July 2022 Purchases

[phillisc]

3 2018 Wynns Harold Cabernet...on clearance
12 2020 Metala...last run before the family who brought back the farm, jacks up the prices for the 2021 release

Post-script, 3 white label 2021 Metala's to be released by the Adams at Langhorne Creek, the whole (shiraz/cab blend) and the sum of its parts (a straight shiraz and cabernet). At $20 their dreaming, even though I have enough to have a bath in, pity, really wanted a dozen or two of the 2021.

Cheers Craig

[brodie]

New white burg Producer for me;

3 x 2019 Bernard-Bonin Meursault VV villages
1 x 2019 Bernard-Bonin Puligny Montrachet La Garenne

Also this year's Raveneau allocation;

3 x 2019 Raveneau Montee de Tonerre
1 x 2019 Raveneau Montee de Tonerre Magnum
1 x 2019 Raveneau Le Clos

Brodie

[VinoEd]

3 x 2021 Adelina Polish Hill Riesling
2 x 1985 Petaluma Cabernet (magnum)
6 x 2020 Metala Shiraz Cabernet

Looking forward to trying the Petaluma - birth year for me.

Cheers Ed

[phillisc]

6 2018 Maxwell Ellen St Shiraz, fantastic unctuous MV Shiraz. Less than half the price of other, not as good marques
Cheers Craig

[platinum]

2 x Hobbs 1905 shiraz 2019 , (for 55 per bottle)

6 dappled chard 2021
3 dappled shiraz 21
2 dappled cab 20
1 dappled Pinot 21

[VinoEd]

3 x 2021 Agricola Flaxman Valley Shiraz
3 x 2021 Kumeu River Chardonnay
1 x 1992 Henschke Cyril Henschke

[phillisc]

1997 Wynns Michael Magnum

Cheers Craig

[Rossco]

12 x 2020 Metala Cab Shiraz. On sale for $10 p.b at VC. How can you go wrong

[Mike Hawkins]

12 x 2020 Metala Cab Shiraz. On sale for $10 p.b at VC. How can you go wrong

Craig!!!!

[phillisc]

12 x 2020 Metala Cab Shiraz. On sale for $10 p.b at VC. How can you go wrong

Craig!!!!

Mike not sure if that's meant for me but I'll take it. Rossco and I certainly like the Metala...I picked up some myself and had some VC cellar shares to spend, so ended up being very very cheap
Cheers Craig

[JamieAdelaide]

$10 is almost worth the veiny claret nose associated with drinking mass agriculture wines. I’d be in for a few cases too. Keep the Mongols hoards from my good stuff.

[Mike Hawkins]

12 x 2020 Metala Cab Shiraz. On sale for $10 p.b at VC. How can you go wrong

Craig!!!!

Mike not sure if that's meant for me but I'll take it. Rossco and I certainly like the Metala...I picked up some myself and had some VC cellar shares to spend, so ended up being very very cheap
Cheers Craig

It was indeed meant for you… I believe you may have once tried Metala and liked it !

[phillisc]

Thanks Mike!!
yes its a big make, but its one of the few wines that can justify reputation and ages beautifully...I have never experienced so called vieny claret nose in a Metala, perhaps in 80s Jacobs Creeks, Thomas Hylands and certainly in modern day Koonunga Hills and the disastrous Rawson's Retreat.

Whilst I certainly rate the wine, $20 for the current 2021 is just a bridge too far at the moment
Cheers Craig

[sjw_11]

$10 is almost worth the veiny claret nose associated with drinking mass agriculture wines. I’d be in for a few cases too. Keep the Mongols hoards from my good stuff.

The honourable gentleman will withdraw this remark...

[Rossco]

$10 is almost worth the veiny claret nose associated with drinking mass agriculture wines. I’d be in for a few cases too. Keep the Mongols hoards from my good stuff.

