2008 Penfold Grange -score 100 . Will u open one with yur favorable LADY.

[Cloudybay]

Grange scored 100 in "The Wine Advocate " wine review last week. According to Penfold award of score 100 is really rare in past decade.

.According to Pendfold retail price of 2008 Grangen is approx AUD685 when release in May...
Occasionally do share my favorubale CB SB with those I like .. Yet to open wine more than 100AD.

Any chance u will share this wine with your favourbale lady? Under what sitation/terms...?

[8inches]

For some reason I don't think your average whore would appreciate the value of such a treat.
The only thing going into my girl will be my hard cock, my balls and a mouth full of 2013 vintage cum

[Travelmate]

Grange scored 100 in "The Wine Advocate " wine review last week. According to Penfold award of score 100 is really rare in past decade.

.According to Pendfold retail price of 2008 Grangen is approx AUD685 when release in May...
Occasionally do share my favorubale CB SB with those I like .. Yet to open wine more than 100AD.

Any chance u will share this wine with your favourbale lady? Under what sitation/terms...?

sometimes I like to do vertical vintage with my good friends for dinner.

e.g. we start same wine from 2000, 1998, 1997 and so on.

I went really well.

Henschke Hill of Grace or St Henry is a good start.

This needs to be "air" few hours before I will drink.


I will not open that with WL.

I properly will share with a girlfriend or partner such as fine dining or romantic trip.

[AHLUNGOR]

I will not open that with WL.

I properly will share with a girlfriend or partner such as fine dining or romantic trip.

What happens when the WL/ML becomes a good friend ??

[Cloudybay]

Why raised this ... as per some post here that there were young students spent counple thousad to escort WL corss state for 2 night.. hence curios to find out who will spend such money with ML..

Hill of Grace... great wine.... Henschke wine - reliable GOOD!
St herni -- no Oaking... different appreciation...

[wilisno]

Why raised this ... as per some post here that there were young students spent counple thousad to escort WL corss state for 2 night.. hence curios to find out who will spend such money with ML..

Hill of Grace... great wine.... Henschke wine - reliable GOOD!
St herni -- no Oaking... different appreciation...

I've opened a bottle of St Henri 2000 with a girl who appreciated good wine ! :miao:

[AHLUNGOR]

Why raised this ... as per some post here that there were young students spent counple thousad to escort WL corss state for 2 night.. hence curios to find out who will spend such money with ML..

Hill of Grace... great wine.... Henschke wine - reliable GOOD!
St herni -- no Oaking... different appreciation...

Sometimes you can't balance the amount of money people have to spend or to waste vs whether they can really appreciate the finer items in life, such as some fine drops mentioned here.

My recent trip to Hong Kong and China was quite an eye opener, every restaurant I went, from top class venue (like the one at the Inter-Continental HK - ex Regent) to an average local neighbourhood restaurant, people are drinking very expensive red wine to simply show off that they can afford it. In a mid range Chinese restaurant in Macau, the table next to mind, all from mainland China, ordered a bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild, didn't see the vintage on the bottle, but surely it was very expensive, the waiter poured the wine into the decanter and asked the customers to wait a little bit, the guy didn't give a damn, poured the wine to filled more than half of his big wine glass and drink it with his soup of the day.............WTF !!

But this is nothing new to the Hong Kong dining scene, before Red Wine became popular in the then British colony, people used to drink Hennessy XO cognac at dinner banquet, mixing the XO with coca cola or 7 Up, talk about table etiquette.............lol

Just my two cents of observations

Cheers

:cool2:

ps. on our table, we have a bottle of Portugese red wine recommended by the waiter @$198.00 (AYD$25.00) which was quite nice and complimented our menu.

[wilisno]

Yep, HoonKong was known to sell more Hennessy XO than anywhere else in the world ! Even Louis XIII !

[Cloudybay]

I've opened a bottle of St Henri 2000 with a girl who appreciated good wine ! :miao:
Good on you.. I do the same with the one who appreciate and do enjoy.

[Travelmate]

What happens when the WL/ML becomes a good friend ??

:startle: of course it is okay!!

You know me too well by now.

I had a good bottle of RWT with my sweetheart. really great , at Attitude Restaurant ..last month....

[Max Impact]

:startle: of course it is okay!!

You know me too well by now.

I had a good bottle of RWT with my sweetheart. really great , at Attitude Restaurant ..last month....

I know Altitude restaurant in Cumberland St but not Attitude restaurant.

