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hmmm wrote:hmmm first off, happy to be apart of this forum, looks like a great place here. im 22. Am quickly moving away from the uni lifestyle of fruity lexia for about a year now.

highlights of my vintec:

86 moet et chandon... of course as old as i am

92/94 hill of grace
97/01 rwt
92/01 wolf blass black label
99/04 st henri
02 x2 eileen hardy
02 x1 michaels
bin 04A

plus others, several lindemans, nobel ones, petalumas, leonays, and some sparklings.

Welcome hmmm to the forum. I suspect your name may be wiped on the daily cleanup but please persevere. Interesting that you are collecting so young. Even more interesting that you have a wine fridge! Sounds like the bug bit hard What propelled you towards collecting wine?

cheers

Carl

I suggest the 86 JR is ready for drinking now. Some friends (in the industry)and I shared one a week or two ago, and it won't get any better than right now.

id suggest based on a bottle i had last year with muscat mike that if stored well this wine is close to immortal

Mmmm i think i just enjoy good wine, my dad has always been into drinking good wine and it has rubbed off onto me i guess.

i also figure that if i start now i'm definitely going to appreciate my investment in the future. i have bits of money here and there that i seem to spend elsewheres, sure i could be buying a car (even though i live 600m from work) or spending money on going out and partying, or even traveling (which i do anyway) but heck why not good wine .

i also take an interest in cooking great meals and so i have learnt that they go hand in hand.

the vintec? it was a steal at $600 for a brand new V40SG 'E' that a mate won as a prize and didnt want... no complaints here.

i also joined this forum because i dont know very much about good wine and am very keen to find out more. this is by far the best place i have found so far

Only been collecting for a year and a half but my prized ones are

- Brokenwood 2002 Graveyard Shiraz
- Cullen 2005 DM
- Canabolas Smith "Shine" Chardonnay
- Cathcart Ridge "The One" shiraz

I've only been collecting for the past 2 years, and so I have yet to acquire much. Here's a list of my favourites from my small but growing collection:

74 (birth year)/03/04 St Henri
84/92/97 Grange (not the best vintages, I agree)
05 Mt Mary Quintet
05 Glaetzer Amon Ra
04 Rockford Basket Press
05 Tim Adams Aberfeldy
05 Henschke Mt Edelstone
05 Wendouree Shiraz Mal, Shiraz Mat, Cab Mal
05 Grosett Picadilly
05 Lakes Folly Cabernets
04 Brokenwood Graveyard
05 D'arenberg Dead Arm
98 Dom
05 Kilikanoon Oracle

Wow - in reading that, there are a heck of a lot of 05's there.

Hopefully, I'll be able to add a few bottles of 06 Wendouree Shiraz to the list, if my mailing list order is successful!

An unbelievable array of collections here. Still can't get over Graham's post from Page 1 re: last 10 vintages of Rockford BP - I'd kill for that!

I've just really started a semi serious collection and so far it's been made up of some nice NZ/VIC pinots and a range of Barossa reds - Torbreck, Henschke, Rockford, Charlie Melton, etc.

