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Ok, doing this on the run, because I've had to change the question. I just 'googled' todays original question and it gave the answer straight away

What am I? And I want a very specific answer.

Traditionally, I represent the best 2250 litre vat of wine each year
I am no longer produced in my original form – I have had a name change
I am produced from old vines
I am not necessarily produced from the same grape variety each year
New oak has never been used to produce me
I have never been a blend (for AJ)
My earlier releases were usually Cabernet, but I have also been produced from Shiraz
The 85, 82, 81 and 80 of me are reputed to be excellent

Penley Estate Ausvetia shiraz?

Kieran

Not Penley Estate Ausvetia shiraz

Orlando (Jacob's Creek) St Hugo

Nup, not St Hugo

perhaps: Chris Ringland's Three Rivers - now Ringland Vintners

My brain discussion:

Come on ladies and gentlemen... a 2250 litre vat!

250 cases of this wine is produced.

I am not sure if it is stainless steel or oak, but I presume oak, but even if it were oak, and even if it new oak, there would not be a great oak presence.

Tyrrells Vat 9 is aged in 2250 litre Vats but there is more than one. Old vines - Hunter, Rutherglen, SA. No longer produced in its original form - maybe it is the Rockford Black... but I think that still goes in the 550 litre oak. Maybe it is a fortified of some sort.

Hmmm... I don't know. Maybe my thoughts might help... probably not.

Adair

Long lunch, sorry, who said long lunches were a thing of the 80's Adairs on the right track but, the clue says the BEST vat, implies more than one.

Hardy's Eilleen Shiraz?

Quizmaster wrote:Long lunch, sorry, who said long lunches were a thing of the 80's Adairs on the right track but, the clue says the BEST vat, implies more than one.

I blame my long lunch for me using the phrase "Come on ladies and gentlemen" above. The 2004 Yeringberg Marsanne/Roussanne was lovely... then it was washed down with the Seppelt Fino DP 117, served blind by Attila under the guise that it was a "normal" dry white.

Adair

Not Eileen

yarra yering Dry red #1

Not YY No1

Different % of varieties each year, or entirely different variety from year to year??

Pegau de Capo

Pegau de Capo - that's thinking outside the square but, alas, no.

Penfolds st henri

Not St Henri St Henri uses 2000 litre casks and is Shiraz (though in some years a small component of Cabernet is blended in).

The Bethany GR Reserve has chopped and changed between Cab & Shiraz, not sure about quantities, and oak, but it will have to do as a left field guess.

it is a red we are talking about?

Not Bethany GR Reserve

Beaucastel Hommage??

it is a red we are talking about? Maybe, maybe not. The clues will tell you - eventually

Yalumba The Reserve...actually, crap- that has plenty of new oak

De Bortoli Melba?

Coriole Lloyd Reserve??

None of the above

Lakes Folly Cabernet?

Chateau Tahbilk Special Bin Dry Red

Mitchelton Print Label?