Dan Murphy's and Other Wine Deals

[redbigot]

Doctor you beat me to it - redbigot with a bit of work you can secure 389 from Dan's ~$50 and RWT ~$100 - interested to hear some suggestions from you of comparable substitutes to these 2 Penfolds wines at around same price point.

I'd rather pay $61 for St Henri than $50 for Bin 389 - and did last year, the only Penfolds wine I bought.
The last Bin 389 I bought was the 2005 in 2008 @ $40pb.
(Most of) my purchases last year (apart from cheaper stuff for quaffer packs for friends):

Producer	DS	Vintage	Date Purchased	Number Purchased	Cost each
Ashton Hills	Sparkling Shiraz	2008	17/12/2015	18	$37.00
Balgownie	Sparkling Shiraz	2014	22/07/2015	12	$25.00
Brookland Valley	Cabernet Merlot	2012	15/07/2015	6	$22.00
Devils Lair	Margaret River Cabernet	2012	30/06/2015	6	$26.00
Farnese	Edizione Cinque Autoctoni	2012	14/10/2015	6	$56.00
Farnese	Edizione Cinque Autoctoni	2012	14/12/2015	9	$46.00
Hayshed Hill	Block 2 Cabernet	2011	7/01/2015	6	$26.00
Hayshed Hill	Cabernet Sauvignon	2011	7/01/2015	3	$18.00
Hewitson	Mother Vine Shiraz	2012	2/03/2015	6	$24.00
Hewitson	Mad Hatter Shiraz	2012	10/03/2015	18	$22.00
Hewitson	Mother Vine Shiraz	2013	3/08/2015	6	$24.50
Houghton	Gladstones Cabernet	2012	2/07/2015	6	$55.00
Houghton	Gladstones Cabernet	2012	5/07/2015	6	$48.00
Houghton	Gladstones Cabernet	2013	15/09/2015	6	$48.00
Inkwell	Deeper Well Shiraz	2010	15/09/2015	6	$50.00
Juniper Estate	Cabernet Sauvignon	2011	26/05/2015	3	$42.00
Kangarilla Rd	Alluvian Fans Shiraz	2013	5/08/2015	6	$20.00
Kangarilla Rd	Blanche Point Shiraz	2013	27/08/2015	12	$20.00
Kellermeister / Trevor Jones	Wild Witch Shiraz	2012	2/02/2015	5	$51.00
Kurtz Family Vineyards	Boundary Row Shiraz	2012	17/05/2015	6	$23.00
Lake Breeze	Bernoota	2012	11/05/2015	6	$17.00
Larry Cherubino	The Yard Acacia Shiraz	2013	1/07/2015	6	$28.00
Larry Cherubino	Cherubino Shiraz	2014	1/07/2015	6	$45.00
Leasingham	Classic Clare Sparkling Shiraz	1998	1/07/2015	6	$40.00
Lindemans	Limestone Ridge Shiraz-Cabernet	2012	7/01/2015	6	$36.00
Lindemans	Limestone Ridge Shiraz-Cabernet	2012	3/08/2015	6	$30.00
Magpie Estate	Tight Cluster Sparkling Shiraz	2008	23/01/2015	6	$28.00
Magpie Estate	Tight Cluster Sparkling Shiraz	2008	2/07/2015	12	$28.00
Majella	Sparkling Shiraz	2008	30/06/2015	6	$20.00
Marius	Simpatico Shiraz	2013	20/08/2015	12	$27.00
Marius	Symphony Shiraz	2013	20/08/2015	12	$35.00
Mitolo	The Furies Shiraz	2012	28/08/2015	12	$40.00
Noons	Reserve Shiraz	2014	15/10/2015	6	$31.00
Paxton	Jones Block Shiraz	2012	6/10/2015	6	$30.00
Penfolds	St Henri	2012	21/10/2015	6	$61.00
Peter Lehmann	Mentor	2012	15/09/2015	6	$30.00
Pikes	Eastside Shiraz	2013	16/07/2015	6	$22.00
Plantagenet	Shiraz	2012	23/06/2015	6	$23.00
Quealy	Nebbiolo	2012	20/05/2015	12	$12.00
Saltram	No 1 Shiraz	2010	4/02/2015	9	$50.00
Saltram	No 1 Shiraz	2012	17/12/2015	6	$40.00
Seppelt	Chalambar Shiraz	2013	10/01/2015	6	$16.00
Shaw and Smith	Shiraz	2013	1/07/2015	6	$35.00
St Hallett	Old Block Shiraz	2012	2/07/2015	6	$65.00
St Hallett	Blackwell Shiraz	2013	17/09/2015	6	$28.00
Tim Adams	Aberfeldy Shiraz	2012	14/09/2015	6	$44.50
Torzi Matthews	Frost Dodger Shiraz	2013	1/05/2015	12	$35.00
Wolf Blass	Black Label Shiraz C-M	2008	5/01/2015	6	$59.00
Wolf Blass	Brown Label Classic Shiraz	2012	19/02/2015	12	$26.00
Wolf Blass	Grey Label Shiraz	2012	12/03/2015	15	$25.00
Wolf Blass	Grey Label Cabernet Shiraz	2012	1/05/2015	6	$25.00

