December 2011....buying.

[ross67]

Bought a heap of miscellaneous through auction and the like:

Laughing Jack Shiraz 2008 x 1
Laughing Jack Shiraz 2004 x 3
The Colonial Estate 'Exile Shiraz' 2009 x 2
Possums Vineyard Shiraz 2005 x 2
Chateau Tanunda 'Noble Baron' Shiraz 2008 x 1
Penny's Hill Shiraz 2004 x 1
Head 'The Contrarian' 2010 x 2
Kilikanoon 'Testament' 2007 x 4
Bent Creek 'Black Dog' Shiraz 2004 x 1
Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2005 x 5
Heritage Wines 'Rossco's Shiraz' 2002 x 1
Koltz 'The Wizard' 2009 x 18
Brown Brothers Graciano 2009 x 4
Brown Brothers Cienna 2010 x 2

ross

[Nayan]

12x 2001 Ch. Talbot
12x 2007 Ch. Puygueraud
12x 2005 la Parde de Haut-Bailly
6x 2002 Dom Perignon

[Mike Hawkins]

6x 2002 Dom Perignon

I know some people don't come away impressed with this wine - that is why patience is imperative. I think it will drink well from 2020 - 2035+. By way of comparison, the 82 and 85 are drinking nicely now....

Enjoy..... down the road !

Mike

[Nayan]

6x 2002 Dom Perignon

I know some people don't come away impressed with this wine - that is why patience is imperative. I think it will drink well from 2020 - 2035+. By way of comparison, the 82 and 85 are drinking nicely now....

Enjoy..... down the road !

Mike

I've had the chance to taste this from 5 different bottles (4 of them on the same day; at a wedding, where it was used for the toast)

There was definitely bottle variation; from the meh to the incredible. But, in each case I felt that this was a wine that needs lots of time.

It will be interesting how the bottle variation pans out; will it converge or diverge? Either way, I thought it was a good enough a wine to take the punt.

[Mike Hawkins]

I agree - definitely bottle variation. I've had it 7 times in 3 different countries. 5 times superb, one was ok, the other ordinary.

[Luke W]

Gone a bit crazy as my darling has gone to Bali with our youngest and so I have carte blanche:

4 dozen Rolf Binder Heysen 2006
1 dozen 2004 Geoff Merrill Reserve Chardy
1 dozen 2010 Jacobs Ck Riesling
2 dozen 2009 Songlines Shiraz
1 dozen assorted Aussie sparklings - Chandon Brut/Salinger/James Hardy vintage
Now add the following:
1 dozen Yalumba D 2004 Sparkling red
4 x Holm Oak 2010 Pinot Noir
1997 Mount Mary Cabernets
2002 Wolf Blass Platinum
1991 Wynns Michael
1998 Lakes Folly Cabernets
10 x 1996 Penfolds Bin 28

L

[AndrewCowley]

Back to the 90's for me -

1999 Hardys Eileen Hardy Shiraz
1998 Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz
1996 Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz
1996 Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz
1991 Wynns Centenary Shiraz Cabernet
1990 Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon

Really looking forward to these over Christmas.

[Mike Hawkins]

2002 Bollinger Grande Annee

[Brucer]

Bought a heap of miscellaneous through auction and the like:


Koltz 'The Wizard' 2009 x 18

ross

Great wine. I bought 2 doz, and half way through them.

[ross67]

Bought a heap of miscellaneous through auction and the like:


Koltz 'The Wizard' 2009 x 18

ross

Great wine. I bought 2 doz, and half way through them.

Yes Brucer it is a very hard wine to keep your hands off.

Have you tried the Pagan? Yet to try it myself.

ross

[Craig(NZ)]

a couple more 09 Coleraine. At $55 and for one of the best ever vintages seemed silly to not

[via collins]

09 Coleraine at NZ$55 would be bargain of the year from where I sit.

Meanwhile, back in Melbourne:

3 x 2008 Marius Symphony
3 x 2008 Marius Simpatico
6 x 2009 Plantagenet Mt Barker shiraz

The lack of warm weather here is not encouraging the riesling buying that would usually be in full flow!

