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mjs wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2026 11:25 pm (as we seem to do from various vineyards in Barossa, McLaren Vale and Eden Valley every year from 2016 to now) and we made a pretty good Cabernet which we called The Mally (what a giveaway!).

As do I, tell me more about your wine making?

Gavin

opened two Olek Roncagliette (2015) two weeks apart. First bottle, delightful delicious approaching maturity, gentle with wonderful fruit, and not to much wine maker interference. Well done Olek.

Second bottle ... corked! down the sink ... doncha just hate that!

Surely its time for the Wendouree thread?!

He says ducking for cover.

Rossco wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 3:24 pm 6 x 2021 Hoddles Creek Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.

Was a 'mystery' buy, so for $11.60 inc delivery , I can't complain too much.

Me too, but I'd already guessed what it was, so happy. Always enjoy their Cabernet!

Yes, we bought some grapes from the Valley, well, technically Eden Valley. Many growers without a water supply, really struggled, plus some early Frost problems. Luckily our grower had full access to water, and so the crop/grapes were in excellent condition. So, you are very accurate, with water rea...

Agreed, but the views are fabulous!

Ethereal Wines a good idea, great folks, and they also direct import some great Barolo and Barbaresco brands.

. Well, for whatever its worth, I for one, and glad that I never GOT the Pinot Noir/Burgundy thing. Just not my wines or wine styles, and such extremely poor value for money, at least for me that I'm glad I missed it. Rarely had a Pinot Noir that Wows me (save for a superb Clos de Bez I enjoyed once...

phillisc wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:50 am

Riesling, has it ever been in vogue?

Anyway, there's a start
Cheers Craig

Its ALWAYS in vogue with me!

Interesting opinion Mike

Agree re Cullen DM, love Wendouree, never over impressed with Rockfords BP. Just my 2c worth.

Pyrazine taint was the consensus sorry. To me it was classic ladybug. I think I’m too cheap a guy to have accepted Burgundy and all its faults and become a passionate collector. Been along for the ride but glad I didn’t catch the Bug. Calling room service to open my $50 Aussie Barolo. 😊 I'll play t...

G'day Jamie

Sounds great to me, I'd be keen, and a great chance to try a properly aged Barolo, as I've not tried anything older than say 12 or 13 years.

Great opportunity, count me, 'in'.

Really happy with Craiglee. I was very impressed and the highlight a 99 Craiglee magnum that was up against good company in magnums of 89 and 93 Grange, 96 and 99 Basket Press, 98 Turkey Flat, 02 Coriole Lloyd Reserve and a few foreigners. Regular bottles of Craiglee back to 90 I thought excellent....

The Foodland at Mitcham is my local too, and I agree, not too bad.

But the Central Market is where it is at!

JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:18 pm How’s the 84 Con? Come over anyways. Adelaide is a great town ( ex~MEL here )

I was in my cellar today there’s at least 12 vintages. I’ll open the lot if enough folks here.

Great Gavin I’ll be in touch. Round up a few of the old timers.

OK sounds great.

Jamie

Sounds like fun, but I've finished all my Craiglee's quite some time ago, and not gathered more.

Any wine I REALLY want, but can't afford! :--)

Easy for me, don't really enjoy many Penfolds wines, well, the red wines anyway. Just so so not my style, so not my oak treatment etc.

Really like many of the whites, but such poor VFM that again, not for me!

>>Penfolds really have disappeared up their own arse>>

To be fair, it was a short trip!

It well eclipsed a D’Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2002, which oddly, could do with more time or aeration to draw out a bit more development. Loaded with berries and variations of spice and volatile lift. Acidity is long and spiky~a 20 year old wine that is in good structural shape and the rest of the c...

Its very different to 'flipping'!

and all my Jacobs Creek Double Barrels are back in storage too!~

Could be fun, reckon I’ll be available, depending on stuff, of course, but should be good!

My cellar is a mess. There’s about three hundred bottles of young Barolo and Barbaresco blocking free movement. These were drop-offs before COVID from friends and family coming back from HK, as well as myself. Anyways I can’t get to some of the “older” stuff yet. I had a beautiful bottle of Kallesk...

My cellar is a mess. There’s about three hundred bottles of young Barolo and Barbaresco blocking free movement. These were drop-offs before COVID from friends and family coming back from HK, as well as myself. Anyways I can’t get to some of the “older” stuff yet. I had a beautiful bottle of Kallesk...

Must say, visited Craigow twice now, and really enjoyed the experience, and the wines, both times. The owner is a character, but I must say, first visit some 5 years ago, I loved most of the wines, by our second visit last year, the wines were pretty OK, but not much stood out? Could have been my mo...

phillisc wrote:Another bottle of the stunning 2021 Leo Buring Clare Riesling...the aroma coming from the glass as I pour is getting very distinctive.
Only purchased a couple of dozen...a pallet would have been a far better idea
Cheers Craig

Yeah

its good init!~?

Hopefully next weekend Gavin. Driving from Northern NSW. It’s been a crazy-long journey. Can’t wait to get to my cellar and have an aged wine. Ah Was just thinking you, Craig and I should/might get together and have lunch at Qualitaly, and a glass or two of something good. Ah well, we'll see what h...

JamieBahrain wrote:Great. Will try Qualitaly in the next few weeks. Perhaps with a nice Barbera to cut through the Garlic Bread.

Jamie

You back in Radelaide now?

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JamieBahrain wrote:Great. Will try Qualitaly in the next few weeks. Perhaps with a nice Barbera to cut through the Garlic Bread.

Yeah, does sound good, will try it myself.

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