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It's December people!

24 x 2010 Teusner Riebke Shiraz (375ml)
6 x 2012 Wynns BL Cab Sauv
1 x 2013 Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz
1 x 2013 Cirillo Vincent Grenaache
1 x 2010 Sevenhill St Ignatius Bdx Blend
1 x 2013 Freycinet Chaardonnay
1 x 2012 Kalleske Moppa
1 x 2012 John Duval Plexus

some Chrissy quaffers
7 x 2013 Annie's Lane Shiraz
6 x 2013 Wynns WL Shiraz

Both very good, if you like that sort of thing...

Cheers

Michael

In HK for a few days.

1 x 1996 Chateau D'Yquem

1 x 1998 Chateau D'Yquem

1 x 2004 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

Plus a few burgundies to drink with dinner.

Need to try and hit up my travel companion to take another 3 of the Taittinger back to sydney for me. She wants to buy some duty free Hendricks. I am going to tell her I will buy her some bloody Hendricks in Sydney!

Yalumba Singature 2010 x2
Yalumba FDR1a 2011 x 1
Rockford Vintage Port 2005 x 1

maybs wrote:1 x 2004 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

Need to try and hit up my travel companion to take another 3 of the Taittinger back to sydney for me. She wants to buy some duty free Hendricks. I am going to tell her I will buy her some bloody Hendricks in Sydney!

Try to keep your hands off them for some years as this will be an excellent wine down the track.... (says the guy who's planning to open one on Saturday...)

sjw_11 wrote:Yalumba Singature 2010 x2
Yalumba FDR1a 2011 x 1
Rockford Vintage Port 2005 x 1

Bought some of the 2010 Signature as I tried it at the Langtons tasting and thought it was brilliant. Was avoiding the 2011 FDR1a due to the vintage. Have you tried it?

Cheers

Michael

3 X 2012 Wynns Coonawarra Estate BL Cabernet Sauvignon

Michael McNally wrote:

sjw_11 wrote:Yalumba Singature 2010 x2
Yalumba FDR1a 2011 x 1
Rockford Vintage Port 2005 x 1

Bought some of the 2010 Signature as I tried it at the Langtons tasting and thought it was brilliant. Was avoiding the 2011 FDR1a due to the vintage. Have you tried it?

Cheers

Michael

Yes actually I tried the FDR1A and not the Signature as the cellar door is nearly out. But I had heard good reviews and the cellar door staff were very friendly and helpful in selling us a cold rose and providing glasses for us to have a lovely picnic outside that I felt it only right to make a small purchase.

I didnt expect much of the FDR1A given the vintage but actually I thought it was excellent, and was my pick of the reds they did have on tasting.

The 2012 Virgilius though was the pick for me at Yalumba overall - a stunning example of this label and one of the best value white wines around for a flagship.

6 x 2012 St Peters
24 2010 Teusner Riebke 375ml. Have some already, but they are just sooo lovely I must have a reserve stash! I think this makes 48.

6 x Rippon 2013 Gamay

After a massive November, I promised myself no more buying this year........
then my conscience started to talk to me "Stop Being a Grinch".... "Its Christmas".....
"Think of the Wife"

So here we go:

6 * 2013 Cape Mentelle Chardonnay
6 * 2001 Wild Duck Creek Springflat Shiraz
6 * N/V Braydun Hill Sparkling Shiraz

Rossco wrote:After a massive November, I promised myself no more buying this year........
then my conscience started to talk to me "Stop Being a Grinch".... "Its Christmas".....
"Think of the Wife"

So here we go:

6 * 2013 Cape Mentelle Chardonnay
6 * 2001 Wild Duck Creek Springflat Shiraz
6 * N/V Braydun Hill Sparkling Shiraz

Any chance of a tasting note on the FRS aka Braydun Hill when you get round to it?

cheers

Carl

griff wrote:
Any chance of a tasting note on the FRS aka Braydun Hill when you get round to it?

cheers

Carl

Absolutely!

I have 3 Sparkling Reds to Try and will do back to back tasting notes

- Rockford Black Shiraz
- Primo Joseph
- Braydun Hill

Will be a good little day that day!

a night off, and I zipped over to HK for a Gevrey Chambertin tasting.
Whilst there, picked up my magnum of Clos St Jean Sanctus Sanctorum 2010
Only 800 in existence, described by RPJ as the world's greatest wine and by others as the holy grail of wine. I have had both the Combe de Fous and Deus ex Machina from the same vintage (the other two CSJ super-cuvees), and if it is better than those, then it was money very well spent.
hmmm, maybe bring to an off-line in 2020?

