Beechworth Star Lane Shiraz 2012 (Case of 6, 70% off, $18ea) $108 & Mixed Dozen $135 @ Vinomofo

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Mentem on 25/07/2015 - 11:50 vinomofo.com (153 clicks)
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I know I posted a vinomofo deal last week but it sold out in 2.5 hours. I have tried this wine and it's great, it's from an excellent producer from an excellent vintage. Previous vintage was 96 points and I would say this will be around the same.

Vinomofo also have an excellent mixed pack

http://vinomofo.com/deals/mixed-case/mofo-packapalooza-21000…

Contains:

Glenlofty shiraz 2012, golden lion shiraz 2013, witch mount Cabernet 2012, capel vale Malbec cab 2011, glenlofty Chardonnay 2013, capel vale Riesling 2013, mount avoca 2012. Another great buy

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  redbigot on 25/07/2015 - 13:28

  +2

  Just be aware the Star Lane is a young cool-climate shiraz style, not your richer South Australian Barossa/McLaren Vale style, it may not suit everyone. It needs some "breathing time", decant if drinking now or cellar for a few years.

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    [Deactivated] on 25/07/2015 - 19:37

    Barossa shiraz is for old people (50+) Cool climate is the future.

    In any case, Wine Lovers Warehouse were selling this brand for around $10 a bottle a year or two back. And not just shiraz.

    No deal.

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      redbigot on 26/07/2015 - 13:25

      Yeah, by the time you are 50+ the cool climate regions will be somewhat warmer.

      So all those young gun winemakers in the Barossa are making Shiraz for the cashed-up oldies out of the goodness of their hearts?

      I reckon I could serve you blind a number of Barossa Shiraz and have you pick them as "cool climate", Barossa is a big region, some of it elevated/cooler than others and some producers are managing the vineyard so they can pick earlier with good ripeness and a little less alcohol.

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        [Deactivated] on 26/07/2015 - 19:10

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        Yes, somewhat. One degree, maybe. That hardly makes Beachworth into Barossa.

        Those so-called young gun Barossa winemakers are usually local to the Valley never mind South Australian and often know little about wine beyond Coonawarra. The top/corporate winemakers are the exceptions.

        Cool parts of Barossa? Eden Valley. Although it is part of 'Barossa', usually people are referring to the Valley when they talk about Barossa. I've never tasted a Barossa valley wine and picked it for a Cornas. Some wineries like Spinifex make a fair stab, but fall short due to the climate IMHO.

        Over the decades, tastes change from warm climate blockbusters, to more refined wines to cool climate European classics. It wasn't long ago that most people ground upon pinot noir and cool climate chardonnay. These days, they sell like hotcakes.

        China will be the Barossa's saviour. Until they move on to more refined wines.

        And all roads lead to Burgundy ;)

        25 years to go…..

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        redbigot on 27/07/2015 - 10:11

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        @tightwad: Climate change will affect some/many of the "cool climate" Euro wine regions too.

        Maybe that explains the 15% a/v Rhone reds I bought a few of the last few years.

        In the Robert Parker era many wines were encouraged to be riper, richer, bigger, bolder. Now that is coming to an end, yes there is (another) move to lower alcohol leaner styles, which never went away amidst publicised excesses of some makers/regions.

        But wineries don't stay in business by producing wines that don't sell, so while there is a market for the wines they make, I don't think the Barossa will stop doing what they do best.

        I think you might be surprised at how much non-Australian fine wines are consumed by Barossa winemakers, young and old and how many have done vintages overseas. Your comment on them as being limited and parochial is plain wrong. Personally I prefer some of the Spinifex wines to any Cornas I can afford. Why would Australian wineries attempt to replicate Euro styles to an extent that they are interchangeable? It's impossible anyway.

        I'm not sure the Barossa needs China as a saviour, China has been a bastion of Bordeaux and Burgundy so far, the expanding middle class brings a huge market, but China already makes a lot of wine and is expanding production rapidly. If economic downturns continue, the imported wine market will not expand quickly.

        Taste/fashions do change, and often change back again.

        But don't make the mistake of presuming the preferences and changes in tastes of you or your friends apply generally, especially to me and my friends. "Over the decades, tastes change from warm climate blockbusters, to more refined wines to cool climate European classics." is a vast generalisation that is untrue for the majority of wine-drinkers, probably considered to be the "great unwashed" or some such by those that think that is the only way for a palate to develop.

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        [Deactivated] on 29/07/2015 - 21:00

        @redbigot:

        Peace man! Thanks for taking the time to give your considered opinion. You make some good points, but I still stand by most of what I said.

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  Jamesx on 25/07/2015 - 14:03

  who gave the 96pts?
  I can only find JH rated 2011 for 92, 2009 for 95 and 2005 for 94.