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I can confirm that the 2015 Maverick Twins Cabernet is available via phone order. However, my broker told me that there was a mix up with the original inventory details and apparently the 2015 is a straight cabernet, not a blend. I didn't even know that Maverick produced a straight twins...

Yes, it is a stunning wine. In hindsight I think my CT score of 94 may have been a little on the mean side. Wozza probably has it closer at 95. If it had caught me on a good day, a 96 may have even been in order.

Under the bed - Beefarmer you're a genius! I was wondering where I was going to stash the next 10 dozen. It will have to be quaffers though, we don't have great temperature control the bedroom. :cool:

Thanks AC. I've been resisting VM recently, but this one has hooked me again. It's a boom for me. Cheers!

Thanks, we're staying in a Gibbston vineyard based B&B, so it is going to our central base for exploration. This morning we're planning a trip to Peregrine, Gibbston Valley and Chard Farm. We're then going to take the mountain road up through Cardrona to Wanaka to visit Ripon, Two Degrees and...

Thanks to everyone for their kind suggestions. We landed in Queenstown today, after spending a few days poking around Auckland and surrounds. Our only stop today was an appointment at Felton Road. Their cellar door was closed while it is being refurbished, so we were escorted up to the top of...

Thanks qaz, this one's a cracker. I opened a bottle tonight. It's a deeply satisfying pinot. Ripe strawberry, red cherry, rose hip and potpourri mingle over a background of cured meats delivering a sensory delight. The wine is delicate but detailed, richly layered, supple and silky. The tannins...

While I agree that on their own, points are largely subjective. I think there is a place for a consistent scaling scheme. For me, the Cellar Tracker scale is ideal. 98-100 Extraordinary 94-97 Outstanding 90-93 Excellent 86-89 Very Good 80-85 Good 70-79 Average 50-60 Avoid When tasting a wine I...

I haven't tasted the Chardonnay, but I have tasted the Reserve Shiraz and the straight Pinot. The Reserve Shiraz was okay, but it was the end of a long day and I'd been tasting plenty of other stunning '14 Shiraz, and somehow the Silkman didn't quite stack up against the others. Now I suspect...

Silkman are not yet big enough to have their own cellar door, so they sell though the Small Winemaker Centre at Pokolbin, which is where I picked it up. But the easier way to get it is via their web store (Shop - SILKMAN WINES). However I would caution that it is still a very Pinot dominant...

Re: Dan Murphy's and Other Wine Deals I'm firmly in the screwcap camp. Although some of my preferred winemakers still persist with cork. Thankfully a few of them seem be toying with the idea of moving to screw cap. I was very pleased to pickup my 2014 Lakes Folly Cabernets in a mixed closure...

No, tastes like wine. Feels like silk though... :)

It's been a big weekend. There were two real highlights. Margan 1999 Botrytis Semillon A stunning aged botrytis Semillon. Deep golden in colour. The honeyed sweetness is beautifully balanced by burnt caramel and complex marmalade citrus flavours, with just enough acid to carry the wine...

Yes, this also happened to me with my PayPal payment. However if you go to your account details the order details should be listed. If you click on the order you can then view the gift-card details that have been assigned to the order.

Yes, thanks Wozza and the others who have highlighted this deal. I'm going to top up with 6 of the Reserve Cab and 6 of the Reserve Shiraz. I've already got a few of each that I bought with the welcome75 offer, so this is a very cost-effective way of supplementing those wines.

I was using a Mr Potato Head avatar, but I was afraid too many people would recognise me, so I switched to this more disguised picture. :cool: The milestone was a couple of month ago, July 4 to be precise. Yes, we did travel up to the Hunter Valley and celebrated with a lovely degustation...

We drank our way through a couple of cases of the Bisou Bisou last year and thought it was okay. I certainly didn't pick up any musty aftertastes. We did notice however that there was quite a bit of bottle-to-bottle variability. Some bottles were nicely balanced while some tasted a little...

Thomas Allen 2014 MMV Pokolbin Shiraz (Hunter Valley) When I’m 90 I sincerely hope I’m sitting (okay lying) back reminiscing on that great 2014 Hunter Valley vintage. If so, I’m sure this wine, and Thomas Allen in general, will figure prominently. This wine has been released as a sister to...

Yes, I'm not quite as interested if it's the Handpicked.

Thanks, I missed that. I was fixated on the fat kid with cake. :)