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Crickey - substantially more comprehensive response than I was hoping for - I certainly appreciate your input and am sure many others will also.

From memory I have also bought 15 wines on your list - some I like - some I would not buy again including Mitolo and both Hewitsons - again it's all a tasting and preference game specific to each individual - but what a fun game is it not?

Edit: And the St Hallet Blackwell Shiraz - ever since SQ dropped RWT in F and substituted next month with St Hallet BS - I haven't got over that and do not enjoy it at al now.

 

[redbigot]

Crickey - substantially more comprehensive response than I was hoping for - I certainly appreciate your input and am sure many others will also.

From memory I have also bought 15 wines on your list - some I like - some I would not buy again including Mitolo and both Hewitsons - again it's all a tasting and preference game specific to each individual - but what a fun game is it not?

Yeah, personal preference is king.
I actually bought the Mitolo Furies twice, one 6-pack at about $29pb after vouchers etc., made for Woolies, but better than some of their recent own releases for me. Hewitson is a more restrained style, I've liked most of those from VinoMofo the last couple of years, over-priced otherwise, sent back the Ned & Henry 2014, passed a lot of 2012 and 2013 Ned & Henry to friends.

Seems we are in a bit of a Shiraz phase these days, but have lots of old Cabernets, my partner won't drink Cabernets under about 10 yo, she complains the young ones taste like chewing on a hedge. Most imports are out as I have a big grudge against cork as a seal, some exceptions such as the exceptional Farnese Cinque Autoctoni.

Still some big company stuff there, happy sometimes to buy when they cut the inflated price in half.

List from my own Access database, with fully programmed interface and reporting, I used to distribute it freely, but became too much of a hassle with different versions of Office/Windows after a while.

 

[Steady]

List from my own Access database, with fully programmed interface and reporting, I used to distribute it freely, but became too much of a hassle with different versions of Office/Windows after a while.

Thats a nice feature of your database RB, does anyone who is familiar with CellarTracker know if something similar can be done? An export to excel?

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Thats a nice feature of your database RB, does anyone who is familiar with CellarTracker know if something similar can be done? An export to excel?

Go to the view you want (e.g. purchased views), filter if required. Then click the Export button in to the top-right:



and select the data to be exported. Choose CSV format for easy importing into Excel;



I used to maintain my own SQL Server based application to track all this stuff - had a mobile-friendly web interface and everything. But adding new features was coughbersome (compared to someone else doing it for you aka CellarTracker), and linking to 3rd party sites for reviews etc. was far more difficult than just outsourcing the whole thing.

 

[AUElwood]

Doctor you beat me to it - redbigot with a bit of work you can secure 389 from Dan's ~$50 and RWT ~$100 - interested to hear some suggestions from you of comparable substitutes to these 2 Penfolds wines at around same price point.

I am just a young casual drinker and have my first Penfolds around 15 years ago. It was a Bin 389 and it has a nice oaky taste. Penfolds qualities are pretty consistent but a bit overpriced. There are far more choices for the price of a Penfolds RWT. Does any of you have comparable wines to Penfolds RWT or Bin 389/407? So far they are my favourite. I usually take Bin 28 as my usual drinking wine and Bin 389 for special occasion. I am still exploring other brands of wine that worth the money.

 

[Steady]

I am just a young casual drinker and have my first Penfolds around 15 years ago. It was a Bin 389 and it has a nice oaky taste. Penfolds qualities are pretty consistence but a bit overpriced. There are far more choices for the price of a Penfolds RWT. Does any of you have comparable wines to Penfolds RWT or Bin 389/407? So far they are my favourite. I usually take Bin 28 as my usual drinking wine and Bin 389 for special occasion. I am still exploring other brands of wine that worth the money.

Welcome to AFF AUew, I find Penfold wine consistent also. I'm learningheaps of info and bargains on the various Wine lovers threads

 

[prozac]

I am just a young casual drinker and have my first Penfolds around 15 years ago. ...

Yeah that's how we all start...

