Going all Aussie with some greats…

What I nice question to ask. We should follow this up with pictures of the Christmas table.

I am already on leave from work and had planned for some time what to open for Christmas, but your post prompted me to go fossicking in the cellar.

The 1980 Penfolds Grange is for Christmas Eve as we are having a Shannon Bennett (of Vue de monde) prepared 6 course meal at home. [I know that will mean something to you pplater, but perhaps not to our international Purist friends – yes I know that’s two Grange in as many weeks, but I have decided that life is getting shorter and what better way to compare the ’80 with the ’82 while it is fresh in my mind.]

The 1989 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay is a long shot, the last in the cellar, but I had a ’91 last year that was brilliantly complex and still had plenty of life in it.

Nothing better than a sparkling shiraz (essentially an Australian invention) with roast turkey and the Seppelt Show Reserve just gets better and better with age. The 1990 should do very nicely…

Hope you all have a brilliant time and share some wonderful wines and food over this festive season.

Regards

Andrew

What are you drinking this Xmas?

By: numerobis : December 22nd, 2008-10:54

St Emilion and Pauillac for me Happy Holidays everyone...

Very nice numerobis!

By: DRMW : December 22nd, 2008-11:58

Season's Greetings to you numerobis! Looks like you will have a great time with the Cheval Blanc and friends! Are you a wine collector as well? -MW

well i have more wine bottles than watches :)

By: numerobis : December 22nd, 2008-15:35

This christmas ...

By: bimbeano : December 22nd, 2008-13:00

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Gonna pop open the Turnbull

By: AnthonyTsai : December 22nd, 2008-13:35

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And my favorite port to drink with dessert

By: AnthonyTsai : December 22nd, 2008-15:59

Prager Vintage Port...

What I nice question to ask. We should follow this up with pictures of the Christmas table. I am already on leave from work and had planned for some time what to open for Christmas, but your post prompted me to go fossicking in the cellar. The 1980 Penfol...

THAT is as good as it gets!!...

By: pplater : December 23rd, 2008-07:27

Two of the fine Grange vintages within two weeks. Keeping in mind that it's a New World wine of only 55 years standing, that's not unlike knocking off a '45 Bordeaux and following with a '61 (Art - there's that Omega central tourbillon going down Andrew's...

Yes Andrew. There is a great story behind that dinner,surely

By: watch-guy.com : December 23rd, 2008-15:04

Those wines are sublime and the beer is a really interesting range. They have a very high alcohol beer called a hatlifter-not to my taste but they also make a great stout Enjoy the dinner and lets get some pics. Surely the famous "essence of fish soup" wi...

Hi Julian…

By: AndrewD : December 23rd, 2008-21:12

The Meal…

By: AndrewD : December 23rd, 2008-20:50

Hi pplater, I chose my words carefully, although I only meant to mislead you a little. While it is a Shannon Bennett meal, Shannon will not actually be in our kitchen. It is more of a glorified Christmas hamper, which you pick up on the day. It comes with...

It sure looks good

By: numerobis : December 24th, 2008-00:58

Some assembly required…

By: AndrewD : December 24th, 2008-04:10

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Look like you are having a great Eve.

By: Krieng : December 24th, 2008-01:54

A couple from Burgundy.

By: Bill : December 24th, 2008-06:59

This is the initial selection. Having game so Burgundy seemed appropriate. From Armand Rousseau Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 1989 Sticking with Rousseau and having the 1987 Chambertin And for laughs and giggles as we never know what we are going to have wit...

Nooo, Bill, seriously?

By: amanico : December 24th, 2008-07:12

You will drink all these fine bottles alone??? give me a call, my friend, and I will give you a hand! Best. Niclas

I will see you Friday. I have many more. LOL [nt]

By: Bill : December 24th, 2008-08:27

No message body

OK, I will only drink water till Friday.

By: amanico : December 24th, 2008-08:37

Some delicious looking selections you got there!

By: DRMW : December 24th, 2008-09:07

I'll be enjoying the last bottle in existence of your discovery . . .

By: Dr No : December 24th, 2008-11:33

. . . from our little get-together back in January, Bill . . . . . . James Corona's exquisite Montagnac . . . . . . that you so memorably described after discovering it's humble origins. Oh, and the new oven timer from Glashütte Original . . . . . . will ...

I love the oven timer, but shouldn't you have got the chronograph...

By: AndrewD : December 24th, 2008-13:07

... for that purpose? In all seriousness, I love the Senator Sixties range. There is a black dialed version in a rose gold case that has been on my mind since I first saw it last year and I will revisit that watch one day. I hope that watch is a nice Chri...

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