July 2018 purchases

[conformistpete]

6x Pierre Peters cuvee de reserve NV
2x Vilmart Grand Cellier

[Chuck]

While the cat is away....

12 x Geoff Hardy 2016 Hand Crafted McLaren Vale Shiraz.
6 x Geoff Hardy 2016 Hand Crafted Vale Tannat
6 x Geoff Hardy 2016 Hand Crafted Vale Lagrein
6 x Geoff Hardy 2017 GMH Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir

Carl

[Hacker]

12 x Benevelli Piero Barbera d'Alba Superiore Bricco Ravera 2016 @ $37. Had a 2007 version recently that was amazingly good.
6 x Diebolt-Vallois Prestige.
And my Wendourees arrived, down for a long sleep

[Ozzie W]

6 x Diebolt-Vallois Prestige.

Love this grower/producer.

[Mike Hawkins]

6 x Diebolt-Vallois Prestige.

Love this grower/producer.

I’ve just grabbed 12 of the 2008 Fleur de Passion. Pre release sample was sensational

[Wayno]

Fletcher Langhe Rosso x15 x 2
Paitin Sori Paitin Dolcetto d’Alba 2016 X 2
Benevelli Piero Langhe Nebbiolo 2016 X 2
Schwarz Meta Mataro 2017 x 3
Monchiero Rocche di Castiglione Barolo 2013 X 2
Monchiero Langhe Nebbiolo 2016 x 4
Woodvale Skilly Riesling 2004 x 3
Knappstein Insider Shiraz Malbec 2017 x 6
Dozen Wendourees

[tuxy85]

All to drink now.

Hentley Farm 6 pack
Shiraz 2017 x 2
Stray Mongrel GSZ 2016
Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Reisling 2017
Poppy White Field Blend 2017

Hoddles Creek Estate 6 pack
Estate Chardonnay 2017
Estate Pinot Noir 2017
Wickhams Road, Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2017 x 2
Wickhams Road, Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2017 x 2

[phillisc]

The fun begins, again!
A dozen 2016 Wynns BL Cab
Cheers Craig

[FredericoWines]

2016 Wynns BL cab, how is it?

[phillisc]

2016 Wynns BL cab, how is it?

Ordered and paid for...
Delivery next week, along with the rest of Australia...I suspect that there will be a squillion tasting notes

Cheers Craig

[winetastic]

x5 Butlotto Langhe Nebbiolo 2015
x3 Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Spatlese 2013

[Michael McNally]

6 x Marius Simpatico
6 x Marius Symphony
12 x Wild Duck Creek Estate (8 Springflat and some others)
3 x John Duval Plexus GSM
3 x John Duval Annexus Grenache

[phillisc]

6 x Marius Simpatico
6 x Marius Symphony
12 x Wild Duck Creek Estate (8 Springflat and some others)
3 x John Duval Plexus GSM
3 x John Duval Annexus Grenache

Michael...getting some WDCE Springflat and Yellow hammer hill myself...going to a tasting in Adelaide next month.
Hope to get some Marius

Cheers craig

[WAwineguy]

I'm not buying any more wine.....but I found some 2001 Moss Wood Cabernet, so I didn't really have any choice.....

[WAwineguy]

6 x Marius Simpatico
6 x Marius Symphony
12 x Wild Duck Creek Estate (8 Springflat and some others)
3 x John Duval Plexus GSM
3 x John Duval Annexus Grenache

2016 Marius is out?

[Ozzie W]

Hoddles Creek Estate 6 pack
...
Estate Pinot Noir 2017

Tried this last week and was very impressed. Best Aussie pinot I've ever had at this price-point.

[brodie]

2 x 1991 Mt Mary Pinot Noir for $85 each at auction yesterday.

Thought it was worth the gamble as they came from a cellar of a restaurant in Wellington who most probably had them since release.

Brodie

[michel]

2 x 1991 Mt Mary Pinot Noir for $85 each at auction yesterday.

Thought it was worth the gamble as they came from a cellar of a restaurant in Wellington who most probably had them since release.

Brodie

From memory
We had an 83 mm pinot a few years ago and it was very drinkable
First vintage was 77 cabernet
A freak great wine
Let us know

[Michael McNally]

2016 Marius is out?

Pre-release for club members. Not mailed till mid-August. Just got excited.....

Gavin usually gets some in so you could send him an email (if you never want to hear from him again - Gavin! Check your email!)

Cheers

Michael

[Michael McNally]

Michael...getting some WDCE Springflat and Yellow hammer hill myself...going to a tasting in Adelaide next month.
Hope to get some Marius

Cheers craig

3 x Ducks and Drakes - which used to be a Cabernet/Shiraz but is now pretty much straight Cab I think and 1 x Fortified Duck to round out my case.

Yes, going to the WDCE vertical tasting here in Brisbane. Very excited to see how some of my older vintages are travelling - I have been very disciplined with not opening too early. I only just opened my first 2009.

Cheers

Michael

[Matt@5453]

6 x Marius Simpatico
6 x Marius Symphony
12 x Wild Duck Creek Estate (8 Springflat and some others)
3 x John Duval Plexus GSM
3 x John Duval Annexus Grenache

Michael...getting some WDCE Springflat and Yellow hammer hill myself...going to a tasting in Adelaide next month.
Hope to get some Marius

Cheers craig

I cracked open a 2015 Springflat last weekend - consumed over 2 days - everything you'd want from a full bodied Shiraz, loved it. Looking forward to the 2016 also.

