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Well it seems that i get to kick start this one off...

technically i didn't buy either of these (i love birthday presents:), but what the hey:
1970 chateau latour the grand vin
1986 penfolds grange
1997 wynns john riddoch

hmmm wrote:Well it seems that i get to kick start this one off...

technically i didn't buy either of these (i love birthday presents:), but what the hey:
1970 chateau latour the grand vin
1986 penfolds grange
1997 wynns john riddoch

Nice!
You have extremely generous friends/family hmmm.
The 86 Grange is still one of the top 10 wines I have ever enjoyed.

For myself, I have been buying as much 08 Mesh riesling as I can get my hands on...

Monghead.

A real assortment over last 4-6 weeks for me....had an assault on some stickies through auction.

Balgownie Estate Shiraz 2003 x 12
Coriole Lloyd Reserve Shiraz 2004 x 1
Penfolds Bin 389 1996 x 1

Noon - High Noon Rose 2007 x 2

Hardy's Noble Riesling 2002 x 3
De Botoli Noble One Semillon 1991 x 2
Heggies Bortrytis Riesling 1996 x 1
Lindeman's Bortrytis Riesling 1991 x 1
Tim Adam's Bortrytis Riesling 2006 x 1
Seppelt DP63 Show Muscat x 6

More than I anticipated......

Talijancich Graciano 2005
John Kosovich (formerly Westfield) Chardonnay 2006
John Kosovich Sparkling Burgundy (I'm sure they will have to change the name soon)
Mann Sparkling Cabernet 2006 (Dorham Mann is Jack Mann's son, and ex-Sandalford winemaker, and this wine was his retirement project)
Paxton Chardonnay 2007
Charles Sturt Uni Chardonnay 2007 (another case of this staple quaffer)
Xabregas Riesling 2008
Xabregas Shiraz 2007 & Reserve 2005
Xabregas Reserve Cabernet 2007
Forest Hill Chardonnay 2006 (alternative house white to CSU)

Also some auction bargains, including Xanadu and Green Valley cabernets, and Pierro Cab Merlot.

The drinks fridge also has an assortment of bubbles that weren't there last month. Chandon, Yarra Burn, Seppelts Sparkling Shiraz, etc

Glen Eldon Dry Bore Shiraz 2005

Was a bit sceptical about James Halliday 95 points, so tried it before I bought. Very good indeed, very typical big Barossa style. An absolute bargain for the price.

Found a secret stash of 2005 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Gewurztraminer! Only a few bottles, but enough.

monghead wrote:

hmmm wrote:Well it seems that i get to kick start this one off...

technically i didn't buy either of these (i love birthday presents:), but what the hey:
1970 chateau latour the grand vin
1986 penfolds grange
1997 wynns john riddoch

Nice!
You have extremely generous friends/family hmmm.
The 86 Grange is still one of the top 10 wines I have ever enjoyed.

For myself, I have been buying as much 08 Mesh riesling as I can get my hands on...

Monghead.

Mmm some people dont like to think of presents, so they let you pick the prize! i like these people...

nothing. saving $$ for hawkes bay trip at month end

6 x Dog Point Chard 2005
1 x Jack Mann 1996 Magnum
2 x Dog Point Chard 2007
1 x Dog Point SB 2008

12 x Longwood 2006 Shiraz
12 x Ibis 2000 Cab. Franc.

n4sir wrote:Found a secret stash of 2005 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Gewurztraminer! Only a few bottles, but enough.

Lucky! This was the best Oz gewurtz I've had - by some margin. Great with roast pork loin, with a bit of ginger and allspice mixed with salt for the crackling.

pstarr wrote:Lucky! This was the best Oz gewurtz I've had - by some margin. Great with roast pork loin, with a bit of ginger and allspice mixed with salt for the crackling.

Yeah, they are hard to find, aren't they. Two I have been impressed with are Chatsfield from Mount Barker (although that is moot now as they have ripped out the vines) and most recently Rolf Binder's 2008 effort was a little ripper!

Cheers

Dave

[quote="ross67"]A real assortment over last 4-6 weeks for me....had an assault on some stickies through auction.

Balgownie Estate Shiraz 2003 x 12
Coriole Lloyd Reserve Shiraz 2004 x 1
Penfolds Bin 389 1996 x 1

Ross67 - you won't be disappointed with the Balgownie E/S, a ripper for the price, even their RRP. Balgownie's been a a staple of mine for some time now, to the extent it is over-represented in my stash.

I'm surprised they don't get much "Press" given the QPR across their Estate range.

Old Salt wrote:

ross67 wrote:A real assortment over last 4-6 weeks for me....had an assault on some stickies through auction.

Balgownie Estate Shiraz 2003 x 12
Coriole Lloyd Reserve Shiraz 2004 x 1
Penfolds Bin 389 1996 x 1

Ross67 - you won't be disappointed with the Balgownie E/S, a ripper for the price, even their RRP. Balgownie's been a a staple of mine for some time now, to the extent it is over-represented in my stash.

