AFF Wine Lovers Meet Up - 13th May 2016 in Sydney

[Jef6050]

I'm excited to see half the wines in the golden oldies category (2000-2006). Should be fun to see the age contrast with the newer vintages.

Me too. I have not had a lot of older wines so I am very much looking forward to this.

 

[Wozza]

I'm excited to see half the wines in the golden oldies category (2000-2006). Should be fun to see the age contrast with the newer vintages.

Good spot, DrSammyLee.

The Golden Oldies are 2000-2006 for Pool 1. The Young Pretenders are 2009-2014 for Pool 2. It miraculously worked out that there was a fairly even split of quality and range of wines in each Pool, despite the age range. It will be intriguing to see how the wines go as there is a great line up in each Pool. More details to be revealed to the group when we meet [SOON ...]

 

[Katy]

I'm amused that there are no wines for 2007-2008. Terrible years for Cabernet grapes or such brilliant years that no one wants to share?

 

[DrSammyLee]

I'm amused that there are no wines for 2007-2008. Terrible years for Cabernet grapes or such brilliant years that no one wants to share?

The 2008 Yalumba The Menzies was pretty good (a vinomofo deal from the early days IIRC). Sadly I only have one bottle left and aging that one for a few more years for a comparison down the track...

 

[blackcat20]

Can't wait to see what the line up was.

 

[blackcat20]

The 2008 Yalumba The Menzies was pretty good (a vinomofo deal from the early days IIRC). Sadly I only have one bottle left and aging that one for a few more years for a comparison down the track...

We drank one recently. The 2006 was also fabulous. Found the current vintage at Costco recently at quite a mark-down compared with Dans so tucked them away.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

I'm amused that there are no wines for 2007-2008. Terrible years for Cabernet grapes or such brilliant years that no one wants to share?

I have a definite lack of 2007 bottles - not a great year in many areas from what I've read, and not much seems to come up in offers these days. Whilst I have a few 2008 cabernets, I thought something older would be in the sweet spot for good cabernet.

2008 6.8% Bottles (72)
2007 0.5% Bottles (5)
2006 4.2% Bottles (45)

 

[DrSammyLee]

I have a definite lack of 2007 bottles - not a great year in many areas from what I've read, and not much seems to come up in offers these days. Whilst I have a few 2008 cabernets, I thought something older would be in the sweet spot for good cabernet.

2008 6.8% Bottles (72)
2007 0.5% Bottles (5)
2006 4.2% Bottles (45)

Is that ~1060 odd bottles of just Cabs or everything? Either way, nice stash!

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Is that ~1060 odd bottles of just Cabs or everything?

I wish I had 1000 bottles of Cabernets...

 

[sigmadelta]

Looks like great fun - have a good evening all!

 

[Steady]

Nanna nap - check, Wine concealed - check, paracetamol / berocca purchased at shop small and save chemist - check, starting to slowly wander towards the venue

 

[RooFlyer]

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.... ( or, after Christmas lunch , sorry about the horizontality)

 

[DrSammyLee]

Nanna nap - check, Wine concealed - check, paracetamol / berocca purchased at shop small and save chemist - check, starting to slowly wander towards the venue
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Nice try with the misdirection

 

[vedder50]

Nanna nap - check, Wine concealed - check, paracetamol / berocca purchased at shop small and save chemist - check, starting to slowly wander towards the venue

Not that type of event, huh?

 

[Steady]

Not that type of event, huh?

Feel free to come along to one and find out - everyone is different (Penegal for instance doesn't drink :shock: ) but a night trying different wines does not mean a night getting drunk to everyone.

My comment you have highlighted was meant tongue in cheek to Wozza's earlier photo

 

[Steady]

Nice try with the misdirection

Misdirection!

 

[ste667]

Wish we still lived in Sydney so I could meet all you lovely folk and try some of these amazing wines. Will look forward to the tasting notes at some point soon

 

[penegal]

I have landed and am on the train. ETA 7-15 hopefully.

 

[Steady]

It's not that type of event - it's this type

 

[vedder50]

^^^ exactly...with drunken shenanigans to follow...just you wait.