TiggerK wrote:Yeah sorry, it was the 2010 Messenger. Edited...
Tim, you might be onto something, even JH can't seem to get it right. In the 2016 Companion...2012 Messenger Cabernet Typo, or can I not keep up with all the releases. Or indeed there will be one of these, just as the 2010 Alex 88 was held back in the shadows of the 2010 Messenger release, there may be another following the 2012 Childs...who knows??
I love my aussie wines (predominantly cabernet & shiraz) yet i have an appreciation for bordeaux, super tuscans, barolo and US cabernet & zinfandel but i rarely buy them as they are too expensive here for what you get.
Ive tried various Bordeaux over the last 10 years in the $50 - $200 range and each chateau & vintage is far too hit n miss for my wallet, whereas our wines in these price brackets tend to have a greater consistency from year to year so you are reasonably assured of what you are going to get. Plus the price creeps up gradually which we are accustomed too, rather than the fluctuating exorbitant pricing that vary each vintage afor bordeaux. Add in the fact the imports cost more due to taxes duties etc and as a generalisation, it isn't great value.
I would like more old world in my cellar for variety i only buy french when i feel like drinking one. 95% of my collection is Australian. If pricing was better and consistency was there i would have a bigger representation of old world.
The one exception I see is Barolo as its is farely unique for me in the old world so I would prefer to buy more of this than other old world cabernet/syrah based wines we already do well.
