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Nice to read what people try, but it is what we buy that step changes an accolade to a real recommendation

Tighter times for most. Whether that is reality or just perception who knows but I know I have walked past deals that in the past I would have taken hook, line and sinker. However a quick look at the LL sale the other day garnered a comment to the shop manager "only the crap 30% off??". Strong brands seem to survive. The presumptous need to discount. Plenty of "2004 No Name Reserve Cab Merlot was $40, now $15" type deals around...yawn. My cellar is getting smaller which i am comfortable with

Anyway I start the month with

2008 Te Mata Elston Chardonnay (the stalwart chardonnay label of my cellar). First time for elston I have ever "buyed b4 i tryed" - anyone had a taste yet?? Its always good aint it.
2004 Cloudy Bay Pelorus (need a mid priced sparkling for our blind tasting tonight - NV Lindauer bdb vs 04 CB Pelorus vs NV Tattinger)
2007 Villa Maria Cellar Selection Merlot Cabernet. My house red this winter. At $15 it is insane value.
2006 Penfolds Bin 28. I wanted to not like this wine but it is pretty good and should be even better in a couple of years. At $17.50 it was enough to force a buy.

Took advantage of the ludicrous Australia/NZ arbitrage to pick up a couple of bargains in Wellington:

1x 2005 Wynn's John Riddoch for NZ$80
2x 2006 Penfolds Bin 389 for NZ$38 (duty free).

I was also offered a discount on the NZ$550 badge price of a 2004 Grange but budgetary constraints prevented me from exploring exactly how far I could have pushed it. Given the exchange rate I reckon it's plausible that I could have got it inside A$400.

6 x Foillard Morgon Cote du Py 07
1 x Comte de Vogue Musigny 06
2 x Comte de Vogue Bonnes Mares 06
3 x Mugnier NSG Clos de la Marechale 06
2 x Liger Belair Vosne Aux Reignots 06
2 x Liger Belair Vosne Clos du Chateau 06
2 x Liger Belair NSG Les Cras 06
2 x Louis Carillon Puligny Champ Canet 06
2 x Louis Carillon Puligny Perrieres 06
3 x Roulot Meursault Les Tillets 06
3 x Roulot Meursault Charmes 06
3 x Fourrier Clos St Jacques 06
3 x Fourriers Les Goulots 06
3 x Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshole Auslese 07
3 x Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshole Spatlese 07
3 x Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschcheck Spatlese 07
3 x Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Spatlese 07
3 x Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Auslese 07
3 x Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Kabinett 07
3 x Zind Humbrecht Clos Jebsal Pinot Gris 07
3 x Zind Humbrecht Brand VV Riesling 07
6 x Zind Humbrecht Clos Windsbuhl Gewurztraminer 07
2 x Bouchard Montrachet 04
1 x Bouchard Chevalier Montrachet 04
1 x Jadot Montrachet 04

From auction:
15 x Matrot Meursault Chevalieres 06
1 x Jean-Philippe Fichet L'Ormeaux 92
1 x Jean Grivot Vosne Aux Bruless 01
2 x Jean Grivot NSG Les Boudots 01
1 x Bouchard Chevalier Montrachet La Cabotte 05
2 x Bouchard Chevalier Montrachet La Cabotte 06
1 x Saltram Museum VP 64
1 x Yalumba VP 64

Yikes, it looks a lot when you put it down on paper. I'm sure I was on a buying embargo. Thankfully the payment for these is being spread out a bit.

Eurocentric wrote:6 x Foillard Morgon Cote du Py 07
1 x Comte de Vogue Musigny 06
2 x Comte de Vogue Bonnes Mares 06
3 x Mugnier NSG Clos de la Marechale 06
2 x Liger Belair Vosne Aux Reignots 06
2 x Liger Belair Vosne Clos du Chateau 06
2 x Liger Belair NSG Les Cras 06
2 x Louis Carillon Puligny Champ Canet 06
2 x Louis Carillon Puligny Perrieres 06
3 x Roulot Meursault Les Tillets 06
3 x Roulot Meursault Charmes 06
3 x Fourrier Clos St Jacques 06
3 x Fourriers Les Goulots 06
3 x Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshole Auslese 07
3 x Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshole Spatlese 07
3 x Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschcheck Spatlese 07
3 x Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Spatlese 07
3 x Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Auslese 07
3 x Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Kabinett 07
3 x Zind Humbrecht Clos Jebsal Pinot Gris 07
3 x Zind Humbrecht Brand VV Riesling 07
6 x Zind Humbrecht Clos Windsbuhl Gewurztraminer 07
2 x Bouchard Montrachet 04
1 x Bouchard Chevalier Montrachet 04
1 x Jadot Montrachet 04

