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To start us rolling, another classic wine but one which I have yet to try this vintage -

6 x Seppelts St. Peters GW Shiraz 1998

I have tried the GW Reserve 1998 - the fruit quality was evident, alas so was the oak.
I have 1998-2005 in the cellar, missing only 1999 for some reason, and also drunk my 1997 and 1991s ... hope it hits the 1997-2004 quality peak again.

Jay, you will be very happy with the Sepps 98s that you purchased. I bought a dozen on release, and another 12 at auction. Seriously underrated, as is the Benno and Mt Ida.
Have a 6 pack of 97 and 98 reserve, they really need to revive this label.

These wines for me are some of the best representations of Shiraz, anywhere, and quite undervalued.
You will enjoy them.
Craig.

I have just sent my last few 98 GW Reserve shiraz to Langtons.
Too much oak, and boring drinking for me.
The standard 98 is better.

A few auction purchases:
1x Wolf Blass Black Label 1984
1x Wolf Blass Black Label 1989
1x Seppelt Vintage Port 1974
2x Leasingham Bin 61 Cab Malbec 1998
1x Petaluma Coonawarra 2002

Just ordered a mixed dozen of grower Champagne.
Still haven't put in a Rockford order for the year - I wonder if there is any money left in the year's wine budget

Brucer wrote:I have just sent my last few 98 GW Reserve shiraz to Langtons.
Too much oak, and boring drinking for me.
The standard 98 is better.

Brucer, i note with interest that many comment that the 98 GW Reserve is like drinking an oak tree, but i must have a palate like a horse's arse. perhaps i must love oak or don't pick it up very well.
I will have a bottle next week and report back.

Purchase:
5x09 Noons shiraz.

sjw_11 wrote:A few auction purchases:
1x Wolf Blass Black Label 1984
1x Wolf Blass Black Label 1989
1x Seppelt Vintage Port 1974
2x Leasingham Bin 61 Cab Malbec 1998
1x Petaluma Coonawarra 2002

SJW, there are four possibilities I can think of, and possibly more;

1.) The bottles of Leasingham you have purchased our extremely rare;
2.) They are counterfeit;
3.) They are the Bin 56; or
4.) They are shiraz.

Of these 4 options, I tend to favour option 3.

Cheers,
Orpheus.

From Ballycroft:
3 x Small Berry Shiraz 2009
3 x Small Berry Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Ordered and should be received next week.
I can't wait to taste the Cab

From auction a few Margaret River Cabernet Merlots etc:

1 bottle CLAIRAULT ESTATE Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2008 (screw cap)
1 bottle VOYAGER ESTATE Girt By Sea Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2009 (screw cap)
1 bottle FLAMETREE WINES Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2010 (screw cap)
1 bottle CAPE MENTELLE Tinder's Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2009 (screw cap)
1 bottle CLAIRAULT ESTATE Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2007 (screw cap)
1 bottle LEEUWIN ESTATE Prelude Vineyards Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2005 (screw cap)
1 bottle WATERSHED Shades Margaret River Cabernet Franc 2009 (screw cap)

Carl

Managed to obtain a paltry single bottle of St Henri '98, having drunk previous far too early. And also bought one (should be more than enough) Dead Arm '04.

2009 Janasse Vieilles Vignes CndP
2009 Janasse Chaupin CndP

(And yes, having equivocated on these for a while, my buy decision was indeed triggered by the latest Parker reviews.)

2010 Felton Road Block 5
2010 Felton Road Block 2 Chard
2011 Felton Roade Block 1 Riesling

2008 Escarpment Kupe Chard (a favourite, & got these cheap at auction).

Cheers
Peter

DJ wrote:Just ordered a mixed dozen of grower Champagne.

Care to tell us which ones ?!!!!

Bargain Champagne season in full swing over here. Lanson Black Label £15/bottle, rosé £20. The former will be tucked away for a couple+ years, after which it will have transformed from an ugly duckling....

And Taittinger NV today @ £17. 6 pack for family celebration next spring.

