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[TheRealTMA]

I'll throw this in here and not in the Deals thread... for discussion

Penfolds 65F - 2021 Shiraz/Cabernet

W@nk or something worth considering?

2021 one of best recent vintages
"Limited Edition" (to Penfolds is any number btn 1 and gazillion)
$395

65F by NIGO | Limited Edition Cabernet Shiraz Collaboration

Explore Penfolds 65F, a limited release wine imagined by NIGO following his first visit to Penfolds Magill Estate, inspired by the iconic red and white chimney.

www.penfolds.com

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[qaz]

Cork, screwcap, or Diam: Which is the best closure for wine?

 

[beefarmer]

Cork, screwcap, or Diam: Which is the best closure for wine?

Screwcap if you want the vino to last, absolute no brainer.

 

[Bill Bosworth]

Screwcap if you want the vino to last, absolute no brainer.

Wait what?... what is this vino lasting thing of which you speak?

 

[billbro]

Cork, screwcap, or Diam: Which is the best closure for wine?

This is interesting reading that I'll need to come back to after a skim, sounds like DIAM is the winner.

Had an interesting tasting courtesy of Cam of Giaconda 20 years old under screwcap vs cork, I wouldn't say there was a clear winner from memory, both were markedly different wines. Screw cap retained the initial Gia character but the cork did not - maybe leading credence to the terroir claim, given Rick's signature to me is winemaking.

 

[burmans]

Screwcap if you want the vino to last, absolute no brainer.

I certainly don’t miss that 5% (or above) possibility of problems with wines under cork when you’ve taken what you think will be a lovely wine somewhere!