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Honestly, I’d get off the lists. You’ll probably hear this from several others. There are very few allocated wines that can’t be found on the secondary market, many times at lower prices. Looks like you’re a Cali cab fan, so the few I’d sign up for would include: Ridge Monte Bello MacDonald Scarecro...

Geez, and I thought scarecrow was expensive!

"Imagine cutting into a thick, grass-fed, dry-aged ribeye that was expertly encrusted in its own fat within a scorching cast iron pan. Tirelessly basted with golden butter and finished with flaky sea salt. Crispy on the outside while pink and tender in the middle. Primal grazing cow-like flavor, me...

Jay Miller wrote: ↑
September 21st, 2020, 7:09 am

Craig G wrote: ↑
September 20th, 2020, 9:13 pm
Is that even possible?
It is if you omit Suckling from the list of reviewers.

Bonus points if anyone can name a wine they’d score above Suckles.

George Chadwick wrote: ↑
September 21st, 2020, 3:23 pm

Craig G wrote: ↑
September 20th, 2020, 9:13 pm
Is that even possible?
Yes, not all critics get high before they rate wines.

Well done gentlemen!

The other thread on how Berserkers started their cellars got me to thinking about folks who mentioned wines they love drinking or collecting that aren’t necessarily critic darlings. I’d be curious to hear from others about those wines. For example, I really enjoy Corison and score it high (for me) b...

2019 Château Thivin Côte de Brouilly

If you want to cellar U.S. chardonnay, I’d recommend Mount Eden.

Amazing, an 83 year old wine. Drinking history!

So the 2008 Veblen is good?

HenryB wrote: ↑
September 17th, 2020, 12:42 am
Cooked wines replaced, early shipped orders re-shipped in due course

Henry, they haven’t replaced any cooked wine. I’m still waiting for FedEx to come pick up the $1K bottles of Vietti they shipped in 90+ degree heat. And I didn’t receive an apology letter from anyone at wine.com.

Based on notes I have seen, it does not seem these are meant for extended cellaring, is that right? The consensus I have seen suggests drinking within +/- 5 years of release. I know they have not been around long enough to have any real experience, but does anyone have any different thoughts on the...

And what of us who received shipments in the heat? Should we cross our fingers and hope that when we open these bottles in 10 years, they’re okay? Or send them back and hope they don’t restock the bottle and then send to me (or others) again? Where’s their CEO on that issue?

MacDonald should be at the top of your list.

Just got my 3 rosé bottles I wishlisted!

MacDonald!

Steve Crawford wrote: ↑
September 15th, 2020, 10:44 am
made the cut. somewhat excited. whats the typical aging window on these?

They haven’t been around that long and my oldest only goes back to 2011, but in checking my notes, they should easily be able to age 10+ years from vintage.

Order in. My next MacDonald wish is to make the magnum list!

Ron, you may want to open a CT account to track your tasting notes and read notes from others who like your same wines, even if you don’t have a large collection.

AndrewH wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 12:38 pm

Sc0tt F!tzger@ld wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 12:37 pm

Gus Siokis wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 11:20 am
Anyone bite on the Bollinger offer today?
Yep.
I did the last time around.

Have either of you tried it? I haven’t, but the 2008 is fantastic. Neil was asking about it on another thread.

Gus Siokis wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 11:20 am
Anyone bite on the Bollinger offer today?

Yep.

Paging Monsieur Audoze.

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 12:24 pm

Sc0tt F!tzger@ld wrote: ↑
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Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 11:54 am

Can very close. Have a couple of wineaccess near-give-away bottles coming but considering a few more at something like market prices
I ordered mine from Envoyer at $119.99
Yup. Saw it. Deleted it. But it is still there in my deleted items . . .

The struggle of a wine berserker!

