2021 Secret Deals
Here is a selection of some of the secret deals we've offered our subscribers recently. Why the secrecy? Why can't we just tell you what the wine is?
We often get asked this and understand that it can be frustrating as a punter to see offers like these... but it means we can offer you wine at an even better price than usual so it's worth it we reckon...
Sometimes we get access to wine at a particularly sharp price. Maybe the winery wants to release their new vintage and needs to clear the previous one, or an anticipated big order hasn’t come through... whatever the case, if the wine gets the thumbs up from the WD tasting panel, and the price is especially good, we can offer it to you at a price substantially below what it is usually sold for.
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- Secret 95pt 2021 McLaren Vale Durif 6 PackRegular Price $420.00 $132.00Rich, thick and pounding out black fruits in a way in which only Durif can. Complex, offering blackberries, plums, herbs, black olives, cedar and more. An intense yet generous beast. There’s a reason Durif is know as Shiraz on steroids! Learn More
- Secret 95pt, $90 a Bottle 2021 McLaren Vale Shiraz 6 PackRegular Price $540.00 $240.00A magical old vine Shiraz, the 'recipe' starts with the winery's finest Shiraz fruit off their best vineyard. From there, only the best barrels make the cut for this very limited production wine, which retails for $90 a bottle. More importantly, the wine is superb, offering bright yet dense black and blue fruits, cedary oak, and gravelly tannins. A very modern fruit sensibility with a nod to old school in its presentation of cedar and tannin. The end result is an excellent wine that represents value at $90 a bottle. Learn More
- Secret 96pt $250-a-Bottle 2021 Barossa Shiraz 6-PackRegular Price $1,500.00 $270.00
More than one customer has said this is the best Shiraz they had in 2024.
Huge, black, concentrated, complex, chewy, cedary and utterly beguiling. Dive into the masses of black fruit, spice, graphite, char, chocolate, cherry, tobacco and more. Please consider decanting or putting through an aerator if you are going to have a crack at this in the short term. Otherwise, stick it away for a few years, or a decade.
Learn More - Secret 96pt 2021 Old Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz 6 PackRegular Price $600.00 $132.00$22 a bottle seems criminal for an offering this good. Sam Kim gave it 96pts and Ken Gargett has just chimed in with 94 and the words ‘seamless and seductive ... intensity never waivers … excellent length, fine acidity and sleek tannins. This has at least a decade ahead of it, during which period it will surely improve even more. This exceptional old vine Shiraz balances fruit intensity with brightness and is a joy to drink already. That said, it will improve for us to a decade if you can keep your hands off it for a bit. Exceptional depth of fruit and concentration. Great length and yet vibrant enough to make you smile already. No wonder we are selling bucketloads. Learn More
- Secret 96pt, $90 a Bottle 2021 McLaren Vale Cabernet 6 PackRegular Price $540.00 $240.00Only miniscule quantities of this wine are made, and only in the best vintages. It begins with the best fruit of an exceptional vintage and then is winnowed as all but the best barrels are declassified. This leaves only the best of the best to make the final cut for this wine, which represents value at $90 a bottle. The wine is superb, offering bright yet dense black fruits, blue fruits, iodine, violet, cedary oak, and gravelly tannins. We love it. Learn More