Well here is my list

Arakoon JJ Clarendon shiraz 2002
Bests Thompson Family shiraz 2001
Brick Kiln Shiraz 2003
Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz 2002
Bullers Calliope Duriff 2002
Bullers Calliope Shiraz 2002
Bullers Mondouse 2004
Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2001
Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2002
Chambers Anton Ruche (Sh-Mondeuse) 2003
Clonakilla Hill Tops Shiraz 2002
Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2002
Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2003
Cold Stream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2002
Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir 2003
Craiglee Shiraz 2002
Cuttaway Hills Pinot Noir 2006
D'arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2001
D'arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2002
D'arenberg Laughing Magpie S/V 2003
Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz 2002
Glaetzer Amon Ra 2003
Glaetzer Amon Ra 2004
Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2002
Glaetzer Godolphin 2004
Glaetzer Shiraz 1999
Glaetzer Shiraz 2001
Glaetzer Shiraz 2002
Grant Burge Meshach 1999
Greenock Creek Alices Block Shiraz 2002
Greenock Creek Alices Block Shiraz 2004
Greenock Creek Apricot Block Shiraz 2004
Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2003
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2004
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2005
Greenock Creek Creek Block Shiraz 2004
Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Shiraz 1999
Greenock Creek Roennfeldt shiraz 2001
Greenock Creek Seven Acre Shiraz 2002
Greenock Creek Seven Acre Shiraz 2004
Henscke Cyrill's Cabernet 1999
Henscke Hill of Grace 1996
Henscke Hill of Grace 1998
Hobbs Gregory (Amarone) 2002
Hobbs Shiraz 2002
Jasper Hill Emily's Paddock 2002
Jasper Hill Emily's Paddock 2003
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2001
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2002
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2003
Jasper Hill Nebillio 2003
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2003
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2004
Kalleske Johann Georg Shiraz 2003
Kalleske Johann Georg Shiraz 2005
Kalleske Old Vine Greenache 2003
Kay Bros Amery Cab Sav 2001
Kay Bros Amery Shiraz 2001
Kay Bros Amery Shiraz 2002
Kay Bros Hill Side Shiraz 2001
Kay Bros Hill Side Shiraz 2002
Kay Bros Old Block 6 1995
Kay Bros Old Block 6 2001
Kay Bros Old Block 6 2002
Knapstein Enterprise Cab Sav 2000
Lazy Balerina Shiraz 2007
Lazy Balerina Shiraz/Viognier 2007
Lazy Balerina Sellicks Foothills Shiraz 2007
Lazy Balerina Tatachilla Shiraz 2007
Longwood Reserve Shiraz 2005
Marius Wines Shiraz 2002
Marius Wines Shiraz 2003
Marius Wines Symposium (Shiraz/Mouvedre) 2005
Moss Wood Cab Sav 2000
Moss Wood Cab Sav 2001
Mount Mary Cabernet Quintets 2002
Noon Cab. Sav. 2003
Noon Cab. Sav. 2004
Noon Cab. Sav. 2005
Noon Cab. Sav. 2006
Noon Eclipse 2003
Noon Eclipse 2004
Noon Eclipse 2005
Noon Eclipse 2006
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2003
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2004
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2005
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2006
Noon Solarie (Old Vine Greenache) 2004
Noon Vintage port 2005
Penfolds Bin 128 2001
Penfolds Bin 407 2001
Penfolds Cellar Reserve Pinot Noir 2002
Penfolds Grange 1999
Penfolds RWT 2000
Rockford Rifle Range CS 2002
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2002
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2003
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2004
St. Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2002
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2002
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2003
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2004
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2005
Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Wendouree Malbec 2005
Wendouree Shiraz 2002
Wendouree Shiraz 2003
Wendouree Shiraz 2004
Wendouree Shiraz 2005
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2002
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2003
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2004
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2002
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2003
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2004
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2005
Westend (3 Bridges) Duriff 2006
Wild Duck Creek Spring Flat Shiraz 2002
Wild Duck Creek Spring Flat Shiraz 2003
Yalumba Octavius 1998
Yalumba Signature 1994
Yalumba Signature 1999
Yarra Yering Dry No.1 2001

And Magnums

Cardinham Estate Cab Sav 2002
D'arenberg Dead Arm 2002
Glaetzer Shiraz 1997
Glaetzer Shiraz 1998
Glaetzer Shiraz 1999
Grant Burge Cab Sav 1999
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2004
Penfolds Bin 707 1999
Penfolds Grange 1998
Wirra wirra Church Block 2002

hey ufo...can you list you 'non gems' too

i have a bottle of 95 kays block 6 left too. super wine, under rated vintage

Craig,

That's all I got and I consider all of them as Gem, nothing else goes into my cellar. Yeah 95 Old Block 6 is great and mine is much more special then anybody's . It was given to me by the owner Colin Kay as our 10th wedding anniversary in 2005 when I was going through their 2005 vintage with them.

