August 2019 Purchases

[Scotty vino]

6 x 2012 Wynns BL CS.

[phillisc]

Yes Scotty, spotted those myself...but seriously do not need any more BL...have TWE informed the chains that Wynnsday is now in October and not August...seems strange that they are selling discounted back vintages!!??

A mixed 2 cases of the Marius '17 releases.

Cheers Craig

[winetastic]

x6 2016 La Ca' Nova Barbaresco

[Rossco]

6 x 2012 Wynns BL CS.

LOL I know where you got those from.

I had a $ 20 voucher, so bought 12 x 2012 Wynns BL Cab Sav today.
worked out to be $23.33 per bottle....... cant go wrong at that price.

Yes Scotty, spotted those myself...but seriously do not need any more BL...have TWE informed the chains that Wynnsday is now in October and not August...seems strange that they are selling discounted back vintages!!??

Cheers Craig

Makes you wonder just how much BL TWE produce and have stored. I mean we are what nearly 5 vintages/releases since then. Back in November 2018 they did the same deal for the 2010 Vintage.

[Ian S]

x6 2016 La Ca' Nova Barbaresco

A savvy purchase - a genuine bargain (even more so bought at the winery itself)

[phillisc]

6 x 2012 Wynns BL CS.

LOL I know where you got those from.

I had a $ 20 voucher, so bought 12 x 2012 Wynns BL Cab Sav today.
worked out to be $23.33 per bottle....... cant go wrong at that price.

Yes Scotty, spotted those myself...but seriously do not need any more BL...have TWE informed the chains that Wynnsday is now in October and not August...seems strange that they are selling discounted back vintages!!??

Cheers Craig

Makes you wonder just how much BL TWE produce and have stored. I mean we are what nearly 5 vintages/releases since then. Back in November 2018 they did the same deal for the 2010 Vintage.

Yes there is certainly a shed load of it...remember reading a story decades ago that John Wade was pumping out 80 000 cases in the early 80s and then was instructed to increase this to 110 000. I guess that's still the same or even more now, with increased acreage over the years. Always thought a little odd that as you say...at any one time you can see 4-5 different vintages on the shelves. Depending on carton configuration and case size (6 or 12) , there is 65-80 dozen per pallet...so 1000 to 1500 pallets a year!
Cheers Craig

[winetastic]

x6 2016 La Ca' Nova Barbaresco

A savvy purchase - a genuine bargain (even more so bought at the winery itself)

Agreed, almost at Langhe Nebbiolo prices. You could easily have an affordable Barbaresco cellar based on these and Produttori normale.

[phillisc]

6 2017 Wild Duck Creek Springflat Shiraz

Cheers Craig

[Sean]

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[Ian S]

I'm presuming these Penfolds wines have been reduced in price significantly - rather than the aspirational RRPs?

[Rossco]

6 x 2018 salo chardonnay

[Sean]

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[phillisc]

6 2018 Bondar Violet Hour MV Shiraz.

Sean...in reference to your above post, would really like some St Henri...but not at $100!!! Will wait I think to see if any discounts are forthcoming.

Cheers Craig

[Ian S]

Hi Sean
Thanks for the wonderful detail.
I'm guessing Europe has dropped significantly over the last 2 decades (at least as a proportion of sales / profits). The Europe sales at $26.3m is strikingly small in comparison to Asia, yet also strikingly large compared to how much TWE wines get discussed on the Wine Pages (UK) wine forum and how much the wines we might discuss here have disappeared from the shelves. I suspect Pennies still has it's wine portfolio buyers at the top end, but I expect the bottom end of the market to be what's propping up that $26.3m

For many UK buyers, myself included, Pennies value departed many years ago. I'd still buy Wynns Black Label, but rarely see it, whilst I'd be all over the Seppelts Drumborg if it ever landed here (Seppelts in general rarely land here). The numbers you quote from days gone by are pretty close to the pinch point for Pennies I might buy (Bin128 and perhaps St Henri or YYA Chardonnay). I've not enjoyed Bin28, Bin138 and even Bin389 has left me wondering why bother, though I do have a final bottle buried in the cellar to see if extreme age piques my interest.

Regards
Ian

[wheel]

Charles Heidseick NV 1.5L X1
2002 Armand Rousseau Clos de la Roche
2005 Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin
2010 Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin
2012 Dauvissat Chablis AC
2016 Dauvissat Chablis AC
2015 Dauvissat Vaillons
2012 Dauvissat La Forest
2011 Dauvissat Sechet
2011 Dauvissat Vaillons
2014 Laurent Tribut Beauroy
2014 Raveneau Foret
2017 PYCM Bourgogne Blanc
2x 2017 PYCM Hommage A Marguerite St Aubin
2011 Benoit Ente Champ Gain
2015 Jean Grivot Vosne Romanee
2010 Gerard Raphet Clos de la Roche
2012 Gerard Raphet Chambertin Clos de Beze
2008 Gerard Raphet Clos de Vougeot
2x Alain Hudelot Noellat 2015 Les Petits Vougeot
2x Alain Hudelot Noellat 2016 Les Bas de Combes NSG

NB: Chablis was not purchased in August, was bought in December after a few drinks and promptly left in the bowels of langtons storage until this week. Win

[Rossco]

6 x 2014 Majella GPL68 Cabernet
Birth year wine, so going down for a very long time.