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 11:54 am

Sc0tt F!tzger@ld wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 11:37 am
2012 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année
Can very close. Have a couple of wineaccess near-give-away bottles coming but considering a few more at something like market prices

I ordered mine from Envoyer at $119.99

2012 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année

Someone more tech savvy than me should tag their CEO on Twitter to bring public attention to this. The shipping issue sounds pretty widespread and they’re not responding at all. In my chat with their customer service rep a few days ago, she said she’d notify FedEx to pick up my bottle. I’ve received...

2016 Massolino Margheria, Parafada, and Parussi

$130 if I’m going to buy more than a few bottles.

While wine.com did respond to the double charging on futures, I didn’t see anything mentioned about ignoring scheduled ship dates and shipping in that heat. Many more complaints on this board over that topic than the other.

C. Keller wrote: ↑
September 11th, 2020, 10:16 am
not a good time if you're looking for new funding....

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... -1-billion

When I clicked on your link, it sent me to wine.com (I’m not making this up). The irony...

It’s like we’re all being punished for using those “too good to be true” coupons.

Wine.com coupon - use “HIHEAT” and you’ll get free shipping and your wine heated at the random time not of your choice.

This will cost lots of money, and a few senior IT heads. No, the latter will not be cold-chain shipped to customers...........I hope. You can’t just blame this on IT. They run a business and should have the common sense to halt shipments in high heat, regardless of what any system is telling them. ...

Yes, me too.

I haven’t had Franklin’s in several years...it’s close. Edges out Pecan Lodge too, one of my other faves.

I’m gonna start this post by saying that I’ve ordered lots of gourmet foods over the years with mixed results. And as good as the documentary on Netflix claimed Snow’s is, I had my doubts. I’ll also state that as a native Texan I’ve had some of the best beef brisket all across this great state over ...

Some early pics. Tootsie’s brisket is warming up in the oven. We had the ribs last night which were as good as any I’ve had. I’ll post more pics later.

2 3-packs of Ultramarine

2 3-packs and wishlisted 3 rose

Scarecrow isn’t hard to get an allocation. I was offered (and bought) the 2015 and 2016, but passed on the 2017. And I never bought any of their second wines either.

I passed on Saxum too. Seems available on the secondary market at decent prices and I’ve mostly moved on from powerful Cali wines. Someone upthread mentioned Cayuse at 5 years - I think I signed up like 7 years ago and still haven’t received an offer. I was lucky enough to get on the UM and MacDonal...

After the wine.com debacle I described above, I received an email from my local wine storage stating that the rest of my wine.com orders (supposed to deliver later this fall), were delivered today in the heat. This was about $1K worth of wine. I won’t order from them again unless I can take the ship...

Wine.com is asking FedEx to pick up the bottle and will deliver a new one at my later requested date (supposedly - hoping this one isn’t restocked). The sad thing is that they asked me to “just leave the bottle outside” on the day FedEx picks it up. I have it in my small wine fridge and will try to ...

My email states September 10. I’ve bought every full allocation since the 2011 vintage so not sure why I’m not up for the offer today.

Wine.com just delivered a $200 bottle of 2016 Vietti Ravera to my house in 90 degree heat. I had scheduled this delivery for October 2 when I know the weather will be cooler. The bottle was warm to the touch. I called their customer service number where a robo-message informed me there was no one av...

Thanks David.

A couple of Riesling related questions...

The spritz or CO2 that I often experience with Riesling - does that go away over time? Will it dissipate with a vigorous decant?

Riesling sweetness - when aging bottles, does the sweetness mute or evolve over time?

TIA.

I had my last 2011 PMR back in 2016 and my note says it was starting to fade. My favorite of their wines was the Heintz vineyard. Could definitely see that going 15+ years.

Ridge
Rhys*
Donnhoff
Littorai*
JJ Prum
Huet
Produttori del Barbaresco
Selbach-Oster
Vietti
Domaine de Chevalier

The last few years I’ve been moving more and more towards European wines.
*For the most part, I no longer buy

2018 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett

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