Shhhh! Secrets...
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.
Understandably the wine ...
- Secret 96pt 2020 McLaren Vale Shiraz Six-PackRegular Price $510.00 $150.00
It took about five seconds after opening the sample bottle of this to order the whole lot.
It's a big, rich and smooth McLaren Vale Shiraz offering dark fruits, chocolate, cedar and spice. 96 points from Sam Kim are well deserved here, and pleasingly while the wine is incredibly enjoyable already, it also has the potential to cellar for another 10 years.
RRP on this six-pack is $510 - yours for just $150 ($25 a bottle). Buy two six-packs and we'll wear the freight cost.
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
- Secret 97pt Uber Premium 2020 McLaren Vale Shiraz 6 PackRegular Price $900.00 $210.00A magically intense, black, deep and profound expression of McLaren Vale Shiraz. There are intense black and blue fruits, toasty cedar, vanilla, blackberries and more on the go here. It’s well balanced and therefore enjoyable now but will also reward extended cellaring. Enjoy any time over the next 20 years. Learn More
- Secret Méthode Champenoise Adelaide Hills NV Sparkling Rosé 6 PackRegular Price $168.00 $108.00A beautiful and rich Adelaide Hills sparkling Rosé made using the French Méthode Champenoise, including ageing the wine on yeast in bottle for 2 full years prior to disgorgement. Grapefruit, strawberries, rose petals and brioche can all be found here. Good length and depth of flavour. Learn More
- Secret Yarra Valley 2019 Shiraz DozenRegular Price $300.00 $120.00Here's a perfectly cellared Yarra Shiraz made by an industry legend which combines quality fruit, savouries and fine tannins. It is drinking really well now and should keep doing so over the next few years. A medium bodied, fragrant. blue fruited and peppery Shiraz from the Yarra Valley. There are red fruits here too, specifically cranberry. The wine is soft and bright with good length. Great with charcuterie or perhaps a prosciutto pizza. At time of writing, 8 customers have reviewed this secret offer giving it an average of 4.9 stars. This is remarkable in and of itself and absolutely incredible for a wine you can pick up here for just 10 bucks a bottle. Learn More