August 2018 Purchases

[Ozzie W]

Going with offsite storage is like building a new freeway. It makes sense at the time, but as soon as it’s built it is jammed up with traffic and you have to build another one.

Too true! Thankfully I have reached the point where the ease of upsizing is offset by ongoing storage costs I am not willing to accept.

Not only do I have stacks of wines that are hard to get to, the addition of any more wines exacerbates the problem.

Little did I know that the many hours spent playing Tetris as a kid would have practical applications.

[phillisc]

Bit of a Wynns-a-Thon

6 x 2015 JR
3 x 2015 Messenger
6 x 2016 BL Cab
6 x 2016 BL Shiraz
Few of the other cheapies plus rizza

How much is 15 JR?

DM has a special going at $109

As Gavin does not stock this..$104.40 at the above shop in a mixed 6.
Cheers Craig

[FredericoWines]

I'm in Canada. Last time when I bought 6x '12 JR on release, I paid $50Cdn per bottle. Now it's double the price

[phillisc]

I'm in Canada. Last time when I bought 6x '12 JR on release, I paid $50Cdn per bottle. Now it's double the price

Why am I not surprised...the only people who get cheap JR and the like are the execs at TWE!
When I was in the Harrods Food and Wine Hall in London 2010 JR was 35 Pounds...even at double the exchange rate it was less than $AUD70. The chap in the wine room admitted that they got a special deal on that one. What was even more surprising that St Henri was 24 Pounds when it was nudging $80 here

Cheers craig

[FredericoWines]

I'm in Canada. Last time when I bought 6x '12 JR on release, I paid $50Cdn per bottle. Now it's double the price

Why am I not surprised... What was even more surprising that St Henri was 24 Pounds when it was nudging $80 here

Cheers craig

Talking about St Henri, '14 is selling at $160Cdn at many wine stores now. I'm very fortunate that I paid $64Cdn for 4 bottles at Costco here. Also for '15 Bin 389, regular retail is $100Cdn, I got 4 bottles at $60ish

[tarija]

A few Italian wines so far this month.

1 X 2013 Bartolo Mascarello – Barolo.

Cheers Con.

You were very quick on the draw for this one - this disappeared in 1 hour or so of listing!

Good thing there are some more up for grabs

[Mahmoud Ali]

Too true! Thankfully I have reached the point where the ease of upsizing is offset by ongoing storage costs I am not willing to accept.

Not only do I have stacks of wines that are hard to get to, the addition of any more wines exacerbates the problem.

Little did I know that the many hours spent playing Tetris as a kid would have practical applications.

So you've seen me trying to find that one wine I want to open!

[Rossco]

3 * 2007 Primo Joseph Moda Cab Merlot
2 * 2017 Grosset Polish Hill Riesling
1 * 2006 Dom Perignon
1 * 2015 Yabby Lake Block 6 Chardonnay

[sjw_11]

Wendouree purchase for the year...

Shiraz/Mataro 1
Shiraz/Malbec 1
Shiraz 2
Malbec 1
C/S 2
Cabernet/Malbec 2

[Craig(NZ)]

A bonus bottle of 2015 Ch Canon at EP price $150NZ Paso. That's good buying. Gonna drink it this week too lol

[Chuck]

From auction 2 x Grant Burge 2008 Corryton Park Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Had a bottle of this recently and it was really good. Comes with claimed provenance.

Carl

[phillisc]

A few cases of Wynns...not that I needed any more
Messenger, JR, Michael and some BL Cabernet and Shiraz.

I am actually now having a little guilt...thankfully just 3 must haves to go for the rest of the year and that is it.
Cheers
Craig

[Hunter]

A bonus bottle of 2015 Ch Canon at EP price $150NZ Paso. That's good buying. Gonna drink it this week too lol

Please post a tasting note if you get the chance

[Ozzie W]

A few auction purchases tonight:

1983 Château Canon
1983 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
2005 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Romirasco

[swirler]

How the provenance on the '83s? That's pretty old wine.

[Ozzie W]

How the provenance on the '83s? That's pretty old wine.

Stored in a "proper" cellar according to the auction house, but I take that with a grain of salt as history of any previous owners is not specified/known.
Ullage above base of the neck, which is a good sign for an '83. Bottles in physically very good condition.
Lots of recent tasting notes on CellarTracker which are praising the wine.
Fingers crossed!

[phillisc]

Case of 2016 Petaluma Adelaide Hills Shiraz

Cheers Craig

[Matt@5453]

Case of 2016 Petaluma Adelaide Hills Shiraz

Cheers Craig

was that one of the 3 must haves ?

