rens wrote:Just read this from Halliday in regard to the 2012 Metala White Label: 'A 60/40% blend, with 518,000 bottles made' I knew they made a lot, but not that much
Surely with that many made there has to be some batch variation and hence bottle variation...
Thinking about getting 6 X 2012 Wynns Coonawarra shiraz. Anyone tried this, bought any etc etc.? For the prices I've seen around it seems like pretty good value.
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12 * 2012 majella musician cab/shiraz. My new everydayer. What a cracking wine, and in my opinion is better than the 2011 cabernet.....which I did not like at all.
Scotty vino wrote:Thinking about getting 6 X 2012 Wynns Coonawarra shiraz. Anyone tried this, bought any etc etc.? For the prices I've seen around it seems like pretty good value.
Scotty Vino, well known here on the forum that I am a pretty big Wynns fan. I thought it was a great VFM proposition. I have drunk 6-10 bottles over the last 6 months or so. it is very fruit driven but not harsh and has a nice mouth feel. Under screw cap will out last me probably. I think along with the other 2012 Wynns, all the wines will be really good.
I got 4 dozen for a tick over $500 the lot, after the chains flogged it within an inch of its life! This along with the Metala (Yes Ian trying my best to put a dent in the 518 000 bottles) is a wine in this vintage that I would buy 20 cases! The 2012 red stripe looks pretty good too.
Just bought 12 x Metala white label 2010 based on the many recommendations here. Should I grab a dozen of the 2012 as well? I have never tried this before.
tunetown wrote:Just bought 12 x Metala white label 2010 based on the many recommendations here. Should I grab a dozen of the 2012 as well? I have never tried this before.
Yes get 12...its a no brainer particularly if around $12 or so. It also cellars beautifully, I still have examples from the 80s and 90s that are an absolute treat. Metala reminds me of the betting leading up to the Melbourne cup...only takes one or two bets to spook the market and the odds fall TWE trolls through here, they will get wind that Ausforumites love this wine and push up the price ha ha . I am thinking about another 12 of the 2012 and then that will probably do.
Going by some of the absolute eye watering purchases of Wendouree, I figure of the couple of dozen Wendouree that I have ordered... that is 8 cases in Metala speak.
Scotty vino wrote:Thinking about getting 6 X 2012 Wynns Coonawarra shiraz. Anyone tried this, bought any etc etc.? For the prices I've seen around it seems like pretty good value.
Scotty Vino, well known here on the forum that I am a pretty big Wynns fan. I thought it was a great VFM proposition. I have drunk 6-10 bottles over the last 6 months or so. it is very fruit driven but not harsh and has a nice mouth feel. Under screw cap will out last me probably. I think along with the other 2012 Wynns, all the wines will be really good.
I got 4 dozen for a tick over $500 the lot, after the chains flogged it within an inch of its life! This along with the Metala (Yes Ian trying my best to put a dent in the 518 000 bottles) is a wine in this vintage that I would buy 20 cases! The 2012 red stripe looks pretty good too.
Cheers Craig
Thanks for that. Seen a very good deal for a half case of the Wynns Shiraz at an unnamed local merchant. Will grab some Metala too. For all the reviews and recommendations on both wines, at the prices I've seen, it's a no brainer.
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tunetown wrote:Just bought 12 x Metala white label 2010 based on the many recommendations here. Should I grab a dozen of the 2012 as well? I have never tried this before.
Yes get 12...its a no brainer particularly if around $12 or so. It also cellars beautifully, I still have examples from the 80s and 90s that are an absolute treat. Metala reminds me of the betting leading up to the Melbourne cup...only takes one or two bets to spook the market and the odds fall TWE trolls through here, they will get wind that Ausforumites love this wine and push up the price ha ha . I am thinking about another 12 of the 2012 and then that will probably do.
Going by some of the absolute eye watering purchases of Wendouree, I figure of the couple of dozen Wendouree that I have ordered... that is 8 cases in Metala speak.
