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Ozzie W wrote:A huge month for me so far. Got a new cellar to fill up.
1 x 1991 Bests Pinot Meunier
1 x 1992 Bests Pinot Meunier

Would love to know what the Best's pinot meunier is like.
Be interested to see how it ages as the '12 was pretty special.

Ozzie W wrote:A huge month for me so far. Got a new cellar to fill up.

2 x 2012 Cullen Dianna Madeline
2 x 2012 Hickinbotham Trueman Cab Sav
1 x 1994 Bests Cabernet
2 x 2012 Riorret The Abbey Pinot
2 x 2012 Yangarra Small Pot Whole Bunches Shiraz
1 x 2012 Dodgy Bros Shiraz
2 x 2012 Sons of Eden Romulus Shiraz
2 x 2012 Gibson Reserve Shiraz
1 x 1992 Bests Bin 0
1 x 2007 Bests Bin 0
1 x 2009 Bests Bin 0
3 x 2013 Warrabilla Limited Release Durif
1 x 1991 Bests Pinot Meunier
1 x 1992 Bests Pinot Meunier

Where did you come across the old Best's gear if you don't mind me asking? Am a big fan of their work.

conformistpete wrote:

Ozzie W wrote:A huge month for me so far. Got a new cellar to fill up.
1 x 1991 Bests Pinot Meunier
1 x 1992 Bests Pinot Meunier

Would love to know what the Best's pinot meunier is like.
Be interested to see how it ages as the '12 was pretty special.

The Bests Old Vine Pinot Meunier is one of my favourite wines. I just love the style. It's "pinot-ish" but much better. And the history behind it is worth a read if you're not familiar with it. So far, I've only had the '11 and '12 vintages. I've read good things about how well they age, so when an opportunity came up to purchase some I couldn't pass (more about this in my next post).

Diddy wrote:

Ozzie W wrote:
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1 x 1994 Bests Cabernet
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1 x 1992 Bests Bin 0
1 x 2007 Bests Bin 0
1 x 2009 Bests Bin 0
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1 x 1991 Bests Pinot Meunier
1 x 1992 Bests Pinot Meunier

Where did you come across the old Best's gear if you don't mind me asking? Am a big fan of their work.

I contacted Bests regarding purchasing some birth year Bin 0 for my kids (2007 and 2009). Then I thought it'd be nice to try a 20+ year old Bin 0 now so I can get an idea of what to expect in 20 years. So I asked them about back vintages and was presented with a nice list to choose from. And considering all their back vintages have been properly stored in their underground cellar all this time, there's no question of provenance. I'm a Magnum club member at Bests so I'm not sure if the back vintages are available to non-members.

With half the cellar sold or sent off to auction, flushed with $$$, topped up the cellar with the following

6x 2012 Hentley Farm H Block Shiraz/Cab
10x 2011 Xanadu Stevens Rd Cab (did well to snap them up before they all disapeared in a flash)
And waiting on 18x various 2012 wndourees to arrive

You did well. The Halliday Xanadu's went for $212 each at last nights Langton auction.
Crazy price.

Rocky wrote:You did well. The Halliday Xanadu's went for $212 each at last nights Langton auction.
Crazy price.

Yeah i saw, anyone wanna gimme 2k for my 10 bottles, by all means, i accept cash cheque or credit lol

6 x 2013 Teusner Riebke
6 x 2012 Wynns BL CS
3 x 2012 Wynns BL Shiraz
6 x 2012 Wynns White label Shiraz

About to pull the trigger on a big order shortly - just working it all out.

wow!!! $212????? are you kidding? does this include buyer's premium??
tried a bottle a couple of weeks ago, pretty good, but no-where near the level of the 10 Moss Wood or 12 Cullen.
unlike the ANZACs, me thinks age has certainly wearied old James His scores are becoming a bit of a joke. I have a six pack, given he rates it 100 points, I wonder if he would consider swapping my six pack for a six pack of 2010 Ausone, which only scored 99. I am willing to accept the mis-match, as I already have enough WA cabs.

