The Auswine Forum

What we try and enjoy is one thing. What we spend our hard earned coin on is what really counts.

For me, give me a clap. I purchased my first Australian wine for the year: 2004 Penfolds St Henri. The marketers value add promotion of gift box bottle with a copy of the new Rewards of Patience all for $65 caught me at a week moment.

Its a great vintage of St Henri afterall.

C

Just bought some wines from Majestic in Blighty for when I arrive back and need some summer wines ...bleedin good prices vs here

Villa Maria Cellar Selection Pinot Noir £9.99
Wither Hills Pinot Noir £13.49
Villa Maria Reserve Sauvignon Blanc Wairau Valley £9.99
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 18 'Snap Block' Sauvignon Blanc £11.99
Spy Mountain Pinot Noir £8.99
Waimea Estate Pinot Noir £9.59
Yering Frog Pinot Noir 2005 Yarra Valley £6.49
Swan Bay Pinot Noir 2007 Scotchman's Hill, Geelong £7.49

Bought my allowance of the 2006 Old Adam Shiraz yesterday. $45 per bottle so its up there with the majority of higher class reds now.

1 case of 2004 penfold's grange.
Probably over priced but I got caught in the hype.
Will provide some tasting note in early June (2039).

rnes1976 wrote:1 case of 2004 penfold's grange.
Probably over priced but I got caught in the hype.
Will provide some tasting note in early June (2039).

Shit, I'll probably be dead by then - hurry it up will you?

Just bought a magnum of 2004 Rockford Basket Press, a bottle of the new 2006 Charles Melton straight grenache (The Richelieu) and a bottle of Popes for fun. Oh, and a 1970 Leoville Las Case and a 1985 Langoa Barton.

-- George Krashos

Ch Beaucastel Roussanne Vieilles Vignes 2007 x 6 en primeur.

If you can't get this wine consider the regular beuacastel white from 07 which is a cracker too.

6 x Penfolds 389 06 and I've drunk but one!!

Quiet month for me after going crazy in Margaret River in late March. Just a single 1996 Penfolds Bin 389 at auction.

hey, would be nice if u could post some pic of that wine (2004 Penfolds St Henri)

It's still getting up to 30C during the day so another box of Tahbilk cleanskin dry white 08. Quaffs well at $45/doz, about the only detractor being a very slight bitterness on the finish. Perhaps comparable to Houghton White Classic?
Cheers

daz

Just say "come in spinner"

1 Gallon 2006 Bin 707
1/2 Gallon 2005 St Henri
1/3 Gallon 2006 RWT

Cheers
John

John #11 wrote:Just say "come in spinner"

1 Gallon 2006 Bin 707
1/2 Gallon 2005 St Henri
1/3 Gallon 2006 RWT

Cheers
John

Spinning in. So you bought:

1 Gallon 2006 Bin 707 (6x750ml bottles)
1/2 Gallon 2005 St Henri (3x750ml bottles)
1/3 Gallon 2006 RWT (2x750ml bottles)

For those who've never known imperial measures, one pint (pynte, pient?) is 20 fluid ounces, the volume of the pint of Guiness you guzzle at your local Irish bar. There are 8 pints to the gallon - 160 fluid oz. A middie or 10oz beer is 285ml. Do your own math.

Bulk liquor outlets in Qld in days past, by law, (thanks but no thanks Joh you old Methodist wowser - but RIP with memories of Flo's pumpkin scones anyway) required a minimum 1 gallon purchase. Coincidentally, praise be to Bacchus (eff off Job), one gallon was the volume in a carton of grog(beer) in 24x375ml(actually 13 fl oz) bottles.

The change to metric volumes marginally favoured brewers and wineries. Ain't no rocket science involved here but there's no need to try to be obscure

Cheers

daz

PS Why didn't you buy another bottle to round out the dozen?

Daryl Douglas wrote:

John #11 wrote:Just say "come in spinner"

1 Gallon 2006 Bin 707
1/2 Gallon 2005 St Henri
1/3 Gallon 2006 RWT

Cheers
John

Spinning in. So you bought:

1 Gallon 2006 Bin 707 (6x750ml bottles)
1/2 Gallon 2005 St Henri (3x750ml bottles)
1/3 Gallon 2006 RWT (2x750ml bottles)

Actually it was:

3 magnums 707
1 magnum St Henri and 1 x 750ml
2 x 750ml rwt

McWilliams Hanwood Estate Merlot 2004
Brands Shiraz 2002.

jaames wrote:McWilliams Hanwood Estate Merlot 2004
Brands Shiraz 2002.

Not a merlot fan but imagine the merlot would be mature now, could be interesting. Hanwood chardonnay is usually a pretty good quaffer within a year or three of vintage.

I've tried Brands cabernet but not the shiraz. Again, I'd expect the shiraz to be mature.

Look forward to your TNs of both wines, they sound interesting.

Cheers

daz

1 x 04 Rockford magnum Basket press
6 x 02 Penfolds Grange
6 x 03 Penfolds Grange
6 x 05 katnook cabenet
1 X 04 katnook cab oddessy
91 st hugo Magnum
2 x 05 Joseph Phelps napa valley Cabenet
6 x 98 Canalizo Syrah From Spain
1 x 99 Cabrida Tarragona
1 x 02 Lanzaga Rioga
1 x 01 Tenvta Belgvardo YUM YUM
6 x 06 Henschke Mt Edlestone , and cancelled my order for Penfold St Henri so good week Well Month is spent so that will be it i think Regards Dazza

2 days into the month and I've bought various 08 Bordeaux (en primeur) - Lafite, Duhart Milon, Leoville Barton, Leoville las Cases. Also bought a few vintages of Dom Perignon - 85, 88, 95. no doubt more are to come.