From auction:
15 x Matrot Meursault Chevalieres 06
1 x Jean-Philippe Fichet L'Ormeaux 92
1 x Jean Grivot Vosne Aux Bruless 01
2 x Jean Grivot NSG Les Boudots 01
1 x Bouchard Chevalier Montrachet La Cabotte 05
2 x Bouchard Chevalier Montrachet La Cabotte 06
1 x Saltram Museum VP 64
1 x Yalumba VP 64

Yikes, it looks a lot when you put it down on paper. I'm sure I was on a buying embargo. Thankfully the payment for these is being spread out a bit.

Wow, I saw the Meo-Camuzets on the July thread, and I thought Noice...

Seeing this, I'm thinking Noicey Noice...

It's all about the follow through isn't it.

I noticed a couple of 04 white burgs there. Was this a good white burg vintage? I mean as opposed to the 04 red burgs, which weren't that great right?

Cheers,

Monghead.

monghead wrote:
I noticed a couple of 04 white burgs there. Was this a good white burg vintage? I mean as opposed to the 04 red burgs, which weren't that great right?

Not Neville, but...

Lordy yes, 04 was a very good white burg vintage. I have many, although not in the Montrachet price range...

3 x Peter Lehman Stonewell 98


cheers
Seddo

Wizz wrote:

monghead wrote:
I noticed a couple of 04 white burgs there. Was this a good white burg vintage? I mean as opposed to the 04 red burgs, which weren't that great right?

Not Neville, but...

Lordy yes, 04 was a very good white burg vintage. I have many, although not in the Montrachet price range...

I wouldn't buy them at Australian retail prices ... yes, 04 is great, better than 05 and 06 for whites. 07 might be even better, and 08 very good too.

04 reds can be quite lovely, and bargains too. Good to drink while you let 05s, 06s, 07s, 08s rest ...

- Peter Lehmann Stonewell 04
- Stonyridge Larose 05 & 07

(So far in August: it's only the 2nd, so much time to buy yet)

Andrew

Eurocentric wrote:

Wizz wrote:

monghead wrote:
I noticed a couple of 04 white burgs there. Was this a good white burg vintage? I mean as opposed to the 04 red burgs, which weren't that great right?

Not Neville, but...

Lordy yes, 04 was a very good white burg vintage. I have many, although not in the Montrachet price range...

I wouldn't buy them at Australian retail prices ... yes, 04 is great, better than 05 and 06 for whites. 07 might be even better, and 08 very good too.

04 reds can be quite lovely, and bargains too. Good to drink while you let 05s, 06s, 07s, 08s rest ...

True - Aus retail is getting stupid, taxes and the practices and markups of some importers are not helping.

I've heard elsewhere 07 whites are something special.

And I'm a fan of the 04 reds. Underappreciated.

2006 Coche Dury Meursault Les Rougeots
2007 Christain Moreau Chablis AC
2007 Christain Moreau Chablis Vaillons
2007 Saloman GV Hochterrasen
2007 Saloman GV Wachtberg
2007 Saloman GV Von Stein
2005 Clos Rougeard Le Bourg
2005 Clos Rougeard Les Poyeaux
2004 Chateau Rayas Reserve
2006 Chave Hermitage
2006 Radford Shiraz
2008 Radford Riesling
2008 Michael Hall Chardonnay
2006 Raveneau MdT Chablis
2006 Thierry Allemand Cornas
2007 Domaine de Chassorney Bigotes
2004 Niepoort LBV
NV Quinta do Vallado 10 y/o tawny
NV Quinta do Vallado 20 y/o tawny
La Sacrista do Romate PX
2005 Dom Prieure-Roch Les Clous
2005 Dom Prieure-Roch Suchots
2005 Dom Prieure-Roch Chambertin CdB
2006 Marc Bredif Vouvray

$@#@ we are only a couple of days in

Waiting to hear back about some Dard et Ribo Croze-Hermitage and St-Joseph + some Overnoy Arbois Pupillon from the U.S.