Still waiting on Wendouree... Other than that I was lucky enough to score 2 x 2004 Penfolds Block 42.

Wendouree order arrived and from the mix shared with friends my allocation is:

2x Shiraz
2x Cab Sav
2x Malbec
3x Shiraz Malbec
3x Cab Malbec

Pretty happy with that selection of mixed lollies

felixp wrote:wow!!! $212????? are you kidding? does this include buyer's premium??
tried a bottle a couple of weeks ago, pretty good, but no-where near the level of the 10 Moss Wood or 12 Cullen.
unlike the ANZACs, me thinks age has certainly wearied old James His scores are becoming a bit of a joke. I have a six pack, given he rates it 100 points, I wonder if he would consider swapping my six pack for a six pack of 2010 Ausone, which only scored 99. I am willing to accept the mis-match, as I already have enough WA cabs.

Plus commission
Also, he only gave it 99 points :p
And noone in their right mind would do that swap, hell ild give up 6 for 1 2010 ausone

3x 2000 Jack Mann Cab Malbec
6x 2010 Penfolds 389
6x 2009 Moss Wood Cab

Hoping the Jack Mann will be good nowish, while I wait for my 2009-13 cellar to mature.

Had the 2000 Jack Mann two years ago, a really good wine, with plenty in the tank. I suspect you'll be very happy with it. Scored 91 Wheelers, which is roughly equivalent to 95 Hallidays. (or 97 Hallidays if scored today).

DJ1980 wrote:Still waiting on Wendouree... Other than that I was lucky enough to score 2 x 2004 Penfolds Block 42.

Excellent purchase - but be patient !

Mike

TiggerK wrote:Had the 2000 Jack Mann two years ago, a really good wine, with plenty in the tank. I suspect you'll be very happy with it. Scored 91 Wheelers, which is roughly equivalent to 95 Hallidays. (or 97 Hallidays if scored today).

Thansk for the Goss!

1 (probable) last 6 pack of 2004 Taittinger Comtes. Stocks of this wine at good prices in the UK, Europe and US are fast disappearing.

2x 2013 Clonakilla Riesling
1x 2012 Wynns Black Label Cab
1x 2012 Wynns Black Label Shiraz (gave me this instead a cheapy Shiraz for the same price, I'll take it!)
1x 2012 Wynns Shiraz
1x 2010 Petaluma Coonawarra Cab

Also some French stuff...

1x 2010 Chateau Pape Clement
1x 2009 Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron
1x 2009 Chateau Canon-la-Gaffelierre
1x 2010 Chateau Monbousquet
1x 2010 Clos De l'Oratoire
1x 2010 Chateau Duhart-Milon

VINH NGUYEN wrote:

felixp wrote:wow!!! $212????? are you kidding? does this include buyer's premium??
tried a bottle a couple of weeks ago, pretty good, but no-where near the level of the 10 Moss Wood or 12 Cullen.
unlike the ANZACs, me thinks age has certainly wearied old James His scores are becoming a bit of a joke. I have a six pack, given he rates it 100 points, I wonder if he would consider swapping my six pack for a six pack of 2010 Ausone, which only scored 99. I am willing to accept the mis-match, as I already have enough WA cabs.

Plus commission
Also, he only gave it 99 points :p
And noone in their right mind would do that swap, hell ild give up 6 for 1 2010 ausone

actually, as you seem to be serious, 6 bottles of that stuff will get you about 170mls of 2010 Ausone

felixp wrote:

VINH NGUYEN wrote:

felixp wrote:wow!!! $212????? are you kidding? does this include buyer's premium??
tried a bottle a couple of weeks ago, pretty good, but no-where near the level of the 10 Moss Wood or 12 Cullen.
unlike the ANZACs, me thinks age has certainly wearied old James His scores are becoming a bit of a joke. I have a six pack, given he rates it 100 points, I wonder if he would consider swapping my six pack for a six pack of 2010 Ausone, which only scored 99. I am willing to accept the mis-match, as I already have enough WA cabs.

