Saint Clair. It's a watered down version of the Saint Clair basic but very nice in it's own right.

This I would buy for £2.99...sadly, no CoOp near me has any.

Deja Vue

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Weird, that was only 10 days ago

Oh well, its fate is sealed, I will get one over the weekend.

A watered down St Clair that's bottled in the UK for Co-Op wouldnt normally fill me with confidence but I'll take your word for it

I know, but it is keeping far better than the Saint Clair basic. I wonder if the bulk transfer is actually beneficial in this case. It might depend how its done. A large temperature controlled tank may be better for a long sea journey through varying temps than boxes full of bottles without any temp control.

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Read this.



The process is not problem free though, worth a read when you have the time.

Almost certainly bottled at my neighbourhood facility. They bottle 800 / min and have storage for some 55 million bottles. Crawford is one of their brands.

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Bacchus is showing off again, posting pictures of his cellar.

The Crawford Farm SB is one of the best MSB's I've ever had, and deffo my style, subtle, fine and expressive, elderflower all the way, lemon and tropical fruit, soft but precise, there's even a touch of limestone. This, I can drink.

Constellation? Yep, but a European distributer only me thinks.

NOt sure wot you mean. They do Hardy's, Mondavi and others

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The image is of Constellation's distribution centre in Avonmouth, Crawford wines move through there too I believe, that's what I thought you were refering to when you said it was one of their brands.

Sorry, thought you were implying that they only dealt with EUropean producers

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Bacchus, I love your tagline.

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I opened my last bottle of this. It was very good. Better on the second night. It has good acidity and there is some minerality. Its different to most MSBs but is recognisable. Nice bottle too. There is not much of the tomato leaf now.

I had seen it recently, but having checked most local stores I could not find any. I did find a load of the Marlborough Estate Reserve in a Petrol Station store though. Grabbed another 4 of those.

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