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Cellaring Table

View the cellaring table to see Olssens recommendations for cellaring of each wine. These recommendations are based on good cellaring conditions which assumes a situation that is dark, free of vibration and a constant temperature of between 12 to 20 degrees celsius.

Cellaring table as at July, 2010 for vintages 1997 to 2010. See below this table for later vintages.

Symbols denote the cellaring potential for each wine, given reasonably good cellaring conditions - see above.

A = more than 4 years.
B = 2 to 4 years.
C = 1 to 2 years.
D = drink now to within a year.
x = wine not made.
Nr = wine either not yet bottled or released.

The vertical tasting held in March 2004 was a wonderful experience that showed some significant things.

1. Generally all of the wines had carried their age very well.
2. The Slapjack Creek Pinots were all simply superb.
3. The Gewurztraminer were brilliant across the whole range and had lots of life left in them.
4. The Sauvignon blanc were variable and the only bottle of 1999 available was corked!
   
   The En Primeur functions held in September 2006 showed that the Slapjack Creek's are all holding up very well as too generally were the Pinot Noir and Jackson Barry, although the 1997 Pinot Noir is past its best and should be drunk now if you have any in your cellar.
   
   

   WINE/VINTAGE

   Price

   Res. sugar

   07

   08

   09

   10

   11

   12

   13

   14

   15

   16

   Oak/new

   Vintage assesment 1-10 with 10 best

   $/bottle

   gm/L

   7

   6

   8

   8

   Slapjack Creek

   85.00

   0-2

   A

   x

   A

   Nr

   100/40%

   Jackson Barry

   46.00

   0-2

   A

   B

   A

   Nr

   100/30%

   Nipple Hill

   25.00

   0-2

   B

   B

   A

   A

   15/85%

   Summer Dreaming

   25.00

   0-2

   C

   C

   B

   B

   0%

   Robert the Bruce

   29.00

   0-2

   A

   nr

   A

   Nr

   100/30%

   Charcoal Joe

   33.00

   0-2

   x

   A

   A

   x

   100/16%

   Club Chardonnay

   25.00

   0-2

   D

   x

   C

   x

   0%

   Riesling [Dry]

   29.00

   4-8

   A

   A

   A

   A

   0%

   Annieburn Riesling [sweet]

   29.00

   25-30

   x

   x

   A

   A

   0%

   Tom Logan Pinot Gris

   29.00

   4-10

   x

   x

   B

   A

   0%

   Sauvignon blanc

   25.00

   4-8

   C

   C

   B

   B

   15%

   Gewurztraminer

   25.00

   4-8

   A

   A

   A

   A

   0%

   Desert Gold , Riesling

   35.00

   90-130

   A

   x

   x

   x

   0%

   Liquid Gold , Gewurztraminer

   45.00

   90-130

   x

   x

   x

   A

   0%

   Verjuice, zero alcohol

   10.00

   8-10

   x

   x

   x

   x

   0%

Wine Orders
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