Black Friday Sales: Penfold's Bin 389 - Sold Out!

[Mahmoud Ali]

Black Friday sales made it across the border some years ago and today a retailer/online outfit offered a small smorgasbord of marked down wines. The only Australian wine in the mix was Penfold's 2017 Bin 389, reduced from C$125 to C$61 (taxes included) and it sold out within the day. It was one of the better offerings.

I have four vintages of the wine so I wasn't tempted. What I did go for was the Bonny Doon's 2018 'Le Cigar Voulante', a red southern Rhone Blend from California made by the quirky and irreverent Randall Grahm, who has dropped the Mourvedre from the Grenache blend (52%) and increased the Cinsault to 35% and co-fermented it with the 13% Shiraz. That really has piqued my interest. Another one that grabbed my attention (and my wallet) was a 2018 R Wine rose from Provence that I'd never heard of before which garnered good reviews from a couple of wine critics down east In Toronto. Supposed good value as it was listed there for C$26 and here it was only $10.50!

Has anybody else succumed to the siren songs of Black Friday?

Cheers ..................... Mahmoud.

PS: I do realize that selling out in this context is not necessarily good news because it probably is likely that the wholesaler needed to move stock and has slashed prices.

[A_Steady]

I couldn’t go past a Coravin @$225

[sjw_11]

I haven't yet but I am seeing a lot of interesting offers so I expect it won't be long until I succumb!

[Dang]

I did! After seeing Grange 06at $600, Bin 169at $250 I finally gave in for two Elderton Command '16at $60 each to complete Elderton collection (which includes three Fifteen '13). NO MORE ...