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Ok I will start the monthly thread this month since i was pretty happy with todays effort

Managed to pick up a bottle of 04 Penfolds Bin 28 for $9.99, slightly water damaged label. Then even better 04 Penfolds Bin 389 also for $9.99 slightly water damaged label. O dear how sad. gotta love those bargain bins at times

On top of that this month at pretty good prices

3x 05 Foxes Island Chardonnay $25
2x 06 Johanneshof Gewurz $23
1x 07 St Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon Blanc $26

Another month well within the self imposed budget to make up for the two or three months earlier in the year light years where i was not so thrifty.

So people, what are you buying. What is hot? What is a bargain? What is trendy at the mo??

3xZema Family Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 $39.99
3xZema Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 $19.99
4xPolleters Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 $24.99
2xThorn Clarke Shotfire Ridge Quartage 2005 $18.99

the 2nd and 4th wines were bought as top ups.

The mixed case was from the one source and although the wines may have been available individually from different sources for bit less, free freight and convenience of shopping make them good value.

Apart from other daily drinkers, picked up a case of Jip Jip Rocks Limestone Coast Shiraz 2005 as a quaffer for $11.39/btl.



Cheers

daz

So far only 6 x Clonakilla SV 2006.

12 x Briarose Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

6 x Charles Cimicky Trumps Shiraz 05

6 x Pepperjack S/V 05

4 x Centenary Hill Shiraz 02

3 x Bullers calliope Shiraz 04

3 x Penfolds St Henri 02

1 x Mount Langi Cliff Edge Shiraz 04 and a partridge in a pear tree

cheers
Seddo

Wynns Black Label Cab 2005

Punch Close PLanted Pinot 2005

single bottles of 'The Ned' SB 2006 & Te Mata Cape Crest SB (2005?).

In need of a light month this month, but will be getting a mixed case in a few days time (including a half doz of TeMata Elston Chard 05).

Next month a handful of bottles from a trip to Piemonte & have to see what the pre xmas auctions throw up.

Need to drink more as well!

regards

Ian

12 x '05 Capel Vale Cab/sav
6 x '03 Kalleske Greenock Shiraz
2 x '06 Glaetzer The Bishop Shiraz
2 x '06 " Anaperenna
2 x '06 " Amon Ra

6 x Seppelt Original Sparkling Shiraz
2 x Kays 05 Block 6 Shiraz
2 x Kays 05 Hillside Shiraz
2 x Kays 05 Cuthbert Cab Sauv
2 x '00 John's Blend Margarete's Shiraz
6 x 06 Wynns Shiraz

And a couple of bottles of white on the recommendation of the guy in the bottleshop after I was telling him I don't drink white because I don't like the acid taste.

4 x Squawking Magpie The Cabernets 2002
1 x Domaine Courbis St Joseph 2004
2 x Pegasus Bay Riesling 2006
3 x Wirra Wirra Church Block 2004
1 x Kumeu Mate's Vinyard Chardonnay 2006
1 x Johanneshof Gewutz 2006

12 bottles or so of "everyday drinking wine", including Gemtree Tatty Rd, Villa Maria PB Pinot Gris (pretty good), Vidal merlot/cab and various others. Also keep seeing 2006 Wither Hills Sauv blanc very cheap, so got a few bottles of that - Brent Marris' "mistake" is our gain at the cash register.

The squawking magpie cabernet is the best bargain - $24, and the 2002 is a beauty... lovely rich fruit flavours and balance. Its the only vintage I've had of this wine, discovered recently. I've read more recent vintages have been more ordinary, but this is lovely (and its screwcap, which I'm happy about).

Shiraz Man wrote:12 x Briarose Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Another Gray's Online punter?

How is it? A bit green?

Eventually (no thanks Fastway):

24 x Rolf Binder Christa Rolf 2005
12 x Veritas Bulls Blood 2005

Disclosure - I do business with the winery

1 x Kumeu Mate's Vinyard Chardonnay 2006

awesome wine! class above class

Craig(NZ) wrote:

1 x Kumeu Mate's Vinyard Chardonnay 2006

awesome wine! class above class

I tasted it alongside the other new single vineyard chards at the winery and thought it stood out. I'd like to cellar more of this vintage and some of the 2005, but I'll need to save up. Maybe next month...

