Whining&dining
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Thanks for the intel RB,
Having already sent back two previous purchases I'm loath to go for a trifecta! The only thing I DO like about Vivino is that you can frequently get a couple of hundred ratings that show a wide degree of consensus (such as an average of four stars) when there's bugger all out there in terms of professional reviews
Having already sent back two previous purchases I'm loath to go for a trifecta! The only thing I DO like about Vivino is that you can frequently get a couple of hundred ratings that show a wide degree of consensus (such as an average of four stars) when there's bugger all out there in terms of professional reviews
Despite the fact that you had a dud experience I really appreciate that you have shared your impressions with "the crew", to add to the comment above I would have to say that I take to heart the descriptions from aficionados on this forum above and beyond anything posted on Vivino and elsewhere...Yeah, small maker, only about 64 dozen of this made each year, unlikely to have wide reviews.
I'm sure there are some good reviewers on Vivino, but I don't care to spend the time to work out who they are and only use Vivino sometimes if it comes up in a last-ditch google search.
You can always send it back.
Nothing particularly special about this apart from it coming wrapped in paper and in a very fancy bottle - the cork is not Diam. I think the second reviewer had a better attempt at it on Vivino. There is no way I'd pay $80 for this wine and I have purchased better Barossa Shiraz on VM at half the price that this one is currently going for.