Columns are orig case price, new case price, bottle price and discount%

Château Trotanoy, Pomerol, 2002 2002 6 £570.00 £329.16 £54.86 42.3%
Meursault 1er Cru Poruzots Latour Giraud 2007 2007 12 £492.00 £318.97 £26.58 35.2%
Château La Conseillante 2007, Pomerol 2007 6 £429.00 £269.34 £44.89 37.2%
Château Clos Du Marquis, St. Julien, 1989 75cl 1989 6 £390.00 £238.68 £39.78 38.8%
Jean-Claude Boisset Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru Les Perrieres 2009 6 £338.94 £179.82 £29.97 46.9%
Condrieu Les Ayguets Récoltes Tardives 2007, Domaine Cuilleron 50cl 2007 6 £384.00 £179.58 £29.93 53.2%
Taittinger Brut Vintage 2004 2004 6 £300.00 £170.22 £28.37 43.3%
Taittinger Prelude Grand Cru Gift Box NV, Champagne NV 6 £276.00 £161.94 £26.99 41.3%
Taittinger Les Folies De La Marquetterie NV 6 £273.60 £156.36 £26.06 42.9%
The Bollinger Taster Case n/a 6 £250.00 £150.72 £25.12 39.7%
Château Grand Pontet 1998 1998 6 £240.00 £149.28 £24.88 37.8%
Domaine FL Savennieres 'Roche aux Moines' 2007 6 £282.00 £146.16 £24.36 48.2%
Real de Asúa Rioja 2004 6 £264.00 £145.08 £24.18 45.0%
Chanson Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Feves 2006 2006 6 £258.00 £144.24 £24.04 44.1%
Taittinger Nocturne Sec NV 6 £233.70 £134.82 £22.47 42.3%
Honoris de Valdubόn 2005 6 £246.00 £133.56 £22.26 45.7%
Massolino Barolo 2007 2007 6 £240.00 £130.62 £21.77 45.6%
Numanthia 2008 6 £210.00 £120.66 £20.11 42.5%
Henriques & Henriques 20 year Old Terrantez Portugal NV 6 £330.00 £119.88 £19.98 63.7%
Amontillado Napoleón VORS Spain 50cl NV 6 £270.00 £119.34 £19.89 55.8%
Nederburg Private BIN R109 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2000 12 £240.00 £119.16 £9.93 50.4%
Nederburg Private Bin R103 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2003 12 £240.00 £119.16 £9.93 50.4%
Nederburg Private Bin R172 Pinotage 2001 12 £240.00 £119.16 £9.93 50.4%
Loimer Seeberg Riesling 2010 6 £234.00 £112.50 £18.75 51.9%
G.H. Martel & Co Rosé Champagne NV 6 £180.00 £109.02 £18.17 39.4%
Champagne Michel Gonet Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru NV NV 6 £210.00 £108.54 £18.09 48.3%
Henriques & Henriques 20 Year Old Malmsey Portugal NV 6 £300.00 £107.94 £17.99 64.0%
Jeeper Premier Cru NV Brut Champagne NV 6 £216.00 £107.82 £17.97 50.1%
Chanson Saint-Aubin Premier Cru 2009 6 £180.00 £107.28 £17.88 40.4%
Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 2007 6 £168.00 £97.26 £16.21 42.1%
Chateau Camensac 2008 Haut-Medoc 2008 6 £179.94 £96.48 £16.08 46.4%
Oloroso Faraón VORS Spain 50cl NV 6 £252.00 £95.88 £15.98 62.0%
Ata Rangi Sauvignon Blanc 2011 12 £180.00 £95.16 £7.93 47.1%
Chanson Père & Fils Savigny-Dominode Premier Cru 2009 6 £168.00 £89.94 £14.99 46.5%