Cheers

ufo wrote:Well here is my list

Arakoon JJ Clarendon shiraz 2002
Bests Thompson Family shiraz 2001
Brick Kiln Shiraz 2003
Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz 2002
Bullers Calliope Duriff 2002
Bullers Calliope Shiraz 2002
Bullers Mondouse 2004
Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2001
Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2002
Chambers Anton Ruche (Sh-Mondeuse) 2003
Clonakilla Hill Tops Shiraz 2002
Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2002
Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2003
Cold Stream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2002
Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir 2003
Craiglee Shiraz 2002
Cuttaway Hills Pinot Noir 2006
D'arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2001
D'arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2002
D'arenberg Laughing Magpie S/V 2003
Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz 2002
Glaetzer Amon Ra 2003
Glaetzer Amon Ra 2004
Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2002
Glaetzer Godolphin 2004
Glaetzer Shiraz 1999
Glaetzer Shiraz 2001
Glaetzer Shiraz 2002
Grant Burge Meshach 1999
Greenock Creek Alices Block Shiraz 2002
Greenock Creek Alices Block Shiraz 2004
Greenock Creek Apricot Block Shiraz 2004
Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2003
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2004
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2005
Greenock Creek Creek Block Shiraz 2004
Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Shiraz 1999
Greenock Creek Roennfeldt shiraz 2001
Greenock Creek Seven Acre Shiraz 2002
Greenock Creek Seven Acre Shiraz 2004
Henscke Cyrill's Cabernet 1999
Henscke Hill of Grace 1996
Henscke Hill of Grace 1998
Hobbs Gregory (Amarone) 2002
Hobbs Shiraz 2002
Jasper Hill Emily's Paddock 2002
Jasper Hill Emily's Paddock 2003
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2001
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2002
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2003
Jasper Hill Nebillio 2003
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2003
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2004
Kalleske Johann Georg Shiraz 2003
Kalleske Johann Georg Shiraz 2005
Kalleske Old Vine Greenache 2003
Kay Bros Amery Cab Sav 2001
Kay Bros Amery Shiraz 2001
Kay Bros Amery Shiraz 2002
Kay Bros Hill Side Shiraz 2001
Kay Bros Hill Side Shiraz 2002
Kay Bros Old Block 6 1995
Kay Bros Old Block 6 2001
Kay Bros Old Block 6 2002
Knapstein Enterprise Cab Sav 2000
Lazy Balerina Shiraz 2007
Lazy Balerina Shiraz/Viognier 2007
Lazy Balerina Sellicks Foothills Shiraz 2007
Lazy Balerina Tatachilla Shiraz 2007
Longwood Reserve Shiraz 2005
Marius Wines Shiraz 2002
Marius Wines Shiraz 2003
Marius Wines Symposium (Shiraz/Mouvedre) 2005
Moss Wood Cab Sav 2000
Moss Wood Cab Sav 2001
Mount Mary Cabernet Quintets 2002
Noon Cab. Sav. 2003
Noon Cab. Sav. 2004
Noon Cab. Sav. 2005
Noon Cab. Sav. 2006
Noon Eclipse 2003
Noon Eclipse 2004
Noon Eclipse 2005
Noon Eclipse 2006
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2003
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2004
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2005
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2006
Noon Solarie (Old Vine Greenache) 2004
Noon Vintage port 2005
Penfolds Bin 128 2001
Penfolds Bin 407 2001
Penfolds Cellar Reserve Pinot Noir 2002
Penfolds Grange 1999
Penfolds RWT 2000
Rockford Rifle Range CS 2002
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2002
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2003
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2004
St. Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2002
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2002
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2003
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2004
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2005
Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Wendouree Malbec 2005
Wendouree Shiraz 2002
Wendouree Shiraz 2003
Wendouree Shiraz 2004
Wendouree Shiraz 2005
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2002
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2003
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2004
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2002
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2003
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2004
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2005
Westend (3 Bridges) Duriff 2006
Wild Duck Creek Spring Flat Shiraz 2002
Wild Duck Creek Spring Flat Shiraz 2003
Yalumba Octavius 1998
Yalumba Signature 1994
Yalumba Signature 1999
Yarra Yering Dry No.1 2001

And Magnums

Cardinham Estate Cab Sav 2002
D'arenberg Dead Arm 2002
Glaetzer Shiraz 1997
Glaetzer Shiraz 1998
Glaetzer Shiraz 1999
Grant Burge Cab Sav 1999
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2004
Penfolds Bin 707 1999
Penfolds Grange 1998
Wirra wirra Church Block 2002

Is that the complete list of your "cellar delights" or your list of all of the wines you're keeping for later?



daz

Hi Daz,

That's complete list of my cellar, as I mentioned earlier I consider all of them as "delights"

Hey Daz, did you know other countries apart form australia make wine?

Daryl Douglas wrote:

