Vinomofo Wine Deals

[tgh]

Finally a VIM to jump on….

I agree, but I'm way over capacity until I upgrade my storage, so no boom for me

 

[Ben Thomas]

Cabernet Blend see post #7699. Sorry for brevity - on my phone.

Thanks for that.

Interesting the quoted price does not match the Capel Vale website and it's not technically a Margaret River either... That said, I've been very happy with the Capel Vale offerings I have had from Vinomofo in the past.

 

[Rug]

Finally a VIM to jump on....have found the latest offerings for VIM rather dull, and along comes the Spinifex Bete Noir 2013 Shiraz

Not a great price you can buy it for $35 on an each basis just google it the company selling it for that are very pleasant to deal with.

 

[Rocket09]

Not a great price you can buy it for $35 on an each basis just google it the company selling it for that are very pleasant to deal with.

Not a great price...$4 a bottle is still a decent saving, and then the potential credits on top of course

 

[Vinobono]

https://vinomofo.com/wines/red-wine/black-market-deal-gsm-2015

Tried to search for what this could be but couldn't find anything. Any hints? reviews?

 

[Pedro McXiménez]

https://vinomofo.com/wines/red-wine/black-market-deal-gsm-2015

Tried to search for what this could be but couldn't find anything. Any hints? reviews?

Could be the next vintage of Vinrock - "intense savoury raspberry.... plum, chocolate and spice".

http://www.vinrock.com/tasting-notes/tasting-notes-vinrock-gsm-2014.pdf

 

[AnonymousCoward]

https://vinomofo.com/wines/red-wine/black-market-deal-gsm-2015

Tried to search for what this could be but couldn't find anything. Any hints? reviews?

I would guess the same producer as this: http://www.australianfrequentflyer....inomofo-wine-deals-53217-876.html#post1447836 based on nothing more than the RRP and the fact that they've been up plenty of times before.

 

[SamW]

I would guess the same producer as this: http://www.australianfrequentflyer....inomofo-wine-deals-53217-876.html#post1447836 based on nothing more than the RRP and the fact that they've been up plenty of times before.

The e-mail seemed to give a hint by tagging the image with a "back in black" comment - Bayliss Road black label GSM?

 

[beefarmer]

The e-mail seemed to give a hint by tagging the image with a "back in black" comment - Bayliss Road black label GSM?

Back in Black,
She's Got The Jack.
Just two of the Fo's recent homage to Acca Dacca. By the way, How does Axl sound for you?

 

[SamW]

Back in Black,
She's Got The Jack.
Just two of the Fo's recent homage to Acca Dacca. By the way, How does Axl sound for you?

Still getting used to the idea of Axl. I shared a bottle of the Bayliss road GSM 2013 a couple of weeks ago at a barbecue - really enjoyed it - nice fruit and smooth tannins.

 

[mavis]

woo wee i love some good in-depth tasting/production notes.

 

[Piker]

2014 Known Pleasures arrived; see link Huon Hooke's Top 2014 Shiraz from McLaren Vale

 

[Delectable Blue]

Yes, I received Louis today at noon. I am quite keen to sample this one, albeit the thing is really not meant to be drank when it really is in its' nappies. Or so say the makers.
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I expect sigmadelta and myself to give a few tasting notes in the next week.
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The King is dead, long live the King.

Yes, the King is in the house!
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You can expect Sir Delectable to have a few words to share on this matter as well.

I decided to take one for the team and do a direct side-by-side tasting of the Fox Gordon Brothers and Sisters (B&S) with its more regal sibling, the King Louis. Here are my observtions:

You can tell immediately that both wines have been cut from the same cloth. Both share the same vibrancy of fruit with cassis flavours predominating. The King adds some blueberry notes that are missing from the B&S, and tastes slightly sweeter as a result. There is also an intensity and depth to the fruit in the King that the B&S lacks. This difference is mirrored in the bouquet, with the King smelling intensely aromatic, with some subtle cedar overtones. The secondary flavour profile is also slightly different. The King is missing some of the mid-palate complexity and the balance that comes so effortlessly to the B&S. The B&S is dark and brooding where the King is still a little more lively, the sweetness of the attack masking the savoury mid-palate to some extent. The secondary flavours of the King include tar, liquorice nutmeg and bramble, the balance still coming together. The finish is quite distinct, with the King displaying an intense and long black current pastille like finish. The tannins are also more prominent, as would be expected. Fine and dusty and perfectly structured at this stage of its development, softening appreciably after a 3hr decant.