I'm surprised they don't get much "Press" given the QPR across their Estate range.

Old Salt: Yes i agree with you they are doing it well...also with their marketing/accommodation/restaurant facilities. Winemaker Tobias Anstead has been there a while now and is steering the ship in the right direction

Oh and 4 of my 12 btls are gone already

ross

Waiters Friend wrote:
Mann Sparkling Cabernet 2006 (Dorham Mann is Jack Mann's son, and ex-Sandalford winemaker, and this wine was his retirement project)

Good to see you supporting WA so strongly.

The Mann Sparkling Cabernet was actually made by his father as the family Christmas tipple and the tradition now continues through his children Dorham Mann and Corin Lamont. Corin's wine is available through Lamont's and is not surprisingly pretty much the same as Dorham's. Light pink fizz, quite dry, made from free run cabernet sauvignon juice.

Economic albeit admirable quality (AKA cheap) Rieslings for my son's Christening (maybe Pewsey Vale 08 )... couple of 98 Chateau Reynell VPs mid-summer for good measure.

Nothing else - my driving ambition is to drink the cellar to it's last haunches by hook or by crook.

6 x 2004 Penfolds St Henri
3 x 2008 Joseph La Magia
4 x 2006 St Hallett Blackwell
2 x 2007 La Curio Grenache
2 x 2006 La Curio Shiraz
2 x 2007 Epis Pinot Noir
2 x 2005 St Peters Shiraz
4 x 2004 Voyager Estate Cab Merlot
3 x 2007 Astrolabe Sav Blanc
3 x 2005 Paracombe Cab Franc

Have to slow down next month!

not too much - i still have way too much wine, and way too many wine drinking frends, which generally means events are always oversupplied with vino and I hardly get to drink any of mine!

so my purchases these days already have some bottle time so i don't have to try to fit it into the overflowing unit.

2 x 2004 LEAS Chardonnay. Can't wait to see what these standard sized bottles are like, after that magnificent magnum last year of the same vintage

1 x 1989 Henschke Edelstone
1 x 1989 Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz

Only one thing this month:

Château Marquis de Terme Margaux 2005 - definitely our favourite from the Ultimo Wine Centre Bordeaux tasting last weekend.

12 x 2009 Bushfire Wine Raffle Tickets

Loztralia wrote:Only one thing this month:

Château Marquis de Terme Margaux 2005 - definitely our favourite from the Ultimo Wine Centre Bordeaux tasting last weekend.

Interesting. I was really tempted by the Château Grand Pontet St Émilion 2005. Thankfully I discovered earlier in the day I have no physical room left in either lock up cellar. Now all I need to do is work out where I put the stuff I purchased last month as Langtons being a case of sauterne, half a case of german riesling and a few cote roties.

2x 05 Grant Burge Filsell Old Vine
2x 07 Glaetzer Amon Ra
2x 06 St Hallet Blackwell
2x 06 Bremerton Sellkirk

1 x 2004 Howard Park cab
2 x 2004 Torbreck The Struie Shiraz
2 x 2006 Wynns BL cab
2 x 2005 Penfolds 389 (screwcap this time)
Even some white for a change
1 x 2006 Shaw and Smith savblanc
1 x 2007 Voyager Chardonnay

Cheap/cheapish chards and a bottle of Freycinet Radenti 99 to share with a friend at his 70th birthday celebration next month.

36 x 01 Limestone Ridge (USD10 pb) - in fact I'll order some today
12 x 02 Wolf Blass Black (USD25 pb).

Neither are wines I'd normally buy, but they're too cheap to pass on.

Mike Hawkins wrote:36 x 01 Limestone Ridge (USD10 pb) - in fact I'll order some today
12 x 02 Wolf Blass Black (USD25 pb).

Neither are wines I'd normally buy, but they're too cheap to pass on.

Only 36?

I'm about to add 24 more to the tally Wayno ! Storage in NY apartments is somewhat problematic. That having been said, its great juice for the same price as Koonunga Hill.

Mike Hawkins wrote:36 x 01 Limestone Ridge (USD10 pb) - in fact I'll order some today
12 x 02 Wolf Blass Black (USD25 pb).

Neither are wines I'd normally buy, but they're too cheap to pass on.

Geez, those are great prices Mike.

Only 36?

Too much wine around to drink 36 bottles of the same plonk

and hey according to another thread we quote not in bottles but in calories now 731*36 = 26,316 calories or 44 big macs

mind you from what i have seen seldom do americans watch calories dig dig

Craig(NZ) wrote:

Only 36?

Too much wine around to drink 36 bottles of the same plonk

Good point Craig...

Sometime though, you get a little carried away eh?

Currently sitting on >24 bottles of 08 Mesh Riesling.

.....and looking for more....