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2 x Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2013. A stonking vintage but at $90 a pop, I could only justify 2. Plenty more 2013 goodies to come out of the Canberra area soon.

Cheers, Travis.

TravisW wrote:2 x Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2013. A stonking vintage but at $90 a pop, I could only justify 2. Plenty more 2013 goodies to come out of the Canberra area soon.

Cheers, Travis.

Did you brave the queues at the cellar door this morning did you?

PDG wrote:

TravisW wrote:2 x Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2013. A stonking vintage but at $90 a pop, I could only justify 2. Plenty more 2013 goodies to come out of the Canberra area soon.

Cheers, Travis.

Did you brave the queues at the cellar door this morning did you?

Mailing list buyers received the order form today

PDG wrote:PDG wrote:
TravisW wrote:
2 x Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2013. A stonking vintage but at $90 a pop, I could only justify 2. Plenty more 2013 goodies to come out of the Canberra area soon.

Cheers, Travis.

Did you brave the queues at the cellar door this morning did you?

Grabbed some of this too. What do you reckon of the riesling at the stated release price? Given I can recall paying $20 a bottle it's starting to get up there.

Cheers
Matt

Just got a bit of wine delivered / ordered:

3 x Cullens Diana Mad 2012
3 x Cullens Cab Merlot 2012
3 x Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2012
2 x Penfolds St Henri 2008
1 x Penfolds Magill 1984
2 x Lindemans St George 1986
1 x Lindemans St George 1990
1 x Wynns John Riddoch 1984

I have a wine buying buddy. We both have similar palates and trust what the other buys, so we go halves in almost all we buy.

1 x 2008 Wendouree Cab Sav
1 x 2008 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro
1 x 2008 Wendouree Cab Malbec
2 x 2012 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro
2 x 2012 Wendouree Shiraz Malbec
2 x 2012 Wendouree Muscat
2 x 2013 Clonakilla SV
6 x 2014 Grosset Polish Hill Reisling

My credit card is weeping, as I will be next month when the bill comes in

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PDG wrote:PDG wrote:
TravisW wrote:
2 x Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2013. A stonking vintage but at $90 a pop, I could only justify 2. Plenty more 2013 goodies to come out of the Canberra area soon.

Cheers, Travis.

Did you brave the queues at the cellar door this morning did you?

Grabbed some of this too. What do you reckon of the riesling at the stated release price? Given I can recall paying $20 a bottle it's starting to get up there.

Cheers
Matt

Hi Matt,

It's the first time for a while that I haven't grabbed any Riesling. I've come to realise that my palate just doesn't like Canberra Riesling as much as it like Riesling from Clare, Eden Valley, Southern WA, Tas, Germany and Austria. I feel like a traitor!

Cheers, Travis.

6x Marius - Gavin's last six pack

2x Grosset Springvale 2014
2x Grosset Polish Hill 2014
1x Grosset Alea 2014
1x Grosset (whats it called? the new Semillon Fiano) 2014

Also just got the email for the Tyrrell's White Private Bin club release for the year so that will be:
3x Vat 1 2014
3x Vat 47 2014

Nothing drastically different for me...

Mixed case of Marius 2012.
Mixed 6 Tyrrells 2014 Semillon (Vat1 and Johnnos)

Straight to the back of the cellar...

Simon

Three of each of the Epis Chard and Pinot.

6 x EVEN KEEL Canberra District Shiraz Viognier 2006
1 x JACOB'S CREEK St Hugo Barossa Valley Coonawarra Shiraz Cabernet 2009
1 x JACOB'S CREEK St Hugo Barossa Valley Shiraz 2009
1 x JACOB'S CREEK St Hugo Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2010
1 x JACOB'S CREEK Winemaker's Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
2 x KOONOWLA Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
12 x NEAGLE ROCK Clare Valley Mr Duncan Shiraz Cabernet 2012

Carl

Quiet July and August, mostly just 2 cases of mixed Pinot following the tasting at Sixty Darling Street, and wendouree, so a bit heavy handed this month already

3 x 2011 Moss Wood Cabernet

3 x 2012 Best's Bin 0

6 x 2012 Best's Bin 1

6 x 2012 Wynns Cabernet Sauvignon

2 x 2010 St Hallet Old Block Shiraz

2 x 2012 Cullen Diana Madeline

2 x 2009 Voyager Estate Cabernet Merlot

2 x 2011 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay

Oh and 3 each of the 2012 Marius wines

No wine so far, just a few bottles of the new Glenmorangie Taghta

maybs wrote:6 x 2012 Best's Bin 1

Make sure you get some of the 2013 Bin 1 which was released last week. It's much better than the 2012.

