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I was on the mailing list until around 2020 I think, but I guess I stopped buying when I moved to France and got left off the list. C'est la vie

Utopos Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Blend 2021 - 3x75cl... these popped up for £97.50/3 pack with free delivery, seemed an interesting deal vs the slightly crazy price in aus and recommended by a website I trust (Vinorium).

Anyone have any familiarity with this label?

6x Mr Mick Shiraz 2021
6x Sidewood Chardonnay 2022

Thanks for that Sam. I'm trying another this week - Vinatis, who are based in France and who I've seen recommended on wine pages. Prices from ok to good, and range wide, though it seems a high % of co-ops. They've processed the order within a day, so the recommendation that said they were efficient...

Any good ones you'd still recommend? In this case I was ordering from Decantalo and Svinando ... Decantalo still has a full range but pricing not always so good now (but they have always been a very reliable service over the years. Svinando has a pretty limited range but good for cheap and cheerful...

A mixed case each from Spain and Italy... prices aren't what they were pre Brexit but at least you can still get free shipping to the UK. Finca Genoveva Caíño - Volume : 75 cl.- Vintage : 2022 2022 Clos Ancestral Negre - Volume : 75 cl.- Vintage : 2022 2022 Paco & Lola Nº12 - Volume : 75 cl.- Vi...

2012 Barbaresco, Asili, Cascina Luisin, Piedmont, Italy x 6 ... spotted these on BBX for £99 (in bond) which seemed remarkably cheap for Barbaresco with some age, even if not a super heralded producer.

Hi.. this is noted, unfortunately I lack the tech skills to trouble shoot this. Probably I need to upgrade the version of the forum, I will try and look into that. Let me know any more issues that people have.

mjs wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 10:28 pm 2023 Redman Limestone Coast Sangiovese, yep, that's right Sangiovese!
A travesty I hear you say!
nice red fruits bouquet, a little savoury, nice tannins and red dark fruits on the mouth, medium bodied, really quite enjoyed it

Coonawarra Chianti?

Wow that is quite something

I had great fun the other month going through Berlin with very unfriendly and inefficient border security... (maybe somewhat deliberate for UK passport holders in this brave post Brexit world)... As to wine purchases, some fun Aussies on discount: 2x John's Blend 2019 1x Margaretes Shiraz 2019 1x Th...

3x Leoville Barton 2024

Waiters Friend wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 12:19 am
and the stone fruits belong in a pie.

I love that description.

2023 Lirac, La Lorentine, Domaine de Marcoux x6

2023 Côtes du Rhône Blanc, Le Temps Est Venu, Stéphane Ogier x6

I had a very nice Sidewood Mappinga Chardonnay recently, that comes in around $40.

I also had a very good Phillip Shaw No11 Chardonnay that was also under $50.

Don't know about the cheaper Aussie chardonnays these days.

I just got back from a couple of weeks in Adelaide and thought I would share some tasting notes from wines I had during my trip, almost always wines that have been cellared by me from release (with a couple of exceptions): 2009 Jim Barry Riesling Watervale - Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty R...

Hey Allan, I have previously tasted this same wine/vintage back in October 2022: "This is very restrained at first. Subtle to the point of disappointment. With more air it shows a little bit more. it is certainly a very perfumed style of syrah, which I expect from this producer. Purple berries,...

Although I never knew Mark personally that is very sad news, my condolences go to his family and friends in this very difficult moment.

if you want to name names, the most absurd example is the 2020 1847 Wines "First Pick" shiraz PPP $480, I think said e-tailer was selling it for about $50 lol Got a six pack for shits and giggles, IMO it was worth around $35. Same people as Ch Yaldara ... they seem to be the masters of tr...

Had a couple of casual visits to the Cube with interstate visitors over the last 18 mths which were fun, but a few years ago did the VIP tasting with my wine mates group. It was ok, but we were all dumbfounded by the fact that by the end of the tasting we had sampled some 12-13 shiraz wines. How co...

Well, it is that time of the year, just wondering what everyone has planned to drink over the xmas season?

A random mix 6 for Xmas: 2020 Savigny-lès-Beaune, Cuvée Reine Joly, Domaine Camus-Bruchon & Fils, Burgundy 2013 Château Suduiraut, Sauternes, Bordeaux 2017 Pommard, Camille Giroud, Burgundy 2017 Château Batailley, Pauillac, Bordeaux Berry Bros. & Rudd Amontillado by Bodegas Emilio Lustau 202...

3x 2016 Château La Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux

marmi01 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 11:09 am Long time reader, 1st time poster!

Welcome to the party!

www.wineanorak.com/2024/11/26/cork-versus-screwcap-a-major-tasting-including-older-wines-with-some-interesting-results/

That is very sad news indeed to hear, like many others I always appreciated his contributions on the forum. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. R.I.P Cameron.

kenzo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 12:17 pm 3 x Bodegas y Vinedos Pintia 2007
2 x Bodegas y Vinedos Alion 2007
1 x Montevertine 2007
1 x Ch Carignan Prima 2001
1 x Conde Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
1 x Vidigal Brutalis 2008

4 x Martierra Spanish White Guerilla Gewurtztraminer 2012

This looks like a really interesting mix of wine!!

Probably still Rockford, Grosset, Tyrrell's, Wendouree and Marius for me, probably now matched by assorted Bordeaux but without any one producer matching that same level of concentration.

An assorted box of largely Beaujolais and some Burgundy from BBRs summer clear out

2020 Cave de Tain Crozes-Hermitage Les Nobles Rives Funnily enough I thought I had done a note on this wine at some point: 12/2/2022 - I wrote: 88 points (Edit) As always with this marque this is a super clean, super typical example of the region. Plenty of lightly glossy red to dark fruits. Nice b...

mychurch wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2024 11:55 pm
Wine of the day was the ‘12 Petite Arvine.

Thanks for flagging this mychurch, on the strength of your note I picked up a bottle of the 2022 and it was really impressive albeit not cheap around £35 over here. Always fun to try something totally new, so cheers for that!