Are the waiters rude there?:anger:

[Max Impact]

I've opened a bottle of St Henri 2000 with a girl who appreciated good wine ! :miao:

She still does.

[wilisno]

She still does.

I know she does !

[jellyshots]

I like the 2003 Marsh Estate Sinclair Shiraz, the 2000 Rothvale Shiraz's and Gartelmann and Rothvale Semillon. Did the Tamar Valley over the Christmas break and Moores Hill has some nice Reislings, Rose's and sticky's. I haven't hit over $100 with an ML either but have with the gf. Velo had some nice wines too.

[cassius]

maybe. I'm down to my last '85. :)

[Sextus]

In the late nineties I was buyng Hill of Graces for only $35, about 7 or 8 of them and always wasting them that very night, at a friends, usually with pepper steak, broccoli and carrots in white sauce.

I think that, cellared, the bottles would be worth over a grand each now!

[Travelmate]

In the late nineties I was buyng Hill of Graces for only $35, about 7 or 8 of them and always wasting them that very night, at a friends, usually with pepper steak, broccoli and carrots in white sauce.

I think that, cellared, the bottles would be worth over a grand each now!

it is about $400 - $500.

not bad choice at all.

I like that a lot...

Have you try DEAD ARM???

Very nice as well

[reve]

In the late nineties I was buyng Hill of Graces for only $35, about 7 or 8 of them and always wasting them that very night, at a friends, usually with pepper steak, broccoli and carrots in white sauce.

I think that, cellared, the bottles would be worth over a grand each now!
Don't ever recall hog under $300 I started drinking red in the late 90s. I would prefer chris ringland shiraz, australis, muck duck or the laird over grange or hog anytime.

On the side note my local cellar told me this year 707 release price will be $250. Last time I had bought a twelve pack was the 1998 vintage which cost alittle over $100. I still got 8 bottle left.

ps I opened a bottle of 98 hog from my cellar for this new year eventhough its a fantastic drop but for its current market price around $800 I could buy a bottle of australis and a bottle of muck duck.

[Travelmate]

Don't ever recall hog under $300 I started drinking red in the late 90s. I would prefer chris ringland shiraz, australis, muck duck or the laird over grange or hog anytime.

On the side note my local cellar told me this year 707 release price will be $250. Last time I had bought a twelve pack was the 1998 vintage which cost alittle over $100. I still got 8 bottle left.

ps I opened a bottle of 98 hog from my cellar for this new year eventhough its a fantastic drop but for its current market price around $800 I could buy a bottle of australis and a bottle of muck duck.

when Costco opens early last year. They sell 707 for $139. Clean up all in one day

[Sextus]

Don't ever recall hog under $300 I started drinking red in the late 90s.

Sorry it was in 1994, and I was definitely getting it for $35 - that is why I kept buying it! It hadn't yet acquired its "poor man's Grange" rep yet. It was just on the cusp. It is well out of my pocket's range now. If I was going to be that indulgent it would be Brand Girls long before it was Hill of Grace.

I was taking it to my friend's new place - he had just been kicked out for good by his wife, so that has recalled to me when. It really was magic. The final ritual was to tongue the mouth of the bottle to extract the last molecules of wine out of it. (We didn't have any airs or graces.)

18 years on, those bottles must be sensational.

[AHLUNGOR]

For some reason I don't think your average whore would appreciate the value of such a treat.
The only thing going into my girl will be my hard cock, my balls and a mouth full of 2013 vintage cum

Brother CloudyBay was talking about sharing something nice with his special lady - and you have to turn them into " your average whores " - have you got no sham and no respects at all !!

[8inches]

Brother CloudyBay was talking about sharing something nice with his special lady - and you have to turn them into " your average whores " - have you got no sham and no respects at all !!


Get over it.

[jellyshots]

Brother CloudyBay was talking about sharing something nice with his special lady - and you have to turn them into " your average whores " - have you got no sham and no respects at all !!

Some people have no face Brother Ahlungor. Let's go back to being happy, winning off Bro Travelmate's tips and seeing those special ladies that make us feel 20 again.

The fact is that some people on here have bad experiences and need to air them. Take comfort in the fact, that some of them DESERVE the bad shit that happens to them.

[jellyshots]

Does anyone have any tips on cellar door wines in the Hunter, Mudgee, Orange regions? Most of them are about $25 a bottle cellar door if you buy a case and many cellar really well. I wouldn't mind trying some more Spanish varietals from Mudgee.

