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Whats the oldest Australian white wine you have drunk and en
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 4:26 pm
by markg
I am starting to get very interested in the ageing potential of Australian Whites and would be interested to see if anybody is trying some of the older whites in their cellar.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 4:45 pm
by jezza
Mark;
Some that I can remember off the top of my head.
1970 Lindemans Hunter Chablis (Semillon)
1971 Lindemans Hunter White Burgundy (Semillon)
1979 Leo Buring Watervale Riesling
1974 Tulloch Dry White (Semillon)
PLus a couple of stickies
1974 Lindemans Hunter Porphry
1978 Lindemans Hunter Porphry
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 4:53 pm
by Murray
1970 Lindemans HR "Chablis"
1971 Leo Buring Riesling
1972 Seppelt Drumborg Riesling
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 5:02 pm
by markg
Thats fantastic. Who said Australian Whites don't age !
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 5:21 pm
by Gavin Trott
jezza wrote:Mark;
Some that I can remember off the top of my head.
1970 Lindemans Hunter Chablis (Semillon)
1971 Lindemans Hunter White Burgundy (Semillon)
1979 Leo Buring Watervale Riesling
1974 Tulloch Dry White (Semillon)
PLus a couple of stickies
1974 Lindemans Hunter Porphry
1978 Lindemans Hunter Porphry
Mine 1970 Lindemans White Burgundy (hunter Semillon), the difference between this wine and the Chablis above is unknown to me.
Last enjoyed last year, large bottle variation, the best were outstanding.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 5:27 pm
by jezza
Gavin;
I think one or the other has a bit of Verdelho in it but I'm not sure which.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 5:48 pm
by TORB
Bloody hell Mark, you forgot the red bigot option for this poll!
"I dont drink c-throughs....etc" 
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 8:27 pm
by David Lole
67 Lindeman's Hunter River Riesling (Semillon, of course, and I can't remember the exact bin no. - 6745, I think?)
Also -
Lindeman's 70 Chablis, Riesling (the 70 Chablis remains the greatest Australian Semillon I've tried)
Buring Riesling - 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 78, 79 (mostly show reserves but all fantastic notwithstanding some bottle variation)
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 8:58 pm
by radioactiveman
'86 Mount Pleasant Semillon: Had it over a year ago so I don't really remember any details but I do remember it was still quite drinkable and had that nutty character that aged Hunter Semillon gets. I've still got some '93 and '95 left that will go a few more years.
Jamie
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 9:33 am
by GraemeG
Bit hard to pin down, this one. It was at the first WLDG Sydney offline in 2000, and Ted brought a 1968 Lindemans HR Semillon which he'd picked up as a 'cleanskin' from Lindemans when they closed their Sydney warehouse. So, no Bin number to aid in identification.
The wine was clearly drying out - there wasn't much fruit left. Best 10 years before, I think...
cheers,
Graeme
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 10:56 am
by Anthony
1965 Wynns Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon out of a magnum. Was a present from Sue Hodder when my twin brother got hitched.
So holding up wonderfully well (magnum format probably helped) and was a great old bottle.
cheers
anthony
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 6:54 am
by SueNZ
Well it would have to be an old liqueur muscat. Doesn't the Chambers Rosewood 'Old Rare' (or whatever it is called these days) have wine that is over 100 years old in the blend?
From vintage bottles -
1951 Sepelts Pinnacle Selection Amontillado Sherry
1959 Penfolds Grange - just a sip. It smelt much better than it tasted.
1967 McWilliams Mt Pleasant 'Anne' 'Traminer Riesling'.
Cheers,
Sue
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:01 am
by Wizz
Mine was a 79 Leo Buring Riesling, drunk in about 1992. One of the DW series, but cant remember which one,. Amazingly fresh and varietal, just outstanding at this time. After that its old hunter sems, 81, 83, 84 Elizabeth drunk in the last few years. All on their last legs, lost their acid but reasonable drinks still.
cheers
Andrew
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 10:08 am
by Anthony
Will try again and somehow I missed the 'white' slant. Must be becomming a red bigot
It would have to be a 1972 Leo Buring Eden Valley Show Riesling. Was a bit worried as the level was down a fair way (wouldn't happen under stelvin!!) but wine was very good.
cheers
anthony
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 9:15 am
by Guest
Interesting to read in the
Melbourne Age (4 Nov) that Huon Hooke bought a bottle of the 1984 Lovedale Semillon when passing by the McWilliams Mt Pleasant winery a while ago. It's great that they have these old wines still for sale. That's how come I was able to pick up the 'Anne' that I mentioned above, though it was a while back.
Cheers,
Sue
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:07 am
by DJ
1970 Lindemans Hunter River Chablis, White Burgundy - I seem to recall there may have been some variations in when the grapes were picked but who knows - at 30 years old the good bottles were absolutely fantastic - fresh long balanced and kept opening up in the glass (or so claimed the person who left some in the glass to the end of dinner)
1973 Leo Buring Rieslings - did John Vickery have divine assistance in 73? Had the Watervale, Eden Valley and a Spatlese. Oh to have had the funds to buy every bottle ever seen
Some of these are probably the best wines ever made in Aus but then I've never tried a 60A
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 11:12 am
by markg
Thanks chaps, very interesting comments !