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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 5:55 am
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Originally Posted by UCBeau
Without going into much detail, I can tell you that I am intimately familiar with the entire product line of Ravenswood, going back 15+ years. My statement stands.
I've heard many good things about Sebastiani, from people touting their virtues as a "great sub-15$ napa cab" to "an amazing value priced chardonnay", and again, my statement stands on that too.
I'm glad you enjoy Yellowtail, keep buying it, you're helping to pay me. That being said, I think it's the single most overrated Australian wine out there. For 3-4$ less, the Chasing Clouds is better. Penfolds Rawson's Retreat, for about the same price is better, and for maybe a buck more a bottle, the newest Rosemount Shiraz is a pretty stellar bargain with complexity not typically found in such cheap wines.

But like I said in the my first post, these are my opinions.
Thanks for the tip on Chasing Clouds. I'll have to give it a try.
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