Tintara

[sadistick]

Took a bottle of 'Vintage 2000 Hardy's McLaren Vale Tintara' Shiraz last night to a BYOW restaurant.

Great wine, good body, very fruity aromas, long......long finish.

I dont claim to be able to evaluate wines as many seem to do on this board, but this wine was really tastey!

[SBonner]

Have you had this vintage for a while or a recent purchase? Curious to the cost in the LCBO shops? Tasty drop and easy to drink.

Cheers,

Stephen

Vancouver

Edited February 19, 2006 by SBonner (log)

[sadistick]

I've had it for about a year or so...I believe.

It was about $48 give or take $5

Really nice wine, glad I still have one left!

[detlefchef]

That seems kind of steep, if I recall. I used to sell that wine as a rep and recall it being about $17 wholesale. I could be wrong. I do remember enjoying it and finding it to be uncommonly balanced for an Aussie Shz.

[detlefchef]

It's confirmed, Hardy's Tintara Shz costs 14.99 wholesale. At least in NC, but then everyone charges more than average around here.

[sadistick]

But was that price for the 2000 Vintage bottle?

[detlefchef]

But was that price for the 2000 Vintage bottle?

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98 and 01 are the only vintages that I could imagine commanding a higher than normal price. Still, I can't see how any vintage could be priced 3 times higher than the rest. If anything, I'd imagine that retailers would have been blowing out the 00 to make room for the 01 vintage. At least that's how it was at the retailer that I used to work for.

Edited February 23, 2006 by detlefchef (log)