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Great Wines - South African Group Buying for Wine (MAY/JUNE 2012 stock)

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Hello Wine Fans! Real Time Wine is doing a trial promotion with GreatWines, a local group buying site for wine. When our new product is out, we're probably going to organise meetups and get the various "status levels" of users to help us review these wines. For now, we're using anyone that's in arms reach :)

There's some more info about Great Wines at the bottom of this post - now head on over to the site and check it out: http://www.greatwines.co.za

 

 

APRIL / MAY / JUNE 2012

STOCK AVAILABLE ON GREAT WINES 

 

  • 2011 Lanner Hill Sauvignon Blanc (AVERAGE SCORE 7 / 10)
    • Ricardo Gouveia says: Crispy & fruity, lemon &gooseberry.Went down well lying on my fake grass! Yum 8/10
    • Andy Hadfield says: Guava and gooseberry. Soft fizz to it. Not bad. 6/10

 

  • 2009 Auction Crossing Syrah Viognier (AVERAGE SCORE 8 / 10)
    • Andy Hadfield says: Spicy and sweet. Red berries. Never heard of it. Will totally buy it again. 8/10

 

  • 2011 Kranskop Chardonnay (AVERAGE SCORE 6.3 / 10)
    • Andy Hadfield says: Light smell. Taste has some serious THUD. Baseball bat of heavy wood. Strong orange zest. If you like 'em chunky. 7/10
    • Andrew Farrant says: No hint of the heavy wood in the smell. But left with a pile of matches in your mouth. If you're in the mood for wood. 7/10
    • Nyeleti Shirilele says: Too acidic, can't pick up the fruit. Too woody. 5/10

 

  • 2010 Teddy Hall Summer Moments Chenin Blanc (AVERAGE SCORE 5 / 10)
    • Bryce Gillespie says: Sorry Teddy. Not a fan of this one. Nothing wrong with it, just not for me. Too much like a Sav Blanc. Average. 5/10
    • Nick Kane-Berman says: Smells quite fresh but the taste is more anti-climactic than a cold shower & the Matrix sequels. 5/10
    • SJ Engelbrecht says: It's a cheap "let's get buzzed" wine. Easy drinking, but not for impressing anyone. 4/10
    • Danielle Roetz says: Dit was lekker gewees, maar ek sal nie dit sommer koop nie. 6/10

 

  • 2011 Noble Savage Sauvignon Blanc (AVERAGE SCORE 4.7 / 10)
    • Bryce Gillespie says: Crisp and green on the sniff, sharp and buzzy on the taste. Is it meant to be like that? 5/10
    • Alex Reichle says: Wet socks. 4/10
    • Duncan Thokoane says: I like the bra on the bottle but not the contents. May be a bad bottle. 4/10
    • Jason Turner says: Smells good and goes down just as well but has a sour aftertaste. 6/10

 

 

 

  • 2011 Zorgvliet Silver Myn Sauvignon Blanc (AVERAGE SCORE 5.3 / 10)
    • Bryce Gillespie says: Fresh & fruity on the sniff, light and juicy on the taste. It’s a friendly wine for time spent with friends. 6/10
    • Alex Reichle says: Bang average. 5/10
    • Jason Turner says: Fruity taste, but not such a good aftertaste. Could be better ☹ 5/10

 

 

 

  • 2011 Louis Nel Black Forest Red Blend (AVERAGE SCORE 6.4 / 10)
    • Bryce Gillespie says: Smells like something I definitely wanna try. Tastes fruity with a bit of a punch. Bring me some meat with this one. 6/10
    • Alex Reichle says: Once you go black, you never go back. 7/10
    • Duncan Thokoane says: Take me to a braai and hope somebody has a corkscrew. 7/10
    • Jason Turner says: Wooden and bitter. Tastes like a forest. 4/10
    • Alheit du Toit says: Strong smell, but tastes wonderful. 8/10

 

 

 

  • 2010 Annexkloof Xenna Cabernet Sauvignon (AVERAGE SCORE 6.3 / 10)
    • Bryce Gillespie says: Surprisingly fruity for what it smells like. I wonder if the warrior princess has a soft inside like this one does? 6/10
    • Alex Reichle says: Smooth, sexy and suave. 8/10
    • Duncan Thokoane says: Christmas cake with some ingredients missing. A once off. 5/10

  • 2011 Howard Booysen Pegasus Cinsault (AVERAGE SCORE 7.7 / 10)
    • Bryce Gillespie says: Great taste! It’s different, but pretty light. Gotta keep drinking because the taste disappears too quickly!  7/10
    • Matthew Smith says: Nom nom nom! 8/10
    • Duncan Thokoane says: If you want to get a pretentious girl drunk. Make up a story about it and hope to get laid. 7/10
    • Jason Turner says: Reminds me of the day I lost my virginity. It’s THAT good. 9/10

 

 

  • 2005 Marianne Pinotage (AVERAGE SCORE 8.25 / 10)
    • Bryce Gillespie says: Not my style of Pinotage. Prefer them to be in the heavyweight division. 6/10
    • Alex Reichle says: Smokey and elegant. 8/10
    • Duncan Thokoane says: I don’t drink alone, but this one would make me break that rule! 9/10
    • Jason Turner says: Brilliant. Deserves every award it’s won. I’m convinced. 10/10

 

  • 2009 Arra Cabernet Sauvignon (AVERAGE SCORE 7 / 10)
    • Strong fruit explosion. Sit down! If you like it strong, you'll love this. Else store it for a couple of years till it chills the @#!@ out. 7/10 

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At Great Wines , we do what it says on the tin. We find and offer you great wines at great prices and we always will. Our team goes out and finds and negotiates the best prices for really good wines. We mostly spend our days discovering new boutiques wines in the wine lands of the Western Cape, scouring every small wine farm to find you wines that will delight and please the pallet.

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So how does it work? Very easily actually. Each Wine Farm releases a limited amount of cases exclusively to GreatWines at a larger discount. We mark down to the maximum amount for the first week. This will generally be at least 70% of the cellar price. 

This first larger discount will only be available for a week and while stock lasts (never more than 100 cases, generally less). After that, you'll be able to get the same wine at about 90% of cellar prices for another 5-6 weeks. So get them while you can. 

We believe that being in and among the vineyards gives us the best position to bring you what will delight and we want to share this with you. Happy shopping but more so, enjoy every drop of Great Wine we find for you.