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2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cuvée des Cadettes, Ch. La Nerthe x 12

2009 Morgon, Charmes, Château Grange Cochard x 12

3 x 2008 Saltram Mamre Brook Cab Sav
3 x 2008 Saltram Mamre Brook Shiraz
6 x 2008 Fraser Gallop Cab Sav
3 x 2009 Greenock Creek Grenache
1 x 2008 Greenock Creek Grenache
3 x 2008 Greenock Creek Cab Sav
3 x 2008 Greenock Creek Alices
2 x 2008 Greenock Creek Apricot Block
1 x 1998 Saltram No 1
1 x Almost Full Cellar
1 x Credit Card exausted
1 x Wife who only knows half the story

I need a drink!

Half Doz 04 Reschke Bos
Mixed Dozen Clonakilla 09 SV, 09 Viognier & 2010 Riesling
Mixed Dozen of 07 David Clark Burgs

Nick

2009 Nick O' Leary Shiraz
2008 Wynns Coonawaara cabernet
2006 McWilliams Elizabeth
2009 Jean Paul Brun Beaujolais L'Ancien
2009 Jean Paul Brun Morgon
2009 Jean Paul Brun Moulin a Vent
2009 Jean Paul Brun Cote de Brouilly
2008 Domaine Servin Chablis Montee De Tonnerre
2008 Domaine Servin Chablis Les Clos
2004 San Vincentia Chianti Classico Riserva
2009 Marc Burguard Beaujolais Villages
1999Chapoutier Les Varonniers, Crozes-Hermitage

rens wrote:1 x Almost Full Cellar
1 x Credit Card exausted
1 x Wife who only knows half the story

I need a drink!

What's it worth to you for me not to tell the "full story" at the offline !?!?!?!

I think I am currently about $800 over budget for the year (and there is still a quarter to go....)

Cheers

Michael

A few auction pickups...
1996 Fourrier Clos st Jacques
1996 Fourrier Griotte Chambertin

hope they were well looked after....

Michael McNally wrote:

rens wrote:1 x Almost Full Cellar
1 x Credit Card exausted
1 x Wife who only knows half the story

I need a drink!

What's it worth to you for me not to tell the "full story" at the offline !?!?!?!

I think I am currently about $800 over budget for the year (and there is still a quarter to go....)

Cheers

Michael

A size ten up the clacker!
Seriously though, I think I'm about 1K over with a few more 'small' buys to come. I'll have to do a bit of overtime to pay for it.

12 x 2010 Heggies Riesling
12 x 2006 Tahbilk Cab Sav

2006 Ch Grange des Peres
2009 Alvaro Palacios Caminos Ganarcha
2008 Dard & Ribo Saint Joseph Blanc
2008 Dard & Ribo Saint Joseph Rouge
2008 Dard & Ribo Crozes-Hermitage Blanc
2008 Dard & Ribo Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
2009 Dard & Ribo C'est le Printemps Crozes-Hermitage
2009 Maxime Magnon Rozeta
2009 Olivier Riviere Rayos Uva
2008 Dom Marechal Cuvee Antoine
2008 Meyer-Fonne Riesling Reserve
2009 Cave D'Esterzargues Cuvee de Galets
2009 Cave D'Esterzargues Cuvee des Genestas
2008 Cascina Morresino Langhe Rosso
2007 Ch Rayas
2007 J.F. Coche-Dury Meursault

Thommo wrote:12 x 2010 Heggies Riesling
12 x 2006 Tahbilk Cab Sav

Both very solid punts to go long on there I reckon Thommo.

Cheers

Michael

6 x Meerea Park XYZ Shiraz 2008
6 x Quarisa Treasures Shiraz 2006
6 x Quarisa Treasures Cab 2006
12 x Ralph Fowler Merlot 2005
6 x Sevenhill Inigo Merlot 2008
12 x Sevenhill Inigo Riesling 2009
12 x Sevenhill Shiraz 2005 (the unreleased Brother John May Reserve)

Michael McNally wrote:

Thommo wrote:12 x 2010 Heggies Riesling
12 x 2006 Tahbilk Cab Sav

Both very solid punts to go long on there I reckon Thommo.

Cheers

Michael

yep, that is my intention. I am in the early stages of stocking my "cellar" (read mesh cage in the apartment's underground carpark) but am constrained by a pretty tight budget. Always on the lookout for wines of any persuasion that have good cellaring potential and are under $20 though.

Thommo wrote:

Michael McNally wrote:

Thommo wrote:12 x 2010 Heggies Riesling
12 x 2006 Tahbilk Cab Sav

Both very solid punts to go long on there I reckon Thommo.

Cheers

Michael

yep, that is my intention. I am in the early stages of stocking my "cellar" (read mesh cage in the apartment's underground carpark) but am constrained by a pretty tight budget. Always on the lookout for wines of any persuasion that have good cellaring potential and are under $20 though.

The Barwang duo, cab and shiraz for under $12 could suit - should handle 8-10 years easily. Drink them while you're waiting 15 years+ for the Tahbilk Cab 06 to fully mature. The Tahbilk shiraz 06 has had some good press too.

