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I look at this via cellar tracker every now and then.

Top 10 producers
Rockford 10.3% Bottles (112)
Hollick 5.5% Bottles (60)
Wendouree 5.2% Bottles (57)
Penfolds 4.9% Bottles (53)
McWilliam's Mount Pleasant Wines 4.0% Bottles (43)
Sami-Odi 3.8% Bottles (41)
Head Wines 3.6% Bottles (39)
Marius Wines 3.2% Bottles (35)
Thompson Estate 2.8% Bottles (30)
Giaconda 2.8% Bottles (24)

So only takes 2 dozen to get into my top 10.


Top 5 varieties
Shiraz 37%
Cabernet 16%
Riesling 12%
Chardonnay 9%
Pinot Noir 6%

Top 5 vintages
2015 (15.8%)
2016 (13.3%)
2013 (11.4%)
2012 (8.8%)
2017 (7.8%)

Only three producers get into double figures for me, and remarkably Penfolds is one of them (last purchased over a decade ago!). I guess they were wines I drifted away from, but wanted to see how they performed with extended age, so they sit there mostly undisturbed.

Chateau Musar Bottles (15) / Average vintage 2006.1
Penfolds Bottles (10) / Average vintage 2001.7
Foradori Bottles (10) / Average vintage 2015.6

For grapes, unsurprisingly Nebbiolo leads the way and the Shiraz/Syrah showing a move from New World to Old. Cab Sauv probably ought to get 3rd spot, but its bottles split across varietal CS and Bdx blend
Nebbiolo bottles (77) / Average vintage 2007.8
Shiraz/Syrah bottles (24) / 2004.9
Sangiovese bottles (20) / Average vintage 2010.5

For vintages, 2016 showing strongly as a recent vintage, with 2006 strongly influenced by Piemonte, and 2010 only slightly less so. 2014 surprisingly high
2016 Bottles (36)
2006 Bottles (29)
2010 Bottles (27)
2014 Bottles (27)
with 9 other vintages getting into double figures

I'll play

Domenica 6.7% Bottles (56) / Average vintage 2016.1
Stanton & Killeen 6.0% Bottles (50) / Average vintage 2003.1
Leconfield 5.6% Bottles (47) / Average vintage 2014.2
Fraser Gallop 4.5% Bottles (38) / Average vintage 2013.7
Hanging Rock Winery 4.0% Bottles (34) / Average vintage 2006.6
Taylor (Fladgate) 3.7% Bottles (31) / Average vintage 2001.7
Knappstein 3.5% Bottles (23) / Average vintage 2016.5
Blue Poles 3.3% Bottles (28) / Average vintage 2014.4
Morris 3.1% Bottles (26) / Average vintage 2007.2
Warre 2.7% Bottles (23) / Average vintage 1998.5

Port Blend 26.1% Bottles (219)/ Average vintage 2000.7
Cabernet Sauvignon 23.6% Bottles (186) / Pending (12) / Average vintage 2012.9
Riesling 11.9% Bottles (94) / Pending (6) / Average vintage 2014.4
Shiraz 11.7% Bottles (98) / Value A$4,585 / Average vintage 2010.6
Pinot Noir 5.6% Bottles (47) / Average vintage 2013.7

Vintage
2015 10.1% Bottles (85)
2012 9.4% Bottles (79)
2014 8.0% Bottles (67)
2017 7.6% Bottles (64)
2016 7.4% Bottles (50)

Here's a chart of all my purchases by varietal since I started my cellar. To keep it from getting cluttered, I've excluded any varietals I've purchased less than 40 bottles of. Easy to see how my tastes have changed over the years. For example, no Shiraz purchases during the last 3 years.

[img]https://i.postimg.cc/fbxwwg85/Varietal-Over-Time.png[/img]

Current Cellar Breakdowns

Top 10 Producers
Passopisciaro 6.3%
Best's Great Western 3.8%
Hoddles Creek 3.5%
Produttori del Barbaresco 2.7%
Azienda Agricola Crasà SRC 1.9%
Wendouree 1.8%
Seppelt 1.7%
Houghton 1.6%
Benevelli Piero 1.5%
Tenuta delle Terre Nere 1.5%

Top 10 Regions
Victoria 22.8%
Piedmont 21.3%
Sicily 13.5%
South Australia 11.9%
Burgundy 7.9%
Western Australia 6.9%
Champagne 4.0%
Tasmania 2.7%
New South Wales 2.3%
Tuscany 1.6%

Top 10 Varietals
Nebbiolo 22.6%
Pinot Noir 22.6%
Syrah 14.3%
Nerello Mascalese 13.4%
Cabernet/Bordeaux Blend 12.4%
Champagne/Blend 4.0%
Sangiovese 1.8%
Tempranillo 1.5%
Red Blend 1.1%
Grenache 1.0%

Top 10 Vintages
2013 21.9%
2014 13.9%
2012 11.7%
2015 11.6%
2016 10.9%
2010 5.3%
2017 4.1%
2011 3.8%
2009 3.2%
2008 2.8%

I should have used cellartracker.

Eyeballing excel it looks like my top producers by total bottles and variety are:
Lindemans
Seppelt
Meerea park

However i estimate it only takes 10 bottles to crack my top 10 list so the producers below probably qualify by nature of hoarding lots of one or two vintages

Voyager estate
Marius
Petaluma
Balgownie
Star lane
Grant burge
Terre a terre

Alex F wrote:I should have used cellartracker.

