A few additions for the cellar: 2 x 2010 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon John Riddoch 2 x 2010 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon Moss Wood Vineyard 2 x 2010 Bremerton Shiraz Old Adam 1 x 2007 Fonseca Porto Vintage (375ml)
One to drink/try to see if I'll continue the verticle: 1 x 2009 Yalumba The Signature
never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
Very little around down in Melbourne, I loved the one i snagged. Drank it at a dinner where guests were gagged, not sure if that affected my taste buds
1 x Turkey Flat Rose 2013 (Turkey Flat Rose 2013) 1 x d`Arenberg The Fruit Bat Shiraz 2009 1 x d`Arenberg Peppermint Paddock Sparkling Chambourcin NV 1 x d`Arenberg The Beautiful View Grenache 2009 1 x d`Arenberg Little Venice Shiraz 2009 1 x d`Arenberg Ironstone Pressings GSM 2008
Someone was flogging these off in quantity up here... I am very interested to try the Fruit Bat, Beutiful View and Little Venice ... these are all from D'arry's single vineyard program and I have tried them before at the winery but it gets a bit confusing because they have about 7 very expensive single vineyard wines.....(c$100AUD at the cellar door, so its not like you can buy a sampler pack!)
6 * 2005 Tyrrells Vat 1 Semillon - cannot wait to crack one of these & see where its at 2 * Campbells Merchant Prince Muscat - never tried it, have heard nothing but great reviews, so will see how it goes 3 * Primo Estate Joseph Sparkling Red 3 * 2011 Dog Point Section 94 Sav Blanc
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simon1980 wrote:Sam, every year the "amazing sites" range grows from d'Arenberg...I think there are about 15 from the 2011 vintage! I'm lost.
Anyway, my purchases for the month so far:
3xMoondarra Studebaker Pinot Noir 12 2xMoondarra Conception Pinot Noir 10 1xMoondarra Samba Side Pinot Noir 10 (breaking my recently introduced rule of not buying single bottles!) 4xHead Contrarian Shiraz 12 2xHead Blonde Shiraz 12 2xHead Blonde Shiraz 11 4xHead Brunette Shiraz 12 6xSeppelt Drumborg Riesling 13 4xThe Story Pinkers Shiraz 12 2xThe Story Henty Pinot Noir 12 2xThe Story Henty Shiraz 10
It's time to calm down...
simon1980
Some great wines in there..... the story henty is a very intriguing wine! I have been known to just smell it for half an hour before even trying a drop
WOW what a deal... Diana Madeline for $70 aussie dollars and 1860 vines tahbilk similar (in a country where Jacobs Creek or even "Gossips" god help me is over $30AUD) .... now lets hope the collectors flogging this off are rich enough they would have kept them in proper storage....
1x d`Arenberg Money Spider Marsanne Rousanne 2010 1x d`Arenberg The Eight Iron Shiraz 2009
simon1980 wrote:Sam, every year the "amazing sites" range grows from d'Arenberg...I think there are about 15 from the 2011 vintage! I'm lost. Anyway, my purchases for the month so far:
3xMoondarra Studebaker Pinot Noir 12 simon1980
Great wine... had it the other night with some Lethbridge and Appellation Ballarat Pinot. The Moondarra and the most funk and interest. The Appellation Ballarat probably the easiest to drink.
simon1980 wrote:Sam, every year the "amazing sites" range grows from d'Arenberg...I think there are about 15 from the 2011 vintage! I'm lost.
Good grief, I know he likes having a broad range but thats unmanageable!
Yes, but I doubted myself, so went to check. 12 Shiraz / 3 Grenache from the 2010 vintage. 12 Shiraz from 2011 vintage. It is a lot. I recall reading that the trademarks for the various markets cost a fortune...
simon1980 wrote:Sam, every year the "amazing sites" range grows from d'Arenberg...I think there are about 15 from the 2011 vintage! I'm lost. Anyway, my purchases for the month so far:
3xMoondarra Studebaker Pinot Noir 12 simon1980
Great wine... had it the other night with some Lethbridge and Appellation Ballarat Pinot. The Moondarra and the most funk and interest. The Appellation Ballarat probably the easiest to drink.
Welcome! I'm looking forward to trying, maybe next weekend. Apparently Neil sold his Studebaker to pay for the fence posts for his first vintage!