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How low will prices go?
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:00 pm
by Craig(NZ)
Offer today for 04 Grange at $379 NZ peso. 04 St Henri $55
Lots of places starting to really hurt (or scramble for end of financial year targets/ bonuses/ propped up annual reports??)
Anyone else starting to see super premiums tumble in price?
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:08 pm
by Loztralia
Spotted at Heathrow Duty Free on Sunday:
03 Grange - GBP160
05 RWT - GBP44
04 St Henri - GBP30
Re: How low will prices go?
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:08 pm
by monghead
Re: How low will prices go?
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:19 pm
by dazza1968
Craig(NZ) wrote:Offer today for 04 Grange at $379 NZ peso. 04 St Henri $55
Lots of places starting to really hurt (or scramble for end of financial year targets/ bonuses/ propped up annual reports??)
Anyone else starting to see super premiums tumble in price?
Craig thats an awesome price ,
Regards Dazza
P.S Did you buy any?
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:57 am
by Craig(NZ)
Dazza
No didnt buy any. ive tried 04 Grange and to be honest im a) a bit over the style and b) im a bit over $100+ wines (I need to be). I still have a few bottles of various vintages which will suffice. Im happy to dig into the $48 Wynns John Riddoch's which are floating about here also at the mo. Better buying for my palate.
Not saying Grange is a bad wine, just happy for other people to get the 'good price'
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:45 am
by JG
English friend emailed last night saying Bin 389 is on special at Tesco for £13.53. The ad didn't list the vintage, he was to go in and check.
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:53 am
by Bick
JG wrote:English friend emailed last night saying Bin 389 is on special at Tesco for £13.53. The ad didn't list the vintage, he was to go in and check.
What is it usually in the UK? That price is more than I paid in Auckland for the last three vintages.
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:59 am
by Craig(NZ)
paid $25 for the 04 389 havent bought since
btw tried double blind last night 06 407. noted "feels like a mosh pit at a metal concert". if it was a noise it would be the sound of a stereo with speakers that are too small for the amp - volume knob turned up full.
horrid wine, then to add insult they want $50 for it now.
can't understand people love affair with this. in fact i was in 2 minds as to whether itr was cab or syrah which perhaps says a bit about my fading blind ability but also shows it aint exactly screaming cab cab cab.
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:08 am
by ufo
I have seen 128,28 for $ 18.99 in domestic market, remember retail was $ 34. Do they live in a different planet?
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:39 am
by dazza1968
Craig(NZ) wrote:Dazza
No didnt buy any. ive tried 04 Grange and to be honest im a) a bit over the style and b) im a bit over $100+ wines (I need to be). I still have a few bottles of various vintages which will suffice. Im happy to dig into the $48 Wynns John Riddoch's which are floating about here also at the mo. Better buying for my palate.
Not saying Grange is a bad wine, just happy for other people to get the 'good price'
Tend to agree with you , I have a few bottles but only by default (Ridiculous prices). JR ages well and always produces good quality red!!!
Regards Dazza
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:56 pm
by Craig(NZ)
Seems its really the ultra premium stuff being slashed at the mo. Today at another shop saw 05 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Shiraz Cabernet x6 and 05 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon x2 $99
Ive tried both before and they are very very smart wines. I resisted though (got a few non wine related things to save for) but if any of you kiwis wanna know where its hiding drop me a pm
C
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:28 pm
by Mike Hawkins
Agree Craig - both those Cellar Reserves are superb wines. Much better price than $220+ at CD !
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:43 pm
by Peter NZ
Penfolds currently being specialled in Wellington at NZD 99:
'04 707
'05 707
'05 RWT.
Any views on what's the pick of this lot? (FWIW the WA has the RWT at 92 pts, the '04 707 at 95 and the '05 at 94 ... )
Cheers
Peter