36 2004 Hardys Oomoo Sparkling shiraz
12 2006 Wolf Blass Black Label
6 2006 Yalumba Bartholomu Eden shiraz

Brucer wrote:36 2004 Hardys Oomoo Sparkling shiraz

Planning a big one hey Brucer ?

Care to divulge where you can get this?, it was my go to Sparky Shiraz, but haven't been
able to find it of late....

Cheers S

With respect to Gavin, I am not keen on saying, as this forum is run by an etailer.
You should subscribe to redbigot. You will find out there.

Brucer wrote:6 2006 Yalumba Bartholomu Eden shiraz

Brucer - this isn't a wine I've heard of. I've bought others from them like the Light Pass shiraz etc. Is it priced and have quality at a similar level? TIA

Mike

Mike Hawkins wrote:

Brucer wrote:6 2006 Yalumba Bartholomu Eden shiraz

Brucer - this isn't a wine I've heard of. I've bought others from them like the Light Pass shiraz etc. Is it priced and have quality at a similar level? TIA

Mike

Mike,
Its a single site wine, like the Light Pass. It sold for $80, like the others, but I bought it on a deal on the internet for $40. Half price.
I have not tried it. They call it Bartholomaeus. James Halliday rates it 96 on the website, and 97 in his Australian Top 100 wines.

Mike Hawkins wrote:

DJ wrote:Just ordered a mixed dozen of grower Champagne.

Care to tell us which ones ?!!!!

J.L.Vergnon Eloquence Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Voirin-Jumel Blanc de Noirs 1er Cru Cru
Francis Boulard Les Murgiers 1er Cru
Eric Rodez Crayeres Grand Cru
Lilbert Cuvee Reserve Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Ledru Extra-Brut Grand Cru
J.L.Vergnon Conversation Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Voirin-Jumel Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Veuve-Fourny Blanc de Blancs 1e Cru
Jacques-Lassaigne Les Vignes de Montgueux Blanc de Blancs
Launois Quartz Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Laherte Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature

So far I've only had the Veuve-Fourny before - thought it was fanatasic
this is only the second dip into this area - six bottles earlier in the year with a conclusion the worst bottle was as good as Veuve Cliquot.

orpheus wrote:

sjw_11 wrote:A few auction purchases:
1x Wolf Blass Black Label 1984
1x Wolf Blass Black Label 1989
1x Seppelt Vintage Port 1974
2x Leasingham Bin 61 Cab Malbec 1998
1x Petaluma Coonawarra 2002

SJW, there are four possibilities I can think of, and possibly more;

1.) The bottles of Leasingham you have purchased our extremely rare;
2.) They are counterfeit;
3.) They are the Bin 56; or
4.) They are shiraz.

Of these 4 options, I tend to favour option 3.

Cheers,
Orpheus.

Orpheus
You raise an excellent point. They are of course Bin 56's. cheers

DJ wrote:

Mike Hawkins wrote:

DJ wrote:Just ordered a mixed dozen of grower Champagne.

Care to tell us which ones ?!!!!

J.L.Vergnon Eloquence Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Voirin-Jumel Blanc de Noirs 1er Cru Cru
Francis Boulard Les Murgiers 1er Cru
Eric Rodez Crayeres Grand Cru
Lilbert Cuvee Reserve Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Ledru Extra-Brut Grand Cru
J.L.Vergnon Conversation Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Voirin-Jumel Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Veuve-Fourny Blanc de Blancs 1e Cru
Jacques-Lassaigne Les Vignes de Montgueux Blanc de Blancs
Launois Quartz Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Laherte Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature

So far I've only had the Veuve-Fourny before - thought it was fanatasic
this is only the second dip into this area - six bottles earlier in the year with a conclusion the worst bottle was as good as Veuve Cliquot.

Thanks David. I've had a few of those before. Actually, I just took a bottle each of the Lassaigne and the Laherte Freres out of the cellar and into the fridge along with the few. I was with Andrew Jordan (another board member) at Vergnon last year sitting in the waiting / reception room. He didn't speak English, we speak very little French, so it was a rather quiet tasting...

