Palandri & Boundary Road wines
It fills the bill as a table wine. Nothing exceptional.
"DaleW" > wrote in message
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> Darn. About an hour ago I walked through a big wine shop (Stew
> Leonards) without buying anything, and noticed a big display of
> Palandri wines. $9 I think. If I go back that way will try a couple.
>
> Midlife wrote:
>> I recently discovered this group of budget wines from Australia at a
>> tasting
>> event. For wines that sell at US$10-$12, they seem to be a rather solid,
>> approachable, pleasant group of offerings. The best, I thought, were the
>> Cab, Cab/Merlot, Merlot, Shiraz, Sauv Blanc, and an unoaked Chard.
>>
>> A friend has told me that this winery (Palandri) had saturated parts of
>> the
>> US market (at the chain food market level) a few years back and was now
>> trying to re-enter. I don't know about that, just that the wines seemed
>> to
>> be very drinkable for the price. Anyone familiar with these?
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