Mixed case of Epersoa
Mixed case of 2016 Wild Duck Creek arrived
couple of bottles of 2016 Clonakilla O'Raida & 2017 Adelina Shiraz Mataro
Some Geelong Pinot Noirs (Lethbridge & Clyde Park)

[rosewaterwrx]

1 x Giuseppe Rinaldi Barbera D'Alba 2016
2 x Dr Edge North 2017
2 x Dr Edge South 2017
1 x BK Wines One Ball Chardonnay 2017
1 x Delamere Chardonnay 2014
3 x Wendouree Cab Malbec 2016
3 x Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2016
3 x Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2016 (Sadly no Cab or Shiraz in my allotment)
4 x Mt Pleasant OPOH 2017
3 x Mt Pleasant OPOH 2014
4 x Mt Pleasant Rosehill 2017
4 x Marius Symphony 2016 (Paid earlier but will count as an August purchase I suppose as just delivered)
2 x Marius Simpatico 2016

[tuxy85]

Received my Golden Grove Estate "Strangebird" member's pack
2017 Vermentino
2017 Joven Tempranillo
2016 Durif
2016 Mouvedre
2016 Sangiovese
2017 Mediterranean red

I then also picked up a sneaky Howard Park Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 while I was out picking up some non-alcoholic wine for my pregnant wife.

[ticklenow1]

6 x 2016 Marius Symphony
6 x 2016 Marius Simpatico
6 x 2016 Marius Symposium
3 x 2016 Wendouree Shiraz
3 x 2016 Wendouree Shiraz Malbec
3 x 2016 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro
3 x 2016 Wendouree Cabernet
3 x 2016 Wendouree Cabernet Malbec
3 x 2016 Wendouree Malbec
3 x 2017 Adelina Shiraz Mataro

Cheers
Ian

[WAwineguy]

3 * 2007 Primo Joseph Moda Cab Merlot

LOVE this wine!!

[Rossco]

3 * 2007 Primo Joseph Moda Cab Merlot

LOVE this wine!!

Haven't had it before and LOVE the Joseph sparkling red, so thought I would give this a try. Appreciate the feedback and I will let you know how I go.

[Ian S]

Although such a thing is impossible to measure objectively, I think there is a strong argument that Joe Grilli is one of the best winemakers in Australia, as he produces a wonderful range from a seemingly less prestigious / advantageous terroir. I'm looking forward to one day trying his Nebbiolo.

[JamieBahrain]

I'm a big customer of his olive oils. I order a case every six months and bring them home to HKG- don't trust the Europeans and its nice to support agriculture in Australia. I'm no olive oil expert but they're pretty nice oils!

Anyways, like you Ian, desperate to try the nebbiolo. Australia makes interesting nebbiolo. But $90 is a sure deterrent. That's more expensive than Bartolo and Cappelano! Yes there's the tax and club discounts but that's the thing about Australian nebbiolo. It comes at a silly price or counter-intuititive to the whole nebbiolo expeience if you have access to Piedmont.

[swirler]

....which is about 0.0001% of the Australian wine buying public.

[VINH NGUYEN]

I'm a big customer of his olive oils. I order a case every six months and bring them home to HKG- don't trust the Europeans and its nice to support agriculture in Australia. I'm no olive oil expert but they're pretty nice oils!

Anyways, like you Ian, desperate to try the nebbiolo. Australia makes interesting nebbiolo. But $90 is a sure deterrent. That's more expensive than Bartolo and Cappelano! Yes there's the tax and club discounts but that's the thing about Australian nebbiolo. It comes at a silly price or counter-intuititive to the whole nebbiolo expeience if you have access to Piedmont.

Can you hook me up with 90 aud bartolo and or cappellano?

[JamieBahrain]

I’ve hooked plenty up off the auswine forum over the years at less than those prices. Even done swaps.

But hard now. I’d be robbing myself. I’ve built up relationships and securing these wines with the new interest at those prices is closed mailing list only .

But back to Primo Estate. Not even Gaja would get away with $90 Aussie for pretty young vines-1998.

[Ian S]

I'm a big customer of his olive oils. I order a case every six months and bring them home to HKG- don't trust the Europeans and its nice to support agriculture in Australia. I'm no olive oil expert but they're pretty nice oils!

Anyways, like you Ian, desperate to try the nebbiolo. Australia makes interesting nebbiolo. But $90 is a sure deterrent. That's more expensive than Bartolo and Cappelano! Yes there's the tax and club discounts but that's the thing about Australian nebbiolo. It comes at a silly price or counter-intuititive to the whole nebbiolo expeience if you have access to Piedmont.

Can you hook me up with 90 aud bartolo and or cappellano?

Yes, it's called Dolcetto

[JamieBahrain]

“It’s awash with coffee-cream oak”- Primo Estate looks right up your alley Ian ? TWF review and it looks like GW hamdballed to Campbell and it comes at more than a dollar per point!