Finca Villacreces, Ribera del Duero, 2006 2006 6 £150.00 £83.88 £13.98 44.1%
Michel Gonet Brut Reserve Champagne NV 6 £138.00 £83.34 £13.89 39.6%
S C Pannell Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo 2006, Adelaide Hills 2006 6 £156.00 £83.22 £13.87 46.7%
Cirrus Syrah 2007 6 £144.96 £82.62 £13.77 43.0%
Lawson's Dry Hills Riesling, Marlborough 2007 2007 12 £147.00 £76.56 £6.38 47.9%
Peter Lehmann 8 Songs Shiraz 2007 6 £120.00 £74.16 £12.36 38.2%
Rijks Private Cellar Pinotage 2008 6 £144.00 £72.66 £12.11 49.5%
Château Lacoste Borie, Pauillac, 2008 2008 6 £108.00 £70.62 £11.77 34.6%
Greenstone Vineyard Sangiovese 75cl 2009 6 £150.00 £69.84 £11.64 53.4%
Rijks Touch of Oak Shiraz 2010 6 £114.00 £66.18 £11.03 41.9%
Baron de Ley 7 Vinas Rioja Reserva 2005 6 £120.00 £65.22 £10.87 45.7%
Chapel Hill Grenache 2010, McLaren Vale 2010 6 £107.94 £61.86 £10.31 42.7%
Domaine Alain Girard Sancerre 2010 2011 6 £91.74 £60.42 £10.07 34.1%
Peter Lehmann Mentor Cabernet Barossa 2008 6 £108.00 £60.00 £10.00 44.4%
M. Chapoutier St Joseph Deschants 2010 6 £108.00 £60.00 £10.00 44.4%
Yealands Estate Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009 6 £96.00 £59.76 £9.96 37.8%
Nederburg Auction Mixed Case n/a 6 £120.00 £59.58 £9.93 50.4%
Peter Lehmann Wigan Riesling 2007 6 £96.00 £52.26 £8.71 45.6%
Château Greysac Medoc 2002 6 £108.00 £51.66 £8.61 52.2%
Nederburg Private Bin D270 Chardonnay 2007 6 £120.00 £49.32 £8.22 58.9%
Errazuriz Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 6 £85.44 £48.12 £8.02 43.7%
Pikes Clare Valley Riesling 2010 6 £81.00 £46.02 £7.67 43.2%
Jim Barry Cover Driver Coonawarra Cabernet 2011 6 £75.00 £44.64 £7.44 40.5%
La Mascota Malbec 2009 6 £72.00 £43.74 £7.29 39.3%
Kaiken Ultra Chardonnay 2012 6 £84.00 £41.88 £6.98 50.1%
Freixenet Extra Vintage Brut Rosado 2009 6 £84.00 £41.82 £6.97 50.2%
Bidoli Friuli Grave Sauvignon Blanc DOC 2012 6 £84.00 £41.28 £6.88 50.9%
The Regions Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2012 6 £84.00 £39.96 £6.66 52.4%
The Regions Eden Valley Riesling 2011 6 £84.00 £39.54 £6.59 52.9%
Codorniu Seleccion Raventos Rose Cava NV 6 £71.94 £39.54 £6.59 45.0%
Jacobs Creek Cool Harvest Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc NV 6 £66.00 £38.64 £6.44 41.5%
Cono Sur Sparkling Chardonnay NV 6 £60.00 £37.98 £6.33 36.7%
Domaine d'Idernes, AOC Madiran 2003 6 £78.00 £37.32 £6.22 52.2%
MARQUES DE LA CONCORDIA CRIANZA 2010 6 £60.00 £37.32 £6.22 37.8%
Errazuriz Aconcagua Costa Sauvignon Blanc 2011 6 £68.34 £36.84 £6.14 46.1%
Vina Albali Gran Reserva de Familia 2002 6 £75.00 £36.66 £6.11 51.1%
Bonterra Merlot 2011 6 £69.00 £36.54 £6.09 47.0%
Jim Barry Lodge Hill Riesling 2011 6 £66.00 £36.42 £6.07 44.8%