4x Aberfeldy 04
4x Castagna Il Chiave 04
4x Petaluma Coonawarra 04
1x Bollinger RD 96
1x Grange 77

I tasted it alongside the other new single vineyard chards at the winery and thought it stood out. I'd like to cellar more of this vintage and some of the 2005, but I'll need to save up. Maybe next month...

the 05 estate is drinking sensationally at the moment

Funny sort of thread this one... anyway, since overseas trip, spending habits been curtailed somewhat (that and impending child!)

Anyway,

- 3 X 04 Henschke Euphoniums
- 1 X 06 Glaetzer Bishop
- 1 X 05 Shaw and Smith Shiraz
- 1 X 06 Shaw and Smith M3 Chardonnay

Good, solid SA standards I guess.

Hopefully some foreigns from auction.

And to be precise, an 03 Chateau Lagrange and a Mazer Nino Negri 05 Nebbiolo from O/S.

12 * 06 Hoddles Creek Pinot
6 * 04 Zema Cab Sav
6 * NV Seppelt rare DP90
6 * 06 Glaetzer Anaperenna
Mixed 05 Faiveley:
8 * Bourgogne Rouge
2 * Mercurey clos du myglands
2 * Gevery Chambertin les Cazetieres
Plus half a dozen mixed NZ from Malborough (Can't remember what they were right now but there were two Clayridge pinots in there, one the excalibur)
And at duty free, 2 bottles of southern comfort and 2 bottles of vodka

This week, I'll probably get six each of the 05 St Peters and NV Silverband Sparkling Shiraz.

I've been trying to be restrained this month. Actually some of those may have been from last month but they been sitting by my desk at work and I only took them all home yesterday.

Oops, forgot about my Wild Duck Creek order too.
I think it was:
6* The Blend
3* Springflat Shiraz
3 * Alans Cabernet
3 * Reserve Shiraz
3 * Reserve Cabernet
No duck muck or sparkling duck available this year so that saved me a bit of money!

Thankfully a quiet month so far with only a couple of bottles of 98 Musar. August was big though with 2005 Faiveley's, Clonakilla SV, Seppelt Rare Tawny and some 2004 DRC!

bacchaebabe wrote:NV Silverband Sparkling Shiraz.

try one before purchasing 1/2 a d.

Single bottles of:

Meerlust Rubicon 2001

Castello di Ama 2004

Why Ryan, did you not like them? I've only heard good things to date.

Bick wrote:

Craig(NZ) wrote:

1 x Kumeu Mate's Vinyard Chardonnay 2006

awesome wine! class above class

I tasted it alongside the other new single vineyard chards at the winery and thought it stood out. I'd like to cellar more of this vintage and some of the 2005, but I'll need to save up. Maybe next month...

The Hunting Hill (or whatever) single vineyard Chard is excellent.

What have I been purchasing? Too much.

My 2006 Loosens have just arrived.

Craig I was waiting until the end of the month before putting up the thread

Oh well purchases
05 St Peters x6 a birth year wine for the small girl
00 St Peters x3 Wife's godson birth year and other friends' child $10 less per bottle than 05 in same purchase

mixed dozen from Boutique wine centre (Meerea Park & Glenguin)

Cellar record says 57 bottles for the month rest mostly every day wines and some single bottles to try including
12 04 Peter Lehmann C/S
6 05 Peter Lehmann Shiraz

I had my first bottle of the Seppelt Silverband NV sparkling shiraz last night with bbq roo. Went down very well, including with the anchovy butter that dressed the roo. Great to see a sparkling shiraz with a good tannin profile. Will drink well over the next few years, and worth buying.

Red Bigot I have not recived my delivery of Briarose Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2005, but given that it beat some very smart company to win Best Cabernet Sauvignon at the 2007 Royal perth Wine show I reckon it is worth a bet.

I will lay them down for a while I think.

Ian S wrote:single bottles of 'The Ned' SB 2006 & Te Mata Cape Crest SB (2005?).
regards

Ian

Ian, what did you think of "The Ned"? I quite enjoyed the couple of bottles of 05 I had, thought it a very good representative Malborough SB.

Cheers

daz

Just ordered some 04 Sassicaia, Tignanello and Ornellaia

Buying classic aussie stuff in London ... that I can't get in NZ ...

Six-pack of Mt. Edelstone 2002
Six-pack of Rockford Basket Press 1999

And random single (but enjoyable) purchases of lots of 05 Burgundy from Majestic simply to try - mainly around the $50 mark ... not the ex-y stuff.

Rioja. Reservas. Silly prices for the quality ...

Jay.