Just added, via the auction house another five bottles of the 2004 Wolf Blass White Label Aged Release Chardonnay . I bought a few bottles a couple of weeks back on a hunch, based mainly on it being Piccadilly Valley fruit, and have been amply rewarded. This wine is beautifully balanced with great length and will continue to age gracefully for some time to come.

1x 2009 Mouton
Wine budget for the mth goneski with that purchase

simon1980 wrote:Nothing drastically different for me...

Mixed case of Marius 2012.
Mixed 6 Tyrrells 2014 Semillon (Vat1 and Johnnos)

Straight to the back of the cellar...

Simon

...and 6xSeppelt Drumborg Riesling 2014

Simon

2 * magnums of yabby lake 2008 single vineyard chardonnay

Very happy with this and will crack them at Christmas. Will go well with the 98 Jim Barry
McRae wood magnum i have put away for Xmas too.

Only other purchase this month will be a case of the 2012 majella musician
Cab/shiraz as my everydayer.

6 x Selosse Initial
2 x Rose
1 x Les Carelles
1 x Le Bout Du Clos
1 x Sous Le Mont
12 x Bruno Clavelier 2012 Burgundy mix.

I'll be interested to read your thoughts on the Selosses, as I'm in the minority and don't really 'get' the hype. That said, none of the oxidative Champagnes are really my preference.

Mike Hawkins wrote:I'll be interested to read your thoughts on the Selosses, as I'm in the minority and don't really 'get' the hype. That said, none of the oxidative Champagnes are really my preference.

Hi Mike,
I do like them, especially the Initial, very good value (if you have connections ) Not so sure about the Lieu-dits value wise. The flavour spectrum compared to most other champagnes just elevates them to a much higher plane to me. A beautiful broad spectrum of fruit and admittedly oxidative character does it for me. Most other champers are plainly just boring - thin and acidic.

Thanks Hacker. I haven't had all the lieu dits, primarily due to price.

Hacker wrote:1 x Les Carelles
1 x Le Bout Du Clos
1 x Sous Le Mont

Wish I had your connections!

Actually, I just rang the guy up, admittedly 10 years ago and must have found him in an agreeable mood. Got an allocation from then on.

Oh, and 12 x Woodlands Margaret Cab Merlot.

So far this month:

2 x 2012 Wynns Coonawarra Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon
1 x 2010 Evans & Tate Cabernet Sauvignon Redbrook
2 x 2011 Houghton Cabernet Sauvignon Jack Mann
3 x 2010 By Farr Shiraz
3 x 2011 Cape Mentelle Shiraz
1 x 2010 KT Shiraz Churinga Vineyard
2 x 2010 Tim Adams Shiraz The Aberfeldy
3 x 2012 The Standish Wine Company Shiraz Andelmonde
3 x 2012 The Standish Wine Company Shiraz The Schubert Theorem
2 x 2010 Grosset Pinot Noir
2 x 2012 Hoddles Creek Pinot Noir 1er
2 x 2010 Moorooduc Estate Pinot Noir McIntyre Vineyard
2 x 2013 William Downie Pinot Noir Gippsland

4xArras Grand Vintage 2004
6xMount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2012
12xMontara Riesling 2013

24 x 2008 Frank Bonville Grand Cru BdB (one of my favourite inexpensive Champagnes)

Mike Hawkins wrote:24 x 2008 Frank Bonville Grand Cru BdB (one of my favourite inexpensive Champagnes)

I just bought 6 of these as well on the back of the Wine Front review. Mike purchased here or are these another 24 bottles you need to get back to OZ?

12 in each location. It's a good champagne