Hollowine -> Smoking Deals at Wine Retailers (3/10/2009 1:29:24 PM)
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Thought it might be nice to have a thread where people can concisely post great deals they are finding in the marketplace. Not sure there is any left, but yesterday Winex (www.winex.com) had Greenock Creek at bargain prices... GREENOCK CREEK 2005 ALICES SHIRAZ ORIGINAL RETAIL $80! score: WA 96 WS 93 add to cart $39.99 add a case $479.88 "Huge, smoky, porty, nutty, thick, heady”, these are all descriptors for the latest sinful bottling from the Alice’s vineyard. It ain’t shy, but it is tasty, that plummy, black cherry Barossa fruit showing up in spades. Ridiculous good and, though huge, I find that, like a Dal Forno wine or some such, we could drink a bit of this and still go dancing. Wine Advocate notes, " The 2005 Alice’s Shiraz sp... read more GREENOCK CREEK 2005 APRICOT BLOCK SHIRAZ ORIGINAL RETAIL $80! score: WA 95 add to cart $39.99 add a case $479.88 For those of you not looking for a straight up head slap, the Apricot Block does exhibit a touch more restraint than the Alice’s. Tighter, yet still very well endowed, this one’s promising just like LeBron James was promising when he was 18, already there but still with a lot more upside potential. This is going to get even better? Goodness! Wine Advocate writes, "The 2005 Apri... read more GREENOCK CREEK 2005 SEVEN ACRE SHIRAZ ORIGINAL RETAIL $125! score: WA 96 add to cart $49.99 add a case $599.88
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