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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2012 9:10 am 
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Its own-brand Spanish Toro Loco Tempranillo from 2011 excelled in blind taste tests alongside reds costing nearly ten times as much......


It was up against a 2005 bottle of red Costa di Bussia Riserva DOCG, which is priced at £31.

Also in the running was the esteemed Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, which has a £30 price tag.


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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2012 8:49 am 
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Thanks for the heads up !! worth buying a bottle to check out !!
Anyone already tried this ??

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2012 12:28 pm 
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MedocMad wrote:
Thanks for the heads up !! worth buying a bottle to check out !!
Anyone already tried this ??


I agree Richard,

I'm going to give it a whirl as well. May score some this evening.

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2012 12:33 pm 
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Chaps,

Popped out at lunch and bought a case to try.

will open one tonight and report back my thoughts.

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2012 1:11 pm 
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Thanks Rich.

You took a case - that is pretty confident, no point in messing about - Eh !

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2012 1:25 pm 
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Dunc,

I dont get down that part of town very often so thought what can I lose buying 6 ?? Plus the cases were put right by the tills for extra visibility.

Can always cook with it I guess, I have a funny feeling though it will be a good slugger.

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2012 1:39 pm 
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MedocMad wrote:
Dunc,

Plus the cases were put right by the tills for extra visibility. I guess, I have a funny feeling though it will be a good slugger.


A Half case is right. Rich, I'm of the same opinion - Yeah, a Glugger - Heatwave here..... knowing the Tempranillo / Valencia style, one could probably serve this pretty cool as well :lol:

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2012 8:34 pm 
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MedocMad wrote:
Chaps,

Popped out at lunch and bought a case to try.


You're in luck Rich, sold out here, I'll try one more store tomorrow

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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2012 9:42 am 
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My store nil stock.
Kray Bros branch had 3 left. Got one, and got out in one piece.

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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2012 6:28 pm 
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What's the verdict gents, tried it yet?

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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2012 11:34 pm 
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What's the verdict gents, tried it yet?


At the mo, Nill store stock here.

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PostPosted: Mon May 28, 2012 9:08 am 
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Two bottles over the weekend.

Good fresh blackcurrant/cherry with a sharp note coming though with a touch of pepper on the finish.
Decent length reminded me of a CDP entry level wine on the finish (Grenache)
smooth silkiness .

Strange though that both Sunday and Monday morning I have a banging head ??
Not sure if lack of water over the weekend as the wife was away on holiday so only intake was coffee and wine ??

Will I buy more ?? probably not still got four left which I might leave until next spring time.

Good value at £3.59 you just cant complain at that price.

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PostPosted: Mon May 28, 2012 2:08 pm 
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I'll pick one up when Im next passing a store, if they have stock.

For what its worth, I've been drinking very little wine of late, I'm back into beer at the moment. I've noticed I have a clearer head overall and sleep better.

BTW, my grapevine survived the move Dunc, just coming into flower again.

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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2012 2:34 pm 
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GK wrote:

BTW, my grapevine survived the move Dunc, just coming into flower again.


What did I say :wink: If you can grow parsnips as big as truncheons, you can grow anything on that there land. The extra wet spring helped like mad.

For once, and I was testing the vines reaction to trad methods, I clobbered mine like they do in the pictures of the 30 year old vines. Yep,right down to the brown knobbled and knarled branches, every thing skinny was pruned off.

It has sprung with middle finger width heads on shorter joints and thicker leaders - Pleased ? yeah - now I must restrict the numers to get bigger fruits - We'll see wot 'appens next.

Had two pints of draft Old speckled hen on the Thames for Sunday lunch plus good grub of course. But I'm a wine consumer these days - cant take too many pints, I'm getting-on -a-bit for pints :roll:

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Duncan wrote:
Had two pints of draft Old speckled hen on the Thames for Sunday lunch plus good grub of course. But I'm a wine consumer these days - cant take too many pints, I'm getting-on -a-bit for pints :roll:


Just thought...what happened to your megakeggery? Is it gone?

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