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12 x Moss Brother 2016 Margaret River Chardonnay. Nice juice. Sad to see these guys go out of business.
1 x Oban 14 Year Old Single Malt Whisky. Yum

A few stray bottles from auction:
2 x Seppelt 2013 Chalambar Grampians/Heathcote Shiraz
1 x Yalumba 2008 Eden Valley Shiraz Viognier

6x 2016 Ch Gloria

1 x Auchentoshen American Oak Single Malt Whisky. First fill bourbon barrels. Nice dram. Almost entire bottle consumed here in Sydney so ordered another for pick up in Adelaide.

6 x 2016 Voyager Chardonnay
6 x 2016 LEAS Chardonnay

2 X 2016 Kellermeister Black Sash Shiraz
3 X 2015 Kellermeister The Pious Pioneer Shiraz
1 X 2014 Kellermeister Wild Witch Shiraz
2 X NV Kellermeister Sable

5 X 2017 Ulithorne Dona GSM
3 X 2018 Ulithorne Nova Duo
1 X 2016 Ulithorne Avitus Shiraz
1 X 2017 Ulithorne Dona Shiraz

1 X 2017 Blewitt Springs Grenache

2 X 2010 Gatt Wines High Eden Cabernet Sauvignon
2 X 2011 Gatt Wines High Eden Riesling
2 X 2014 Gatt Wines Accent Sangiovese
2 X 2010 Gatt Wines High Eden Shiraz
1 X 2014 Gatt Wines Accent Viognier

2 X 2014 Rhythm Stick Red Robin Reserve Riesling

12 X Muster 2016 Colombard (quaffo)

3x Jerome prevost LC16

So I was trying to restrain my purchases this year..... then the Mayer offers came out....... *sigh*

3 x 2016 Mayer Cabernet Sauvignon,
2 x 2018 Mayer Nebbiolo
3 x 2018 Mayer ‘Close Planted’ Pinot
3 x 2018 Mayer ‘Dr Mayer’ Pinot
3 x 2017 Mayer ‘Granite’ Pinot
2 x 2018 Mayer Gamay
3 x 2014 Oakridge 864 Winery Block Cab Sav
3 x 2017 Soumah ‘Equilibrio’ Chardonnay

And 1st Shiraz buy of the year. All this talk on the Unpopular Wine thread piqued my interest:
3 x 2016 Picardy Shiraz (Pemberton, WA)

A few auction purchases tonight:

1994 Houghton Jack Mann
1994 Chateau Leoville-Poyferre
1995 Chateau Leoville-Poyferre
2008 Produttori del Barbaresco

I got a few from auction tonight also. Just about all to go in wine fridge to drink very soon.

1 X 1977 Baileys of Glenrowan – Bin 55 Classic Selection Hermitage Shiraz.
1 X 1977 Baileys of Glenrowan – Bin 85 Classic Selection Hermitage Shiraz.
1 X 1978 Baileys of Glenrowan – Bin 88 Hermitage Shiraz.
1 X 1975 Baileys of Glenrowan – Bin 24 Bundarra Hermitage Shiraz.
1 X 1999 Best’s – FHT Shiraz.
1 X 2103 Best’s – Bin 0 Shiraz.
1 X 1997 Diamond Valley – Close planted Pinot Noir.
4 X 1991 Wynns – Centenary,
2 X 1962 Kaiser Stuhl – Bin 5 San Jose Tawny Port.

Cheers Con.

Was the 2103 Best's 'Bin 0' a futures purchase?

By the way, the 1999 Best's 'FHT' is supposed to be superb. Smart buy.

Ozzie W wrote:A few auction purchases tonight:

1994 Houghton Jack Mann

Nice One! Should be hitting is strides about now if storage was good

Con J wrote:
4 X 1991 Wynns – Centenary,

WOW! They keep popping up now and again Con. Lets hope they are as good as your last one was!

