Which museum cellar?

Lincoln · Post by **Lincoln** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:47 am

If you could visit (and taste from) the museum cellar of one Australian producer and one International producer, which would you select?

I'd probably go for Yalumba and Dujac, but there are no doubt some obvious choices I'm missing....

JamieBahrain · Post by **JamieBahrain** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 12:56 pm

Penfolds- heart says Henschke though I've a lot of experiences with their amazingly age-worthy wines back to the 60's. Penfolds I don't have other than piecemeal exposure to their great wines- and some Bin's not at all.

Gaja- I have seen their cellars and I have been fortunate to drink their Barbaresco back to the 50's. Really quite something and their cellar is cool ( Infernot bottlings ). Even some of their modern styles are great wines; Gaia and Rey at 20 years from magnum at their tasting room amazing.

ticklenow1 · Post by **ticklenow1** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:42 pm

Henschke and Jean-Louis Chave.

Cheers
Ian

felixp21 · Post by **felixp21** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:04 pm

Mount Pleasant and Romanee Conti

Mahmoud Ali · Post by **Mahmoud Ali** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:02 pm

felixp21 wrote:Mount Pleasant and Romanee Conti

Before I go to think about it Felix's post pretty much nailed nailed it.

If I gave it a bit more thought a Bordeaux might feature but, what the heck, don't we all confuse Burgundy with Bordeaux?

Mahmoud.

phillisc · Post by **phillisc** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:47 pm

Yalumba is a very strategic choice, RHS has amassed a treasure trove over the years of his own wines and so many others.
Wynns and Wendouree would be the obvious one for mine.
Cheers Craig

Post by **sjw_11** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:41 pm

James Halliday's cellar (before he sells the Romanee Conti!)

asajoseph · Post by **asajoseph** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:50 pm

Penfolds in Aus for me.

I’ve been struggling with overseas. I’m tossing up between maybe Klein Constantia, d’Yquem, Gaja & Ridge. Which is a terrible answer, because I haven’t chosen a single one. Heh.

Wizz · Post by **Wizz** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:58 am

Mt Pleasant and JJ Prum

crusty2 · Post by **crusty2** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:38 am

Yalumba. Been there once and saw 1800's Yquem, 40's OShea's and DRC (they import them into Aust).

felixp21 · Post by **felixp21** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:44 am

crusty2 wrote:Yalumba. Been there once and saw 1800's Yquem, 40's OShea's and DRC (they import them into Aust).

that's cheating!!!!

I assumed it was the producer's wines only.
If it is a free for all, I'll take He XiangJian's cellar and Len Evans' cellar (not sure what has happened to the latter?)

Rossco · Post by **Rossco** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:29 am

Would be a toss up between an old champagne house, an old port house and a Piedmont producer....

Australian..... Maybe Best's or seppelt / seppeltsfield.

phillisc · Post by **phillisc** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:45 am

Good choices on Bests and Seppelts GW...convenient too.

Cheers Craig

JamieBahrain · Post by **JamieBahrain** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:35 am

phillisc wrote:Yalumba is a very strategic choice, RHS has amassed a treasure trove over the years of his own wines and so many others.
Wynns and Wendouree would be the obvious one for mine.
Cheers Craig

Hi Craig

I've seen Wendouree's museum stock and its pretty miserly. Actually have a photography somewhere. Try Wynn's.

phillisc · Post by **phillisc** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:56 am

JamieBahrain wrote:
phillisc wrote:Yalumba is a very strategic choice, RHS has amassed a treasure trove over the years of his own wines and so many others.
Wynns and Wendouree would be the obvious one for mine.
Cheers Craig
Hi Craig

I've seen Wendouree's museum stock and its pretty miserly. Actually have a photography somewhere. Try Wynn's.

Yes Jamie, seem to recall from a photo of yours that the museum 'cupboard' looked a bit thin.

Yes would love to get a good read on the Wynns BL cabs from the 50s (never been fortunate enough to try any) and look at a few more wines from the 60/70s. Perhaps MJS and I can write a letter. Might be able to revisit the '55 Michael, to have actually purchased and drunk a bottle was my vinous epiphany!!

Cheers Craig

Willard · Post by **Willard** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:12 pm

Mount Pleasant for me, I’d love to try an O’Shea more than any other Australian wine.

International. Not sure - probably Cappellano, that write up Jamie did back to the 20s looked incredible. Or Prum. Or Cheval Blanc.

Cloth Ears · Post by **Cloth Ears** » Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:40 pm

Seppeltsfield and Champagne Ruinart - assuming you could get some small tastings from the 1800's barrels and the older bottles from the crayeres.

AdamR · Post by **AdamR** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:31 pm

Old world - Drc although Bartolo Mascarello, Conterno, Giacosa would be amazing.

McWilliams would be a good choice with the hopes of O’Shea’s, but I’d be happy with something like by Farr or Pipers Brook.

rens · Post by **rens** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:14 pm

Hmm. I think I'd like Moss Woods in Australia and Marques de Murrietta in Rioja-Some great old stuff there.

Mike Hawkins · Post by **Mike Hawkins** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:54 am

I wouldn’t mind hitting the Dom Perignon cellars. Millions of bottles of P2 and P3 would keep me busy for a while!

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