Welcome to AFF AUew.

 

[Dr Ralph]

I'd rather pay $61 for St Henri than $50 for Bin 389 - and did last year, the only Penfolds wine I bought.
The last Bin 389 I bought was the 2005 in 2008 @ $40pb.
(Most of) my purchases last year (apart from cheaper stuff for quaffer packs for friends):

Producer	DS	Vintage	Date Purchased	Number Purchased	Cost each
Ashton Hills	Sparkling Shiraz	2008	17/12/2015	18	$37.00
Balgownie	Sparkling Shiraz	2014	22/07/2015	12	$25.00
Brookland Valley	Cabernet Merlot	2012	15/07/2015	6	$22.00
Devils Lair	Margaret River Cabernet	2012	30/06/2015	6	$26.00
Farnese	Edizione Cinque Autoctoni	2012	14/10/2015	6	$56.00
Farnese	Edizione Cinque Autoctoni	2012	14/12/2015	9	$46.00
Hayshed Hill	Block 2 Cabernet	2011	7/01/2015	6	$26.00
Hayshed Hill	Cabernet Sauvignon	2011	7/01/2015	3	$18.00
Hewitson	Mother Vine Shiraz	2012	2/03/2015	6	$24.00
Hewitson	Mad Hatter Shiraz	2012	10/03/2015	18	$22.00
Hewitson	Mother Vine Shiraz	2013	3/08/2015	6	$24.50
Houghton	Gladstones Cabernet	2012	2/07/2015	6	$55.00
Houghton	Gladstones Cabernet	2012	5/07/2015	6	$48.00
Houghton	Gladstones Cabernet	2013	15/09/2015	6	$48.00
Inkwell	Deeper Well Shiraz	2010	15/09/2015	6	$50.00
Juniper Estate	Cabernet Sauvignon	2011	26/05/2015	3	$42.00
Kangarilla Rd	Alluvian Fans Shiraz	2013	5/08/2015	6	$20.00
Kangarilla Rd	Blanche Point Shiraz	2013	27/08/2015	12	$20.00
Kellermeister / Trevor Jones	Wild Witch Shiraz	2012	2/02/2015	5	$51.00
Kurtz Family Vineyards	Boundary Row Shiraz	2012	17/05/2015	6	$23.00
Lake Breeze	Bernoota	2012	11/05/2015	6	$17.00
Larry Cherubino	The Yard Acacia Shiraz	2013	1/07/2015	6	$28.00
Larry Cherubino	Cherubino Shiraz	2014	1/07/2015	6	$45.00
Leasingham	Classic Clare Sparkling Shiraz	1998	1/07/2015	6	$40.00
Lindemans	Limestone Ridge Shiraz-Cabernet	2012	7/01/2015	6	$36.00
Lindemans	Limestone Ridge Shiraz-Cabernet	2012	3/08/2015	6	$30.00
Magpie Estate	Tight Cluster Sparkling Shiraz	2008	23/01/2015	6	$28.00
Magpie Estate	Tight Cluster Sparkling Shiraz	2008	2/07/2015	12	$28.00
Majella	Sparkling Shiraz	2008	30/06/2015	6	$20.00
Marius	Simpatico Shiraz	2013	20/08/2015	12	$27.00
Marius	Symphony Shiraz	2013	20/08/2015	12	$35.00
Mitolo	The Furies Shiraz	2012	28/08/2015	12	$40.00
Noons	Reserve Shiraz	2014	15/10/2015	6	$31.00
Paxton	Jones Block Shiraz	2012	6/10/2015	6	$30.00
Penfolds	St Henri	2012	21/10/2015	6	$61.00
Peter Lehmann	Mentor	2012	15/09/2015	6	$30.00
Pikes	Eastside Shiraz	2013	16/07/2015	6	$22.00
Plantagenet	Shiraz	2012	23/06/2015	6	$23.00
Quealy	Nebbiolo	2012	20/05/2015	12	$12.00
Saltram	No 1 Shiraz	2010	4/02/2015	9	$50.00
Saltram	No 1 Shiraz	2012	17/12/2015	6	$40.00
Seppelt	Chalambar Shiraz	2013	10/01/2015	6	$16.00
Shaw and Smith	Shiraz	2013	1/07/2015	6	$35.00
St Hallett	Old Block Shiraz	2012	2/07/2015	6	$65.00
St Hallett	Blackwell Shiraz	2013	17/09/2015	6	$28.00
Tim Adams	Aberfeldy Shiraz	2012	14/09/2015	6	$44.50
Torzi Matthews	Frost Dodger Shiraz	2013	1/05/2015	12	$35.00
Wolf Blass	Black Label Shiraz C-M	2008	5/01/2015	6	$59.00
Wolf Blass	Brown Label Classic Shiraz	2012	19/02/2015	12	$26.00
Wolf Blass	Grey Label Shiraz	2012	12/03/2015	15	$25.00
Wolf Blass	Grey Label Cabernet Shiraz	2012	1/05/2015	6	$25.00

Maybe 1 or 2 of these are in the same league. But if you think most of these are equivalent to or will live as long as 389, then in the words of The Castle 'you're dreaming'.