Mahmoud Ali wrote:By the way, the 1999 Best's 'FHT' is supposed to be superb. Smart buy.

Indeed. There was significant frost damage that year, so they didn't produce any Thomson Family or Bin 0. All the fruit they could salvage went into the FHT, so it's effectively a blend of Thomson Family/Bin 0.

Rossco wrote:

Ozzie W wrote:A few auction purchases tonight:

1994 Houghton Jack Mann

Nice One! Should be hitting is strides about now if storage was good

Ullage is high into the neck, so fingers crossed. Planning to open it in the coming weeks as the weather gets colder.

1 X 2011 Poonawatta Estate The Eden Museum release Riesling
2 X 2018 Poonawatta Estate The Eden Riesling
3 X 2017 Poonawatta Estate Insurance Block Shiraz
2 X 2015 Poonawatta Estate The Cuttings Shiraz

Some auction purchases:
x3 2015 Joh Jos Prum Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Spatlese Riesling
x3 2012 Weingut Willi Schaefer Riesling Graacher Domprobst Spatlese Riesling

And some more Nebbiolo:
x6 Cigliuti Langhe Nebbiolo 2016

4 x 2016 Dog Point Chardonnay

I thought I’d give one a try and Gavin had a special on them!

Mahmoud Ali wrote:Was the 2103 Best's 'Bin 0' a futures purchase?

By the way, the 1999 Best's 'FHT' is supposed to be superb. Smart buy.

Hi Mahmoud.

Yes I'm expecting delivery in 2105 by teleportation.

Cheers Con.

Ozzie W wrote:

Mahmoud Ali wrote:By the way, the 1999 Best's 'FHT' is supposed to be superb. Smart buy.

Indeed. There was significant frost damage that year, so they didn't produce any Thomson Family or Bin 0. All the fruit they could salvage went into the FHT, so it's effectively a blend of Thomson Family/Bin 0.

I know, and the sad part is I could have bought and cellared a couple of bottles. The only reason I didn't was because I had already cellared a couple of 1998 Bin 0s. Stupid me!

Edit: ... and because I already had plenty of 1998s and a few 1999s.

Ozzie W wrote:A few auction purchases tonight:
2008 Produttori del Barbaresco

I was thinking about sniping that one with 30sec remaining but got caught up on some Rieslings

Ozzie W wrote:

Mahmoud Ali wrote:By the way, the 1999 Best's 'FHT' is supposed to be superb. Smart buy.

Indeed. There was significant frost damage that year, so they didn't produce any Thomson Family or Bin 0. All the fruit they could salvage went into the FHT, so it's effectively a blend of Thomson Family/Bin 0.

Bought 3 bottles from the winery on release for my younger son as a birth year wine. Best's wines age so effortlessly that I reckon they are good for his 40th no worries. Well we can tuck two away and try one when he is 30

Brodie

brodie wrote:

Ozzie W wrote:

Mahmoud Ali wrote:By the way, the 1999 Best's 'FHT' is supposed to be superb. Smart buy.

Indeed. There was significant frost damage that year, so they didn't produce any Thomson Family or Bin 0. All the fruit they could salvage went into the FHT, so it's effectively a blend of Thomson Family/Bin 0.

Bought 3 bottles from the winery on release for my younger son as a birth year wine. Best's wines age so effortlessly that I reckon they are good for his 40th no worries. Well we can tuck two away and try one when he is 30

Brodie

Indeed. I actually have some Best's wines put away as birth year wines for both my kids too.

brodie wrote:

Ozzie W wrote:

Mahmoud Ali wrote:By the way, the 1999 Best's 'FHT' is supposed to be superb. Smart buy.

Indeed. There was significant frost damage that year, so they didn't produce any Thomson Family or Bin 0. All the fruit they could salvage went into the FHT, so it's effectively a blend of Thomson Family/Bin 0.