You know you can send them your excel and they can convert it into Cellar Tracker for you?
(If you do, I advise making the suggested donations but they don't even insist on it)

We have done this game before, but here is my latest break down:

Grosset 9.3% Bottles (97) / Average vintage 2013.6
Rockford 7.8% Bottles (82) / Average vintage 2011.7
Tyrrell's 7.3% Bottles (76) / Average vintage 2013.8
Marius Wines 5.5% Bottles (58) / Average vintage 2013.6
Wendouree 5.4% Bottles (56) / Average vintage 2013.7
Wynns Coonawarra Estate 2.9% Bottles (30) / Average vintage 2008.1
Petaluma 2.8% Bottles (29) / Average vintage 2012.4
Head Wines 2.7% Bottles (28) / Average vintage 2013.3
Hugh Hamilton 2.5% Bottles (26) / Average vintage 2008.5
Château Capbern 1.7% Bottles (0) / Pending (18) / Average vintage 2015.7

Still skewed to stuff in my Aussie cellar, in Europe I mostly buy mixed cases and drink within 6 months (especially since I left London- can't even fit a small wine fridge in my Paris apartment)

83% Aus (o/w 64% SA)
11% France, most en primeur
3% Spain, mostly a dozen or so in bond at BBR
1% Italy

Whereas my current drinking would be 65% France, 15% Spain, 15% Italy, and 5% everything else.

Hmm. Changed over the years.
Top 10
Tyrrell's 16.7% Bottles (82) / Average vintage 2013.3
Wynns Coonawarra Estate 6.3% Bottles (31) / Average vintage 2009.4
Penfolds 5.7% Bottles (28) / Average vintage 2000.0
Mount Mary 4.9% Bottles (24) / Average vintage 2007.4
Tahbilk 4.7% Bottles (23) / Average vintage 2011.8
Bakkheia 4.5% Bottles (22) / Average vintage 2018.0
Andrew Thomas Wines 3.9% Bottles (19) / Average vintage 2016.8
Marius Wines 2.4% Bottles (12) / Average vintage 2016.8
Wendouree 2.0% Bottles (10) / Average vintage 1998.0
Georg Breuer 2.0% Bottles (10) / Average vintage 2013.2

Like others, I'm not big on assembling massive numbers of bottles from a few producers.
And there are some still there who I hardly buy: Penfolds, Wendouree - but then the average age is the giveaway!
My cellar is a bit less than 500 bottles but has 137 producers represented.

Syrah 22.6% Bottles (108)/ Average vintage 2009.7
Riesling 18.1% Bottles (87) / Average vintage 2011.3
Sémillon 12.0% Bottles (59) / Average vintage 2013.8
Cabernet Sauvignon 11.0% Bottles (54) / Average vintage 2008.4
Red Bordeaux Blend 7.9% Bottles (38) / Average vintage 2006.7
Pinot Noir 5.3% Bottles (26) / Average vintage 2014.0
Chardonnay 4.7% Bottles (23) / Average vintage 2014.5
Red Blend 4.5% Bottles (22) / Average vintage 2008.7
Marsanne 2.2% Bottles (11) / Average vintage 2012.2
Red Rhone Blend 1.8% Bottles (9) / Average vintage 2011.6

But I need to back-fill a bit, as I tend to prefer wines (reds especially) with a few years on them. Whereas the cellar looks like this:
2017 12.4% Bottles (60)
2016 9.8% Bottles (45)
2014 7.7% Bottles (35)
2015 7.7% Bottles (37)
2018 7.5% Bottles (37)
2013 5.3% Bottles (26)
2012 4.9% Bottles (23)
2019 4.7% Bottles (23)
2009 3.9% Bottles (19)
2010 3.5% Bottles (17)
1999 3.3% Bottles (16)
2004 3.3% Bottles (16)
2005 3.0% Bottles (15)
1998 2.6% Bottles (13)
2006 2.4% Bottles (12)
NV 2.2% Bottles (11)
2008 2.2% Bottles (9)
1996 1.6% Bottles (8)
2001 1.6% Bottles (8)
2002 1.6% Bottles (8)
2007 1.6% Bottles (8)
2003 1.4% Bottles (7)
2000 1.0% Bottles (5)
2011 1.0% Bottles (5)
1991 0.8% Bottles (4)
1997 0.6% Bottles (3)
2020 0.6% Bottles (3)
1986 0.4% Bottles (2)
1988 0.4% Bottles (2)
1990 0.4% Bottles (2)
1992 0.2% Bottles (1)
1994 0.2% Bottles (1)

Rockford 13.3%
Marius Wines 12.8%
Wendouree 6.8%
The Standish Wine Company 3.4%
Penfolds 2.8%

No cellar tracking system (yet) but on observation, big names:

Seppelt
Wynns
Coldstream Hills
Wendouree
Rockford
Mount Pleasant
Hoddles Creek
Spinifex
Marius
Curly Flat
An increasing power bloc of Italian stuff

would love to answer this better, but I actually don't have much of an idea what is in my cellar haha.

only very selective purchases these days, mainly Burgundy.

if you got any spare cash, buy up 2018 Bourgognes, they are fantastic value and such easy-drinking wines!!!

Whereas my current drinking would be 65% France, 15% Spain, 15% Italy, and 5% everything else.

I thought it would be interesting to check that versus the split of my recent tasting notes:

2020 YTD: 51% France, 25% Spain, 11% Australia, 10% Italy, 3% other. (130 notes) ... o/w 13% Rhone, 12% Bordeaux, 10% Burgundy
2019: 38% France, 24% Italy, 21% Spain, 9% Australia, 8% other. (239 notes) ... o/w 13% Rhone, 19% Piedmont.
2018: 35% Spain, 24% Australia, 24% France, 6% Italy, 11% other (78 notes) ... o/w 12% Rioja, 19% SA.

(2018 I only moved to France in July and holidayed in Spain, 2019 I holidayed in Piedmont and 2020 I only had a week of holiday in France... which is clear in the figures!)