Mostly agree with you BUT people are repeatedly jumping on the contraband and black market deals precisely because VM is almost daring you not to, whipping up the hyperbole a few more notches (coupled with the spectre of the ticking doomsday clock) so that you feel compelled to try whats on offer, if they pulled back a bit on the spin and jettisoned some of the more questionable "bargains" then the return rate wouldn't be so high IMHO....
I too found it seriously overpriced, a very thin style with no great fruit definition, so disappointing compared to their Shiraz 2013 which was lovely. Oh well, sometimes a free bottle is worth what is cost you.
Really? I'm all for buyer beware, but I also expect the description to match the wine - which it so often doesn't. Part of the reason several people are on this forum are to get the insights into the wine as we can't trust VM. That's not ok IMHO and they can expect the return policy to be widely used where they engage with the consumer this way. If you don't think this happens - see what your broker tries to unload on you, no doubt throwing in countless positive adjectives to 'sell' the wine
