The Pinot Noir & Grenache Thread

[qaz]

WineStar Burgundy Clearance - about 250 lines at between 15% to 40% off the regular price

 

[RooFlyer]

Devils Corner (Brown brothers) Mt Amos is their premium pinot from the central east coast of Tas. Everything a pinot should be (abt $65 from cellar door):

 

[qaz]

WineStar Burgundy Clearance - about 250 lines at between 15% to 40% off the regular price

now also 20% off all Burgundy with BURG20 until Friday 5th January

 

[penegal]

Interesting.

Why duck and pinot noir is one of the world's greatest wine matches

I remember having duck and Pinot with @penegal one night. There was more Pinot than duck and we had 2 ducks.

“Duck me”. !!

haha - it certainly is a good match.

Should do it again soon Buzz. Perhaps the other place next time you visit MEL.

 

[Buzzard]

And how is "that" Pinot going @penegal,
Anything to report?*

*I may have missed it

 

[penegal]

And how is "that" Pinot going @penegal,
Anything to report?*

*I may have missed it

It's sitting in the "to drink" pile - maybe I should have it soon.

 

[Buzzard]

It's sitting in the "to drink" pile - maybe I should have it soon.

Let me know if you need a hand.

 

[qaz]

• 2013 YarraLoch Estate $15 (CM(WF)/JO/JH93, HH89, Vivino 3.6)

(if no email confirmation received then call them as there have been online ordering issues)​

I unfortunately missed the $28 Domaine Michel Magnien Gevrey-Chambertin Les Seuvrees Vieilles Vignes 2009 whilst enjoying the beach, but when visiting Nicks for the first time in years to collect 2017 Duke's Vineyard Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling, after being shocked by its neat and organised post-renovation layout, to my delight found the last bottles of:

• 2013 YarraLoch Stephanie’s Dream Whole Bunch (still available elsewhere and winery direct)

• 2010 Marchand & Burch Gevrey-Chambertin (2010 Vosne Romanee still available)

Besides these, Mount Mary 2015 and Bernhard Huber Alte Reben 2013 during the 20% off sale at PWS, my remaining recent pinot purchase was going to be:

However it was predictably an error with the 2013 sold out at $64.99, so I ended up with the 2013 By Farr Sangreal for the same price

edit: Just remembered that I also bought Diamond Valley Reserve 2006 from Boccaccio who have it in-store at 2-for-$60

 

[qaz]

2017 Yarra Valley seems so far on track to be at least as good as 2015 - some retailers have already sold out of Timo Mayer and Giant Steps have just been released

Winestyle @ The Botanical:

• Clyde Park Estate 375mL 2015 $15
• Stoney Rise 2015 $27

elsewhere:

• Nazaaray Blend 1 2013 $27 @ Armadale Cellars
• Byrne Merricks 2016 $35 @ Cloudwine
• Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Celebration 2015 $88 @ Randall's ($124.95 @ Grand Millesime)

Melbourne events:

• 2018 MW Wines Burgundy Education Sessions (March sold out, May to be confirmed)
• Six pinots with food @ Spencer & Co with The Wine Depository - Sunday 25th March

news/reviews:

• Stand out from the crowd with this wine
• Pinot noir gets the goat

2015 Escarpment Kupe Martinborough Pinot Noir $67.49 @ My Wine Guy with EOFYSALE 10% off ends today

Vinomofo apparently reduced it from $69 to $64.90 to price match/beat United Cellars' $64.99

+1 for the Mike Press Pinot

2016 $9.82 @ United Cellars with HONEY

• 2010 Marchand & Burch Gevrey-Chambertin (2010 Vosne Romanee still available)

2008 $79 @ Winestyle - The Botanical

edit: Just remembered that I also bought Diamond Valley Reserve 2006 from Boccaccio who have it in-store at 2-for-$60

now $25 (not 2016)

Yarraloch 2013 Estate Pinot Noir

Lovely savoury Pinot, Burgundian style with nice bit of complexity coming out.
This was only $15 a bottle direct from the cellar door because of minimal label damage, most bottles there is virtually none. You should call them to place order as their website doesn't work.

Absolute bargain, highly recommend and would have happily paid full price.

I've since gone back for 6 more.

