A night of Aussies in SF last week.....winner takes all

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You're right. David Powell is a great guy; one of the best tastings one could do is a horizontal tasting of his wines.

We could keep going.

Mitolo is crafted by Ben Glaetzer, who is following in the footsteps of his father - who makes Glaetzer wines. It's great tasting through a line-up of these wines as well.

Hewitson is no slouch either. Though I believe the line-up of these wines falls into a more refined, or old world style, I still have about 1.5 cases left of the '03s and '04s. Also great juice.

And then on to Penfold's. Bin 407 is the value selection Cab Sauv and is great for the price. but move up to the 707 and you'll see what they're capable of. Even Grange has a small percentage of Cab every vintage. However Shiraz is where they really shine as evidenced from there value line-up bins 28, and 128. Then there's the St. Henri. But for a real treat, RWT, which is Gago's baby, is the best value which just seems to get better every year.

Sorry, I'm rambling....

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