[bdellabosca]

Haven't posted purchases since the last listing in February this year so thought I'd just do the last ~5 months:

2010 Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis (gift received)
2013 Yarraloch Pinot Noir Stephanie's Dream
2013 Fraser Gallop Cabernet Sauvignon Parterre
2014 Moorabool Estate Shiraz Paradise IV 'The Dardel'
2014 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press
2014 Best's Great Western Shiraz Bin No 0
2015 Penfolds Bin 389
2015 Passopisciaro Etna Passorosso
2016 Azienda Agricola Crasà SRC Etna Rosso
2016 Azienda Agricola Crasà SRC Etna Rivaggi
2016 Azienda Agricola Crasà SRC Etna Alberello
2016 Moorabool Estate Shiraz Paradise IV 'The Dardel'
2016 The Standish Wine Company Shiraz Lamella
2016 Wendouree Shiraz Malbec
2016 Wendouree Shiraz - Mataro
2016 Wendouree Shiraz
2016 Wendouree Malbec
2016 Wendouree Cabernet-Malbec
2016 Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon
2016 Adelina Shiraz
2016 Purple Hands Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Planta Circa Ancient Vine
2016 Devil's Corner Riesling
2016 Kellermeister Riesling Wombat General
2017 Rockford Black Shiraz
2017 Mayer Pinot Noir
2017 Mayer Pinot Noir Dr. Mayer
2017 Giant Steps Pinot Noir Applejack Vineyard
2017 Jim Barry Riesling Watervale
2017 Rieslingfreak Riesling No. 3

I broke my previous 'most spent on a bottle' to get the Standish Lamella (~100) with the previous highest being the 2012 Yangarra Ironheart (~90). Slippery slope... those Winefront lads are a bad influence!

At ~600 bottles now and both wine fridges full, I've just received instruction from the boss to stop buying wine. I said Yes knowing full well I'd be buying the Marius wines as soon they are released... oh well.

[Mahmoud Ali]

I'm not buying any more wine.....but I found some 2001 Moss Wood Cabernet, so I didn't really have any choice.....

Understandable. I'm in a similar position, don't need any young Bordeaux but a magnum of 2009 Cantenac-Brown for $100 was irresistable. And for the record, I'd trade the '09 magnum for a couple of '01 Moss Woods. Seriously.

[Ian S]

At ~600 bottles now and both wine fridges full, I've just received instruction from the boss to stop buying wine. I said Yes knowing full well I'd be buying the Marius wines as soon they are released... oh well.

Having a finite capacity to store wine (and not cheating by using offsite storage) is IMO the best way to control spending. Agree that capacity with ypur spouse and there can be no arguments, you agreed the limit together and you have to work within that constraint.

The other upside, is it can really help focus buying. When deciding whether to buy anything, it's in your mind that buying those bottles, means there are other bottles that won't fit and so you can't buy. For me this has significantly lessened my tendency to buy wines that were a good price, that I might already have enough of (or enough of a similar style). What I do buy now is often more exploratory & diverse.

[Hacker]

Found a 2007 Benevelli Barbera hidden away, and tried it out. For me it was an amazing moment, I never believed just how beautiful a Barbera wine could be. Wife and looked at each other and we both said wow. Sweet fruit up front although slipping into tertiary territory. Structured and generous, we couldn’t think of a better Wine for the money. I had permission to buy a doz of the current vintage being 2016. It doesn’t need to be cellared, but will put half away to see if it improves like the 2007 version did.

[Mahmoud Ali]

I simply adore barbera, and there has hardly been one I haven't liked given its price bracket. The bolder examples do age well as you have discovered. I always put a way a few bottles of the bigger barbera to age. Outside of Italy I've not had many barberas but based on the 2005 I tasted at cellar door I highly recommend Margan from the Hunter Valley.

Cheers ............. Mahmoud.

[Ozzie W]

Barbera seems to have a reputation as simple quaffing wine that won't age because it doesn't have the tannins of Nebbiolo. What it does have in spades is high acid. Good producers know this and vinify it in a way that allows it to age well.

Giacomo Bologna (aka: Braida) was the first to realise Barbera was ageworthy. Others such as Vietti, Vajra, La Spinetta, Michele Chiarlo, and Giocomo Conterno have followed. Some of these are very exxy Barbera's.

[Sean]

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[Michael McNally]

I cracked open a 2015 Springflat last weekend - consumed over 2 days - everything you'd want from a full bodied Shiraz, loved it. Looking forward to the 2016 also.

Good to hear!

Cheers

Michael

[Ian S]

Giacomo Bologna (aka: Braida) was the first to realise Barbera was ageworthy. Others such as Vietti, Vajra, La Spinetta, Michele Chiarlo, and Giocomo Conterno have followed. Some of these are very exxy Barbera's.

To be fair, there were a number of Barbera wines capable of ageing well before Braida came along, e.g. Gaja, Vallana etc. some still drinking well at half century old. That said, the Italians aren't as excited about long ageing as us. They like the anniversary bottle concept, but one shop I buy from in Torino assumes these bottles don't actually get opened/drunk, unless it's bought by visiting stranieri.

Braida though was a massive influence, especially in oak ageing which bring in some oak tannins to give the acidity additional support. They've (on the whole) aged well, and CT notes on the 1982 BdelU suggest there is plenty of life in them yet, so it'd quite possible they are more ageworthy,