[Nayan]

Managed to go a little bit silly at an auction the other day:

12 x 2000 Crawford River Riesling
12 x 2003 Crawford River Riesling
20 x Seppelts DP63
2 x 1983 Taltarni Cab Sav
And something listed as 1990 Cloudy Bay Cabernet Merlot

[Brucer]

Bought a heap of miscellaneous through auction and the like:


Koltz 'The Wizard' 2009 x 18

ross

Great wine. I bought 2 doz, and half way through them.

Yes Brucer it is a very hard wine to keep your hands off.

Have you tried the Pagan? Yet to try it myself.

ross

Yes Ross, I absolutely love the Pagan.

I have gone through 3 doz 05.
Have 06, 08, 05 and 09 still in the cellar.
I buy it every year without fail, and Wizard when Mark makes it.

[ross67]

Great wine. I bought 2 doz, and half way through them.[/quote]


Yes Brucer it is a very hard wine to keep your hands off.

Have you tried the Pagan? Yet to try it myself.

ross[/quote]

Yes Ross, I absolutely love the Pagan.

I have gone through 3 doz 05.
Have 06, 08, 05 and 09 still in the cellar.
I buy it every year without fail, and Wizard when Mark makes it.[/quote]

Bruce:

Can you tell me about the characteristics of the Pagan compared to the Wizard. Is it similar but a little more refined....more elegant....or just bigger?
Also have you tried the 03 and 04?
What has been your favourite vintage to date?.....possibly the 05 considering consumption!!

Sorry about the numerous questions!!

ross

[ross67]

The Colonial Estate 'Exile' Shiraz 2008 x 6
The Colonial Estate 'Richard Lander' Shiraz 2008 x 6

ross

[Brucer]

Ross
The Pagan is full on Amarone style, which I really like. The Wizard is repasso, so it does not have as much full on raison flavour spectrum , more a balance or somewhere in between a normal red and amarone. The Wizard is the elegant one, and the Pagan is the brute. Both are quite sweet. But they dont taste of overripe dead fruit, even though the grapes have dried. Maybe it makes a difference drying them off the vine, as to getting too ripe on the vine.
I do like the 05 Pagan. The 06 is a bit lighter, the 08 is good, and I have not tried the 09. They are all very similar, and I just love the flavour profile, and dont really think too hard about them when drinking.
I do know that they are hard to stop drinking after I start. I think they will keep, but why bother. They are probably too sweet for food. To me, the Pagan is a special wine, that I look forward to drinking.
Mitolo have an amarone style cabernet, Serpico. Its good, but very expensive.
B

[ross67]

Ross
The Pagan is full on Amarone style, which I really like. The Wizard is repasso, so it does not have as much full on raison flavour spectrum , more a balance or somewhere in between a normal red and amarone. The Wizard is the elegant one, and the Pagan is the brute. Both are quite sweet. But they dont taste of overripe dead fruit, even though the grapes have dried. Maybe it makes a difference drying them off the vine, as to getting too ripe on the vine.
I do like the 05 Pagan. The 06 is a bit lighter, the 08 is good, and I have not tried the 09. They are all very similar, and I just love the flavour profile, and dont really think too hard about them when drinking.
I do know that they are hard to stop drinking after I start. I think they will keep, but why bother. They are probably too sweet for food. To me, the Pagan is a special wine, that I look forward to drinking.
Mitolo have an amarone style cabernet, Serpico. Its good, but very expensive.
B

Thanks so much Bruce for all that info....very interesting. I will source some as the big rich sweet fleshy style certainly appeals to my palette.

thanks again

ross

[daz]

A couple of Tahbilk Every Day Drinking range, 6 each of Shiraz 2004 and Riesling 2011. I've not had a Tahbilk Riesling for several years or so and this one was awarded a gold in Hobart and a siver at Perth so could be good value for $7.45. It's not expected to be a keeper and I generally prefer younger whites anyway. The 2003 EDD Shiraz was enjoyed by others as well as by me so think the 2004 worth trying at $9.95.

[Pat]

2 x 2010 ringbolt cab sav
1 x 2005 mt langi cliff edge shiraz ( love this as a BBQ wine)
1 x 2004 pen folds st henri
1 x nv mumm brut
1 x nv chandon brut

[Mike Hawkins]

Some more cases of champers

2006 Jose Dhondt Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Mes Vieilles Vignes
2004 Godmé Père et Fils Champagne Blanc de Blancs Les Alouettes Saint Bets