12 2012 Wynns Gables

Cheers
Craig

maybs wrote:1 x 1996 Chateau D'Yquem

1 x 1998 Chateau D'Yquem

1 x 2004 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

Plus a few burgundies to drink with dinner.

Sydney offline wines!

^^ what he said !

1 x 3L Irvine Grand Merlot 1998.
3 x 1996 Irvine Grand Merlot
1 x 1996 Yalumba Octavius Shiraz (Festivus drinks)

I will open the jeroboam when I finally get around to submitting a publication I have been sitting on for the last 4 years.

redstuff wrote:1 x 3L Irvine Grand Merlot 1998.
3 x 1996 Irvine Grand Merlot
1 x 1996 Yalumba Octavius Shiraz (Festivus drinks)

I will open the jeroboam when I finally get around to submitting a publication I have been sitting on for the last 4 years.

I was the same as you, I always thought 3L was a jeroboam, but recently I was told this is a 5L bottle, and 3L is simply a double magnum. Any clues?

Ah ha, a mystery Felix!
Well the below guide seems largely accurate, but then I checked on the beloved Wikipedia and it mentions the below factoid:

Jeroboam Wine Facts and Information
JEROBOAM: A wine bottle holding 4/5 of a gallon (3.03 litres).

The Jeroboam wine or champagne bottle is large, able to hold four standard size bottles of wine (4 x 750cl).
The Jeroboam wine bottle is also known as a Double-Magnum bottle holding the same amount of Wine.

The Jeroboam bottle varies with different regions in France. i.e Jeroboam 3 Liters in Champagne (4 Standard Bottles), and Jeroboam 4.5 Liters in Bordeaux (6 Standard Bottles).
A jeroboam is a very large wine bottle, able to hold the same quantity as 4 bottles of wine (3 litres) in the case of champagne and port, and 6 bottles of wine (4.5 litres) in the case of claret.

Mystery solved!

Wine Bottle Sizes Chart
http://winefolly.com/tutorial/wine-bottle-sizes/

187.5 ml Piccolo or Split: Typically used for a single serving of Champagne.
375 ml Demi or Half: Holds one-half of the standard 750 ml size.
750 ml Standard: Common bottle size for most distributed wine.
1.5 L Magnum: Equivalent to two standard 750 ml bottles.
3.0 L Double Magnum: Equivalent to two Magnums or four standard 750 ml bottles.
4.5 L Jeroboam (still wine): Equivalent to six standard 750 ml bottles.
6.0 L Imperial: Equivalent to eight standard 750 ml bottles or two Double Magnums.
9.0 L Salmanazar: Equivalent to twelve standard 750 ml bottles or a full case of wine!
12.0 L Balthazar: Equivalent to sixteen standard 750 ml bottles or two Imperials.
15.0 L Nebuchadnezzar: Equivalent to twenty standard 750 ml bottles.

felixp wrote:

redstuff wrote:1 x 3L Irvine Grand Merlot 1998.
3 x 1996 Irvine Grand Merlot
1 x 1996 Yalumba Octavius Shiraz (Festivus drinks)

I will open the jeroboam when I finally get around to submitting a publication I have been sitting on for the last 4 years.

I was the same as you, I always thought 3L was a jeroboam, but recently I was told this is a 5L bottle, and 3L is simply a double magnum. Any clues?

Felix, thanks for the correction. I guess you are right in this case as the 3L bottle is a Merlot. The name varies from place to place and seems to be reasonably interchangeable i.e. Burgundy and Champagne 3L = Jeroboam. Bordeaux = Double Magnum
See http://www.winecommunity.com.au/bottle-sizes.htm
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_bottle
I guess being a Merlot probably falls into the Bordeaux category but maybe I'll give Irvine wines a call and see what they like to call it - probably a double magnum.

beat me to it Sam!

felixp wrote:a night off, and I zipped over to HK for a Gevrey Chambertin tasting.
Whilst there, picked up my magnum of Clos St Jean Sanctus Sanctorum 2010
Only 800 in existence, described by RPJ as the world's greatest wine and by others as the holy grail of wine. I have had both the Combe de Fous and Deus ex Machina from the same vintage (the other two CSJ super-cuvees), and if it is better than those, then it was money very well spent.
hmmm, maybe bring to an off-line in 2020?

