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Bit of a quiet month last month as school fees kick in (omg) so most of the focus is now "cheap as chips" though it won't last.

12 x Tesco Tingleup Riesling 2010 (from Howard Park - superb wine, stupid price, should have bought 24)
6 x McWilliams Elizabeth Semillon 2005 (also Tesco, UK)
5 x Penfolds Cellar Reserve Barossa Cabernet 2005 (Fine Wine Delivery Co, NZ)

6 x 2007 Voyager Estate Cabernet Merlot. Not tasted it, but brought on the strength of the 2005.
12 x 2009 Waipara Hills Waipara Pinot Noir

A selection of '09 Mosel rieslings:

Dr Loosen Whelener Sonnenuhr Spatlese
Dr Loosen Erdener Pralat Auslese GK
Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese
Schloss Lieser Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese, 'regular' & GK

And a couple of bottles at auction:

1990 Beaucastel
2001 Pontet Canet
2004 Dr Loosen Whelener Sonnenuhr Auslese GK

Cheers
Peter

rens wrote:6 x 2007 Voyager Estate Cabernet Merlot. Not tasted it, but brought on the strength of the 2005.

Didn't know the 2007 had been released.

A couple of bottles of 2009 Wynns Cab. Sauv for the cellar

2009 Rockford BPS
2002 Pierre Peters Les Chetillons

Just a few after some very quiet months

2009 Escarpement Pahi Pinot Noir
2010 Neudorf Moutere Chardonnay
2011 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc
2010 Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc
2008 Lawsons Riesling
2010 Stonyridge Larose (paid for that 6 months ago

AndrewCowley wrote:

rens wrote:6 x 2007 Voyager Estate Cabernet Merlot. Not tasted it, but brought on the strength of the 2005.

Didn't know the 2007 had been released.

Sure has.

2009 Church Road Reserve Syrah. Under $30, too good to resist. This is where I am looking to shop these days...classy wines at around $30.

3 x 2008 Woodlands Shelley Anne M.R. Cabernet Sauvignon at a $41 discount to the big chain stores, I had to do it.

2 Glaetzer Godolphin 2005
3 Brands Laira Erics blend 2001
3 Te mata Awatea 2009

Mixed dozen of Rockford stuff (no basketpress unfortunately)
Dozen bleasdale frank potts 2008
half a dozen bin 28 2008

Noon order arrived yesterday
4 x Eclipse
4 x Reserve Shiraz
4 x Twelve Bells

Also a dozen 2008 Chaateau Tanunda GSM for under $9 pb

6 x 2011 Grosset Off-dry Riesling

rens wrote:3 x 2008 Woodlands Shelley Anne M.R. Cabernet Sauvignon at a $41 discount to the big chain stores, I had to do it.

Puck me that's a stupenous price on a stupenous wine!, well done!

Why can't i find prices like this?

rens wrote:3 x 2008 Woodlands Shelley Anne M.R. Cabernet Sauvignon at a $41 discount to the big chain stores, I had to do it.

JD Cellars?

12 x 2008 Tahbilk Shiraz
12 x 2008 Tahbilk Cab Sav

I took advantage of the Tahbilk member’s special offer which made these $10 a bottle.


3 x 2010 Chrismont La Zona Arneis
3 x 2009 Chrismont La Zona Savagnin
3 x 2010 Chrismont La Zona Pinot Grigio
3 x 2010 Chrismont Petit Manseng

I get a case a quarter from Chrismont, which is my favourite King Valley winery. I still have a good selection of their reds so opted to try the new release whites.


12 x 2006 Winburndale Cab Shiraz
6 x 2009 Winburndale Alluvial Chardonnay
12 x 2008 Winburndale Fontana Cab Sav

This winery flies well under the radar, probably because it is located in Bathurst NSW, but makes superb wine and has been an obscure favourite of mine since I met the winemaker at a local degustation dinner about 5 years ago. I hadn’t visited the winery since 2008 so decided to drop in on a trip out to Orange. When I was there in 2008 I tasted a barrel sample of the 2008 Cab Sav and declared then that I would buy some when it was released. It was already pretty good and this was only about 3 months after the grapes had been picked.

The finished wine has justified the wait – it is superb. I bought this on a Friday and 3 days later this wine won the NSW Wine Awards trophy for best Cabernet!

Went to a new bar after our Halloween run, everyone pretty much still in costume. A fellow runner told me that the wine store next door had some specials like Blass Red Label for A$10.30 and Wyndham Estate 555 for A$12.20. Neither are my cup of tea but said I would check it out.

I walked into the store still wearing the white and red makeup on my face and walked out with the following:

6 x 1997 Wynn's Black Label Cabernet for A$12.50.

Now THAT is a special price.

Mahmoud.

2 x 2008 Laughing Jacks Greenock Shiraz

8 x 2010 Thompson Estate Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
4 x 2010 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier

Was hoping to collect a dozen Epsilon Shiraz on the weekend to see out the month, but they were all gone at the local outlet.

Champagne - NV Brut Les Ursules Roses de Jeanne, Cédric Bouchard
Champagne - NV Extra-Brut Le Cotet Jacques Lassaigne
Champagne - NV Extra-Brut Fidèle Vouette et Sorbée, Bertrand Gautherot
Champagne - NV Brut Val Vilaine Inflorescence, Cédric Bouchard
Champagne - 2004 Grand Cru Extra-Brut Benoît Lahaye
Champagne - NV Brut Reflet d'Antan Bérèche & Fils
Champagne - 2004 1er Cru Extra-Brut Le Cran Bérèche & Fils
Champagne - 2002 Brut Chartogne-Taillet
Champagne - NV Extra-Brut Les Béguines La Closerie, Jérôme Prévost
Champagne - NV Cumières 1er Cru Brut Nature Georges Laval
Champagne - 2004 Grand Cru Extra-Brut l’Avizoise Agrapart & Fils
Champagne - NV Extra Brut Ulysse Collin

6 x 2004 Yalumba 'D' Black Sparkling Shiraz Cabernet

Mike Hawkins wrote:Champagne - NV Brut Les Ursules Roses de Jeanne, Cédric Bouchard
Champagne - NV Extra-Brut Le Cotet Jacques Lassaigne
Champagne - NV Extra-Brut Fidèle Vouette et Sorbée, Bertrand Gautherot
Champagne - NV Brut Val Vilaine Inflorescence, Cédric Bouchard
Champagne - 2004 Grand Cru Extra-Brut Benoît Lahaye
Champagne - NV Brut Reflet d'Antan Bérèche & Fils
Champagne - 2004 1er Cru Extra-Brut Le Cran Bérèche & Fils
Champagne - 2002 Brut Chartogne-Taillet
Champagne - NV Extra-Brut Les Béguines La Closerie, Jérôme Prévost
Champagne - NV Cumières 1er Cru Brut Nature Georges Laval
Champagne - 2004 Grand Cru Extra-Brut l’Avizoise Agrapart & Fils
Champagne - NV Extra Brut Ulysse Collin

Can I come visit you, well, your cellar at least....,

Great lineup for a fellow Champagne lover!

I have enjoyed a couple of these myself

NV Extra-Brut Fidèle Vouette - fascinatingly different, wish I had more!

NV Brut Val Vilaine Inflorescence, Cédric Bouchard - as above

Lots more to find, and try!

.

If you're ever in London, let me know ! In fact Andrew Jordan and I will be in Champagne in January, so hopefully we'll uncover a few additional treasures....

Mike