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DavidL
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Went to a local country bottle shop in SA to get a bottle of wine for my wife and I for our dinner and noticed Fox Creek Reseve 1996 Shiraz at $16 per bottle. Fortunately I bought the lot unfortunately there were only 18 bottles available. I was 1 happy camper. That was 5 years ago and every bottle I have had since has been sublime....
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Post by griff »

And?

Are you posting this to say that it is still holding? Or was it just a happy recollection; $16 was a good buy.

I quite liked the 1997 vintage from recollection myself.

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Post by DavidL »

Hi Griff actually both its still holding up very well with years left in it and yes it was a bargain. I think they priced it incorrectly (non reserve instead) :lol: :lol:
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Post by Seven »

which country town??? :shock:
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Post by Wayno »

How is this unfortunate?
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Post by Red Bigot »

Wayno wrote:How is this unfortunate?


It was for the shop...
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Post by Wayno »

Yeah I got that, very altruistic.
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Post by craig loves shiraz »

My brother had a similar experience.....

Walked into a small family owned bottle shop on Clarendon st in Sth Melborne. Spent a bit of time perousing the shelves to find this dusty old bottle on the bottom shelf. Blew off about a centimetre of dust to reveal a 1986 bin 389...... With a price tag of $6.99..... Mind you, this was in 2004.

It was very, very yummy..... :D
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Post by TORB »

Very strange. $6.99 would have been well below cost for the 86 Bin 389.

As far as the 96 Fox Creek is concerned, that was in the early days of six packs. Many retailers divided the case price by 12, rather than 6, so the consumer got the wine at half price.

Brian continual sweep of wine prices picked us up a heap of damn good wine at extraordinary prices (half price.)
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Post by Craig(NZ) »

i bought a 2004 bin 389 of NZ$9.99 a few weeks ago.

Thats like about $2.50 aussie paso isnt it?? :lol:

Many retailers divided the case price by 12, rather than 6, so the consumer got the wine at half price.


still happens in NZ. I know a big wine shop that has a hawkes bay classic 2004 Brookfields Gold label Cab on shelf at $28 instead of the usual $60. been that way forever
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Post by craig loves shiraz »

TORB wrote:Very strange. $6.99 would have been well below cost for the 86 Bin 389.



No idea how it happened. I just know it went down extremley well with a Capriossa pizza!
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Post by seanwines »

When I first started collecting, I went to a few bottle shops in Adelaide. It was a hot day (35deg) I visited a few to see their range, also see if they had any treasures hidden away.
I went into a bottle shop/drive-through in the eastern suburbs and walked straight out again. The shop was hotter than the air temperature outside. I would be wary about buying from these places.
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Post by Partagas »

Recently picked up a Voyager 2003 cab/merl for $23 (spewing they only had a single bottle) and 5 x 1998 St Henri’s at $55. My wrong priced gems of recent times.
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Post by Craig(NZ) »

5 x 1998 St Henri’s at $55


pffffft lightweight bargain. I picked some up last year for $45 :lol: :lol:

mind you I drank one already and wasnt too taken with it :cry:
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Post by mattECN »

I bought a bottle of 1995 Rockford BP for $34, there was one bottle only in the store left. It was a very decent bottle indeed. very happy :lol:
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pffffft lightweight bargain. I picked some up last year for $45

mind you I drank one already and wasnt too taken with it


Yeah not bad (you win :oops: ). I have not yet opened any but will this weekend. Very supprised no good. Is it the wine you don't like or was it the condition?
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