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Posted by John Snowden. on June 24, 2009, 9:30 pm, in reply to "Really John...."
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I think they are discounted export wines, that is, produced for an export that did not happen. Don't know if they are the same plonk as the Nepenthe that I have drunk over the last few years. The brand is well-rated by experts, especially a white about 2006. There was a tempranillo-cabernet etc. blend that was superb value for money. However, the last bottle I bought two years ago was problematic. Might have been a lesser vintage or poor storage. I was in a bottle shop only yesterday eyeing off this label, thinking I must try their wines again. But I blew my pensioner's budget on a mixed case of French reds (can't resist Bordeaux).
My doctor, who has just retired at age 56 to live in Italy, told me he knew a doctor associated with Nepenthe, founder or owner I can't remember. The poor fellow committed suicide. The reason I mention this is that I had just given the doc a bottle of the above Nepenthe red. He liked it. His friend, my dentist, has just come back from a holiday in Argentina. We are now fired up about Argentine Malbec. Just bought a case of "Alto: Las Hormigas", 2007. Very good. You can get it in the States where it received favourable reviews.
There is a wine glut here. The best Australian table wines are generally in the range $20.00 to $70.00 Au. Above that you are being ripped off, with some notable exceptions. If you like sweet dessert wines then look for our fortified muscats. Best in the world. Seppelt is the major brand.
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