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Hi,

Just noticed that the DA is bottled in both screwcap and cork.Any variations between the 2? Am i correct to say that the screwcap needs longer cellering time?
Thanks
ernest

Normally I would have said yes; the SC version needs longer.

I went out for lunch last Sunday to a licensed place and it was the "bargain" on the list at $69.50 when all the other wines were 100% mark up. The wine was amazingly approachable now and whilst it was a big and very tight wine, it just glided down.

Sorry Ric, what Vintage did you have? 03? 04?

Cheers

Ollie

That's interesting..I suppose the SC is a 'safer' bet.

Cheers,
ernest

Sorry Ollie, I asked the bar person the same question. (Another wine list without vintages. ) It was the 04.

I have a 1999 Dead Arm (750ml) in the cellar. Could anyone tell me a good time to drink it.

Winelover wrote:I have a 1999 Dead Arm (750ml) in the cellar. Could anyone tell me a good time to drink it.

Any time after 6pm, any day from now. (Seriously).

Thanks... Maybe a good one for Xmas? Though I had a 1997 Langmeil Freedom Magnum last christmas and I had one left that I thought I better drink this year.

I would have pulled out the Deadarm for my sisters 30th next month but she's pregnant and is not drinking... at all!

Hmmm... So I think I'll just have to have a nice roast dinner with some other friends and get into it.

Would you think a 1998 Basket Press from Rockfords would be in the same category? Or is that going to go a little longer?

Yeah, no huge hurry for the Dead Arm if it's been cellared well, but it is in the drinking window from now, depending how mature you like your reds.

The 98 Rockford BP probably isn't into peak drinking yet for a year or two and should hold for 5 more years or more after that, again depending on how mature you like your reds. I haven't looked at my 98 BP since I bought them though, someone may have tried one recently.

Winelover wrote:Thanks... Maybe a good one for Xmas? Though I had a 1997 Langmeil Freedom Magnum last christmas and I had one left that I thought I better drink this year.

I would have pulled out the Deadarm for my sisters 30th next month but she's pregnant and is not drinking... at all!

Hmmm... So I think I'll just have to have a nice roast dinner with some other friends and get into it.

Would you think a 1998 Basket Press from Rockfords would be in the same category? Or is that going to go a little longer?

The Rockford 98 BP is drinking nicely but will continue to improve for a while yet. I would go the Langmeil, then the dead arm then the rockford- although if on the same night I would reverse this

cheers

Carl

Thanks guys. I actually got a hold of some digital data loggers last September. I put one outside, one inside above the entrance to the cellar and one inside the cellar. They took readings every half hour but that meant they finished at the peak of summer in mid Feb. The results were very promosing. The cellar temperature did gradually increase over time but no where near fluctuations (peaks & troughs) as the outside and inside temp. THe wines never got over 24 Degrees when it was 42 outside. So I hope the Dead Arm and BP are okay. I think I'll stick to the '97 Freedom at Xmas that does need to be drunk I feel after the Mag lastt year. Maybe the Dead Arm Xmas '08 and the BP in 2010...

Thanks for your advice. Much appreciated.

Going to run the same digital data temp logging this year too. But will set the loggers to take a reading every hour so it will go the distant. Would be good to have electronic readings for each summer... Especially important if you're going to sell your wine I guess and need proof of good cellaring...

I've had the 98 Basket Press half a dozen times in the past three years and its just getting secondary characters. Years to go if well cellared. I know I may be in the minority, but prefer it to the 99.

TORB - that was a bargain alright. where did you dine?

Mike Hawkins wrote:I've had the 98 Basket Press half a dozen times in the past three years and its just getting secondary characters. Years to go if well cellared. I know I may be in the minority, but prefer it to the 99.

Better make it a minority of two then

cheers

Carl

c6109 wrote:TORB - that was a bargain alright. where did you dine?

It was at The Briars which is between Bowral and Moss vale.

I'm still on various merchants' mailing lists in the UK and I got a couple of emails today offering the 2005 Dead Arm. Oddbins are offering it at GBP24.99 (NZ$69.99) per bottle with 10% discount on multiples of 6.

Has it popped up anywhere down here yet?

Cheers,

Martin

mgbridges wrote:I'm still on various merchants' mailing lists in the UK and I got a couple of emails today offering the 2005 Dead Arm. Oddbins are offering it at GBP24.99 (NZ$69.99) per bottle with 10% discount on multiples of 6.

Has it popped up anywhere down here yet?

Cheers,

Martin

September 1 st release here

I've got a 1998 Dead arm sitting at home..... (Lucky me!!)

Are we saying I should be opening him up about now?