2/24/20, 7:19 PM - Wow, i really hope i dont get any of the banana when i go to drink mine.
12/26/19, 2:29 PM - Great review. Looking forward to my bottle. This really blew me away at the Cellar door a couple of years ago. The tasting wasn't too long after I had tried the 2005 Vat 1 which was selling for almost triple the price of the Petersons which i thought was just as good!
10/20/19, 5:30 PM - Have a couple of bottles of this with no idea of indication of when to drink them. Sounds like its worth opening up one now?
9/18/19, 4:31 PM - Despite the poor vintage i remember this wine was drinking really well on release. Definitely not one for aging though. This is their "drink now" semillon. You want to be buying the 2018 or the newly released 2019 version of this wine right now.
8/12/19, 3:50 PM - Good to go or hold?
3/31/19, 2:30 PM - Was at the cellar door last Friday. The 17 Rosehill and OPOH are both great and a must buy. OPOH is drinking incredibly right now, wheras Rosehill needs a lot of time it would seem. Right now for $25 you can taste the entire range which is huge and includes the 2014 Maurice Oshea.
1/12/19, 3:42 AM - Was an interesting vintage for Thommo's reds. Certainly better than the year before. For me the Dam Block was a stand out. Salivating over the 2017 release.....
10/9/18, 3:45 AM - @Bsmith457 the last bottle i had needed a ridiculously long decant. I had a glass sitting there to keep trying and honestly for the first 2 hours you would think it was a bargain bin wine. Seems like its gone to sleep....3+ hours before it woke up for me.
10/4/18, 10:41 PM - Love your latest notes and choice of wineries (literally 4 of my 5 favourites - add Gundog). Sadly I think Chateau Francois might be done for, haven't seen it opened since i visited in late 2016. Heard that Don may have had some more health issues. I feel quite lucky to have ever been able to try his Semillon now.....
9/24/18, 10:14 PM - Its certainly the biggest and boldest tasting at the moment. It doesn't fit the usual Tyrrells semillon mold of - taste now then say goodbye to your bottles for 5+ years :) Which is nice for a change.
8/23/18, 11:05 PM - This was a group fav the last time we were out there. Just looking through your reviews, was there no Tempranillo available from Slowfox?
8/8/18, 2:13 AM - You guys need to get yourselves back out to Mudgee it seems. 15 & 16 vintages were the complete opposite of what the hunter experienced, and many of those wines are now releasing or will release next year. Has always been a bad stigma around Mudgee wines, but its generally passed on from old people with old ideas.
8/9/18, 2:16 AM - Hey Chatters,Huntington Estate are always producing great Shiraz and Cabernet.Robert Stein for excellent Riesling.Logan for the beautiful cellar door and their Mudgee Ridge of Tears Shiraz is always a huge standout (The Orange aint too shabby either).Newest Cellardoor i visited this year based on a recommendation was "Slowfox" which ended up being a big favourite of the group I was with. Tempranillo, Cabernet Blend and some other good reds. Seemed like a very small producer. Keep up the great reviews, would love to hear what you think of your trip to Mudgee.Cheers!
5/22/18, 5:26 AM - Looks like my notes were similar to yours from the tasting I attended on the weekend. This was definitely a surprise and my pick of the sub $50 wines. I found the Stevens to be quite light in comparison and a little disappointing.
5/9/18, 12:34 AM - Hey, The OC (Oakey Creek) and Murphys are 2 different Thomas wines.
4/16/18, 4:06 PM - Agree with BBPP. Sounds like you got a bad bottle. Read through the reviews from some of the really experienced tasters on this wine - The tannin is extremely fine on this wine and as many have said, seems like a much more early drinker than previous vintages. Doesnt give any impression that it will go the distance, but it is absolutely singing already.
12/21/16, 10:39 PM - Halliday still rates this wine at 95 points and says "Drink now, in 5, 10, or even 20 years with total confidence"
12/23/16, 2:50 AM - I was at the vineyard 2 months ago and I do remember thinking that some of the prices of wines were massive rip offs considering they were so much cheaper at Dan Murphy's - and specifically the elizabeth semillon. The elizabeth at Dans has always been around the $13 - 14 Mark and a lot more at the vineyard. I just took a look at the Dan murphys website though and the elizabeth is all of a sudden $25 a bottle so call me confused as hell. I actually had a 2016 at lunch today and thought it was a lot better than the 2015. 15 & 16 vintages were tough going in the hunter valley, but i have had some really amazing 16 semillons, particularly the margan and the tyrrells.
9/11/17, 4:30 AM - They dont offer it for tasting at the Cellar Door anymore. They sell the 8 Acres Semillon as their entry level wine there. They told me its because the Elizabeth is so wildly available at retail now. The 8 Acres is a very different style and quite nice.
6/30/17, 6:53 AM - Interested to know, did you decant at all? Had one at a restaurant with friends about a month ago and it really made me realise how much this wine needs either a lot of air or a lot of time to rest in the bottle.
2/22/17, 3:24 AM - Check your Dan Murphys to see if they have any of the 2012 in their rack. I was lucky enough to get a 2012 and 2013 to compare and the 12 is much much better.
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