Hahaha it's a bit of an all rounder for me. I give it to the in-laws when I they visit. It cellars pretty well and it's a good mid week quaffer. Also I'm not afraid to crack one and just use it for cooking. Not many wines tick so many boxes at $10 P.b

[mychurch]

Some nice ports for sale at the lastest MW auction, but I skipped the 60’s wines and picked up 4 bottles of a 73 Port from Kaiser Stuhl - 2 very close friends come from that vintage and we will have them next year.

Also picked up 2 Boudingnon 2019 Vouvray and a 2005 Penfolds Bin Aged Riesling. Almost got into a bidding war for a 78 Orlando Jimmy Watson winning Cabernet, but i had to leave for home, so let it go. I wonder if it went to one of board members ?

[mjs]

Couple of potential roughies from the Oddbins auction last week for a bit of fun that will be interesting ...
1 x 1981 Penfolds Bin 128 Coonawarra Claret Shiraz
1 x 1976 Mildara Claret
1 x 1970 Stonyfell Metala Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz
1 x 1968 Stonyfell Metala Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz

Skipped the MW auction

Then a cheap quaffer ...
12 x 2019 Petaluma White Label Coonawarra Cabernet (need something, as wife and I both cooped up with CV19)

[phillisc]

Well done on the Metala's Malcolm.
Suspect that there will be a few of these floating around following the recent TWE museum recorking program/Langton's sale, and the Brand going back to family hands.
Cheers Craig

[Con J]

Agree, nice pick up of the Metala Malcolm.

Would love to hear how they’re travelling when you open them.

I see some of these come up at auction but condition is usually not great.

Cheers Con.

[Con J]

Some nice ports for sale at the lastest MW auction, but I skipped the 60’s wines and picked up 4 bottles of a 73 Port from Kaiser Stuhl - 2 very close friends come from that vintage and we will have them next year.

Hi Cameron.

I’ve had a few of the 73 Kaiser Stuhl VP’s and if the cork does it’s job should be drinking well. They’re also great value for money. Still have 3 left in the cellar.

Cheers Con.

[ticklenow1]

2 x 2021 Serrat Shiraz Viogner
2 x 2021 Serrat Chardonnay
1 x 2021 Serrat Grenache Noir
1 x 2021 Serrat Grenache Blanc
3 x 2021 Pooley Butcher’s Hill Chardonnay
2 x 2021 Adelina Estate Grenache
2 x 2021 Adelina Estate Shiraz
2 x 2021 Adelina Shiraz Mataro

And now the annual wait on whether or not any Wendouree comes our way…….

Cheers
Ian

[Scotty vino]

3 x 2018 Boasso Barolo Margheria

[Ian S]

3 x 2018 Boasso Barolo Margheria

Interesting!

We stayed in one of the apartments that the family rent out, and can recommend them if ever in the region (they're near Serralunga). We'd not been aware of their wines before that stay and went into a tasting there with modest expectations. It turns out that style-wise the wines were the sort we like (a strong lean towards traditional) and surprisingly the biggest highlight was the Barbera, a grape I don't always take a shine to. The Barolos all very enjoyable as well, with fine value for moiney.

Have you tried the Boasso wines before?

[Scotty vino]

3 x 2018 Boasso Barolo Margheria

Interesting!

We stayed in one of the apartments that the family rent out, and can recommend them if ever in the region (they're near Serralunga). We'd not been aware of their wines before that stay and went into a tasting there with modest expectations. It turns out that style-wise the wines were the sort we like (a strong lean towards traditional) and surprisingly the biggest highlight was the Barbera, a grape I don't always take a shine to. The Barolos all very enjoyable as well, with fine value for moiney.

Have you tried the Boasso wines before?

I had the 2017 Boasso Barolo Margheria back in May . Did a Barolo night with a few lads. Was a massive eye opener actually. Keep meaning to post pics and some feedback. Had a contact source for the 2018 so thought why not. Tucked away in the cellar now.

