The Auswine Forum

tonym wrote:I was at Mt Pleasant last week and was shocked buy the prices of the "flagship" reds. I tried the OP and Rosehill and found them to be nice wines but couldn't bring myself to part with the asking price at the Cellar door. For that price point there are a lot of good wines around.

Yes, but do they have the hype attached go them that these wines do?

Cheers

Michael

PS And yes I almost caved and bought a couple even though they are about 4 times my standard purchase price.

I certainly bought them without hesitation. If they are expensive, they must be good, isn't that how it works????

This probably isn't worthy of a seperate thread so I'll post in there.

For those of you who have utilised the TWE staff account thingo - is there anything particularly worthwhile? Alot of the prices I've seen floating around are about the same as most retailers...

6 x 2012 Wynns JR
6 x 2012 Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cab Shiraz
3 x 2006 Wolf Blass Black Label Cab Shiraz
6 x 2012 Annies Lane Quelltaler Watervale Shiraz Cab
12 x 2014 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Seventy Six
6 x 2012 Saltrams No1 Shiraz

1 X 2014 Primo Estate Joseph Sparkling Red
12 X 2015 Primo Estate "La Biondina" Colombard
(bonus Primo Olive oil and Aged vinegar with this lot)

3x 2008 Pol Roger BdB
1x Escarpment pinot 2013
1x Kumeu River Mates Vineyard 2012
1x Jamsheed Yarra Glen Syrah 2012

Way, way, way too much. Especially as I have stopped buying wine because the cellar's full. Didn't I say this last December?

Waiters Friend wrote:Way, way, way too much. Especially as I have stopped buying wine because the cellar's full. Didn't I say this last December?

It's summer... Throw a party and drink some of it down.

Ozzie W wrote:First day of the month and I'm buying wine already.

1 x 2014 Mount Pleasant Wines Shiraz 1946 Vines Rosehill
1 x 2014 Mount Pleasant Wines Shiraz 1880 Vines Old Hill Vineyard
3 x 2014 Mount Pleasant Wines Shiraz 1965 Vines Rosehill
1 x 2014 Mount Pleasant Wines Shiraz 1921 Old Paddock

A few more purchases that will be the last for the month.

3 x 2013 Yarraloch Pinot Noir Stephanie's Dream
3 x 2013 Seppelt Shiraz St Peters
1 x 2012 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon
1 x 2013 Cullen Wines Diana Madeline

I stopped buying wine about 4 months ago when my cellar became officially 97% full! Lucky - it seems the fixed size of my cellar has saved me from an inevitable and expensive divorce

Having said that, a few holes seem to have inexplicably appeared in the racks, so they have been filled this week with:

6 x 2012 Moss Wood Cabernet
6 x 2014 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier
6 x Wynns Black Label Cabernet (that old favourite "must-have")

6 x Hoddle Creek Wickham Road 2015 Pinot Noir
2 x Yarraloch Stephanie's Dream Pinot Noir 2013

2 cases of Crabtree 2015 Hilltops Riesling
3 cases of Crabtree 2015 Watervale Riesling cleanskins (2 dry, 1 late picked)...an absolute bargain
6 Knappstein 2015 Riesling
6 Wither Hills Sauv Blanc...not sure how that one happened.

Cheers
Craig

Ozzie W wrote:A few more purchases that will be the last for the month.

Sure they will Ozzie......

mjs wrote:6 x 2012 Wynns JR
6 x 2012 Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cab Shiraz
3 x 2006 Wolf Blass Black Label Cab Shiraz
6 x 2012 Annies Lane Quelltaler Watervale Shiraz Cab
12 x 2014 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Seventy Six
6 x 2012 Saltrams No1 Shiraz

a paltry 2 x 2012 St Henri

6 x 2009 Cls St Hune

6 x Jadot Le Montrachet 2004. Will I lose one to taint and one to premox! I just miss mature white burg so having a crack.

Yarra Yering Dry Red #1 2014 - Magnum format

Michael McNally wrote:

Ozzie W wrote:A few more purchases that will be the last for the month.

Sure they will Ozzie......

I really wasn't planning to buy anything more, but then I discovered that 2014 Hoddles Creek 1er Pinot has been pre-released to existing customers. What's a Pinot lover to do? I just had to buy 6 bottles before it sells out!

Picked up 6 x Timo Mayer 2014 Pinot. Never tried it before however it was a good deal. Can anyone offer any thoughts of it?

Regards

Back from four and a half weeks in India just in time to snap up a few bargains before Xmas.