Cheers

daz

Just to follow a rather unoriginal trend:
Clonakilla SV and O'Raida '09 - my first dip into the Clonakilla hype
&
Nick O'Leary Shiraz 09 (08 was quite exciting - hoping for great things)
Church Block 08 (@12.50 who could say no)

I got sucked into the marketing hype and bought a 6 pack of 2002 Dom Perignon with the Andy Warhol labels

tim1210 wrote:Just to follow a rather unoriginal trend:
Clonakilla SV and O'Raida '09 - my first dip into the Clonakilla hype

No hype on the SV, justified quality I would say, very good wine indeed.

I think a balanced view though is that there are a number of really good Cote Roties which are similar quality, similar prices. I don't see a great climb on price tbh like Grange and HOG went up from 1994-2000, driven by worldwide demand.

Australian Shiraz is a great style, but Clonakilla SV goes head to head with Northern Rhone - rather well it must be said!

I thought the 2008 SV a bit heavy, bigger is NOT better in this style, personally I think Clonakilla shows better in lighter years like 2005.

4x 2009 Tyrrells Vat 9
2x 2010 Tyrrells HVD Chardonnay
3x 2009 Head 'Blonde'
3x 2009 Head 'Brunette'

4 x BAY OF FIRES Tasmania Pinot Gris 2007
4 x BLACK WATTLE Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
6 x DI GIORGIO Lucindale Limestone Coast Chardonnay 2002
1 x HAY SHED HILL WINES Block 2 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
1 X VOYAGER ESTATE Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2005
1 x YALUMBA Galway Pipe Port (old bottling)

Chuck

3 x Clonakilla SV 2009 (look forward to the first in a few short years)
3 x Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz 2009 (look forward to one of these in a few short months)
4 x Seppelt DP63 Show Reserve Muscat (look forward to one of these in a few short minutes!)

A bottle each of the Barwang Hilltops 08 cab and shiraz duo, think I'll get at least another bottle of each for <$12.

Wasn't gonna buy anything this month bu couldn't resist 2008 Craggy Range Le Sol for $29.99 at my new favourite local bottle store
Damn only one bottle there but hey

2 x Forest Hill 2005 Great Southern Shiraz - To keep the 07 and 08 Cabs I have in the cellar.
1 x Glaetzer Wallace 2008 - Stockpiling this wine

6x 2005 Bannockburn Shiraz

Cheers

Got to love the NZ wine market at the moment. Even ignoring the good deals, even ignoring the very good deals and just taking advantage of the crazy deals on genuinely blue chip wines you can still spend the budget!

2007 Church Rd Reserve Cabernet Merlot $22.99 at my favourite yellow supermarket. Another half dozen for the cellar

2x 2004 Haut Brion
2x 2004 Ducru Beaucaillou

Craig(NZ) wrote:Got to love the NZ wine market at the moment.
2007 Church Rd Reserve Cabernet Merlot $22.99 at my favourite yellow supermarket. Another half dozen for the cellar

Yip. Only enough cash in my pocket to gather 2 of these at my local yellow shop for $23.99 Friday. Cellar space is cramped and have
a few tucked away so I just went ahead and drank them both over the weekend. Yum. And Yum.

And the 07 ep bdx has arrived. Picked up 6x 2007 Doisy Daene, Barsac, 375 on Saturday. Since the 2007 bdx was not higly fancied I mostly purchased these so my retailer would remember me for campaigns such as 2009. There was an open box of Pontet Cantet 07 sitting on the floor, $130pb. Tempted by the good review in August Decanter, but resisted, mostly due to straightened cash flow at the moment.

cheers jafa.

1 x Step Road Langhorne Shiraz 2005 (added to the existing couple I have left)
2 x Hare's Chase 2004 Shiraz
1 x Barwang Shiraz 2008 ( had to try after all the positive reviews)

Yip. Only enough cash in my pocket to gather 2 of these at my local yellow shop for $23.99 Friday. Cellar space is cramped and have
a few tucked away so I just went ahead and drank them both over the weekend. Yum. And Yum.

And the 07 ep bdx has arrived. Picked up 6x 2007 Doisy Daene, Barsac, 375 on Saturday. Since the 2007 bdx was not higly fancied I mostly purchased these so my retailer would remember me for campaigns such as 2009. There was an open box of Pontet Cantet 07 sitting on the floor, $130pb. Tempted by the good review in August Decanter, but resisted, mostly due to straightened cash flow at the moment.

Yip I think I have about 1.5 doz of the CRR. I VERY rarely buy over half a doz of anything these days. Its great vfm along with the syrah. It showed its class at Mel's birthday when we had it next to 94 SRL, 05 Puriri Res + 02 La Collina all wines hanging around close to the $100 mark. I am spending less and less on wine but there is a buying threshold for even me. This (and $30 for a 08 Le Sol) trips that threshold.

I think the only significant purchases I will make before the end of the year will be a mixed case of 08 Puriri Hills as soon as they are released and a 6 pack of a good NZ sparkling for my 40th, but will wait for the pre xmas sparkling sales for that purchase

Amazingly I haven't bought anything apart from quaffing wines ...

The bad thing is my "to buy" list is longer then ever. Thankfully Bordeaux is over but 2009 Rhone EP is to come. It sounds like 1999 in Cote Rotie - if so, a lot of buying to be done.

Bannockburn shiraz 1995 x 6
Dalwhinnie Monambel Cabernet 2001 x 6