[mjs]

6 x 2014 Majella GPL68 Cabernet
Birth year wine, so going down for a very long time.

Rossco,
presumably not your birth year
cheers, Malcolm

[mjs]

Some cheapies ...
12 x 2016 Vasse Felix Filius Cabernet
12 x 2013 Geoff Merrill Pimpala Vineyard Coonawarra (63%) McLaren Vale (37%) Cabernet
(not sure how one vineyard can be in two places )

[Rossco]

6 x 2014 Majella GPL68 Cabernet
Birth year wine, so going down for a very long time.

Rossco,
presumably not your birth year
cheers, Malcolm

Hahahahah no #2 (and definitely last!)

[mychurch]

My wife bought some electrical items from a well known chain and received vouchers to get a case of Wolf Blass Silver Range wine for ‘free’. I could choose between a Rose, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay or Shiraz. Worth $300 according to the WB web site...we make a lot of Pasta sauce, so i told her to get the Shiraz. Can’t imagine we’ll drink a single bottle, but maybe we can take it to a BBQ with our beer drinking relatives.

[Hacker]

Picked up a doz of the 2016 Kalleske Greenock shiraz. Imo the best bang for your buck Barossa red from a great year. I have more than once tried blind back vintages of this vs. it's big brother JG at $100 a bottle and none of us could pick a discernable difference between the two.

[phillisc]

Some more Yalumba 2014 Menzies and Signature
Cheers craig

[kenzo]

Ch Beaucastel CNdP 1995 x 1
Ch Beaucastel CNdP 2000 x 1
Ch Beaucastel CNdP 2005 x 2
Henry's Drive Shiraz 2006 x 1
Chave St Joseph Offerus 2007 x 1
Te Mata Bullnose Syrah 2012 x 1
Terre Nere Etna Rosso 2017 x 1

[Rossco]

3 x 2009 Stanton & Killeen VP
1 x 1997 Stanton & Killeen VP

[brodie]

3 x 2015 Benanti Etna Rosso
2 x 2013 Benanti Etna Rosso Contessa
2 x 2013 Benanti Etna Rosso Rovittello
2 x 2010 Palari Faro
3 x 2012 Palari Rosso del Soprano
3 x 2017 Terre Nerre Etna Rosso
3 x 2016 Terre Nerre Etna Rosso Calderara

[Ozzie W]

3 x 2015 Benanti Etna Rosso
2 x 2013 Benanti Etna Rosso Contessa
2 x 2013 Benanti Etna Rosso Rovittello
2 x 2010 Palari Faro
3 x 2012 Palari Rosso del Soprano
3 x 2017 Terre Nerre Etna Rosso
3 x 2016 Terre Nerre Etna Rosso Calderara

Bitten by the Etna bug, Brodie? Faro is a wonderful contrast to Nerello from Etna. I've presented 2013 Le Casematte Faro blind a couple times to wine groups and it was a big hit each time. Haven't seen Palari in Australia but I've always wanted to try.

[brodie]

3 x 2015 Benanti Etna Rosso
2 x 2013 Benanti Etna Rosso Contessa
2 x 2013 Benanti Etna Rosso Rovittello
2 x 2010 Palari Faro
3 x 2012 Palari Rosso del Soprano
3 x 2017 Terre Nerre Etna Rosso
3 x 2016 Terre Nerre Etna Rosso Calderara

Bitten by the Etna bug, Brodie? Faro is a wonderful contrast to Nerello from Etna. I've presented 2013 Le Casematte Faro blind a couple times to wine groups and it was a big hit each time. Haven't seen Palari in Australia but I've always wanted to try.

Well, they have been on the radar screen for quite a while - but have resisted buying due to having too much wine. Recently returned from a trip to Italy which kind of "forced me" to change my mind and buy some!

Yes the Palari wines look very interesting. The 2010 appears to be the current release of the Faro for the importer - which is nice.

Brodie

[Chuck]

6 x Marjico 2015 Barossa Valley Cabernet Franc.

[mychurch]

4 * 18 Terrason Aligote
1 * 17 Envinate Palo Blanco

Not seen this Envinate white before, so picked up a tasting bottle. Presume it has a bit of flor.

[FredericoWines]

2016 Tignanello x2
2015 Chateau Canon x2
2008 Dom Perignon x1
2016 Beaucastel CdP Rouge x1
2016 Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva x1