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A slow start to 2008

2 x 2005 Wirra Wirra RSW (anybody tried the RSW yet)

For Xmas

2005 Majella Sparkling Shiraz

1998 Eileen Hardy Shiraz

1995 Annies Lane Contours Shiraz

Had the two shiraz in the wrong order, the Eileen totaly over-powered the Annies Lane

Pirathon Shiraz 2005 A full bodied wine, a real mouthful, dark purple in colour. Needs a great deal of cellaring for my taste. Good robust Cork. Cellar 5-7 years Turkey Flat Rose 2007 One of my favorites.. say no more Majella Mellody Rose 2007 Strawberry colour, a dry style, medium weight. I though ...

I tried this wine, it was ok

When I first started out, I randomly selected wines. Later I used the JH Wine Companion as a guide. Now I go on a combination of sources when selecting wine. Also I never buy more than four of each wine. For everyday drinking, my local bottle shop normally has about 6 Reds on tasting at any one time...

Most cellar doors have a friendly pet of some kind.
Strangest thing Ive seen when arriving at a CD. Was a 1/2 meter brown snake on a porch at a Clare Valley cellar door.
That got a few people jumping.

In the Poll, you might have given another option. Spending the $500 on a wine other than penfolds!

I would never buy any of their wines.

For your information: They still had some Grange for sale at CD a few weeks ago.

A few months ago I was tail-gated by this silver SUV, anyway I slowed down and let him/her pass. On the Back of their tailgate were the letters "Say Yes to Cork" - I would like it to Say NO - to tail-gating. I do remember my last TCA wine, it was a 2002 Cab from the Clare Valey. It was bou...

"insensitive to TCA" - No I can Pick it up!
"wines under screwcap" - I have some, about 2%

Ive not had a corked wine for about two years or more. Hope my luck continues.

Murray Street Vineyards in Greenock are worth a try, went there recently for the first time.

There are so many CD's, I have my old favorites, but its always good to find the newer ones.

In my fridge at the moment is a Turkey Flat, Charles Melton and Battle of Bosworth. At times I also have the following- Langmeil, Woodstock and the WirraWirra. I recently tried a bottle of Reilly’s Barking Mad, I though it was ok at $13 I generally prefer the Grenache based wines, for me they...

1998 Charles Melton Cabernet Sauvignon

Good cork, wonderful nose, sweet varnish characters, still holding its own

Re Noons, Ive have not tasted their wines. Just wondering where they are located and their opening times??

When I first started collecting, I went to a few bottle shops in Adelaide. It was a hot day (35deg) I visited a few to see their range, also see if they had any treasures hidden away. I went into a bottle shop/drive-through in the eastern suburbs and walked straight out again. The shop was hotter th...

My thoughts when tasting the 2005 Nine Popes, that they had tweeked the blend ratios of this vintage, more Shiraz???

Anyone got TN's of the- 2005 Grains of Paradise Shiraz -

This would be my ideal visiting order and eating suggestions 1st tasting- Paxton \/ 2nd tasting- Samuel's Gorge \/ 3rd tasting- Kay Bros \/ Lunch- Blessed Cheese McLaren Vale (Great value meals) \/ 4th tasting- Pennys Hill \/ 5th tasting- Wirra Wirra \/ Dinner- Russels Pizza Willunga (but you have t...

I was thinking Ikea Adelaide, cheap and easy to put together

Re Nine Popes, I think you will find the 2005 different again!

Got to start knocking off my 98's

This month all Barossa - 2 x 2005 Turkey Flat Shiraz 1 x 2005 Turkey Flat Mourvedre 2 x 2004 Kabminye Barossa Shiraz 1 x 2004 Domain Barossa Reserve Black Tongue Shiraz 1 x Turkey Flat Pedro Ximenez Still to come this month 2 x 2004 Charles Melton Shiraz 2 x 2005 Charles Melton Shiraz 2 X 2005 Charl...

I have a few schild shiraz which Iam cellaring, the 02, 03 and the 04.
I would be inclined to think they are "drink now" wines. I am just trying these vintages to see how they age.

Wirra Wirra RSW 1997
Excellent wine - good quality cork, had this wine at a BBQ - I want more now.

1999 Charles Melton Shiraz –
One of my favourites, still holding its own.

I tried this wine at their cellar door recently. When moving on to the other wines. I found some of the aromatics lingered in the glass from the Zinfandel. I recommend that anyone tasting their range ask for a new glass when moving on from the Zinfandel.

1998 Wynns John Riddoch cabernet sauvignon

Picked this one up shortly after the price reduction
(was $90 one minute, $45 the next)

Still drinking well. Quaffed it – no notes

Re: "Turkey Flat Mouvedre 2005: Attractive nose of jube like blackcurrant, malty vanilla and spice with notes of wet leaves and earth".

I tried this one too, but had to really work the glass to get any kind of nose out of it!

I made my own labels. The first batch I made was produced from white card purchased from the newsagent, using a paper Guillotine and a hole punch. The second lot, I used 0.5mm clear plastic sheet with stick-on paper labels. I re-use the plastic components each time. Writting out new sticky labels wh...

I forgot one, seeing it mentioned in another thread, prompted my memory.

04 Torzi Matthews Frost Dodger Shiraz

Cherry and raspberry on the nose, Very smooth, med to full bodied with the fine tannins. Not sure on cellaring, my guess would be a max of 6 years.

My first real attempt at tasting notes - last weeks wine 05 Pertaringa Over The Top Shiraz First tasted this wine at cellar door in the height of summer from an open decanter. Not as I rembered it, this time- the nose, I get more fruit, plum and backgound mocha. I remember the fine french oak and en...

yes Dr-307 Always a surprise packet every year! A Quote from the Wirra Wirra Site- “RSW is a unique wine which is not made to a certain consistent or uniform style year after year, but rather is aimed at reflecting the very best that the vineyards in this region have to offer in a given vintag...