Plus commission
Also, he only gave it 99 points :p
And noone in their right mind would do that swap, hell ild give up 6 for 1 2010 ausone

actually, as you seem to be serious, 6 bottles of that stuff will get you about 170mls of 2010 Ausone

Thanx for clearing that up mate

Quick afternoon visit to the Barossa on the back of a work trip.

x10 2011 Rockford Rifle Range Cabernet
x3 2005 Rockford SVS Flaxman
x3 2005 Rockford SVS Hoffman
x2 2005 Rockford VP Shiraz
x6 NV Rockford Sparkling Pinot Meunier - Rockford meets champagne!
x3 2012 Sons of Eden Remus
x3 2009 Hobbs Semillon

While at Rockford managed to also score a taste of the 1994 Black Sparling from magnum, 2005 RR Cabernet and the 1992 BP Shiraz. The latter was a beautiful surprise, great tannin structure, a long, long finish and still a kiss of fruit which should see it go for a few more years yet. In a great place now for a so-so vintage. The 1994 Black was sensational. Considering Rockford tend to advertise to drink this earlier than latter, I think this wine shows better with at least 10 years bottle age (as long as the cork doesn't fail!). This was an excellent example of aged Barossa sparkling shiraz. Wish I could have taken a bottle home!

Hi Andrew

Fwiw I had the 92 Black Shiraz there a couple of years ago, nice wines and great fun to drink but both mags had past their prime, that 92 BP sounds right in its window however.

Keen to hear your feedback on the SoE Remus (& Romulus), did you taste?... how do you rate against previous vintages??

Thanks
Michael

Ridiculously ridiculous month:
2x 2012 Wendouree Shiraz
2x 2012 Wendouree Shiraz-Malbec
2x 2012 Wendouree Shiraz-Mataro
2x 2012 Wendouree Cabernet
2x 2012 Wendouree Cabernet-Malbec
1x 2010 Lakes Folly Cabernets Magnum
1x 2011 Lakes Folly Cabernets Magnum
1x 1978 Lakes Folly Cabernet
3x 2010 Gnadenfrei St Michaels
3x 2008 Marius Symphony
3x 2010 Marius Symposium
1x 2004 Moss Wood Cabernet
1x 2005 Moss Wood Cabernet
3x 2012 Sami Odi Little Wine
3x 2013 Maretti Langhe
2x 2010 Juniper Estate Cabernet
1x 2012 Cullen Mangan
1x 2012 By Farr Sangreal
2x 2012 By Farr Farrside
2x 2012 Hentley Farm The Beauty
1x 2009 SC Pannell Nebbiolo
2x 2012 SC Pannell Nebbiolo SCP
2x 2013 Hoddles Creek Pinot
3x 2010 Benevelli Piero Barolo Ravera
1x 2010 Kooyong Meres Pinot
4x 2008 Chateau Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Greenock
1x 2005 Chateau Pavie Macquin
3x 2010 Moulin de Duhart
3x 2007 Louis Jadot Hospices De Beane Corton Cuvee Docteur Peste
3x 2011 Passopisciaro Etna Rosso
3x 2010 Linnaea Trifulau Barolo
6x 2013 Ravensworth Sangiovese
3x 2013 Ravensworth Nebbiolo
1x 2013 Ravensworth Shiraz Viognier
1x 2014 Trip to the divorce courts 

Wendouree arrived - as ordered (first time since 2009 vintage).

Also couldn't turn down a couple of the Xanadu Stevens Road 2011. I normally ignore Halliday ratings nowadays, but I had to have a look-see!

