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Here's my first (and, God willing, hopefully not last) tasting note on a Hill of Grace - specifically the 1998 vintage: "Arguably Australia's pinnacle single vineyard Shiraz. It didn't disappoint despite the sumptuous price tag and stratospheric reputation this wine and vintage have. I was...

I'm not sure, Afro. Our Sommelier was doing all sorts of tricks to keep the wines in optimum condition through the afternoon and evening. She was amazing. One or two of the wines probably needed longer decants. Most of the reds were opened around 4 pm, and were consumed between 8 pm and 11 pm...

The Yattarna 98 was really nice, Cove. It might have helped that I had very low expectations, which were exceeded. Massive nose that filled the room. Lovely aged Chardonnay notes. Good structure. And a white wine that was holding up well for 19 years. I'd say drink them soon if you want them...

A special night last night with some of my good mates from Vivino: The line up of wines were themed around 1998: Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon Epernay Sparkling White 1998 Jacques Selosse Avize Sparkling Rose NV Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon 1998 Penfolds Yattarna Chardonay 1998 Seppelt...

What did you both think? I absolutely loved it. HUGE and firery were my thoughts!

I agree. Except, with respect Vedder50, your last comment. I know the hard working team behind the scenes of this excellent forum do debate the borderline posts collectively so there's a collective judgement made on posts like the one that was deleted. I've had quite a few posts taken down...

Re: Nice Wines I have DranK Recently - Red or White Totally agree, Afro. The Little Wine No. 6 was a sensational wine. In fact, at this early stage, I'd say it's the better wine. I'll look out for the No 1 and No 2. Thanks for the recommendation, Afro.

Re: Nice Wines I have DranK Recently - Red or White Another amazing wine from the trendy, cult Sami Odi team: the Sami Odi Mahe & Ribo Syrah 2015 On Vivino I posted the following 95 point review: http://www.vivino.com/users/warren-dav/reviews/64876698 "This is a fierce & firery, cutting...

I was at Mount Pleasant 8 days ago. The OP&OH 14 was selling 4 times faster than any other wine at the cellar door. They say it gets the biggest reaction from the punters because it sits in their premium range and drinks so well so young. It's getting low on stock for those that haven't got some...

Grays Wine has a new personal broker type service, and they are contacting their customers who have been acquiring the premium aged wines. To kick off, they have offered me the Elderton Command 2002 in a 6 pack at $70 a bottle. The 2002 was one of my best Commands I've had. They also offered...

First of my birthday dinners, and two absolutely amazing 4.5 star wines: I loved the obvious shared DNA of these two Rockfords. You could tell they were from the same family. The two Whites were also incredible, the first being my best White of 2016 (and still amazing in 2017), the second...

I was very blessed to savour a mint condition Petaluma Coonawarra 1998 over the last few days. A massive recommendation from me if you have the opportunity to try this legendary Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot wine. It's actually still for sale through Dans ($94.99) and a few other places...

Great suggestion, Dr Ralph. I would be keen too - dates, depending. I'd second what AC has said. I usually poured 50 ml measures and left enough for others to go back to if they wanted a second sample. It also avoids the last person getting a mouth full of sediment on the aged wines. The 10...

I was bidding on 29 lots and won 4 of those 29 lots this evening. I was really only after 8, and got pipped on 4 at the last 20 seconds. One of my wins was the Parker First Growth 98, which I got for $74 plus BPA, which is a pretty decent price. AC watches and then bids in the last few minutes...

Traditionalists and Purists look away now! I was lucky enough to secure a spot on the Sami-Odi members list for the just released Mahe & Ribo Syrah 2015. And this: the Sami-Odi Little Wine #6 The whole experience of this wine, from the branding to the unique taste left me giving a...

I jumped on the Devils Corner in the end. Thanks for the suggestion. Greatly appreciated.

I would say RunRig is seriously good. But I agree - not at $320 a bottle, even for your chosen vintages. It's one of the few wines I've served up, where it actually stopped people in their tracks to work out what they had just sipped. Having worked the auctions a bit recently, I suggest...

Halliday often uses the word melange or cacophony to describe the same thing. I just Googled for a synonym and liked its sound - OLIO. It was a new word on me too. But I quite like it. So I took the plunge knowing Katy and AnonymousCoward will slaughter me for it when we next meet!

Good question, Sedimental. No. And yes! On a straight linear $ for $ basis, no, the Reserve is not 3 times better. But life isn't that simple, at least not in my world of wine consumption. I tend to evaluate slightly differently, taking into account a number of different factors, including...

Killing time in the taxi back from a client, so I thought I'd share my thoughts on last night's wine: the Xanadu Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Here's my Vivino note: http://www.vivino.com/users/warren-dav/reviews/63179858 "Why try this Margaret River Cab Sauv blend so...