Cheateau Bel Air de L'Orme Bordeaux Supérieur 2011 6 £60.00 £35.88 £5.98 40.2%
Firefinch Sauvignon Blanc 2012 6 £72.00 £35.82 £5.97 50.3%
Yalumba South Australia Riesling 2011 6 £66.00 £35.34 £5.89 46.5%
Piccini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva 2010 6 £63.00 £34.62 £5.77 45.0%
Anciano 10 Year Old Gran Reserva Tempranillo 2003 6 £59.94 £34.02 £5.67 43.2%
Tormaresca Neprica 2011 6 £63.00 £33.36 £5.56 47.0%
Brezos del Valle Rueda Verdejo 2011 6 £69.00 £32.94 £5.49 52.3%
The Apprentice Chenin Blanc Grenache 2013 6 £60.00 £32.22 £5.37 46.3%
Campo Viejo Brut Rosé Cava NV 6 £42.00 £31.98 £5.33 23.9%
Aliwen Sauvignon Blanc 2012 6 £60.00 £31.32 £5.22 47.8%
1962 Fairhills Vineyard Selection Shiraz 2010 6 £60.00 £31.20 £5.20 48.0%
Musita Nero d'Avola IGP Sicilia 2010 6 £60.00 £31.02 £5.17 48.3%
Montes Limited Selection Cabernet Sauvignon-Carmenère 2012 6 £48.00 £30.66 £5.11 36.1%
Smith & Hooper Merlot 2009 6 £55.74 £30.60 £5.10 45.1%
Yalumba Y Series Vermentino 2011 6 £57.00 £30.54 £5.09 46.4%
Yalumba Organic Chardonnay 2011 6 £57.00 £30.54 £5.09 46.4%
Yalumba Viogner 2012 6 £57.00 £30.54 £5.09 46.4%
Memoro Mixed Case n/a 6 £56.94 £30.00 £5.00 47.3%
Dancing Bull Sauvignon Blanc 2010 6 £60.00 £29.82 £4.97 50.3%
Dancing Bull Zinfandel 2010 6 £60.00 £29.82 £4.97 50.3%
Gaudito Garnacha Blanca 2013 6 £54.00 £29.82 £4.97 44.8%
Codorniu Tempranillo Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 6 £60.00 £29.70 £4.95 50.5%
Codorniu Albarino Chardonnay 2011 6 £60.00 £29.70 £4.95 50.5%
Trivento Reserva Syrah 2010 6 £57.00 £29.58 £4.93 48.1%
La-Vis Pinot Grigio Trentino Doc Vigneti Di Montagna 2012 6 £54.00 £29.34 £4.89 45.7%
McGuigan Classic Rosé 2011 6 £60.00 £29.28 £4.88 51.2%
Orso Pinot Grigio 2011 6 £60.00 £28.62 £4.77 52.3%
Oxford Landing Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2012 6 £47.94 £27.12 £4.52 43.4%
Montes Reserve Chardonnay 2012 6 £44.94 £26.70 £4.45 40.6%
Valle Reale Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2011 6 £60.00 £26.64 £4.44 55.6%
Piggy Bank Sauvignon Blanc 2012 6 £48.00 £24.18 £4.03 49.6%
Piggy Bank Syrah 2012 6 £48.00 £24.18 £4.03 49.6%
Piggy Bank Chardonnay 2012 6 £48.00 £24.18 £4.03 49.6%
Piggy Bank Grenache 2012 6 £48.00 £24.18 £4.03 49.6%
Piggy Bank Grenache Syrah Rose 2012 6 £48.00 £24.18 £4.03 49.6%
Piggy Bank Tempranillo 2011 6 £48.00 £24.18 £4.03 49.6%
Chilano Classic Selection Shiraz-Cabernet 2011 6 £47.94 £23.70 £3.95 50.6%
Palo Alto Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 75cl 2009 6 £51.00 £18.66 £3.11 63.4%
Palo Alto Shiraz Rosé Reserva 2008 6 £51.00 £18.66 £3.11 63.4%
Palo Alto Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenere Shiraz Reserva 2011 6 £51.00 £18.66 £3.11 63.4%