A lovely wine, but I’m happy to put this one away for a few years to develop, while I enjoy the B&S. A 93/100 on CT from me.

 

[tgh]

I just luuurrrvvv the word craft involved in wine tasting notes.. bravo DB..

Racing out the door to dinner for a neighbours birthday, the first bottle grab-able was out of the king Louis box that had just arrived.

My thoughts ? .. well it's all a matter of taste .. but ….if I had paid a hundred bucks for it over dinner in a restaurant I may have been quite underwhelmed.
Perhaps a tad commercial and bland for the price point , but pleasant enough, I seem to remember a FG Hanna_S tasted a few weeks earlier as a similar level of competence.
I will put the other 5 away for a bit and will be pleasantly surprised if any bells and whistles arrive in the process.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Well the Parker ended up being just too hard to drink, so that went down the sink. Looks like an extended sleep is required, at least, to get these into an fit state for consumption.
The Elderton Command 2003 mostly disappeared before I got home from a late night, so keeping with year, opened a 2003 Petaluma Coonawarra. Have heard that this is a highly-acidic wine, but I can't pick it, or I don't know what to look for.

Tonight, umm-ed and ahh-ed over Shiraz or Cabernet, and ended up deciding on a combination: Jim Barry PB (Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon blend) 2006



Cork in immaculate condition, dark red/purple in the glass, blackberries and cassis on the nose. Looking good so far. Tasting note to follow.

Edit: and this is the wrong thread - can a mod move it over to the Nice Wine thread please?

 

[Miss bick]

woo wee i love some good in-depth tasting/production notes.

Well, i'm not the person for that, however sipping a Mount Avoca Back Block Cab Sav Merlot 2014, from VM, and i can say it's a quality quaffer.Blackcurrent nose and flavour with a dry finish, very drinkable ☺ Jury is still out ont the Mt Avoca Shiraz I purchased at the same time, doesn't excite as yet, but has promise.
Got tired of waiting for VM to offer another full Malbec (loved the Erin Eyes they had a while back) , so succumbed to another wine broker for a Zontes Footsteps Violet Beauregard 2012 Malbec, hope it is as nice as VM's earlier malbec..

 

[Miss bick]

P.s. can someone please advise what violet notes are, I am confused as i have long had a perfume 'Joy' by Jean Patou and it's predominant note is violets, i have yet to taste that iin any wine

 

[Delectable Blue]

P.s. can someone please advise what violet notes are, I am confused as i have long had a perfume 'Joy' by Jean Patou and it's predominant note is violets, i have yet to taste that iin any wine

Yes, it tastes a little like the flower smells. The flavour is also reminiscent of the floral taste found in turkish delight. I believe the compound responsible for the flavour is called beta-ionone. To my taste buds it is usually a very subtle flavour found on the mid-palate. I can usually pick it out by passing the vapour of the wine over my sides of my tongue after swallowing (sorry I don't know how to describe it any better than that). I don't think it is a particularly common note in Australian wines, so you may need to keep trying more wines to find it. Maybe search out some wines that are renowned for their violet notes.

However, if you happen to be a non-taster, as opposed to a super-taster, or a regular-taster, then you may not have the right taste buds to properly discern the flavour. Apparently 25% of the population are classed as non-tasters.

 

[redbigot]

P.s. can someone please advise what violet notes are, I am confused as i have long had a perfume 'Joy' by Jean Patou and it's predominant note is violets, i have yet to taste that iin any wine

I find violets (and musk) most commonly in merlot or cab-merlot blends, but it does appear, or is claimed to appear in wines made from some other red grape varieties, I've even seen it mentioned in Shiraz tasting notes.
6 Common Flower Aromas in Wine | Wine Folly

 

[rawlax]

Well, i'm not the person for that, however sipping a Mount Avoca Back Block Cab Sav Merlot 2014, from VM, and i can say it's a quality quaffer.Blackcurrent nose and flavour with a dry finish, very drinkable ☺ Jury is still out ont the Mt Avoca Shiraz I purchased at the same time, doesn't excite as yet, but has promise.
Got tired of waiting for VM to offer another full Malbec (loved the Erin Eyes they had a while back) , so succumbed to another wine broker for a Zontes Footsteps Violet Beauregard 2012 Malbec, hope it is as nice as VM's earlier malbec..

The Zontes Malbec was a pretty full on Blueberry flavour on the palate, i loved it but wouldnt describe it as a typical Malbec