Hah! Refund ! Never even crossed my tiny little mind. Will have a go at a swapsies.

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Just take them in to the customer services desk.
they will use their price wand to kick the till into making a refund transaction and more than likely, want to give you much more dosh than you paid. That is what happens. If you get a lot extra, buy a Riesling or two from them

Being a discerning and dependable chap - eh

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Mine arrived this morning. Will let you know my vote in a couple of days.

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Football was cancelled and Mrs T is a Forest fan so we watched the second leg play off v Swansea and opened a Summerhouse.

Its very well made with lovely light Chardonnay aroma and fruit. It lacks the minerality of the wonderful French whites I have tried recently and is not fat and full of oak as traditional Aussie Chardonnay, but it is a cracking example of a New World unoaked version. I'm just not really a fan of the style. I find it just a little dull, while still appreciating the beauty of it.

You've enjoyed the Red Block, GK, so I imagine this would be right up your street, but I am pondering the same as Shez, in that 6 is probably enough for my needs.

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Nah. Thinking about it, I've tried similar stuff at Majestic and local indy's and they have been around the retail price for this. If I returned 6 I'd only get £25 back, 2-2.5 bottles worth elsewhere. Looking at it that way, it's cracking value.


I'm sure it'll go down a storm for summer BBQs we may host, if it stops raining long enough to get my blinking deckboards down

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It sounds as I expected. It was never going to be a £12 wine, I think we all knew that, but a decent £4 glugger is what we are always on the look out for.

Add to that, its something different.

Mine comes tomorrow. If its anything like the Red Block I will be very pleased.

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Yep, Im still here.

It's much better on day 2. The nose is wonderful and that brightness / minerality has made an appearance along with a honeyed note. So light and delicate and incredibly clean. It's delightful, actually.

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Music to my ears.....

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Yep, Im still here.

Those nice people at Marks took back into store 5 x Red Block even though they did not stock it ! (The girl that I spoke with on the 'phone didn't know) Got a credit note for £36. Horrid music in this quite new store for some reason, but great service yet again.

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Fresh, delicate and flavousome with a little oil from the lees, was a great match for yesterdays dauphinoise potatoes, herb and tomato chicken and fresh picked kale in butter.

I'll be keeping mine.

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Yep, Im still here.

what do we think is ideal serving temp ?

Good question, the bottle we downed yesterday sat on the table for around half an hour, along with a bottle of '10 Brancot SB (had friends for dinner). Neither were 'fridge' cold and it didnt harm the SH at all.

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yeah, I drank mine at a similar temp. from the case which felt like it had been kept in cold storage

Will give the next one a go colder as think it should be quite refreshing

It was fine a little warmer, but I preferred it colder.

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tribs

Minus 274° C for me. Or 6500

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