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I've just cancelled my friday's plan for this so please count me in. if no one minds I join as a newby...

Great, i am bringing a few different things. Prob. two whites and a red.

Cheers
Franco

Yep, I'm still keen - I have a 96 Eileen Hardy shiraz as part replacement of the busted Cullen.

Ian

I am a tentative yes + 1

Mark

Am now a definite plus 1

Seven wrote:I've just cancelled my friday's plan for this so please count me in. if no one minds I join as a newby...

Good to see you can make it - hopefully we don't strike the troubles you had the last couple of times there.

Been away from the computer for a day or so, and it looks like we're up to six confirmed now:

Franco
n4sir
Seven
Steve
Mark Jappe +1

T-Chow does have some decent glasses now, but if you want more than one each it may still pay to BYO stems. At this stage I'm thinking of taking a 96 white Burgundy, and a 98 red Burgundy.

Cheers,
Ian

I am leaning towards a 94 Nine Popes as long as you don't consider that it will be past it. I will give some though on the other wine depending on whether we will need a white or red to balance things out. Am toying with giving the 96 lovedale another go, but will give it a more thorough taste test this time after last week's debacle.

Mark

Sounds great Mark, Ive got a Chablis that blew me away last week with Japanese, the 2009 Hoddles Pinot Blanc and an old Barolo.

Cheers
Franco

already a nice line-up. Maybe a dessert wine from me?...
how does a full bottle of Noble One 1995 sound?

Noble One sounds good to me.

Not wanting to usurp Ian's role, but it looks like we have the following line-up:

Mark J + 1 - '94 Nine Popes and '96 Lovedale
Franco - Chablis, old Barolo, Hoddles Creek Pinot Blanc
N4Sir - '96 white burgundy, '98 red burgundy
Steve - '96 Eileen Hardy Shiraz
Seven - '95 Noble One

Ian, what time is kick-off?

Mark

Mark Jappe wrote:Ian, what time is kick-off?

7:30pm start.

The extras outside the forum I were talking to haven't seemed to pan out, so I've confirmed for a table of six.

Wine line-up looks good. I'm having second thoughts about the 96 white Burg - maybe a second, ballsy red or even a VP instead?

Cheers,
Ian

either the white burgundy or ballsy red sound great, I must admit to not being a huge fan of vp though.

Mark Jappe wrote:either the white burgundy or ballsy red sound great, I must admit to not being a huge fan of vp though.

I was toying with the idea of maybe taking the 2006 Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache as my second bottle (18.5% alc)...

... on second thought though, maybe the 2005 Ngeringa Adelaide Hills Syrah would be more sensible. The red burgundy should be a 1998 Antonin Guyon Chambolle-Musigny, Clos du Village Monopole.

Cheers,
Ian

I am having a shocking run of bad wine lately. I must have really pissed off the wine gods...

First impressions of the Eileen Hardy aren't good. I think it's past it... I'll know for sure in a few hours.

So, I opened an 02 Clarendon Hills Shiraz. It stinks to high heaven and I have to say that it's the only wine I've had near my nose that, whilst sober and without a hangover, has caused me to gag. It's a shocker.

In desperation I returned to the cellar and fetched a 2003 Primo Estate Joseph Moda. This appears to be doing alright - it's chilling out in the decanter now.

Expect either a Joseph or a Joseph and an Eileen Hardy...!

Steve wrote:I am having a shocking run of bad wine lately. I must have really pissed off the wine gods...

First impressions of the Eileen Hardy aren't good. I think it's past it... I'll know for sure in a few hours.

So, I opened an 02 Clarendon Hills Shiraz. It stinks to high heaven and I have to say that it's the only wine I've had near my nose that, whilst sober and without a hangover, has caused me to gag. It's a shocker.

In desperation I returned to the cellar and fetched a 2003 Primo Estate Joseph Moda. This appears to be doing alright - it's chilling out in the decanter now.

Expect either a Joseph or a Joseph and an Eileen Hardy...!

That's a shocking run Steve.

I wonder what the grocer's excuse about the Eileen Hardy will be? Maybe you can ask them if they stock anything that isn't oxidised to replace it with!

Any idea what's up with the Clarendon Hills - corked or something else? I had the idea this was the vintage that did pretty well at the Ed's Shiraz Challenge last year, although I also think when I tried it at the time I thought it was a bit volatile (EA/nail polish remover characters).

Cheers,
Ian

The Eileen Hardy isn't looking as bad as I thought at first; I think it's still lacking a bit of fruit but it doesn't appear to be faulty.

The Clarendon Hills, however... faults have always been my weakness but this one had a horrible nose of cabbage/butter/bacon - mercaptans again?

However, the Joseph is fine

Steve wrote:The Eileen Hardy isn't looking as bad as I thought at first; I think it's still lacking a bit of fruit but it doesn't appear to be faulty.

The Clarendon Hills, however... faults have always been my weakness but this one had a horrible nose of cabbage/butter/bacon - mercaptans again?

However, the Joseph is fine

I have my reservations about the '96 Euleen Hardy. Would be keen to see how it went for you guys.