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I, too, was curious about the IOTA. I tried emailing Prévost himself. When I didn't receive a reply after a few days, I tried Brad Baker, who reports: I don’t know all the details on the IOTA and have not tasted it, but it is a new Rosé as it is made as a blanc and then 2% red wine is added. This co...

These have been sold. Thank you for your interest.

Continuing with some fall cleaning. I've a surplus of 1995 Krug magnums. I'm looking to sell two of them, purchased on release and well stored since. Thanks in advance for your interest.

Although I love Bedrock's mixed blacks, zinfandels, etc., I don't enjoy the syrahs quite as much. And so, I'm offering up a three year vertical of the Bedrock Weill Vineyard Exposition series, nine bottles in all: 2011, 2012, 2013 Bedrock Weill Vineyard Exposition One 2011, 2012, 2013 Bedrock Weill ...

Robert M yers wrote: ↑
August 29th, 2019, 9:18 pm
Curious what you mean by top 150?

Sorry about that. I was making a dumb Bedrock joke. They gave a special bottle a few years ago to their top 150 customers, which engendered a small amount of controversy here on WB.

James Bingham wrote: ↑
August 28th, 2019, 1:52 pm
I got my "save the date" yesterday but no mention of magnums; it only mentioned 2015 vintage 3 packs. Maybe there are separate tiers?

Same here. Been buying since the first release. Got the save the date email on Tuesday but my email did not mention 2013 mags. Not top 150, I guess. </shrugs>

Sold. Thank you for your interest.

These have been sold.

Thank you for your interest.

Not much of a whiskey drinker, and so, I'm liberating this: one 750ml bottle of The Balvenie, single barrel malt scotch whisky, aged 25 years, drawn from a single cask (no. 13142), with an in cask date of 8.10.74 and a bottling date of 12.9.00. This particular bottle is no. 67. It comes with the ori...

Six (6) bottles of 2004 Dom Pérignon Rosé, bought on release and since then stored in temperature controlled cellar. The bottles are in Chicago, but I can ship anywhere. If bottles appear at retail, they're usually priced in the range of $280-$300. At auction, they go for a bit less. I'm looking for...

Tapped out right now for a variety of reasons. And so my most recent Bedrock order was decidedly modest. To honor (compensate?) for the occasion, I opened a 2013 Bedrock Old Vine Zinfandel. Not from one of my bottles but rather from a bottle I picked up at auction recently. As Rich would say, it has...

As concession to my evolving tastes and limited storage, I'm looking to move nine Aubert chardonnays, all bought on release from the winery and kept in temperature controlled storage ever since: 1x 2011 UV-SL 1x 2011 Napa 1x 2011 CIX 1x 2011 Ritchie 1x 2012 UV-SL 2x 2012 Ritchie 2x 2012 CIX How abou...

I have tentative deals for all of the NoK and the Third Twin. I'll update this thread if any buyers fall through. In the meantime, thanks for everyone who has expressed interest.

Need to make room in the cellar. So, I'm offering up the three most recent releases of Next of Kyn. These are complete sets with three bottles and a magnum, in OWC. Bought on release from the winery and stored in temperature controlled cellar ever since. And the inaugural release of The Third Twin, ...

Sold. Thanks for your interest.

Two bottles of 2002 Selosse Millésimé. W-S low is $800. But recent auction prices appear to be hovering in range of $500. Selling these because, frankly, this particular Millésimé isn't too my taste. I greatly prefer my bottles of late 1990s vintage Selosse or the 2003, 2004 Millésimé. Anyway, make ...

I get answering anonymous polls like this, but I'm always surprised by the specificity in which people post about how many bottles they own and how much they cost. Yeah, I wouldn't divulge specifics either. Because it's personally embarrassing how much of my income I spend on Champagne. Basically, ...

Anyone know how one determines the base vintage on the "base" bottles like Substance? I'm working from memory, but I don't think Selosse puts the base vintage on the label. Substance doesn't really have a base vintage anyway. It's a true solera, dating back to 1986. But the youngest / newest year i...

Although I love the new wines CT is making, it's sad they've stopped making the Fiacre.

Despite collecting the wines for years, this was the first time I've ever had more than a handful of Selosse wines at a single go. It was fascinating. It's trite to say that the house style is oxidative, but I can't think of another word that captures the common thread that runs through all the wine...

Aranud might be related to Jean-Luc, but Arnaud comes from a family that owned a restaurant in Châlons-sur-Vesle. So, I'd guess it's a distant relationship, at best.