Mike

Daryl Douglas wrote:

rnes1976 wrote:1 case of 2004 penfold's grange.
Probably over priced but I got caught in the hype.
Will provide some tasting note in early June (2039).

Shit, I'll probably be dead by then - hurry it up will you?

Don't worry Daryl, with a case of the stuff, I'm sure rnes1976 will open a bottle sooner than that...

monghead wrote:

Daryl Douglas wrote:

rnes1976 wrote:1 case of 2004 penfold's grange.
Probably over priced but I got caught in the hype.
Will provide some tasting note in early June (2039).

Shit, I'll probably be dead by then - hurry it up will you?

Don't worry Daryl, with a case of the stuff, I'm sure rnes1976 will open a bottle sooner than that...

At least you got it monghead.......

A few bottles of,

Robertson's Well Shiraz 2001
and
Arrowfield Estates Show Reserve Shiraz 2003.

Would the both be best to drink now.? Or would they still have some good cellar life in them.?

Found some 2006 Orlando Steingarten Riesling for C$20 a bottle. A fair price in Australia but some retailers here had this marked up to C$40!!!

Also bought a couple of 2003 Torres 'Mas la Plana', a single vineyard Cabernet from Penedes, Spain. Tasted a bottle and liked it, thought it does need at least 5-10 years in the cellar

Cheers...........Mahmoud.

dazza1968 wrote:1 x 04 Rockford magnum Basket press
6 x 02 Penfolds Grange
6 x 03 Penfolds Grange
6 x 05 katnook cabenet
1 X 04 katnook cab oddessy
91 st hugo Magnum
2 x 05 Joseph Phelps napa valley Cabenet
6 x 98 Canalizo Syrah From Spain
1 x 99 Cabrida Tarragona
1 x 02 Lanzaga Rioga
1 x 01 Tenvta Belgvardo YUM YUM
6 x 06 Henschke Mt Edlestone , and cancelled my order for Penfold St Henri so good week Well Month is spent so that will be it i think Regards Dazza

What, and no 04 Grange dazza?

monghead wrote:

dazza1968 wrote:1 x 04 Rockford magnum Basket press
6 x 02 Penfolds Grange
6 x 03 Penfolds Grange
6 x 05 katnook cabenet
1 X 04 katnook cab oddessy
91 st hugo Magnum
2 x 05 Joseph Phelps napa valley Cabenet
6 x 98 Canalizo Syrah From Spain
1 x 99 Cabrida Tarragona
1 x 02 Lanzaga Rioga
1 x 01 Tenvta Belgvardo YUM YUM
6 x 06 Henschke Mt Edlestone , and cancelled my order for Penfold St Henri so good week Well Month is spent so that will be it i think Regards Dazza

What, and no 04 Grange dazza?

Have to wait! My Wife has given me strict instructions ........................................... Buy when the hysteria dies

Regards Dazza

dazza1968 wrote:

monghead wrote:

dazza1968 wrote:1 x 04 Rockford magnum Basket press
6 x 02 Penfolds Grange
6 x 03 Penfolds Grange
6 x 05 katnook cabenet
1 X 04 katnook cab oddessy
91 st hugo Magnum
2 x 05 Joseph Phelps napa valley Cabenet
6 x 98 Canalizo Syrah From Spain
1 x 99 Cabrida Tarragona
1 x 02 Lanzaga Rioga
1 x 01 Tenvta Belgvardo YUM YUM
6 x 06 Henschke Mt Edlestone , and cancelled my order for Penfold St Henri so good week Well Month is spent so that will be it i think Regards Dazza

What, and no 04 Grange dazza?

Have to wait! My Wife has given me strict instructions ........................................... Buy when the hysteria dies

Regards Dazza

Ahhh... I see... SWMBO...

She's probably right you know...

Monghead.

6x Moss Wood 06 Cab Sauv
6X " " 07 Amy's
Cheers
Boyeah

Kilikanoon Parable Shiraz McLaren Vale 2002 x 6

ross

Picked up a case at auction yesterday:

Lake's Folly Cabernets 1998 x4
Lake's Folly Cabernets 1989 x2
Mount Pleasant Philip Shiraz 1998 x6

Penfolds Bin 389 1996 x 6
After all the recent Penfolds hype I realised I'd simply rather have more of this.
Absolutely archetypal Australian classic and I can get a six pack for the same price as Grange.

Stéphane Vedeau Châteauneuf-Du-Pape La Ferme Du Mont 2007 x 12
Jancis gave this 19/20 which is huge for her, from a great Southern Rhone vintage, and the same rating as Rayas and Beaucastel's Homage a Jaques Perrin at a fraction the price ...

Ch. Pontet Canet 2008 x 12 (In Bond)
It was a toss-up between this, Pichon Baron or Pichon Lalande. I tried hard not to buy any but gave in to temptation and justified it on the basis that most critics are seeing it at First Growth level.

I may have to take it easy next month ...

Ch. Pontet Canet 2008 x 12 (In Bond)
It was a toss-up between this, Pichon Baron or Pichon Lalande. I tried hard not to buy any but gave in to temptation and justified it on the basis that most critics are seeing it at First Growth level.

More expensive than the 05 over here EP. $165. Funny you could get the 05 retail here when it first landed for $200. Maybe the 05 wasnt so expensive afterall.

Mike Hawkins wrote:2 days into the month and I've bought various 08 Bordeaux (en primeur) - Lafite, Duhart Milon, Leoville Barton, Leoville las Cases. Also bought a few vintages of Dom Perignon - 85, 88, 95. no doubt more are to come.

Mike

Mike

Are you going to pick up any of the right bank? So far I have grabbed the Leoville Barton and a couple of others but everything I have read so far seems to indicate Pommerol and St E may be the better pick of the vintage.

Mark