I was just wondering if u guys were going to buy a bottle of shiraz say in the price range of $70-$130 what would it be?? I'm looking for one that will be drink now and something i can buy at one of the online stores
I'm looking at the 2005 Amon Ra at the moment as i have heard it is great, so what would you guys get?????? thankyou for any input
Just having a look at Gavin's stocks, he's got a 1990 Rockford Basket Press which would probably be drinking pretty well about now. Never had the 1990, but never been disappointed by Basket Press either.
There was fairly consistent support for the Kalleske 2004 Shiraz at the Great Shiraz Challenge last year if you can still find some. It's not quite expensive enough to fit in your price bracket, but you could always go a magnum!
The Amon Ra is seriously good gear if you are after current vintage wines. As others have pointed out Gavin may be able to help with something with a couple of years on it. I have not tried it but heard good things about the Kalleske Johan if you can get your hands on a bottle.
Glen
Winner of the inaugural RB cork-count competition
Runner up RB-NTDIR competition
Runner up TORB TN competition
Leave of absence second RB c-c competition
If Gavin at Auswine has got 1990 Rockford Basket Press then I'd grab that as it's excellent wine absolutely at it's peak, a wine experience.
Of younger wines the Kalleske Johann Georg is a blinder, hugely impressive at a couple of private blind tastings I've been to, I wouldn't go past that.
Enjoy whichever experience you opt for and let us know how it goes
Cheers - Steve
If you can see through it, it's not worth drinking!
Hi Jarrod,
in that price point you have so much to choose from. I do agree that Kalleske's Johan George is outstanding and can highly recomend it. I have had several bottles in the past 6 months and it just gets better and better.
Others I would recommend are:Mitolo Revier, Mitolo G.A.M., Mitolo Savitar( all given rave reviews by R.P. jr).
There is also a little producer called Deisen from the Barossa, that makes an excellent Shiraz/Mataro. hard to get hold of, but well worth the search.
Langmeils Freedom Shiraz is outstanding (just under your price bracket). All the fruit comes from a single vineyard aged at over 140 years, dry grown. Well worth a look when your in the Barossa.
Well under that price point I would list three wines from Langhorne Creek: Brothers in Arms, Bremerton's "Old Adam" and Lake Breeze's Winemakers Selection ( get hold of some 02 @ $45; 100% French oak, something a bit different )
I could go on about all the other big boys wines, but how blase and boring. Wines made in a lab to a recipe.....blah, blah,blah!!
Cheers, Wine Bloke.
wine woman & song all night long! If it get's too much give up the singing!
Geez nice to notice the shark on your reply, I knew I would get a bite. I do recognise the big boys for what they have done for the industry. However what have they done to the industry. Would you consider them resposible for the drastic reduction in fruit prices, per ton over the last five years. Exception of course be Constellation ( Hardy's).
Cheers, Wine Bloke.
P.S. By the way I have no liver so I can't drink.
wine woman & song all night long! If it get's too much give up the singing!
wine bloke wrote:However what have they done to the industry. Would you consider them resposible for the drastic reduction in fruit prices, per ton over the last five years.
I think you would do better to look at all the new plantings over the past 10+ years mainly arranged by accountants and tax lawyers if you are looking for someone to blame for the grape glut and ensuing fall in prices.
wine bloke wrote:However what have they done to the industry. Would you consider them resposible for the drastic reduction in fruit prices, per ton over the last five years.
I think you would do better to look at all the new plantings over the past 10+ years mainly arranged by accountants and tax lawyers if you are looking for someone to blame for the grape glut and ensuing fall in prices.
Would you think that the tax concessions from the government during that time, was driven by the larger producers. The smaller guys would not have had the pull to effect the ATO in that way.
wine woman & song all night long! If it get's too much give up the singing!
wine bloke wrote:However what have they done to the industry. Would you consider them resposible for the drastic reduction in fruit prices, per ton over the last five years.
I think you would do better to look at all the new plantings over the past 10+ years mainly arranged by accountants and tax lawyers if you are looking for someone to blame for the grape glut and ensuing fall in prices.
Would you think that the tax concessions from the government during that time, was driven by the larger producers. The smaller guys would not have had the pull to effect the ATO in that way.
Except that it is not just grapes, but bluegums, olives, and almost any other agricultural product you can think of.
I'm with Davo in general on this. The big boys at times do some quite un-corporate-like stuff in their support for the industry. There are also of course some driven by marketing and accountants above winemakers. There are some that screw the growers (I'm thinking of one particular Hunter producer especially). It's not all though.
Always better to judge each by their own ethics, rather than tar all with the same brush (which is no encouragement for this sharks to sort their act out, or the ethical ones to continue).