ufo wrote:Well here is my list

Arakoon JJ Clarendon shiraz 2002
Bests Thompson Family shiraz 2001
Brick Kiln Shiraz 2003
Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz 2002
Bullers Calliope Duriff 2002
Bullers Calliope Shiraz 2002
Bullers Mondouse 2004
Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2001
Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2002
Chambers Anton Ruche (Sh-Mondeuse) 2003
Clonakilla Hill Tops Shiraz 2002
Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2002
Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2003
Cold Stream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2002
Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir 2003
Craiglee Shiraz 2002
Cuttaway Hills Pinot Noir 2006
D'arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2001
D'arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2002
D'arenberg Laughing Magpie S/V 2003
Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz 2002
Glaetzer Amon Ra 2003
Glaetzer Amon Ra 2004
Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2002
Glaetzer Godolphin 2004
Glaetzer Shiraz 1999
Glaetzer Shiraz 2001
Glaetzer Shiraz 2002
Grant Burge Meshach 1999
Greenock Creek Alices Block Shiraz 2002
Greenock Creek Alices Block Shiraz 2004
Greenock Creek Apricot Block Shiraz 2004
Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2003
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2004
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2005
Greenock Creek Creek Block Shiraz 2004
Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Shiraz 1999
Greenock Creek Roennfeldt shiraz 2001
Greenock Creek Seven Acre Shiraz 2002
Greenock Creek Seven Acre Shiraz 2004
Henscke Cyrill's Cabernet 1999
Henscke Hill of Grace 1996
Henscke Hill of Grace 1998
Hobbs Gregory (Amarone) 2002
Hobbs Shiraz 2002
Jasper Hill Emily's Paddock 2002
Jasper Hill Emily's Paddock 2003
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2001
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2002
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2003
Jasper Hill Nebillio 2003
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2003
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2004
Kalleske Johann Georg Shiraz 2003
Kalleske Johann Georg Shiraz 2005
Kalleske Old Vine Greenache 2003
Kay Bros Amery Cab Sav 2001
Kay Bros Amery Shiraz 2001
Kay Bros Amery Shiraz 2002
Kay Bros Hill Side Shiraz 2001
Kay Bros Hill Side Shiraz 2002
Kay Bros Old Block 6 1995
Kay Bros Old Block 6 2001
Kay Bros Old Block 6 2002
Knapstein Enterprise Cab Sav 2000
Lazy Balerina Shiraz 2007
Lazy Balerina Shiraz/Viognier 2007
Lazy Balerina Sellicks Foothills Shiraz 2007
Lazy Balerina Tatachilla Shiraz 2007
Longwood Reserve Shiraz 2005
Marius Wines Shiraz 2002
Marius Wines Shiraz 2003
Marius Wines Symposium (Shiraz/Mouvedre) 2005
Moss Wood Cab Sav 2000
Moss Wood Cab Sav 2001
Mount Mary Cabernet Quintets 2002
Noon Cab. Sav. 2003
Noon Cab. Sav. 2004
Noon Cab. Sav. 2005
Noon Cab. Sav. 2006
Noon Eclipse 2003
Noon Eclipse 2004
Noon Eclipse 2005
Noon Eclipse 2006
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2003
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2004
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2005
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2006
Noon Solarie (Old Vine Greenache) 2004
Noon Vintage port 2005
Penfolds Bin 128 2001
Penfolds Bin 407 2001
Penfolds Cellar Reserve Pinot Noir 2002
Penfolds Grange 1999
Penfolds RWT 2000
Rockford Rifle Range CS 2002
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2002
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2003
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2004
St. Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2002
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2002
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2003
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2004
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2005
Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Wendouree Malbec 2005
Wendouree Shiraz 2002
Wendouree Shiraz 2003
Wendouree Shiraz 2004
Wendouree Shiraz 2005
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2002
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2003
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2004
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2002
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2003
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2004
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2005
Westend (3 Bridges) Duriff 2006
Wild Duck Creek Spring Flat Shiraz 2002
Wild Duck Creek Spring Flat Shiraz 2003
Yalumba Octavius 1998
Yalumba Signature 1994
Yalumba Signature 1999
Yarra Yering Dry No.1 2001

And Magnums

Cardinham Estate Cab Sav 2002
D'arenberg Dead Arm 2002
Glaetzer Shiraz 1997
Glaetzer Shiraz 1998
Glaetzer Shiraz 1999
Grant Burge Cab Sav 1999
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2004
Penfolds Bin 707 1999
Penfolds Grange 1998
Wirra wirra Church Block 2002

Is that the complete list of your "cellar delights" or your list of all of the wines you're keeping for later?



daz

Only one of each!?

