Here's one piece of Quad equipment that you probably don't, but ought to, own Barry!
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Here's one piece of Quad equipment that you probably don't, but ought to, own Barry!
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My local Co-op seems to be having a reorganisation of its wine stock, so there are a couple of interesting wines on offer at the moment.
The first is one of my favourites: the 2007 Château Le Boscq, Saint-Estèphe. 12.5% ABV. Was £19.99, now £15.27.
The second is a decent 2008 Barolo, 14.5% ABV. Was £18.99, now £12.01.
Well that’s the good news, the bad news is the 2009 Château Chapelle Labory Fronsac, Merlot 14.5% ABV I reported favourably, is no longer available. Bit of a bugger – as I was going to order a case!
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Nice one, Barry. I'll have to check out the selection at my local branch. The Co-op have always had some interesting wines, IME... A much underrated store, on all levels, in my opinion! They stock some quality stuff
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+1Originally Posted by Marco
Nice one, Barry. I'll have to check out the selection at my local branch. The Co-op have always had some interesting wines, IME... A much underrated store, on all levels, in my opinion! They stock some quality stuff
Marco.
I absolutely love the co-op, they are a cut above the big boys local jobbies
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On an aside the Co-op steaks are exceptional at the moment.
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End of an era!
End of an era
With great sadness I bought up the last few remaining bottles of the 2007 Chateau Le Boscq, a Saint Estèphe from my local Co-op. It has been stocked for the last three years or so, but the Co-op have now ‘reorganised’ their wine stock and so is now no longer available.
Not cheap at ~ £20 a bottle; which is probably why it didn’t sell and the reason the Co-op have decided to drop it. This is a great shame, as it had become a firm favourite of mine. Still available from: http://www.greatwesternwine.co.uk/chateau-le-boscq.html or http://www.edencroft.co.uk/servlet/t...q--dsh-/Detail, but at £33 a bottle I can’t see me buying many!
I also picked up the last of the 2008 Conte dell ‘Unitá Barolo for about ~ £12
Can’t find too much about this vintage, but the 2006 was a silver medal winner: http://www.decanter.com/dwwa/2012/wi...nita-2006/9108.
The Co-op also has an Amarone on offer. Will provide more information when I next visit.
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Last Chance to buy 2006/2007 Chateau Le Boscq for only £7 a bottle
Futher to my last post, I'm pleased to say the Co-op are clearing out their remaining stock of Chateau Le Boscq. A mixture of the 2006 and 2007 vintage, the Co-op are selling this off at £7 a bottle. They normally sell it at £25 a bottle!
Hurry! This is your last chance to sample this lovely Saint-Estéphe - I bought up the entire stock from my local branch.
Barry
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I bought one of these today Barry and must admit to being a little sceptical, but by jove it really works and has improved the Malbec I am drinking
Thanks for the tip below too.
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Still on the Wagon buddy..
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Lol.. I'm off all forms of alcohol for Lent. Two weeks gone now without a drop, only another four to go!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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