2003 F'Able Shiraz

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Steely Dan
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2003 F'Able Shiraz

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Hi Everyone,
I'm hoping someone might be able to help me in my quest to locate some 2003 F'Able Shiraz. My wife and I were recently given a couple of bottles of this wine and we were very impressed.

I recently purchased a case of Vinecreat 2001 Shiraz; however I thought the F'Able was better.
Cheers,
Steely Dan

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F'able ey? Hmm
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Wayno wrote:F'able ey? Hmm


Are you familiar with the label Wayno?
I thought it was sensational hence why I'm hoping someone can tell me where to purchase it.
SD

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No, not familiar at all sadly, just sounds like an unusual name for a wine.
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Try google or wine searcher usually works for me . try winesearcher first as it lists if any retailers on the web have got it (even if its in Langtons), otherwise search google. Good Luck

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F'Able - yes it does have that ring to it. :wink:

However, a Langtons Catalogue of Nov 2006 has the entry:

F'ABLE, Vintage 2002
Reserve Shiraz, Barossa Valley
6 Bottles per bottle $20-30

See: http://admin.langtons.com.au/uploads/catalogue/S264.doc

So it does exist. I've never heard of it however.
Barossa Shiraz

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Re: 2003 F'Able Shiraz

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Steely Dan wrote:Hi Everyone,
I'm hoping someone might be able to help me in my quest to locate some 2003 F'Able Shiraz. My wife and I were recently given a couple of bottles of this wine and we were very impressed.

I recently purchased a case of Vinecreat 2001 Shiraz; however I thought the F'Able was better.
Cheers,
Steely Dan


VineCrest 2001 Shiraz maybe???
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I think they are probably brands from the many that Cellarmasters direct
use to have. I often wondered how they made up all those strange brands.
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Re: 2003 F'Able Shiraz

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Steely Dan wrote:Hi Everyone,
I'm hoping someone might be able to help me in my quest to locate some 2003 F'Able Shiraz. My wife and I were recently given a couple of bottles of this wine and we were very impressed.

I recently purchased a case of Vinecreat 2001 Shiraz; however I thought the F'Able was better.
Cheers,
Steely Dan


I believe F'Able is short for Fohrer & Able, a label hailing from the Barossa, with some connection to Rolf Binder. :?:

My father in law used to buy some from Theo's, before it was sold to Coles. 8)

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Ah! You mean Fohrer and Abel! There are bin ends left on sale at Veritas - its a 2003 even.

http://www.rolfbinder.com/index_cart.ph ... how_detail
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Post by Steely Dan »

JohnP wrote:Ah! You mean Fohrer and Abel! There are bin ends left on sale at Veritas - its a 2003 even.


You were right in your 1st post John P. The Langton's listing was the one. And no, F'Able isn't an abbreviation of Fohrer & Abel - different spelling. I'm still trawling the net looking for some.
cheers,
Steely Dan

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