What do you think of Julien's new restaurant?

Hi Jamie,
it was just a tasting with about 30 people at L'Imperatrice. Great night, some of those Honkies are just awesome at picking Burgs blind.
haha, but it was funny, there was a "mystery" wine in one of the flights, and the Burg nuts flew ridiculous theories all around the room, about Passetougrain, Bourgogne Rouge from a ripe vintage, weird biodynamic red etc etc. When asked, I piped up for the first time all night and simply said "this is Chateauneuf du Pape". To me, it was bleeding obvious!!!!!!! Turned out to be a Barroche 2012 CNDP, leaving them all scratching their heads (as you would know, most Honkies and Mainlanders think France is divided into Bordeaux and Burgundy, with Italy next door )
the wines were just ok, and confirmed my theory that 2011 was indeed utter crap. 2012 is not too bad, on a par with 08 IMO. One of the gurus picked 90% of the wines totally blind, we are talking producer, vineyard and vintage…. it was staggering to watch. His tales of Burgundy were incredible, particularly about the deception of 2011 and 2013, which he calls the two worst vintages of the past 50 years. And when you think about that, geez, they gotta be really bad!!!!

9 x Mascarello Barolo 2010 ( wow try getting these anywhere I know Maria Teresa from regular visits and a 3 bottle limit now a 1 bottle limit and now gone )

6 x del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2010

6 each of Cavallotto's Barolo Riservas San Gisueppe and Vignolo 2008

12 x 2005 Lynch Bages

12 x 2005 Chateau Palmer

Dabbling in wine investment and will buy lots of 05 Bordeaux with prices down and get them to Australia and see how they go. Though I'm sure I will have a nice Bdx cellar in 15 years I can't see Australia's secondary market delivering and outstanding return. Anyways, will report back!

6 x 2004 Dom Perignon.... Its now cheaper in Sydney than London.....

With TRS refund Mike?

The $AUD has a fair way to fall. Interesting times and I'd suggest if smaller producers could get international logistics sorted there would be some new markets in Asia. I just had 300 bottles delivered from Verduno ( near Barolo ) and paid 1.80USD per bottle for air con on truck, air con container and HKG air con truck delivery. Talking to importers here in HKG Oz logistic costs way beyond that

JamieBahrain wrote:9 x Mascarello Barolo 2010 ( wow try getting these anywhere I know Maria Teresa from regular visits and a 3 bottle limit now a 1 bottle limit and now gone )

6 x del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2010

6 each of Cavallotto's Barolo Riservas San Gisueppe and Vignolo 2008

12 x 2005 Lynch Bages

12 x 2005 Chateau Palmer

Dabbling in wine investment and will buy lots of 05 Bordeaux with prices down and get them to Australia and see how they go. Though I'm sure I will have a nice Bdx cellar in 15 years I can't see Australia's secondary market delivering and outstanding return. Anyways, will report back!

good picks…. the prices of Palmer in Australia are outrageous!!!!!!!!!!!

3 x 2012 Rockford Rifle Range (375 ml)
2 x 2011 Basket Press Shiraz

Aside from a few Stanthorpe cellar doors, I don't expect to be buying any vino this month

Jamie... Straight up, taxes included

PARINGA Back vintage sale
1x 2003 Estate Pinot Noir
1x 2003 Estate Pinot Noir Magnum
2x 2006 Reserve Pinot Noir
2x 2005 Estate Shiraz 375ml
1x 2005 Estate Shiraz
1x 2000 Reserve Shiraz
1x 2003 Reserve Shiraz
1x 2005 Reserve Shiraz
4x 2006 Reserve Shiraz

3x Azelia Barolo 2010
3x Cavolotto bricco boschis 2009
1x Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2010
2x Guido Porro Barolo Seivi 2010
1x Massolino Barolo 2010
2x Mauro Veglio Barolo Arborina 2010

Pimpernel Vineyards
2x 2012 Grouch
3x Pinot two 2013
1x Pinot One 2013

2x Hentley Farm Beauty 2013
1x Hentley Farm Beauty 2013 Magnum
2x Hentley Farm Quintessential 2012
2x Hentley Farm Von Kasper 2012

6x Noon reserve shiraz 2013
6x Noon Eclipse 2012
3x High Noon Rose
3x Noon's Cabernet
6x Noon's 12 bells

Someone please help me stop spending! :evil:

No purchases at all for me. Not a single bottle.

But I've got a list of bottles already that I want to buy in January.