Found this blurb in Esther Mobley's 2016 Winemaker of the Year profile: Cruse hopes to make traditional-method sparkling wine under Cruse Wine Co., too — but it won’t be like Ultramarine. He pictures a nonvintage, California-appellated sparkling, meant to sketch his vision of California beyond a sin...

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑
February 5th, 2019, 9:53 am
other than ultramarine?

Per the save the date email, this is a new sparkling wine being offered for the first time. And it's being offered with the eponymous wines, not with Ultramarine.

From the save the date email: For the past three years, we've been quietly working on a new sparkling wine that is finally ready to share! So mark your calendars as we will be sending an email on Tuesday, February 12th with a link to your allocation for Cruse Tradition and our other offerings. We're...

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
January 31st, 2019, 8:04 am
SUPER tempted by the 07 Philliponnat Rose extra brut today.

That's a great champagne, and the price is very nice, too. I bit immediately.

$150

Winner

$110.

$250.

Order in. 3-3-3 plus wishlisted three Oakville Farmhouse.

Anyone want them?

Not looking to make any money, just don't want them to go to waste. (Poor planning on my part, I know.)

If you can use them, pm me.

Update: These have been claimed.

Order in. Case and a half, including wishlisted Bedrock and 101. Interesting to see that this is the second to last vintage of Mead Ranch. They've made that wine going back at least to 1990. It's not necessarily my favorite, but I've always enjoyed it. Does anyone know why Turley will no longer be m...

Some houses hold on to magnums longer and disgorge them later than regular bottles. There's a carrying cost associated with that, too.

And there's a scarcity aspect to the pricing. Especially outside the big houses, magnum production is pretty small.

From the south, the Aube, another producer I am exploring, and wanting to visit the next time i get to the region. They're not far from Chablis, as the Aube is very far south, well away from the traditional center of Champagne, like Reims and Epernay. They're quite close to Vouette et Sorbet, Pierr...

I have found the 2000 to be weirdly advanced as well. The 1998 however was nothing short of superb six years ago. I’ve understood that they have now stopped producing this cuvée. +1 with the 2000 drinking a lot older than it was. Tried it earlier this year and I was very underwhelmed. Given the ext...

I have found the 2000 to be weirdly advanced as well. The 1998 however was nothing short of superb six years ago. I’ve understood that they have now stopped producing this cuvée. Wait, what? I missed this news. If Henriot isn't making Enchanteleurs, what's the house going to sell as its tête de cuv...

2009 Bedrock Rebecca's Vineyard Pinot Noir. On day one, this was muscled up and ripe, a little bit hot, and tasted of black cherry and caramel. Not what I expected from the first Morgan Twain-Peterson pinot I've tried, especially after almost a decade. On day two, it had settled down a bit, seemed t...

Drew Goin wrote: ↑
November 20th, 2018, 9:58 am
There's a new video on YouTube from Bedrock Wine Company highlighting the Compagni Portis Vineyard...

That wine is in short supply, apparently. I tarried a bit getting my order in, was forced to wishlist it, and was only granted one of the two bottles I requested.

I am more than happy to help as well. I think an important first step is contacting the attys on our side to see what is missing and what would be useful. When I used to do things like this ages ago, the best planned cases farmed out different types of arguments to different amici. So the question ...

I'm a lawyer working in house -- I run the litigation department for a Fortune 100 company -- and I would love to contribute.

ky1em!ttskus wrote: ↑
October 23rd, 2018, 10:46 am
In for three of the ‘10 CdC; anniversary vintage for us.

Can I ask the price on the CdC? I didn't get that particular email, and I love that wine.

Bump.

Make me an offer?

I'd thought I'd pruned my cellar of California cults, but amidst some cellar spelunking this weekend, I found this lonely singleton, purchased direct from the winery upon release and stored in temperature controlled ever since. Would someone care to give it a good home? My records show that it was $...

Sadly, I doubt you'll obtain anything in that price range. The top cuvees will be at least 4x what you want to pay, and second wines from smaller houses will go for 2x in magnum size. There just isn't the depth in older champagne vintages that you see in all other wines. If you absolutely need an 19...

C Chen wrote: ↑
September 10th, 2018, 11:02 am
'07 Comtes being offered at $119.99. Any buyers?

This must be one of those offer emails I'm not supposed to get. #OutsideEnovyer150

I know one is never supposed to read the comments, but I appreciated Charles Philipponnat and Tom Stevenson weighing in. That's a pretty high signal to noise ratio for a random Drinks Biz article.

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