Enjoy

Mike

Thanks Brucer - I'll look out for it. Mike

6 Pack of 2005 Hatton Estate Tahi. The $25 Caro special down from $70. Drank one on Sat night. Awesome wine, still very primary. Lovely ripeness and texture for a 78% Cabernet blend. Shame another promising Hawkes Bay winery down the drain. Hoping that other vintages come on the market at a good price. You have to be quick!

6 x 2004 Yalumba 'D' Black Sparkling Red
6 x 2008 Turkey Flat Shiraz
36 x summer drinking whites

Not many this month, brakes on, also been trying to find a few good budget quaffers, might start a new thread on that eternal subject.

But FWIW, a few of some interest..... (thanks Mick in advance for the Feltons..)

Hardy's Tintara Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 1996
Meerea Park Epoch Semillon, Hunter Valley. 2002
R.B.J. Vintners Theologicum Mourvedre Grenache, Barossa 2001 Magnum
Valli Bald Hills Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2003
Valli Bald Hills Pinot Noir, Central Otago. 2006
Felton Road Block 5 2010
Felton Road Calvert Pinot Noir 2010
Felton Road Block 1 Riesling 2011

Cheers
Tim

Mike Hawkins wrote:

Thanks David. I've had a few of those before. Actually, I just took a bottle each of the Lassaigne and the Laherte Freres out of the cellar and into the fridge along with the few. I was with Andrew Jordan (another board member) at Vergnon last year sitting in the waiting / reception room. He didn't speak English, we speak very little French, so it was a rather quiet tasting...

Enjoy

Mike

For me, grower Champagnes as well.

Bertrand Devavry Brut NV
Paul Dethune Grand Cru NV
Paul Dethune Blanc de Noirs NV
Vilmart Cie Grand Reserve
Vilmart Cie Grand Cellier d’Or Vintage 2004
Renee Geoffroy Expression Brut NV
Pierre Gerbais Tradition Brut NV
Lancelot-Pienne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru


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Nice one Gavin ! Andrew and I will be visiting 18 houses next month including Dethune and Vilmart.

For me, just bought another case of Camille Saves Rose and 2002 Millesime.

6 x 2004 Yalumba "D" Sparkling Red. (Thanks for the heads up Michael)
12 x 2006 Rolf Binder Heyson (Thanks for the heads up Muscat Mike)
3 x 2009 Ballycroft Small Berry Cabernet
3 x 2009 Ballycroft Small Berry Shiraz
3 x 2009 Adelina Grenache
3 x 2009 Adelina Shiraz
2 x 2007 Albino Rocca Duemilasette Barbersco
6 x 2009 Wynns Black Label Cabernet
6 x 2008 Plantagenet Shiraz

That will be it for a while now. Hopefully over Christmas I can put a dent in the cellar, as it is overflowing. Plus the credit card is on life support!

Ian

It's that time of year for Christmas mailings to be assaulting the letterbox and the inbox. I've succumbed (not all from mailings, I might add):

4 x Ashbrook 2009 Chardonnay
4 x Ashbrook Chardonnay 2010
4 x Ashbrook Cabernet Merlot 2007
6 x Capel Vale Petit Verdot 2008
6 x Capel Vale MR Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
12 x Capel Vale Pemberton Chardonnay 2010
4 x Capel Vale Whispering Hill Shiraz 2009
6 x Capel Vale Whispering Hill Riesling 2011
3 x Capel Vale Riesling 2011 (earlier drinking model)
6 x Skillogalee Clare Valley Riesling
8 x Hoddles Creek 2010 Chardonnay
4 x Hoddles Creek 2010 Pinot Noir
12 x Old Kent River Chardonnay 2008
12 x Old Kent River Pinot Noir 2009
6 x Cosham Chardonnay 2005 (a regular purchase)
6 x Brookside Vineyard Rose 2011

There's more, but this is all I can think of without visiting the cellar.

Cheers

Allan