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If you could visit (and taste from) the museum cellar of one Australian producer and one International producer, which would you select?

I'd probably go for Yalumba and Dujac, but there are no doubt some obvious choices I'm missing....

Penfolds- heart says Henschke though I've a lot of experiences with their amazingly age-worthy wines back to the 60's. Penfolds I don't have other than piecemeal exposure to their great wines- and some Bin's not at all.

Gaja- I have seen their cellars and I have been fortunate to drink their Barbaresco back to the 50's. Really quite something and their cellar is cool ( Infernot bottlings ). Even some of their modern styles are great wines; Gaia and Rey at 20 years from magnum at their tasting room amazing.

Henschke and Jean-Louis Chave.

Cheers
Ian

Mount Pleasant and Romanee Conti

felixp21 wrote:Mount Pleasant and Romanee Conti

Before I go to think about it Felix's post pretty much nailed nailed it.

If I gave it a bit more thought a Bordeaux might feature but, what the heck, don't we all confuse Burgundy with Bordeaux?

Mahmoud.

Yalumba is a very strategic choice, RHS has amassed a treasure trove over the years of his own wines and so many others.
Wynns and Wendouree would be the obvious one for mine.
Cheers Craig

James Halliday's cellar (before he sells the Romanee Conti!)

Penfolds in Aus for me.

I’ve been struggling with overseas. I’m tossing up between maybe Klein Constantia, d’Yquem, Gaja & Ridge. Which is a terrible answer, because I haven’t chosen a single one. Heh.

Mt Pleasant and JJ Prum

Yalumba. Been there once and saw 1800's Yquem, 40's OShea's and DRC (they import them into Aust).

crusty2 wrote:Yalumba. Been there once and saw 1800's Yquem, 40's OShea's and DRC (they import them into Aust).

that's cheating!!!!
I assumed it was the producer's wines only.
If it is a free for all, I'll take He XiangJian's cellar and Len Evans' cellar (not sure what has happened to the latter?)

Would be a toss up between an old champagne house, an old port house and a Piedmont producer....

Australian..... Maybe Best's or seppelt / seppeltsfield.

Good choices on Bests and Seppelts GW...convenient too.

Cheers Craig

phillisc wrote:Yalumba is a very strategic choice, RHS has amassed a treasure trove over the years of his own wines and so many others.
Wynns and Wendouree would be the obvious one for mine.
Cheers Craig

Hi Craig

I've seen Wendouree's museum stock and its pretty miserly. Actually have a photography somewhere. Try Wynn's.

JamieBahrain wrote:

phillisc wrote:Yalumba is a very strategic choice, RHS has amassed a treasure trove over the years of his own wines and so many others.
Wynns and Wendouree would be the obvious one for mine.
Cheers Craig

Hi Craig

I've seen Wendouree's museum stock and its pretty miserly. Actually have a photography somewhere. Try Wynn's.

Yes Jamie, seem to recall from a photo of yours that the museum 'cupboard' looked a bit thin.

Yes would love to get a good read on the Wynns BL cabs from the 50s (never been fortunate enough to try any) and look at a few more wines from the 60/70s. Perhaps MJS and I can write a letter. Might be able to revisit the '55 Michael, to have actually purchased and drunk a bottle was my vinous epiphany!!

Cheers Craig

Mount Pleasant for me, I’d love to try an O’Shea more than any other Australian wine.

International. Not sure - probably Cappellano, that write up Jamie did back to the 20s looked incredible. Or Prum. Or Cheval Blanc.

Seppeltsfield and Champagne Ruinart - assuming you could get some small tastings from the 1800's barrels and the older bottles from the crayeres.

Old world - Drc although Bartolo Mascarello, Conterno, Giacosa would be amazing.

McWilliams would be a good choice with the hopes of O’Shea’s, but I’d be happy with something like by Farr or Pipers Brook.

Hmm. I think I'd like Moss Woods in Australia and Marques de Murrietta in Rioja-Some great old stuff there.

I wouldn’t mind hitting the Dom Perignon cellars. Millions of bottles of P2 and P3 would keep me busy for a while!