Hi Wayno,

Here are the numbers

Arakoon JJ Clarendon shiraz 2002 5
Bests Thompson Family shiraz 2001 1
Brick Kiln Shiraz 2003 11
Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz 2002 1
Bullers Calliope Duriff 2002 24
Bullers Calliope Shiraz 2002 24
Bullers Mondouse 2004 22
Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 2
Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2001 6
Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2002 8
Chambers Anton Ruche (Sh-Mondeuse) 2003 7
Clonakilla Hill Tops Shiraz 2002 4
Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2002 1
Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2003 2
Cold Stream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2002 4
Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir 2003 21
Craiglee Shiraz 2002 24
Cuttaway Hills Pinot Noir 2006 11
D'arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2001 1
D'arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2002 2
D'arenberg Laughing Magpie S/V 2003 24
Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz 2002 12
Glaetzer Amon Ra 2003 2
Glaetzer Amon Ra 2004 1
Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2002 3
Glaetzer Godolphin 2004 3
Glaetzer Shiraz 1999 6
Glaetzer Shiraz 2001 1
Glaetzer Shiraz 2002 4
Grant Burge Meshach 1999 1
Greenock Creek Alices Block Shiraz 2002 2
Greenock Creek Alices Block Shiraz 2004 3
Greenock Creek Apricot Block Shiraz 2004 3
Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 3
Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 3
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2003 3
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2004 6
Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2005 3
Greenock Creek Creek Block Shiraz 2004 3
Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Shiraz 1999 1
Greenock Creek Roennfeldt shiraz 2001 1
Greenock Creek Seven Acre Shiraz 2002 2
Greenock Creek Seven Acre Shiraz 2004 3
Henscke Cyrill's Cabernet 1999 1
Henscke Hill of Grace 1996 1
Henscke Hill of Grace 1998 1
Hobbs Gregory (Amarone) 2002 1
Hobbs Shiraz 2002 1
Jasper Hill Emily's Paddock 2002 1
Jasper Hill Emily's Paddock 2003 1
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2001 1
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2002 1
Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock 2003 1
Jasper Hill Nebillio 2003 3
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2003 3
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2004 3
Kalleske Johann Georg Shiraz 2003 1
Kalleske Johann Georg Shiraz 2005 1
Kalleske Old Vine Greenache 2003 2
Kay Bros Amery Cab Sav 2001 7
Kay Bros Amery Shiraz 2001 8
Kay Bros Amery Shiraz 2002 47
Kay Bros Hill Side Shiraz 2001 12
Kay Bros Hill Side Shiraz 2002 1
Kay Bros Old Block 6 1995 1
Kay Bros Old Block 6 2001 2
Kay Bros Old Block 6 2002 2
Knapstein Enterprise Cab Sav 2000 5
Lazy Balerina Shiraz 2007 12
Lazy Balerina Shiraz/Viognier 2007 12
Lazy Balerina Sellicks Foothills Shiraz 2007 6
Lazy Balerina Tatachilla Shiraz 2007 0
Longwood Reserve Shiraz 2005 12
Marius Wines Shiraz 2002 22
Marius Wines Shiraz 2003 24
Marius Wines Symposium (Shiraz/Mouvedre) 2005 11
Moss Wood Cab Sav 2000 1
Moss Wood Cab Sav 2001 1
Mount Mary Cabernet Quintets 2002 1
Noon Cab. Sav. 2003 1
Noon Cab. Sav. 2004 3
Noon Cab. Sav. 2005 6
Noon Cab. Sav. 2006 6
Noon Eclipse 2003 3
Noon Eclipse 2004 3
Noon Eclipse 2005 6
Noon Eclipse 2006 6
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2003 2
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2004 3
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2005 6
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2006 6
Noon Solarie (Old Vine Greenache) 2004 2
Noon Vintage port 2005 3
Penfolds Bin 128 2001 12
Penfolds Bin 407 2001 12
Penfolds Cellar Reserve Pinot Noir 2002 4
Penfolds Grange 1999 2
Penfolds RWT 2000 1
Rockford Rifle Range CS 2002 3
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2002 30
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2003 36
Saltram Namre Brook CS 2004 24
St. Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2002 2
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2002 3
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2003 6
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2004 3
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2005 3
Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 6
Wendouree Malbec 2005 6
Wendouree Shiraz 2002 1
Wendouree Shiraz 2003 3
Wendouree Shiraz 2004 6
Wendouree Shiraz 2005 6
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2002 3
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2003 3
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2004 3
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2002 2
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2003 3
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2004 3
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2005 3
Westend (3 Bridges) Duriff 2006 11
Wild Duck Creek Spring Flat Shiraz 2002 1
Wild Duck Creek Spring Flat Shiraz 2003 1
Yalumba Octavius 1998 1
Yalumba Signature 1994 2
Yalumba Signature 1999 8
Yarra Yering Dry No.1 2001 1


Magnums

Cardinham Estate Cab Sav 2002 2
D'arenberg Dead Arm 2002 2
Glaetzer Shiraz 1997 4
Glaetzer Shiraz 1998 2
Glaetzer Shiraz 1999 4
Grant Burge Cab Sav 1999 1
Kalleske Greenock Shiraz 2004 1
Penfolds Bin 707 1999 1
Penfolds Grange 1998 2
Wirra wirra Church Block 2002 1

Crikey! Clearly a fan of the 02 Kays Amery. I can claim but one of those suckers.

Craig(NZ) wrote:Hey Daz, did you know other countries apart form australia make wine?