[8inches]

Wise words jellyshots.
You guys should accept the truth and just let it be.
Shit happens so get over it

[Littlewonder]

Sound like some of you bros need to go and get laid.

[cheungchau]

Time better spend choosing the Good Wine and appreciate the good stuff...

[AHLUNGOR]

Sound like some of you bros need to go and get laid.

Don't worry brother, most of us are getting it regularly, it was the Troll who needs to get some rather than taking it out on us and the WLs/MLs

Cheers

[reve]

Does anyone have any tips on cellar door wines in the Hunter, Mudgee, Orange regions? Most of them are about $25 a bottle cellar door if you buy a case and many cellar really well. I wouldn't mind trying some more Spanish varietals from Mudgee.
Pepper tree and tower estate have pretty good wine for around $30 mark but most of their grapes are from south Australia and tassie. Lake folly make one red and one white only at around $70 each. They are famous for their white but I think the red are awesome for value but most vintage have to be cellared for over 10yr to show their true colour.

[jellyshots]

Thanks Reve. I have a few bottles from Pepper Tree stashed for a rainy day. We're really lucky to have some pretty nice drops under the $50 mark.

[reve]

Just for anyone who is interested in penfolds.
I have gone to Dan Murphy today to try out the 2010 penfolds release of bin 407 389 and 150. It is easily one of the best vintages of all time from them and I can see why the 407 demand the same money as the 389 this year.. Last time I bought from penfolds was their 2004 vintage.
Today I have bought a case each of the above wine and I am sure it will provide many years of enjoyment. Penfolds say they will kept till 2040.

[Travelmate]

Just for anyone who is interested in penfolds.
I have gone to Dan Murphy today to try out the 2010 penfolds release of bin 407 389 and 150. It is easily one of the best vintages of all time from them and I can see why the 407 demand the same money as the 389 this year.. Last time I bought from penfolds was their 2004 vintage.
Today I have bought a case each of the above wine and I am sure it will provide many years of enjoyment. Penfolds say they will kept till 2040.

both 389 and 407 are too expensive.

Too much money now go into marketing rather than quality of wine

There are plenty other options outside Penfold.

Wolf Blass - Greg label Cab Sau is a good choice too

[Cloudybay]

2010 one of the better vintage. Will stock up 389 / 407. However, Bin 28 is much better value IMHO

[reve]

both 389 and 407 are too expensive.

Too much money now go into marketing rather than quality of wine

There are plenty other options outside Penfold.

Wolf Blass - Greg label Cab Sau is a good choice too

Totally agree with ya that's why I only buy exceptional yr from them ie 2004 and now 2010. The 2010 are worth every dollars they ask for and cheap to keep my mainland chinamen guests happy. I haven't touch any of the 2004 389 I have bought years ago. I am still opening the 98 vintages if I have guests from mainland china.

[Cloudybay]

For 389 FANS -- ....stock up now... lots of Dan Murphy outlets already sold out 2010 Bin 389 . As expected 2010 407 still plenty

[jellyshots]

For 389 FANS -- ....stock up now... lots of Dan Murphy outlets already sold out 2010 Bin 389 . As expected 2010 407 still plenty

Thanks, I managed to snag a few bottles before they ran out.

[cheungchau]

Brother Cloudybay.. your favourite SB price gone up by 20% in 2013 at Dan Murphy.. It was approx 29 last Dec. Now 36 each. Tough!

[Cloudybay]

Price increases every year - nothing we can do.. Can't stock up too many for SB

Alternately , brothers may want to try another NZ SB .Isabel . around AUD20 mark each. Price/value wide, IMOG it is VG relatively. Most likely your favourable lady will like it

[ScopionX]

Depend on who is it, whoever a good firend or the girls, are well known of wire tasting, I don't mind to open it and share it, but if he/she don't know any of it, and drink like a soft drink/Sing-K cuture mix coaktails style. Good wire, Hennessy and OX is a waste with them, Of coz the fake Hennessy and OX are different say, they can't tell the different anyway.

[cheungchau]

Price increases every year - nothing we can do.. Can't stock up too many for SB

Alternaively , brothers may want to try another NZ SB .Isabel . around AUD20 mark each. Price/value wide, IMOG it is VG relatively. Most likely your favourable lady will like it

Had Isabel last night... not bad at all... great value.... Any other suggestion?

[jellyshots]

Quite a few of the ladies like the Audrey Wilkinson Rose.

[cheungchau]

Quite a few of the ladies like the Audrey Wilkinson Rose.

Rose Red... how romatic.....