Thanks @qaz for the tip off on this one.

No worries, good to hear - unfortunately my first bottle did not impress as much, hopefully the rest are better

 

[Buzzard]

Thanks @qaz, a dozen Mike Press ordered.

 

[qaz]

news/reviews:

• Stand out from the crowd with this wine
• Pinot noir gets the goat

• Pinot parade and gorgeous gamays
• Felton Road Cornish Point vertical

 

[qaz]

Vinomofo apparently reduced it from $69 to $64.90 to price match/beat United Cellars' $64.99

Barossa premium winery Torbreck buys one of New Zealand’s best pinot noir houses

 

[Sedimental]

Barossa premium winery Torbreck buys one of New Zealand’s best pinot noir houses

See VM have these on their site for VIMs at the moment. Suspect there will be a few more Escarpment Pinots on offer soonish.

Vinomofo - Escarpment Kiwa Pinot Noir 2012
Vinomofo - Escarpment Pahi Pinot Noir 2011 - Red Wine

 

[qaz]

See VM have these on their site for VIMs at the moment. Suspect there will be a few more Escarpment Pinots on offer soonish.

Vinomofo - Escarpment Kiwa Pinot Noir 2012
Vinomofo - Escarpment Pahi Pinot Noir 2011 - Red Wine

Not just VIMs, they appear for everyone - I'm looking forward to something similar to JD's $48.29 2010 Kiwa

 

[The Warlock]

Jones Road 2014 The Nepean Pinot Noir - Secret wine on Cracka today CM93 on WF & CM94 on Wine Companion

Buy 2014 Mystery First Class Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir - Cracka Wines | Cracka Wines

Available for around $20 with the long term $50 discount code + Cash Rewards

Anyone tried it?

 

[qaz]

Wine Baron has 2015 By Farr RP (HH97, CM96(WF)) for $84, but this can be reduced down to $77.32 delivered by having My Wine Guy price match with a $30 voucher (note: only five 3pks available)

Not (yet) as cheap as the 2015 which was mentioned on Winefront after being posted here, MWG also has the 2016 Riorret Lusatia Park (TL97, HH95, JH94, CM(WF)93+, RD17.5/20) for $31.65, whilst the 2017 (CM(WF)95) is at AusCellardoor for $35.91 delivered after 10% off (pm me for code)

AusCellardoor as well have the 2014 Bream Creek (JH96, NS/HH95) at $31.41 - alternatively ask Dan's to beat Wine Sellers Direct's $32.99 at collection

Similar to the Riorret but cheaper this time, Cloudwine has Allies Assemblage 2017 (CM(WF)95) for $25 - when the 2015 scored the same on Winefront, the winery website sold out its initial allocation within a few hours, and then too the final release later that day

 

[Sedimental]

Been drinking the 2017 Allies Assemblage. Good quaffer IMHO
Allies Assemblage Pinot Noir 2017
Haven't tried the 2015 so can't compare.

 

[qaz]

Also events in Sydney and Melbourne

Trapeze 2015 (JH95, GW93+) $21.59 @ Nick's on eBay with PADAWAN for 10% off today 10am-2pm AEST

Thousand Candles Gathering Field 2016 (CM(WF)93) $26.39 delivered @ My Wine Guy with BEGONEWINE for 20% off
(To use a $30 voucher as well, you'll need to contact them before or after ordering to have it applied.)

Giant Steps Single Vineyards 2017 3pk $165 delivered ($55/bt) @ Different Drop
(alternatively also included in Pinot Noir & Chardonnay Collection 6pk $270 delivered ($45/bt) @ My Wine Guy)

Cream of the Crop 6pk $315 delivered ($52.50/bt) @ Prince Wine Store:

• Haden Fig Willamette 2014
• Bindi Dixon 2017
• Domaine Thomson Surveyor 2013
• Ten Minutes By Tractor Wallis 2016
• Bernhard Huber Malterdinger 2014
• Faiveley Mercurey Clos Du Roy 2015

 

[ellen10]

Signing on to this thread. I have developed a new liking for Pinot, the more I drink it!

 

[Pushka]

Signing on to this thread. I have developed a new liking for Pinot, the more I drink it!

Exactly the same thing here.