DaveB wrote:2006 Coche Dury Meursault Les Rougeots
2007 Christain Moreau Chablis AC
2007 Christain Moreau Chablis Vaillons
2007 Saloman GV Hochterrasen
2007 Saloman GV Wachtberg
2007 Saloman GV Von Stein
2005 Clos Rougeard Le Bourg
2005 Clos Rougeard Les Poyeaux
2004 Chateau Rayas Reserve
2006 Chave Hermitage
2006 Radford Shiraz
2008 Radford Riesling
2008 Michael Hall Chardonnay
2006 Raveneau MdT Chablis
2006 Thierry Allemand Cornas
2007 Domaine de Chassorney Bigotes
2004 Niepoort LBV
NV Quinta do Vallado 10 y/o tawny
NV Quinta do Vallado 20 y/o tawny
La Sacrista do Romate PX
2005 Dom Prieure-Roch Les Clous
2005 Dom Prieure-Roch Suchots
2005 Dom Prieure-Roch Chambertin CdB
2006 Marc Bredif Vouvray

$@#@ we are only a couple of days in

Waiting to hear back about some Dard et Ribo Croze-Hermitage and St-Joseph + some Overnoy Arbois Pupillon from the U.S.

I'll forward this to SJ to tick them off

Eurocentric wrote:

DaveB wrote:2006 Coche Dury Meursault Les Rougeots
2007 Christain Moreau Chablis AC
2007 Christain Moreau Chablis Vaillons
2007 Saloman GV Hochterrasen
2007 Saloman GV Wachtberg
2007 Saloman GV Von Stein
2005 Clos Rougeard Le Bourg
2005 Clos Rougeard Les Poyeaux
2004 Chateau Rayas Reserve
2006 Chave Hermitage
2006 Radford Shiraz
2008 Radford Riesling
2008 Michael Hall Chardonnay
2006 Raveneau MdT Chablis
2006 Thierry Allemand Cornas
2007 Domaine de Chassorney Bigotes
2004 Niepoort LBV
NV Quinta do Vallado 10 y/o tawny
NV Quinta do Vallado 20 y/o tawny
La Sacrista do Romate PX
2005 Dom Prieure-Roch Les Clous
2005 Dom Prieure-Roch Suchots
2005 Dom Prieure-Roch Chambertin CdB
2006 Marc Bredif Vouvray

$@#@ we are only a couple of days in

Waiting to hear back about some Dard et Ribo Croze-Hermitage and St-Joseph + some Overnoy Arbois Pupillon from the U.S.

I'll forward this to SJ to tick them off

There are some things that SJ does not need to know....

Took advantage of the ludicrous Australia/NZ arbitrage to pick up a couple of bargains in Wellington:

1x 2005 Wynn's John Riddoch for NZ$80

show off time. i got mine for $48 in auckland

was naughty and finally bought something this month.

6 x 2002 RBJ Theologicum (a wine which is sadly no more! )

$15 each! bargain!

I found a cheque account that won't be scrutinised so ordered a case of the 02 Hunter Shiraz from Camp Road Estate (ex Heartland Vineyard) - which I posted about earlier under my still-cancelled previous user account. If it has lasted (and surely they wouldn't sell it CD if not) it will be a bargain at $90/dozen delivered.

I'm keener and keener on Hunter Shiraz so if it tastes ok will order another 4 dozen (where to hide them?) THEN post here for anyone interested.

A beautiful tasting-lunch at Lindemans Hunter Valley was followed by a few tidy discounts. I could only convince the "other half" to let me buy a mixed half-dozen

3x Lindemans Coonawarra Limestone Ridge 2005 $35
2x Lindemans Coonawarra Pyrus 2005 $35
1x Lindemans Steven Vineyard Hunter Shiraz 1999 $20

Fortune01 wrote:I found a cheque account that won't be scrutinised so ordered a case

Score! And here I was feeling guilty earlier today about even contemplating buying without "permission"

A couple of enticing Kemeny's Hidden Labels just to sample with a view to further purchases if all goes well:
- McLaren Vale Basket Pressed Shiraz 2007 (winemaker Frank Mitolo). If this is the Jester or similar, it should be very decent.
- Martinborough Pinot Noir 2008 (winemaker Steve Smith from Craggy Range). Very interested to give it a go.

