air but probably still not my cup of tea. Apparen...

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...

Hi Pete Yes we are privleged here! Depends on where in Brisbane you will be! The Wine Experience at Rosalie has an excellent selection. Craft also. More central are Cru Cellars and Wine Emporium. Any of them should have the range and someone to help you with selection. If you are in town for a while...

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 fascinating...

mychurch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:06 pm I am basically addicted to buying wine, particularly at auction, and having space limitations is the only way to stop me from buying more. I guess I’m no alone with that problem.

The first step on the road to recovery is recognising you have a problem.

Good luck!

Michael

Great write up thanks mjs

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Michael