[VinoEd]

3 x 2018 Mount Mary Reflexion Chardonnay
3 x 2021 Juliard Chardonnay
2 x 2019 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay
2 x 2015 Voyager Estate Cabernet Merlot
2 x 2019 Wynns V&A Cabernet Shiraz

[VinoEd]

2 x 2021 Serrat Shiraz Viogner
2 x 2021 Serrat Chardonnay
1 x 2021 Serrat Grenache Noir
1 x 2021 Serrat Grenache Blanc
3 x 2021 Pooley Butcher’s Hill Chardonnay
2 x 2021 Adelina Estate Grenache
2 x 2021 Adelina Estate Shiraz
2 x 2021 Adelina Shiraz Mataro

And now the annual wait on whether or not any Wendouree comes our way…….

Cheers
Ian

Hi Ian - how do you rate Serrat? I was late to the party and most of it is gone other than the Chardonnay, which I may grab a few of.

Cheers Ed

[ticklenow1]

2 x 2021 Serrat Shiraz Viogner
2 x 2021 Serrat Chardonnay
1 x 2021 Serrat Grenache Noir
1 x 2021 Serrat Grenache Blanc
3 x 2021 Pooley Butcher’s Hill Chardonnay
2 x 2021 Adelina Estate Grenache
2 x 2021 Adelina Estate Shiraz
2 x 2021 Adelina Shiraz Mataro

And now the annual wait on whether or not any Wendouree comes our way…….

Cheers
Ian

Hi Ian - how do you rate Serrat? I was late to the party and most of it is gone other than the Chardonnay, which I may grab a few of.

Cheers Ed

Ed,

Serrat do a mailing list offer first and then release to everyone else a couple of weeks later. Not sure whether it is in retail land as I buy direct every year. So that might explain not much being left. Not huge amounts from '21 either.

I really like the wines and have been buying since the 2008 vintage. I probably drank too many of them way too early, as I'm missing a few vintages in the cellar, having purchased every year available. I only buy the SV, Chardonnay and Grenache normally. Most recent SV I had was a 2010 and it was excellent with plenty of life left (I normally try each vintage a couple of years after release, but found a couple of the 2010's lurking in the back of the drink now fridge). I don't normally buy a lot of cool climate shiraz as I don't usually enjoy overly peppery examples. I find the Serrat SV doesn't overdo the peppery notes at all. The viogner doesn't poke it's nose out too far and if I'm being honest, I'd have to admit to cool climate SV like Clonakilla and Ravensworth being more preferred than say, examples from the Barossa (except Standish Relic) as a rule.
The Chardonnay is always excellent. Very Yarra Valley and not overworked. The Grenache is definitely on the lighter side. Mike Bennie (I think it was, but happy to be corrected) coined a term "Pinosity" when tasting the more modern take on Grenache. The term works for the Serrat Grenache. It's a bit more delicate than your typical SA Grenache. Those that know me know that Grenache is my favourite wine variety, but in the case of Serrat, the SV and Chardonnay are my picks. They also make a few other wines as well, with the Pinot always being popular. Plus from what I read, 2021 in the YV is a hit it out of the park vintage. I'll be going long on Chardonnay.

Cheers
Ian

[VinoEd]

Thanks Ian - appreciate the information. Always a good indication when someone has such a long association with a winery. Will have to sign up for the mailing list next vintage.

I’ve managed to get my hands on the Chardonnay, and good intel on the 2021 YV vintage.
Cheers Ed

[mjs]

3 x 2020 Bekkers Syrah

[WineRick]

3 2018 Wynns Harold Cabernet...on clearance
12 2020 Metala...last run before the family who brought back the farm, jacks up the prices for the 2021 release

Post-script, 3 white label 2021 Metala's to be released by the Adams at Langhorne Creek, the whole (shiraz/cab blend) and the sum of its parts (a straight shiraz and cabernet). At $20 their dreaming, even though I have enough to have a bath in, pity, really wanted a dozen or two of the 2021.

Cheers Craig

Do you think $20/btl unreasonable?