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64% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 16% Mourvèdre from Central Coast, California.
SRP of $17.99 and available to NakedWines.com Angels for $10.49. Even better, new Naked Wines customers can combine it with the deal below and get it for as low as $5.49 a bottle! (Yes, you read that right. See below for details.) Sample submitted for review.
From the bottle:
"Life is indeed short. Perhaps it is for this reason that communication between human beings can at times be a bit terse, indeed even runic-slash-cryptic. (Tick, tock, etc.) Hence (G)renache, (S)yrah, (M)ourvèdre. This is, for example, how many Antipodeans signify, telegraph, as 'twere, the presence of the three salient Rhodanien style grape varieties in their wine, all members of the (g)anz (s)hayna (m)ishpuche, vitaceously speaking, one big happy family. For these grapes truly love each other, put up with each other's kvetches and shortcoming, support each other through thick-and-etc. GSM is a bit of a (G)e(m)i(s)ch, but then aren't we all. That is the (m)e(s)sa(g)e in this particular bottle.
14.6% Alcohol"
We love the wine that Randall Grahm is making at Bonny Doon Vineyard. So much so that we've recommended tons of them in the past, everything from Syrah to an unbelievably good Rosé, toNebbiolo, to Albarino, to Grenache, to GSM blends like we have today. And while we've loved these wines dearly, we've never seen a price on them as low as $10.49.
Today's wine clearly shows one of the advantages of the Naked Wines model for consumers: By cutting out middlemen they are able to offer lower prices. Too see just how low, keep reading...
The 2012 Bonny Doon Vineyard Grenache Syrah Mourvedre (GSM) begins with a very pleasant, very aromatic nose -- it's one of the things I like best about Randall Grahm's wines. Black cherry, strawberry and hints of anise and black olives all present themselves nicely. Tasting reveals a savory wine with juicy black cherry and plum fruit, wonderfully integrated peppery spice and some nice dried herbal notes. This wine is very smooth and very fun to watch evolve over the course of a couple hours in the glass. It ends dry with good length, more juicy fruit, black pepper and spice. Excellent.
As you can tell, once we tasted it we were even more excited about this wine at only $10.49. (So much so that I almost felt like I was stealing while I was drinking it.) But then we realized we could get the price down even further by taking advantage of the special $100 voucher that Naked Wines has made available to readers of The Reverse Wine Snob and even more so by first becoming an Angel. So here my friends is how to get this truly epic deal.
METHOD 1: Price per bottle of $5.49 by first becoming a Naked Wines Angel [EDIT: This is no longer working as there is currently a waiting list to become an Angel. See Method 2 below.]
Total expenditure of $98.81 for 18 bottles.
This method uses the $100 sign-up voucher below and the deeply discounted Angel price. This is for new customers of Naked Wines only.
1) Click here or on the voucher below and sign up. New customers only.
2) Click the Angel Tab at the top of the page.
3) Sign up to be an Angel which gives you access to the Angel prices. This requires a commitment of $40 per month funding into your Angel account which you can use to buy wine or can be canceled and completely refunded. (To find out more about how the Angel funding works see this post.)
4) Search for Bonny Doon.
5) Select Bonny Doon Vineyard GSM 2012.
6) Add 18 bottles to your basket. (You must ship either 6, 12, 15, or 18+ bottles at a time.)
7) These bottles will go in at the Angel price of $10.49 which gives a total of $188.82, enough to qualify for the $100 voucher (a $160 purchase is required).
8) The cost after the voucher is then $88.82 plus $9.99 in delivery charges or $98.81.
This gives a final price of $5.49 per bottle which is 71% less than the normal price and an astounding 48% less than the already low Angel price!
You could also swap out a few bottles of this wine for a slightly more expensive wine so you end up with 15 bottles -- you just have to reach $160 before the voucher to use the $100 off.
This method will work with any of the wines they sell, so feel free to add some other wines to the mix if you like, just be sure to have $160 in your cart so that you trigger the voucher. To make your shopping a little easier, here are some of our other recent recommended picks:
- F. Stephen Millier Angel's Reserve Zinfandel 2012 - Another Classic Lodi Zin
- JC Van Staden Petite Sirah 2012 - Value, Value, Value
- Arabella Shiraz 2013 - An Easy Keeper
- Jacqueline Bahue Cabernet Franc 2012 - Another Reason To Get Naked
- Montaria 2012 - Exceedingly Drinkable. BULK BUY!
- Jim Olsen Fair Angel 2012 - Fairly Delicious
If you prefer not to become an Angel (even though there's really no risk) you can still take part in this great deal, albeit at a higher cost per bottle.
METHOD 2: Price per bottle of $9.66
Total expenditure of $115.88 for 12 bottles.
This method uses the $100 sign-up voucher for new customers and free delivery on orders over $100 but there's no Angel commitment necessary.
1) Click here or on the voucher below and sign up. New customers only.
2) Search for Bonny Doon.
3) Select Bonny Doon Vineyard GSM 2012.
4) Add 12 bottles to your basket.
5) These bottles will go in at the normal price of $17.99 which gives a total of $215.88, enough to qualify for the $100 voucher (a $160 purchase is required).
6) After the voucher your cost will be $115.88 plus free shipping since your order totals over $100.
This gives a final price of $9.66 per bottle which is 46% less than the normal price and even 8% below the Angel price.
Both methods will of course work with any of our recommended picks from Naked Wines, so don't feel constrained to just this wine, although it would be hard to go wrong with 18 bottles of this beauty at these prices! Happy shopping!
Overall Rating: 8.3
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