Because of the massive
demand generated, the special Majestic parcel of St Hallett wines
announced last week (see below) has now almost sold out, and many
stores will not have enough left for the advertised tasting weekend,
this Friday to Sunday (8th-10th February). However, they've come up
with another super deal, slashing the price of three wines from the
Tatachilla winery in McLaren Vale. These prices run from Friday 8th
February to Sunday 10th February only. The
wines are:
- Tatachilla
McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Was £8.99, now Save £4 = £4.99
- Tatachilla
Breakneck Creek Chardonnay 2000
Was £4.99, now Save £1.50 = £3.49
- Tatachilla
Breakneck Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Was £5.49, now Save £1.50 = £3.99
Please note: these
deals only take effect from tommorrow (Friday 8th February) morning,
and finish on Sunday evening.
My verdict on these
wines
Tatachilla 'Breakneck Creek' Chardonnay 2000
Full yellow gold colour, with a lovely, rich smoky/buttery nose. On
the palate it is rich and full flavoured. Good value. Very good
I haven't tried the
1999 Cabernet, but here's my note on the 1998:
Tatachilla Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 McLaren Vale
The Tatachilla wines are all pretty impressive in their full-on,
no-holds-barred style, but this is probably my favourite. This opulent
Cabernet is an opaque purple/black colour with a full nose of
blackcurrants and herbs. The dense palate shows sweet blackcurrant
fruit and some minerality. Very good/excellent
Haven't tried the
2000 Breakneck Creek cabernet, but here's my note on the 1999:
Tatachilla 'Breakneck Creek' Cabernet Sauvignon 1999, South
Australia
A lovely, rich, soft easy drinking Cabernet, showing sweet berry and
blackcurrant fruit with a touch of vanilla. It has good concentration
and a rich, creamy texture. A nice cheapie. Very good
The details of the St Hallett offer,
plus other special parcels, are below. If you can still find any of
the St Hallett wines, tuck in!
Majestic Wine Warehouses have a habit
of unearthing special parcels of wines at very attractive prices, and
the new list, launched today, sees some more one-off deals that look
very tempting.
First, some wines from Barossa producer
St Hallett. I've got a bit of a soft spot for their wines as this was
one of the wineries I visited on my first trip to Australia, some six
years ago. The full list of the wines Majestic have (as of 29th January)
is as follows:
- St Hallett Semillon 1998 £3.99
- St Hallett Chardonnay 2000 £3.99
- St Hallett Chardonnay 1999 £3.99
- St Hallett Cabernet Sauvignon
Reserve 1999 £4.99
- St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 1997
£6.99
- St Hallett Gamekeeper Red 2000
£4.49
- St Hallett Gamekeeper Red 1999
£4.49
- St Hallett Cabernet Merlot 1998
£4.99
- St Hallett Poachers White 2000
£3.49
- St Hallett Riesling 2000 £3.99
- St Hallett Faith Shiraz 1997 Magnums
£8.99
Why are these wines being sold at these
low prices (approx 40% discount)? Excess stock, apparently. Don't
expect them to hang around too long. Just four of these are featured
on the website, but your local store will probably have a larger
spread. For the record, I bought four each of the Semillon, Chardonnay
and Gamekeeper's reserve, and a couple of the Riesling.
There's also more of the Durney
Cabernet Sauvignon 1994 at a ridiculously low price of £3.99 if you
buy 2 or more. Majestic have 1100 cases of this wine left. It's not
flawless (the fruit is starting to recede a bit and the spicy oak is
too dominant), but it is quite a serious wine. Forgive the football
analogy, but I'd liken it to
Manchester City (by most standards a premiership club) playing in
Division 2 (which they did a couple of seasons ago): a slightly flawed
£12 wine, but a stunning £4 bottle. The story behind this wine is
that the new owner of Durney (a banker called Mr Heller) wanted to
clear the cellars, so Majestic were able to get the wine at a fraction
of its normal price.
The other parcels, with quantities and
prices, are as follows:
Pio Cesare sought-after
Piedmont producer
- Nebbiolo d'Alba 1998, DOC Pio Cesare
Special Parcel £11.49 - 200 cases
- Barolo 1997, DOCG Pio Cesare Special
Parcel £19.99 - 70 cases
Barolo 1997, DOCG Ornato
Vineyard Pio Cesare Special Parcel £29.99 - 50 cases
Alejandro Fernandez Celebrity
winemaker from the Ribera del Duero in Spain
- Condado de Haza 1999,
Alejandro Fernandez, Ribero del Duero £7.99 - 600 cases
- Pesquera Crianza 1998/99, Alejandro
Fernandez, Ribero del Duero Special Parcel £9.99 - 900 cases
- Pesquera Tinto Reserva 1997/98,
Alejandro Fernandez, Ribero del Duero £19.99 Special Offer
£18.99 - 400 cases
- Pesquera Reserva Magnums 1997/98,
Alejandro Fernandez, Ribero del Duero Special Parcel £39.99 - 300
6 packs
- Pesquera Gran Reserva 1995/96,
Alejandro Fernandez, Ribero del Duero £49.99 Special Offer
£44.99 - 60 cases
You
heard it first on wineanorak.com! Contact details: see the Majestic
Wine website to find your closest branch, or order from the
selection available on the website.
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