 

[Dr Ralph]

I am just a young casual drinker and have my first Penfolds around 15 years ago. It was a Bin 389 and it has a nice oaky taste. Penfolds qualities are pretty consistence but a bit overpriced. There are far more choices for the price of a Penfolds RWT. Does any of you have comparable wines to Penfolds RWT or Bin 389/407? So far they are my favourite. I usually take Bin 28 as my usual drinking wine and Bin 389 for special occasion. I am still exploring other brands of wine that worth the money.

Pretty fair comments about penfolds. Consistent and reliable are words id definitely use. People who dismiss penfolds are usually those that have little understanding about quality wines or eho think that quality wines can be had by spening only a small amount of $$$$.

If say Ive tasted more than 5,000 wines across the world and Penfolds is always close to my top to recommend to any person who wants an example of quality Australian wine at a reasonable choice.

 

[AUElwood]

Thank you Doctor, Prozac and Steady. In fact I am not a 'young' person but I did not drink much in the past. Penfolds was usually the bottle wine in the family gatherings but I am always eager to explore different kind of wines.

 

[redbigot]

Maybe 1 or 2 of these are in the same league. But if you think most of these are equivalent to or will live as long as 389, then in the words of The Castle 'you're dreaming'.

Bin 389 was only a specific example of one of the many wines I've stopped buying as their prices increased past where I thought they were worth the money and affordable to me.

I think you may be confusing your opinion with my reality.
Yes, to me many wines on the list give me more enjoyment and satisfaction then recent and cellared Bin 389 I've tried and the others they have replaced on my buying list.
And my preference is the only one that matters in my drinking, luckily my partner has similar preferences.

I don't keep too many wines past 10-12 yo and at my stage in life I'm definitely not looking for wines that cellar more than that.
But there are a number there that will live as long as Bin 389 and mature as well, based on my own 50 years drinking and cellaring experience and personal preferences as to degree of maturity.

 

[prozac]

I can remember mid 1980s buying a few cases of 389 at Farmers Merchants (Spit Junction) for $6 a bottle. I wish I'd bought a few more now. I also bought a couple of cases Of Wynns Coonawarra Cab Sav at the same time. Sniff. Those were the days, and wine more realistically priced.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

CM 50% JH96 Chardonnay appears to be Thompson Estate: Cellarmasters | Buy Wine Online in Australia Anyone have any opinions on their Chardonnay?

 

[boomy]

Interning Fowles Shiraz deal.

https://email.dansnews.com.au/pub/c...id6ABkflD5ult3glg3cPlb_JRZmQQgHTI-Dq5Nsr3i6nM.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Interning Fowles Shiraz deal.

https://email.dansnews.com.au/pub/c...id6ABkflD5ult3glg3cPlb_JRZmQQgHTI-Dq5Nsr3i6nM.

How is this different to #2734 posted on Feb 2?

 

[boomy]

How is this different to #2734 posted on Feb 2?

Didn't see this offer before. Got it in my inbox today. Different or not it doesn't matter.

 

[BettyB]

How is this different to #2734 posted on Feb 2?

It isn't different is it?????

Just a re-posting?

I bought earlier this month - not the whoel package, but just 1 bottle of the Ladies variety.

Tried a few days ago. Nice. But would suit some cellaring.

 

[BettyB]

I am just a young casual drinker and have my first Penfolds around 15 years ago. It was a Bin 389 and it has a nice oaky taste. Penfolds qualities are pretty consistent but a bit overpriced. There are far more choices for the price of a Penfolds RWT. Does any of you have comparable wines to Penfolds RWT or Bin 389/407? So far they are my favourite. I usually take Bin 28 as my usual drinking wine and Bin 389 for special occasion. I am still exploring other brands of wine that worth the money.

Completely agree. Penfolds just speaks quality. Worth the price.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Completely agree. Penfolds just speaks quality. Worth the price.

Whilst Penfolds don't make bad wine, there's a ton of Australian (not to mention foreign stuff) that's as good but cheaper. With Penfolds you're paying a premium to have their name on the label.