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Originally posted by nucutiepie
if you want cheap and good, try lindemanns bin 65 chardonnay or any of the yellow tail wines. If you buy the larger bottles (magnums) of the yellow tail wines you can age them.
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If we're talking off-the-shelf, primary-grade varietals, I have to disagree - both the 'tail and lindeman's have fallen in quality IMMENSELY in the past few seasons. These two Australians have always been stalwarts, but some up-and-comers have really begun to come into their own:
-for Aussies at that price, I am in love with Jindalee's products, although the shiraz is not their best (tail is still solid there, although if you just pay the $3 and get the Rosemount like you suggested, you'll be way better off).
-for a Cali product, try Rex Goliath's wines - all are exceptional for the price, but the Chard and Pinot Noir really stand out in the line.
Hit these up - with your pallet, I think you'd dig them. Very solid stuff, and hte same price (or cheaper!) than the 'tail.
For everyone else, as a rule, bottles in this range will not be designed to age - that doesn't mean you can't cellar them, but 95% of the work has been done already, so crack them now and enjoy!
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Originally posted by nucutiepie
I prefer drier wines and find you can get some amazing, really drinkable wines in the $10 and under range.
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Well-put - australia and california have had some amazing growing seasons in the past few years, and many cellars are sitting on hundreds of thousands of grapes - prices have fallen, but not necessarily quality. Some quick-hit bottles in the $10ish range:
-DuckTail chard or semillon/chard (oregon)
-Stonehedge petit syrah or sauv blanc
-Bonny Doone "Big House" white (non-varietal)
-Louis Martini Cabernets (the better plantings can run up to $20-25 but are well worth it)
-RC
--sold wine until he got a 'real job'
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