Cheers Craig
Thanks, Just ordered 12 of the 2012. Looking forward to tasting both.
6 X 2012 Wynns Coonawarra Shiraz 6 X 2012 Wendouree Shiraz 1 X 2012 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 1 X 2012 Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 1 X 2012 Wendouree Cab Malbec 1 X 2012 Wendouree Malbec 1 X 2012 Wendouree Cab sav 1 X 2010 Wendouree muscat of alexandria 1 X 2005 Campbells Bobbie Burns Shiraz
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Scotty vino wrote:6 X 2012 Wynns Coonawarra Shiraz 6 X 2012 Wendouree Shiraz 1 X 2012 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 1 X 2012 Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 1 X 2012 Wendouree Cab Malbec 1 X 2012 Wendouree Malbec 1 X 2012 Wendouree Cab sav 1 X 2010 Wendouree muscat of alexandria 1 X 2005 Campbells Bobbie Burns Shiraz
Well done Scotty, do like the Campbells BB. Cheers Craig.
Scotty vino wrote:6 X 2012 Wynns Coonawarra Shiraz 6 X 2012 Wendouree Shiraz 1 X 2012 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 1 X 2012 Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 1 X 2012 Wendouree Cab Malbec 1 X 2012 Wendouree Malbec 1 X 2012 Wendouree Cab sav 1 X 2010 Wendouree muscat of alexandria 1 X 2005 Campbells Bobbie Burns Shiraz
Well done Scotty, do like the Campbells BB. Cheers Craig.
Was put onto the Bobbie Burns on a xmas day a couple of years back. Some weird and wonderful wines appear on the table at the usual Rellie bash....
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Mike Hawkins wrote:Another 6 pack of 2004 Taittinger Comtes
I would love to see what your cellar looks like Mike! Every time i see your name appear in the monthly purchases, I admire (with immense jealousy ) the quantity of top quality wines you continuously purchase!
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2 x 2009 Barwang GDR Cabernet Sauvignon 2 x 2010 Petaluma Cabernet Merlot 2 x 2012 Bests Cabernet Sauvignon 1 x 2012 Bests Bin 0 Shiraz 2 x 2012 Head The Redhead Shiraz 2 x 2012 Head The Contrarian Shiraz 2 x 2012 Remus Sons of Eden Shiraz 2 x 2010 Tim Adams The Aberfeldy Shiraz 3 x 2012 Turkey Flat Shiraz 2 x 2013 Head Ancestor Vine Grenache 1 x 2013 Head Old Vines Grenache 1 x 2012 By Farr Farrside Pinot Noir
Mike Hawkins wrote:Another 6 pack of 2004 Taittinger Comtes
I would love to see what your cellar looks like Mike! Every time i see your name appear in the monthly purchases, I admire (with immense jealousy ) the quantity of top quality wines you continuously purchase!
Its getting out of hand Smithy. The internet and email are the worst things ever invented !!! I have a number of UK wine brokers who take advantage of my ill-discpline and send me customised emails, with pricing that is very persuasive.... Buying wine 'in bond' (pay VAT and duty when you take them out of storage) makes them seem so cheap, and takes the storage hassle away. That said, I'm not sure how I'll ever get them all back to Oz, let alone the stuff in the US as well.
Thankfully, with the more expensive Champagnes and Bordeaux reds, there is a run of vintages coming up where I'm not too interested in buying anything.
Walked into a new bottle shop Sat afternoon to find a bottle of ´11 Rousseau Le Chambertin lying amongst a mixed case of burgs...
Not the sort of wine that is ever seen for sale - it sells out en primeur and is heavily allocated. Luckily I do know that the shop selling the wine is the actual importer into the Netherlands and a quick chat revealed the expected story: good client was getting divorced...Had to take it, and the Clos de Beze (but at least that is for a friend),
Could have had 5 other older vintages, but the prices for the rest were all above the 1000 euro mark..
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I knew they made a lot, but not that much
) the quantity of top quality wines you continuously purchase!