Bought eight bottles of Malconsorts and two La Grand Rue from the Max Lake auction. Awesome vineyards in lofty locations.

odyssey wrote:

Fortune01 wrote:I found a cheque account that won't be scrutinised so ordered a case

Score! And here I was feeling guilty earlier today about even contemplating buying without "permission"

.

Well, I have a spouse who barely drinks and the need to anticipate the Rockford Basket Press release.

So in actual fact I need (a) a covert source of funds (b) a place to hide them!

Cheers, Geoff

Several of:

1996 Haut Brion
1996 Mouton Rothschild
2004 Cheval Blanc
1996 Wendouree Shiraz, Cabernet Malbec, Shiraz Mataro
2005 La Pousse d'Or
2006 Dujac Clos de la Roche
2004 Brokenwood Graveyard

Please, make it stop...

2 x 2004 Pio Cesare Barbaresco
2 x 2004 Pio Cesare Barolo
2 x 2007 Thanisch Berncasteler Auslese

wifey wasn't happy

monghead wrote:Several of:

1996 Haut Brion
1996 Mouton Rothschild
2004 Cheval Blanc
1996 Wendouree Shiraz, Cabernet Malbec, Shiraz Mataro
2005 La Pousse d'Or
2006 Dujac Clos de la Roche
2004 Brokenwood Graveyard

Please, make it stop...

Don't stop, just look over my way

6x Teusner Avatar(loved the 05)
12x Mike Press shiraz 08

cheers
Seddo

Shared the cost of 12x Jacobs Creek St Hugo 2005 to receive magnum.

Still on a grenache bender:

DiLisio Grenache
d'Arenberg Ironstone Pressings
Cascabel Monastrell
Yangarra High Sands Grenache
Yangarra Old Vine Grenache
Dog Ridge Cadenzia Grenache
Tscharke The Potter Grenache
Vinrock Grenache
Petaluma Shiraz
Yalumba FDR1A
Astrolabe Awatea Sauvignon blanc
St. Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon blanc

No pinot this month which is odd. Seems to have eluded me for some reason.

Tristram Shandy wrote:Still on a grenache bender:

DiLisio Grenache
d'Arenberg Ironstone Pressings
Cascabel Monastrell
Yangarra High Sands Grenache
Yangarra Old Vine Grenache
Dog Ridge Cadenzia Grenache
Tscharke The Potter Grenache
Vinrock Grenache
Petaluma Shiraz
Yalumba FDR1A
Astrolabe Awatea Sauvignon blanc
St. Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon blanc

No pinot this month which is odd. Seems to have eluded me for some reason.

Looks like this month is grenache month, perhaps the reason for no pinot?

Cheers

daz

Hmmmm have to cut back on spending - but it is so much fun

6 x O'Leary Walker Shiraz 06
6 x Pheasant Farm Home block shiraz 06(the 02 was superb)


cheers
Seddo

So I have finally been rewarded for my "loyalty" to a major chain wine retailer you will probably have heard of:

2004 Penfolds RWT, 2003 Penfolds St Henri and a case of Becks - total outlay $38 and five loyalty coupons instead of the same retailer's (admittedly somewhat inflated) badge price of $304.

18 Kies 00 Dedication Shiraz.
12 Kies 01 Dedication Shiraz.
48 Kies 02 Dedication Shiraz.

2 02 Jacob's Creek Johann to see if i like it.

Eurocentric wrote:

monghead wrote:Several of:

1996 Haut Brion
1996 Mouton Rothschild
2004 Cheval Blanc
1996 Wendouree Shiraz, Cabernet Malbec, Shiraz Mataro
2005 La Pousse d'Or
2006 Dujac Clos de la Roche
2004 Brokenwood Graveyard

Please, make it stop...

Don't stop, just look over my way

Ha!

It is scary over there though...