Couldn't be bothered with them - there are more Aussie wines than I'll ever be able to taste let alone be able to afford to buy.

Cheers

daz

What, drinking only Australian wine for the rest of eternity! Why that would be like drinking Italian or French wine for the rest of.........never mind.

Mahmoud.

Mahmoud Ali wrote:What, drinking only Australian wine for the rest of eternity! Why that would be like drinking Italian or French wine for the rest of.........never mind.

Mahmoud.

Suits me fine - there's enough regional, even individual vineyard, variety in Aussie wines to satisfy me. I don't drink pinot. I'm happy enough with the cool-climate chards from the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and more lately, Orange, occasionally Margaret River or Great Southern. Similarly red wines, except for pinot, particularly shiraz and cabernet that have a muliplicity of expressions here. As much as I like Barossa Valley shiraz, it's not the only example of the variety I drink and even then there are various styles from winery to winery.

Do wines from different countries of origin carry a particular cachet for you? Make your wine experience feel more complete? If so, I can't criticise that. Yet, your purile, perhaps even naive, comment seems to impugn only yourself.

Call me a luddite, even jingoistic if you wish but I feel no desire to travel overseas let alone drink wines from overseas. I have tried the occasional NZ sauv blanc though.

Cheers

daz

EDIT: At 54yo I don't expect to be around for eternity, nor long enough to try all of the Australian wines I'd wish to.

Hey Daz,

I didn't mean to upset you. My off-the-cuff comment was mostly in jest though I admit there was a subtle message there too. Let me explain.

In Canada our wine industry has taken quite a long time to develop (there is an interesting history behind it but I won't go into it) and as a result our wine stores have stocked wines from all over the world. We, like the English, are used to drinking wines from all over the world. I guess I shouldn't have assumed that all Australians, or the French or Italians, would understand what I meant.

In most Italian wine shops you would be hard pressed to find anything but Italian wines. I hear the same is true of France. I've also met French and Italian people who wouldn't hear of trying wines from anywhere else because either they don't feel there is a "need" to do so, or that they don't think that the New World can make good wines. In Australia I met countless people who think that Australia makes the best wine in the world and that Old World wines are not worth bothering about. I guess that sentiment just got under my skin a little bit and perhaps it showed. Sorry, no ill feelings.

I think things are changing and I see evidence of this in Australia. In my three visits there, beginning in 1995, I've noticed that the availability of foreign wines has increased. In addition, wineries have, in a manner of speaking, gone international by planting new varieties of grapes like nebbiolo, tempranillo, cortese, and sangrantino to name a few. There are many more bottlings of Sangiovese, a clear example of the Australian public’s appreciation of an Italianate style, and the use of Viognier in Shiraz, a tip of the hat to the Rhone style.

I think these are all healthy developments and I have enjoyed sampling them. Many a time in Australia my partner and I have reached for the Durif, Petit Verdot, and Sangiovese in order to experience something different. However, despite the availability of plenty of Cab/Merlot blends, there was nothing like the satisfaction of picking up a cheap Bordeaux from Dan Murphy ('03 Beau Rivage I think) or a Nero d'Avola and Insolia (Sicilian grape varieties) from Vintage Cellars.

Yes, there are regional variations across Australia and differences between wineries, but the same can be said of France, Italy, and Spain. It all comes down to personal choices. I didn’t mean to say you were wrong, only perhaps that to drink wines from one country is limiting. Len Evans made it a point during his career to introduce Australian winemakers to the finest examples of international wines. At the same time he introduced to the world Australia’s ability to produce fine wines. As Wolf Blass Yellow Label was to the Australia’s export drive so was Len Evans to Australia’s reputation among wine critics.

Now that I am back home in Canada I am reveling in the selection of wines from all over the world. I get to try Portuguese wines made from Periquita, or a blend made of Tinta Roriz, Touriga National, an old vine Grenache from Spain, an Argentinian Malbec, all yummy and very different.

However, tonight, what did I drink with my steak? A 1995 Lindemans Bin 9003 Hunter Shiraz. I found this wine 5 years ago in a supermarket wine shop, perhaps the only Hunter Valley wine in Edmonton. Naturally I had to have it. A regular bottling from Lindemans (the --03 numbers) from a weak vintage it is now quite faded. The nose was a delight but the finish a bit tart--the steak helped considerably.

I’ve seen two Hunter Valley wines in the market now, a 2005 Tyrrell’s Vat 9 and a 2005 Keith Tulloch Kester Shiraz. I think I’ll go for the Kester.

