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Re: Latest buy

Postby RAYC » 12:50 Wed 02 Nov 2011

Plenty on the shelves at the Henley Tesco - I must admit my initial impression on half a glass last night was that this was VERY young and raw, though I will reserve judgement until tonight/tomorrow to give it time to air.

Half price offer runs until 22.11.11, at least at Henley
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Re: Latest buy

Postby Glenn E. » 20:34 Wed 02 Nov 2011

AHB wrote:And then there's Tesco's current buy 6 get 25% off deal.

I wish we had Tesco. My local QFC only gives a 10% discount if you buy 6 and 15% if you buy 12 or more. I think that applies all the time, though.
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Re: Latest buy

Postby g-man » 22:56 Wed 02 Nov 2011

ah the dow 1970 came in ;-)
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Re: Latest buy

Postby Zelandakh » 22:17 Thu 03 Nov 2011

Thanks RAYC - latest purchase is 12 Dow's Master Blend.

QFC? 15% is a good discount.
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Re: Latest buy

Postby Glenn E. » 04:14 Fri 04 Nov 2011

Zelandakh wrote:QFC? 15% is a good discount.

Quality Food Centers, which are now part of the Kroger empire.

15% sounds like a good discount, but at QFC you're starting 5-10% above average. They used to be worth the extra cost, but have gone downhill (IMO) since Kroger bought them.
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Re: Latest buy

Postby g-man » 15:37 Wed 09 Nov 2011

2002 Q. Vale Maeo
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Re: Latest buy

Postby g-man » 03:29 Thu 17 Nov 2011

2x magnums of taylor 1994
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Re: Latest buy

Postby AHB » 11:36 Fri 18 Nov 2011

g-man wrote:2x magnums of taylor 1994

Nice!
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Re: Latest buy

Postby g-man » 15:02 Fri 18 Nov 2011

AHB wrote:
g-man wrote:2x magnums of taylor 1994

Nice!


yea i forgot i bid on them

was 190$ /btl
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Re: Latest buy

Postby SushiNorth » 21:33 Mon 21 Nov 2011

Some recent purchases:
D47, Co47, QdN50, B80, 2D70, Mag F70, G83, QdN85, T77, W83.
From London: W60 (BBR), 2T07, F07, GC07, .5 GC07, .5 D88 (bomfim)
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Re: Latest buy

Postby Axel P » 14:48 Wed 23 Nov 2011

Niepoort 91 (and twice on sunday), normal and Mgs
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Re: Latest buy

Postby SushiNorth » 15:17 Wed 23 Nov 2011

A few more: 2Co03, 3G03, waiting for 1 more Co03
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Re: Latest buy

Postby RAYC » 18:18 Wed 23 Nov 2011

G70 of immaculate stock as a birthday present from work colleagues.

A lovely suprise, as i must admit, i opened up the wrapping with the expectation of half price Dow 2006lbv from Tesco...

Must remember to pull a couple of good drinkers out for this year's xmas party....
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Re: Latest buy

Postby Axel P » 22:31 Mon 28 Nov 2011

A single bottle of SWC 35 in excellent condition wo label for 70 EUR.

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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 16:12 Sat 03 Dec 2011

6 bottles of Sainsbury Taste the Difference 2003 VP (bottled by SFE) @ £13.12 each
6 bottles of Graham's Malvedos 1999 @ £15 each.

Sainsbury currently have both of the above on special offer with an additional 25% off for buying 6 or more bottles. They have lots of other styles that are on similarly attractive offers. Go now!!!!
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Re: Latest buy

Postby g-man » 18:01 Sat 03 Dec 2011

w70
w74 LBV
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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 13:47 Sun 04 Dec 2011

DRT wrote:6 bottles of Sainsbury Taste the Difference 2003 VP (bottled by SFE) @ £13.12 each
6 bottles of Graham's Malvedos 1999 @ £15 each.

Sainsbury currently have both of the above on special offer with an additional 25% off for buying 6 or more bottles. They have lots of other styles that are on similarly attractive offers. Go now!!!!
I followed my own advice and bought the same again today, plus some more for someone else.

They also have Graham Crusted, bottled 2003, reduced to £13 per bottle with a further reduction of 25% if you buy 6 or more. I resisted as I was more interested in the VPs.

The Cruz LBV 2004 on the same shelf didn't look like great value in this company at £14 per bottle :?
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Re: Latest buy

Postby jdaw1 » 16:36 Sun 04 Dec 2011

DRT wrote:someone else
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Re: Latest buy

Postby DRT » 20:31 Sun 04 Dec 2011

DRT wrote:6 bottles of Sainsbury Taste the Difference 2003 VP (bottled by SFE) @ £13.12 each

I have taken one for the team: see TN here.
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Re: Latest buy

Postby clawhit » 17:07 Tue 06 Dec 2011

Dow 55
Dow 63
Grahams 63
Fonseca 66
Dow 83
Fonseca 83
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Re: Latest buy

Postby g-man » 04:29 Mon 12 Dec 2011

croft 75, 77, 78
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Re: Latest buy

Postby Zelandakh » 19:16 Mon 12 Dec 2011

Warre's 2006 LBV at £6.99 in Morrisons. Rather heavy and unsubtle on initial drinking but after the first couple of glasses it was better. Uncertain whether that was its contact with air or my contact with port.
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Re: Latest buy

Postby gerwin.degraaf » 08:50 Wed 14 Dec 2011

6x 1980 Kopke 1980
6x 1983 Quarles Harris VP
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Re: Latest buy

Postby Alex M » 10:06 Wed 14 Dec 2011

7 x Dow 1983 from BBR @ £29. They still have 4 left if anybody is interested.
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Re: Latest buy

Postby RAYC » 10:41 Wed 14 Dec 2011

Alex M wrote:7 x Dow 1983 from BBR @ £29. They still have 4 left if anybody is interested.


Not any more! :D

thanks for the heads up - i thought that was rather good pricing considering it is BBR...!
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