Bought 3 bottles from the winery on release for my younger son as a birth year wine. Best's wines age so effortlessly that I reckon they are good for his 40th no worries. Well we can tuck two away and try one when he is 30

Brodie

Thanks All I won't be in any hurry to drink it then.

Best's have got the FHT for sale as a museum release at $250 a pop.

Cheers Con.

Con J wrote:

brodie wrote:

Ozzie W wrote: Indeed. There was significant frost damage that year, so they didn't produce any Thomson Family or Bin 0. All the fruit they could salvage went into the FHT, so it's effectively a blend of Thomson Family/Bin 0.

Bought 3 bottles from the winery on release for my younger son as a birth year wine. Best's wines age so effortlessly that I reckon they are good for his 40th no worries. Well we can tuck two away and try one when he is 30

Brodie

Thanks All I won't be in any hurry to drink it then.

Best's have got the FHT for sale as a museum release at $250 a pop.

Cheers Con.

Their museum releases prices have skyrocketed in recent years. I bought quite a few bottles back in 2014 for little more than the current release prices at the time. Now the prices are 5+ times what you can buy at auction. The provenance is perfect though.

Trying something a bit new to celebrate the birth of my second child (another son);

Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Beaux Monts 2002 (1x75cl)

Anyone tried this? Appreciate some decant/preparation advice....

FredericoWines wrote:

FredericoWines wrote:To continue my champagne theme, added the following:

Pol Roger Brut Vintage 2008
Bollinger Special Cuvee x3
Jacquesson No. 740
Ployez-Jacquemart Rose Extra Brut

and a couple of reds:

Ridge Geyserville 2016 x2
Bosquet des Papes Chante le Merle 2016 x3

Got 3 bottles of San Felice Chianti Classico 2016.

94 points and #19 Top 100 Wines of 2018 by Wine Spectator

Ok. No more for this month after these:

3 more San Felice Chianti Classico '16
1 more Bollinger Special Cuvee
1 more Jacquesson No. 740
1 more Freemark Abby Bosche '14
1 more Troplong Mondot '15

Dragzworthy wrote:Trying something a bit new to celebrate the birth of my second child (another son);

Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Beaux Monts 2002 (1x75cl)

Anyone tried this? Appreciate some decant/preparation advice....

Congratulations on the new arrival!

Sorry can’t help with any advice on the wine, but I’m sure it will wonderful given the occasion!

Cheers
Will

Willard wrote:

Dragzworthy wrote:Trying something a bit new to celebrate the birth of my second child (another son);

Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Beaux Monts 2002 (1x75cl)

Anyone tried this? Appreciate some decant/preparation advice....

Congratulations on the new arrival!

Sorry can’t help with any advice on the wine, but I’m sure it will wonderful given the occasion!

Cheers
Will

Congratulations
Please don’t decant
Open
Taste and pause and allow the wine to evolve
Then sip with simple food and enjoy the moment
Good luck

Willard wrote:

Dragzworthy wrote:Trying something a bit new to celebrate the birth of my second child (another son);

Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Beaux Monts 2002 (1x75cl)

Anyone tried this? Appreciate some decant/preparation advice....

Congratulations on the new arrival!

Sorry can’t help with any advice on the wine, but I’m sure it will wonderful given the occasion!

Cheers
Will

Thanks Will, super kind

michel wrote:

Willard wrote:

Dragzworthy wrote:Trying something a bit new to celebrate the birth of my second child (another son);

Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Beaux Monts 2002 (1x75cl)

Anyone tried this? Appreciate some decant/preparation advice....

Congratulations on the new arrival!

Sorry can’t help with any advice on the wine, but I’m sure it will wonderful given the occasion!

Cheers
Will

Congratulations
Please don’t decant
Open
Taste and pause and allow the wine to evolve
Then sip with simple food and enjoy the moment
Good luck

Ok that sounds like a good attack plan. will let you know how I get on but a while away as I plan to drink it with my father who is in town visiting from Melbourne....and I figure my wife may be able to restart some wine then