Cheers…………..Mahmoud

No problem Mahmoud. I wasn't so much upset at your comment as perplexed and disappointed by the tone of it. Most of the wines I drink are A$10-$20 and Ribbet Red holds no allure for me. The cost of gaining reasonable palate experience of overseas wines would be more than I could afford - I already have fair/good palate experience of Australian wines and am generally quite selective as to the price/quality ratio.

Had a Tahbilk Shiraz 1986 last year that came in a mixed case members' special for ~A$260 I think. It was still pretty lively with varietal fruit and fine tannin structure. In the same case was a bottle of Tahbilk Cabernet Sauvignon 1981 that showed some varietal fruit in a fully aged-context, had typical cabernet tannins that hadn't overwhelmed the fruit but made for a nice dry finish with good length. Both wines would most likely have been less than A$10 on release.

Cheers

daz

Edit: The aged marsanne in those cases (I got two) was delightful.

Not sure if I've posted on this thread already, but the absolute treasures in the cellar are:

A minivertical of Bouchard Baby Jesus from 02 to 06
05 Bouchard Chambertin
All my JJ Prum Auslese Goldkapsels
06 JJ Prum Bernkasteler Badstube Beerenauslese
07 AJ Adam Spatlese, Auslese and Beerenauslese

Not a very aussie centric palate I'm afraid.

cheers

AB

Wizz wrote:Not sure if I've posted on this thread already, but the absolute treasures in the cellar are:

A minivertical of Bouchard Baby Jesus from 02 to 06
05 Bouchard Chambertin
All my JJ Prum Auslese Goldkapsels
06 JJ Prum Bernkasteler Badstube Beerenauslese
07 AJ Adam Spatlese, Auslese and Beerenauslese

Not a very aussie centric palate I'm afraid.

cheers

AB

So? Your palate is your own!

Cheers

daz

Wizz wrote:Not sure if I've posted on this thread already, but the absolute treasures in the cellar are:

A minivertical of Bouchard Baby Jesus from 02 to 06
05 Bouchard Chambertin
All my JJ Prum Auslese Goldkapsels
06 JJ Prum Bernkasteler Badstube Beerenauslese
07 AJ Adam Spatlese, Auslese and Beerenauslese

Not a very aussie centric palate I'm afraid.

cheers

AB

Pfffft....... now why isn't the Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Auslese on that list???

Have you got around to trying any of the AJ Adam yet, huh, huh?

I love Andreas. I want to marry him. (but not really)

Maximus wrote:Pfffft....... now why isn't the Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Auslese on that list???

cos I'm so awash with riches I'm forgetful...

Maximus wrote:Have you got around to trying any of the AJ Adam yet, huh, huh?

Geez, they can barely be over travel shock! OK, coming soon...

Maximus wrote:I love Andreas. I want to marry him. (but not really)

daz wrote:So? Your palate is your own!

Sometimes I wish I had a more economical one

AB

Clos de Pape 01, 03
Vasse Felix Heytesbury 01
Plantagenet Shiraz 01
Yering Station Res SV 03
Mills Reef Elspeth Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Wantirna Estate Amelia Cabernet Merlot 2004
Rockford Basket Press 04
Cullen's 05
MossWood 96
Voyager Cab Merlot 98, 99, 01, 04
Voyager Shiraz 01
St Henri 99, 02, 04
Wirra Wirra RSW 02
Mitchelton Print Shiraz 98
John Riddoch 98, 04
Magill 01
Tally 04
Katnook cabernet 01
Mount Langhi Langhi shiraz 00, 03
Seppelt St Peters 98- 05 vertical
Bin 389 98 + other vintages
Epis Pinot 04
Grosset Polish Hill 97, 07
Seppelt Drumborg Riesling 05
St Hugo Cab Sav 98
Wynns BL verticals from 1998-03, 04
Bouchard Baby Jesus 05
Glaetzer Godolphins 05
Te Mata Coleraine 95
Henschke Mount Edelstone 05
Barossa Vallley Estate Black Pepper Shiraz 02
Chateau Calon Segur 05
Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande 86
Taylor's Vintage Port 97
Stonyridge Larose 95, 07
Ch Sudairaut 05 and another 6 or so
Lakes Foley 00
Maurice o'Shea 00
Lindemans Limestone Ridge 1998
Lindemans Pyrus 1998
Knappstien Enterprise Shiraz 99
Knappstien Enterprise Cab Sav 96
Petaluma Coonawarra 01
Petaluma Merlot 01
Clonakilla SV, 01, 02, 05, 06
Turkey Flat Shiraz 98, 05
Zemma Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Charles Melton Shiraz 02
Tyrrells Vat 1 99
Lovedale 00
Thomas Semillon 05
Cape Mentelle shiraz 02
Bannockburn Shiraz 00, 01
Petaluma Hanlin '02, 05, 07
Noble One '02.
Tignanello 99
6-7 cases of 05 Bordeaux still to arrive
Leonay Riesling 02, 05
Woodlands Margaret Reserve 01
Balnaves C/S 04
Meerea Park Alexander Munro Shiraz 2005
Meerea Park Hell Hole Shiraz 2005
Meerea Park Terracotta Shiraz 2005
Vieux Telegraph 05
Sassicaia 01
Chateau Potensac 03
Clos du Marquis 00
Grosett Gaia 99
Knapstein Enterprise Cab Sav 2000
St. Hallett Blackwell 98
About 4, 6 packs from Productorri d' Barbaresco 96, 97 plus a range of Brunello 97, 99 and Barlo
German Rieslings
Spanish stuff
5-6 cases of Burgundy with more 05 to come.
Other stuff from field trips for BBQs and midnight hour at dinner parties.