6 x 2014 Lisdillon Estate Pinot Noir
3 x 2012 Cullens Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
2 x 2011 Marius Symphony Shiraz
6 x 2015 De Bortoli Villages Pinot Noir
6 x 2015 Terre a Terre Down To Earth Sauvignon Blanc

Similar to Ossie W

Went to Boccaccio on Sunday for some cheese, came out with

6 x 2014 Hoddles Creek 1er Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

As you do

JamieBahrain wrote:6 x 2009 Cls St Hune

Nice one. Haven't tried this vintage, but it should be fantastic

Purchased throughout the year (not just December) but don't think I posted any of them...

2012 Penfolds Shiraz St. Henri
2012 Seppelt Shiraz Original Sparkling Great Western
2013 Trapeze Pinot Noir
2011 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press
2012 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press
2014 Rockford Black Shiraz
2014 Clonakilla Shiraz O'Riada
2012 Seppelt Shiraz St Peters
2013 Seppelt Shiraz St Peters
2013 Graillot Syrah
2013 Best's Great Western Shiraz Bin No 0
2013 Glaetzer Shiraz The Bishop
2011 Juniper Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2012 Yangarra Estate Shiraz Iron Heart
2014 Andrew Thomas Wines Sémillon Braemore
2013 Kalleske Shiraz Greenock
2013 Mayford Tempranillo Porepunkah
2013 Seppelt Shiraz Chalambar
2012 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 Finca Allende Rioja Calvario
2011 Bodegas Mauro Terreus Pago de Cueva Baja
2005 Bodegas y Viñedos Valderiz Tomás Esteban
2013 Marius Wines Shiraz Simpatico
2013 Marius Wines Shiraz Symphony
2011 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon
2011 Flametree Jeremy John Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec

Mike Hawkins wrote:

JamieBahrain wrote:6 x 2009 Cls St Hune

Nice one. Haven't tried this vintage, but it should be fantastic

I bought a case of the 2007 too. Will keep up a few more vintages until the price more prohibitive.

I've dined with a few notable riesling makes this year and CStH is the pinnacle for them so I thought I'd add it to the cellar in modest quantity.

mjs wrote:

mjs wrote:6 x 2012 Wynns JR
6 x 2012 Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cab Shiraz
3 x 2006 Wolf Blass Black Label Cab Shiraz
6 x 2012 Annies Lane Quelltaler Watervale Shiraz Cab
12 x 2014 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Seventy Six
6 x 2012 Saltrams No1 Shiraz

a paltry 2 x 2012 St Henri

Couple of Xmas presents to self ...

1 x 1990 Penfolds Bin90A Barossa Cabernet Coonawarra Shiraz
1 x 1990 Penfolds Bin920 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz
1 x 1996 Penfolds Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet
1 x 1996 Lakes Folly Cabernet (magnum)

mjs wrote:

mjs wrote:

mjs wrote:6 x 2012 Wynns JR
6 x 2012 Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cab Shiraz
3 x 2006 Wolf Blass Black Label Cab Shiraz
6 x 2012 Annies Lane Quelltaler Watervale Shiraz Cab
12 x 2014 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Seventy Six
6 x 2012 Saltrams No1 Shiraz

a paltry 2 x 2012 St Henri

Couple of Xmas presents to self ...

1 x 1990 Penfolds Bin90A Barossa Cabernet Coonawarra Shiraz
1 x 1990 Penfolds Bin920 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz
1 x 1996 Penfolds Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet
1 x 1996 Lakes Folly Cabernet (magnum)

Crikey, Santa thinks you've been a good lad this year.

My personal chrissie present consisted of

6 x St Henri 2012
6 x Seppelt Chalambar 2013
6 x Seppelt Original sparkling shiraz.

JamieBahrain wrote:

Mike Hawkins wrote:

JamieBahrain wrote:6 x 2009 Cls St Hune

Nice one. Haven't tried this vintage, but it should be fantastic

I bought a case of the 2007 too. Will keep up a few more vintages until the price more prohibitive.

I've dined with a few notable riesling makes this year and CStH is the pinnacle for them so I thought I'd add it to the cellar in modest quantity.

The 07 will be magnificent in time... hard going in its youth

Scotty vino wrote:

mjs wrote:Couple of Xmas presents to self ...

1 x 1990 Penfolds Bin90A Barossa Cabernet Coonawarra Shiraz
1 x 1990 Penfolds Bin920 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz
1 x 1996 Penfolds Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet
1 x 1996 Lakes Folly Cabernet (magnum)

Crikey, Santa thinks you've been a good lad this year.

haha ... rush of blood at the keyboard

Couldn't resist at $13 per bottle including commission, insurance and delivery!

x36 2014 Woodlands Cabernet Merlot

Predominately Whites at the moment:

2015 Pikes Traditonale Riesling
2015 Jim Barry Watervale Riesling
2015 Crab Tree Watervale Riesling
2014 Henschke Archers Vineyard Chardonnay

2013 Jim Barry ‘Veto’ Coonawarra Cabernet