There's some seriously good deals there, could easily spend £500.

I have grabbed a case of the Jim Barry Lodge Hill Riesling 2011, a highly regarded Riesling which is hopefully showing a touch of toast and character by now, just over £6 and free delivery, I'll have some of that.

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Yep, Im still here.

There certainly are GK.

Some serious discounts for some very good wines, one could easily spend a large amount. How well stocked are you ?

I will review the affordable ones a bit later today. A ray of sunshine, which makes the dreadful weather in the south east of England, a little bit more bearable this morning.

Cheers

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Duncan

Well stocked, that's the trouble, torn between not wanting to miss out on a deal and finding room for yet more wine

Also tempted by the Ata Rangi SB '11, a touch of oak (10%) should help longevity, what say you Goose?

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Yep, Im still here.

That is exactly the situation here. I have learnt to be a little more modest this summer, so there is some room in the Inn. However, I've been doing less entertaining, and cutting back a bit. So my recent resolve is on the back burner again

The JBL riesling id very tempting, and I'd also like to hear from Goose about that Ata Rangi SB '11. I hardly bought any vintage 2011 SB, so I'd not have a clue. Also my white storage cooler is up to the gunwales, yet cool weather is now upon us. So. . . . .

Just thinking - Goose may be offline, and on the M4 right now, he's a Kate Bush fan, and her comeback concert after 35 years off the stage is on tonight at the Hammersmith Odeon.

This is not an add for Kate, tickets were sold out weeks, if not months ago.

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Duncan

Also tempted by the Ata Rangi SB '11, a touch of oak (10%) should help longevity, what say you Goose

The oak should help preserve it. But only in the same way that a double dose of Sanatogen could help preserve a quadruple great granny of 112.

Leave it be. And avoid the Sancerre. It's all orange citrus and no minerality.

You've been warned.

Hi Goose, Thanks for the info, you are clearly at home in the motherland.
Shame about the Sancerre, 2010 was supposed to be a good vintage, at least the fruit was ripe enough on that Alain Girard wine. Taking all six is always risky commitment.

Thanks for quick response.

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Duncan

This is why I generally look for the Riesling amongst the clearance offers, most other whites are being sold because they are past/almost past their best, at least with Riesling a bit of age can often benefit the wine.

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Pikes Clare Valley Riesling 2010 6 £81.00 £46.02 £7.67 43.2%

The Jim Barry 2012 @ the CoOp for £9.99 was too austere and rich for me even without any bottle development. I like wines to develop like the Peter Lehmann Semillon 2002(?) or a Ladoucette Pouilly Fume. Golden, low acid, concentrated lush flavour but still lightish in body. Toasty can sod off.

The Pikes could be more my style. Not sure if I will buy though.

I only bought the one Girard Sancerre. From Culverhouse in Cardiff. They have some fine wine boxes. For City folk with more money but less taste than us poor coastal plebs.

I would love to see Kate at the Hammersmith Odeon. But I'm doing probate. The solicitor wanted £8k+ any unforeseen extras. The work is endless. My brother based in England helps but it's a billion phone calls, letters and emails.

People keep popping in with cake. Why cake. Is this some Celtic custom that nobody told me about.

Sorry - off topic

Compared to **sharp solicitors here in the Thames valley (£ signs in their eyes when you approach them with an initial consultation about inheritance and probate). So depending on the estate, £8k may not be that strong for a routine estate with a property. Did they offer to reduce the fee when you said you'd DIY the probate work ?
**Not all solicitors - of course. The software they use to run IHT205 and the full IHT400 pack is very expensive, so you just might end up paying the bright young lady trainee in the office, a solicitors charge out rate. 40 hours or a week's work.

Probate work is doubled-up when a brother (could be named) a joint executor - It does not halve the load, because you end-up re-reporting all decisions and progress, and then, when the proverbial hits the fan, having to justify decisions that you may have made for expediency. Good luck with it, keep calm.

The Tesco clearance offer,
The deals I was interested in went like hot cakes. I looked in the next morning with my decisions, and all of those were OOS - I did not let myself get "suckered in" with 3rd choices ! Perhaps, just as well, I'm well stocked.

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Duncan

Some very good mixed case deals have appeared today. These should be viewed from your email link or under the Big Clearance offer on their website.

I bought the Finest limited addition case (with the '08 Margaux and '08 Pauillac plus VM North Row MSB and an Alto Adige (Italy cool climate) chardonnay.
And, for the free deliver over £50 qualification, I also bought the Montes Alpha 2011 Cab case, with 2 bottles *Kaiken Argentinian Cab amongst them, *I do not know this wine, but they say 50 year old vines . . . . . so should be more than OK.

The total order delivered free and with a small voucher I had, the total worked out at £6 per bottle !

If you like decent cabernet sauvignon with some oak, I don't think you can beat that sort of deal, also your get a nice variety of styles.

Enjoy your week-end

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Duncan

Just read the following article on how Albariño can now last and develop up to 10yrs
http://www.decanter.com/people-and-plac ... r-30082014

Might be worth getting a couple to see how they age...