Apologises for the long list but this is the first time I have tried listing what is tucked away. I am going to cut this over to a Excell spreadsheet,

94 Grange x1
95 Grange x1
96 Grange x2
Clonakilla SV 05 x2
Cullen DM 05 x3

cheers
Seddo

Excellent eclectic list there Rooman - hope you can keep your hands off the younger stuff!

dlo wrote:Excellent eclectic list there Rooman - hope you can keep your hands off the younger stuff!

Thanks. There's enough other odds and sods from last decade that I can resist this decade's stuff at least until next decade. I have been aware for some time however I don't have a list and after reading the other lists realised I could just cut and paste most of the stuff I have over and then cut into an Excel spreadsheet. Now all I need to do is work out where it is in the various cellars. Really looking forward to the French 05 flooding in.

Mark

PS A few of the Productorri are the same as the one you sent down to the dinner in Melbourne at Oyster a couple of years ago. I read somewhere recently they will go for years.

rooman wrote:

dlo wrote:Excellent eclectic list there Rooman - hope you can keep your hands off the younger stuff!

Thanks. There's enough other odds and sods from last decade that I can resist this decade's stuff at least until next decade. I have been aware for some time however I don't have a list and after reading the other lists realised I could just cut and paste most of the stuff I have over and then cut into an Excel spreadsheet. Now all I need to do is work out where it is in the various cellars. Really looking forward to the French 05 flooding in.

Mark

PS A few of the Productorri are the same as the one you sent down to the dinner in Melbourne at Oyster a couple of years ago. I read somewhere recently they will go for years.

I only went for the Asili, Paje, Pora, Rio Sordo and Montestefano and all from 1997. I was a bit worried about the firmness of tannin in the '96's.

Daz,

Interesting that you mention Tahbilk. The first Australian wine I cellared was Chateau Tahbilk and Chateau Taltarni (as they were then called). Back in the '80s when I first started collecting wine most Australian wines on offer here were Cabernets, the Shiraz revolution hadn't yet started. So my Tahbilks and Taltarnis are Cabernets, both 1982s.

I bought a number of '82 Tahbilks as they were discontinued and on sale for about C$9. The Tahbilk label suggested cellaring for 6 to 8 years though I felt that judging by the purple/red colour and the mouth puckering tannins that it would last more than ten years. Well, ten years on the wine was hard and tannic, the bottle crusted up the sides to the shoulders. The fruit was gone and all that was left was a tannic wall. Every year I tried another bottle and the result was the same. I figured that I had erred.

In 2004 I tried another bottle (with a backup wine at the ready) but, lo and behold, the fruit was back and the wine was rich and complex with much more moderate tannins. It was lovely. The wine had been dormant for all this time. Now I have 2 bottles of the '82 Tahbilk left and I plan on serving it blind to people who continue to think that Australian wine, particularly the Shiraz, don't age. As mentioned in another post I have friends who think that the current crop of Australian wines don’t age, that the ’98s are already on the downward slope. Perhaps its true for some of the fruit bomb, high alcohol wines. Time will tell.

I presume by your Ribbet Red reference you are referring to French wines and not the Dan Murphy wine that I used to see when I was there in 2006/7. Well, like you I like to keep my wine purchases in the budget realm and I realize it is difficult in Australia to find good French wines in the budget category. But let me tell you that a 1997 Moss Wood tasted in 2001 was a Bordeaux look alike right from the bouquet. If the more reasonably priced French wines were available in Australia you too might like them. Just a thought.

Cheers…………………Mahmoud.