Some of you may know from my recent post on the
VinoMofo thread that I made a non-Fo purchase that I was getting exciting about yesterday.
I only got home from the drizzly rain tonight to be welcomed by this:
That is seriously good service when compared against many of my recent experiences with VinoMofo, MyWineGuy, Grays, Dan Murphys and WineMarket. I literally placed the order yesterday lunchtime and its on my doorstep the next day.
Very impressed. And not only that - the delivery (the super fast deliver) was included in the price of the wines (if you spend over $250 in one purchase).
I have been asked 5 times overnight what I had purchased in my mystery 97 point pack to get 12 wines of 97 points (JH) for an average of $31 a bottle delivered. I am happy to say they are:
4 x Paxton Jones Block Shiraz (2012) = $119.80
3 x Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz (2014) = $107.85
3 x Bicknell fc Pinot Noir (2013) = $116.85
2 x Rosemount Traditional Red (2012) = $29.90
Some of you conjectured I must have had some Rieslings and the like in there to keep the price that reasonable. I didn't. On this occasion, I stuck to my usual taste profile of going for the reds. I love the Paxton, as I have mentioned on the VinoMofo thread a number of times. It belies its age and price for what you get. My business partner recently had the O'Riada and really rated it. And I was looking for a good Pinot Noir in the $30 range and couldn't resist the Rosemount based on the descriptions and ridiculous price (for that description). The last two I went in blind, so I only got three and two (on the basis if they were great, then I would be going back for more).
I am currently sipping away on the Pinot, and can confirm it's a very nice wine. It's still playing hard to get so I will keep my powder dry and report back on the Nice Wines thread, suffice to say it's pretty classy but fairly understated (at least from the first drops).
Why do I say all this? Well:
a. I want to give a warm endorsement to my fellow wine enthusiasts for
MyCellars.com.au. They have some great deals, especially focussed on the JH high rated wines in the affordable category, and first class delivery service;
b. Some of you may be interested to see the 97 point pack I assembled; and
c. They have just re-stocked on the Paxton Jones Block 12, so there is plenty more to go around!
And. I love their strapline:
"Buying [good] wine has never been easier"
So true.