Simon

pc79 wrote:Ridiculously ridiculous month:
2x 2012 Wendouree Shiraz
2x 2012 Wendouree Shiraz-Malbec
2x 2012 Wendouree Shiraz-Mataro
2x 2012 Wendouree Cabernet
2x 2012 Wendouree Cabernet-Malbec
1x 2010 Lakes Folly Cabernets Magnum
1x 2011 Lakes Folly Cabernets Magnum
1x 1978 Lakes Folly Cabernet
3x 2010 Gnadenfrei St Michaels
3x 2008 Marius Symphony
3x 2010 Marius Symposium
1x 2004 Moss Wood Cabernet
1x 2005 Moss Wood Cabernet
3x 2012 Sami Odi Little Wine
3x 2013 Maretti Langhe
2x 2010 Juniper Estate Cabernet
1x 2012 Cullen Mangan
1x 2012 By Farr Sangreal
2x 2012 By Farr Farrside
2x 2012 Hentley Farm The Beauty
1x 2009 SC Pannell Nebbiolo
2x 2012 SC Pannell Nebbiolo SCP
2x 2013 Hoddles Creek Pinot
3x 2010 Benevelli Piero Barolo Ravera
1x 2010 Kooyong Meres Pinot
4x 2008 Chateau Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Greenock
1x 2005 Chateau Pavie Macquin
3x 2010 Moulin de Duhart
3x 2007 Louis Jadot Hospices De Beane Corton Cuvee Docteur Peste
3x 2011 Passopisciaro Etna Rosso
3x 2010 Linnaea Trifulau Barolo
6x 2013 Ravensworth Sangiovese
3x 2013 Ravensworth Nebbiolo
1x 2013 Ravensworth Shiraz Viognier
1x 2014 Trip to the divorce courts 

Congrats on your restraint! What a magnificent list. External storage is the best option for saving marriages.

Simon

pc79 wrote:3x 2007 Louis Jadot Hospices De Beane Corton Cuvee Docteur Peste

Nice list!
If you have had one of these recently or are planning to open one soon, I'd be interested to know how it's traveling.

Thanks
Dan

Michael R wrote:Hi Andrew

Fwiw I had the 92 Black Shiraz there a couple of years ago, nice wines and great fun to drink but both mags had past their prime, that 92 BP sounds right in its window however.

Keen to hear your feedback on the SoE Remus (& Romulus), did you taste?... how do you rate against previous vintages??

Thanks
Michael

Michael,

Sorry about the '92 Black! They are very good when on song.

In regards to SoE, first time for me tasting these wines so cannot compare them to previous vintages (could not believe they have been around since 2002!!). Anyway, both the Remus and Romulus were very good wines. However, the Remus was my favourite, elegant Eden valley fruit ... like drinking silk ... but still has that balance of power just under the surface. Beautiful. The Romulus was also very good, but I have too many big Barossa shiraz's in my cellar already. The Remus was a nice change.

simon1980 wrote:

pc79 wrote:1x 2014 Trip to the divorce courts 

Congrats on your restraint! What a magnificent list. External storage is the best option for saving marriages.

Simon

Cheers Simon, The issue is: the offsite storage is getting chockers!

pc79, how did you come across the Ravensworth wines? Meaning, have you tried these random Canberra wines in your list?

Cheers, Travis.

TravisW wrote:pc79, how did you come across the Ravensworth wines? Meaning, have you tried these random Canberra wines in your list?

Cheers, Travis.

Hey Travis,
Bumped into Bryan Martin at the Rootstock event earlier in the year at Carriageworks (Sydney). Knowing of his Clonakilla exploits we had a good chat to him about his own label. All wines of his were very approachable and had great structure and beautifully integrated tannin - had the Sangiovese last week at another event and it was drinking superbly. I had been meaning to get some and Gavin had stock at excellent prices, so jumped in.

Cloudburst was at Rootstock also, I hadn't heard of them at that point in time, so missed them, and it seemed people were giving it a wide berth. Would be great to go back in time and have a crack at the lauded Cab that they produce.