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If anyone is passing on their allocation I’ll gladlt take it. Please pm me.

Pmed you

Assuming the 18s are fantastic too. Will try to keep to 1.5 cases.

Bud Carey wrote: ↑
July 16th, 2019, 2:30 pm
Nooooooooo!!!!

More dollars flying out the door.

Bought some Lore and Panek. Debating the NV...

Mark Thompson wrote: ↑
July 13th, 2019, 8:10 pm
27 Half bottles of Krug Grand Cuvée for $53.99 a piece. Random liquor store near Lake Geneva, WI—they got a some kind of special purchase from their distributor for the halves and stayed with the usual mark-up. I kindly cleaned them out.

That’s a hell of a purchase. Well done

In. Exciting sounding.

Glad I found another mailing list to join. The 317 lists I was on before didn't cut it. Had to get to 318.

Myriad
Rivers Marie
Quivet
MacDonald
Realm
Bedrock
Carlisle

I’m sure more will pop up

Another good Tuesday night

Got the save the date today. Anyone try these yet? Only have seen 1 CT note. Jeb Dunnicks early reviews looked as good as the 2016s so that was slightly surprising considering the vintage differences.

CJ. This steakhouse is the most expensive in ATL. It is so hard to get out without serious financial damage. They had Heitz brand new releases for about $250. Clarets were expensive too. Opus One was almost $450. I usually bring but didn't this time. Curious which one it was? Sounds like you got a ...

Probably will only buy the Ontegeny as normal. Someone posted a review on it here (maybe Mike Grammar?) and said it was really strong this year.

Thin ice pal, thin ice. I think I can hear the laughter from Napa Valley coming over the Mayacamas right now into my backyard. So what happens when a winery sells less product than expected? They sit on product forever or they cut their costs to get rid of bottles? Typically they cut their costs to...

Not sure what the price elasticity is on wine but that’d dictate things a bit. I’d imagine it could be doable once the dust of the release settles. If you don’t sell on first release for say 3 months and have more than projected inventory it’d be a diff way of doing it where it’d be more of a haggl...

Not sure what the price elasticity is on wine but that’d dictate things a bit. I’d imagine it could be doable once the dust of the release settles. If you don’t sell on first release for say 3 months and have more than projected inventory it’d be a diff way of doing it where it’d be more of a haggle...

Thank you guys for the insight. Looks like 18 may be a good first year to get into Bordeaux futures. I typically drink big napa cabs but can see things shifting.

Alan Eden wrote: ↑
June 22nd, 2019, 8:39 am

NickRut wrote: ↑
June 22nd, 2019, 8:36 am
How soon will it make sense to drink 2018 Bordeaux?
If you listen to some people here about 2048

Lol... perfect. Looks like I’ll never get into Bordeaux futures. Far too impatient.

How soon will it make sense to drink 2018 Bordeaux?

OG officially gone. Always a quick sell out. Verdad under 100, will be next. Can’t wait to try both in the fall

How’s the Pinot compare to Rivers Marie Pinot?

I've had several instances where coravining a wine has changed it down the road. Not sure why or how it happens but any time I coravin a bottle and then wait more than a month to open it, it is different than the first glass. I do make sure to clear the needle before putting it in the bottle each ti...

Thanks Cody - I'll take a look

Six bottles of 2015 Shafer One Point Five for $65 a bottle and six bottles of 2015 Round Pond Rutherford Cab for $36 after 20% off case discount. Sounds like a hell of a deal. Local or online? Local grocery chain HEB. They had 20% off all cabernet based wines last week if you got a case. They are r...

Bill Tex Landreth wrote: ↑
June 20th, 2019, 10:48 am
Six bottles of 2015 Shafer One Point Five for $65 a bottle and six bottles of 2015 Round Pond Rutherford Cab for $36 after 20% off case discount.

Sounds like a hell of a deal. Local or online?

Looking to buy some Myriad wines, preferably the Dr Crane, George III or Steltzner wines. Trying to backfill some of the ones I missed on release.

PM me if you have some you might be looking to sell.

Do an OG, Grand Daddy and Three Kings or La Verdad to give yourself a cross section. They’re all amazing. And different. Not just the same wine over and over Consider picking up the Carter " Carter" as it's the early drinker in the line up. It will help you keep your hands off the others But which ...

Phil M wrote: ↑
June 18th, 2019, 10:58 am
Expensive day - 3 bottles of the ‘17 Carter
3 Maxem ‘17 UV Pinot Noir
5 different ‘17 Bevans.

I trust all 3 winemakers not to offer any wines they did not feel good about (as far as smoke taint or heat).

Nice pickups. Considering the Maxem and Bevans myself

M. Taylor wrote: ↑
June 16th, 2019, 7:24 pm
2014 Immortal Slope

How was this? Curious how things have gone since the brand change.

I’d actually drink more if it had zero alcohol on it and everything else was kept equal. Lower the calories to 0 and I’d drink even more.

Even though the wines I'm sure are exceptional, I personally think the reviews on Cellar Tracker were slightly disappointing when compared to the 2016s, both taking into account the heat spikes (not concerned about smoke overall) in 2017, as well as the $20 price increase for the O.G. and La Verdad...

Will be in for at least a case

Zin for me. Or tequila.

Bud Carey wrote: ↑
June 12th, 2019, 9:44 am
Not bad???

An above average Tuesday for sure.

Last night had an 04 Harlan, 07 Abreu and a 16 Maybach. Not bad

Well you cant expect poor winery owners to not increase prices, after all just because you get 30% extra free fruit the corks have gone up by 40 cents so we need an across the board $15 a bottle increase Your contract is for a 1 acre block. You pay 18,000/T. If the vineyard produces 4T/Acre your fr...

It actually does seem like more wineries are getting into this space. I cannot imagine they've done that without some level of financial modeling to predict the sales impact. The increase in bottles would indicate that this wine is selling just fine and that it makes business sense to enter that seg...

I do notice a significant difference in the $175 wines vs the $75 wines so I still buy both. It does get to a point of diminishing returns though. Some brands sell out at that price point almost immediately and some have wine sit on shelves. I haven’t seen anyone drop pricing too much so it doesn’t ...

Order in. 3 of each or the reds. Hope I don’t regret not getting more.

Interesting thoughts on the Ontogeny. Another early data point on the 17 vintage. Aren’t ontogenys usually big and fruity? Didn’t sound like that was the case this go around?

Bump since these come out in a couple days. Anyone try yet?

Matt - saw your mention of the 2012s earlier - any bit you can elaborate?

Funny enough my local store had some goodies for me tonight, picked up a 18 GTS, 4R 130th LESB and the Old Fitz 13 year BiB Cant wait for the 13 Fitz Wow strong showing. What’d they charge for the old fitz? $150 Not bad at all. I passed on a bottle for $199 today. I hate the upcharge on some of the...

Alan Eden wrote: ↑
May 31st, 2019, 8:31 pm
Funny enough my local store had some goodies for me tonight, picked up a 18 GTS, 4R 130th LESB and the Old Fitz 13 year BiB

Cant wait for the 13 Fitz

Wow strong showing. What’d they charge for the old fitz?

JosephW wrote: ↑
May 30th, 2019, 8:01 pm

NickRut wrote: ↑
May 30th, 2019, 7:39 pm
2016 Bevan Wildfoote is massive as is 2016 Purlieu Tuecer. If you want jumbo fruit, those two will be good.
Never even heard of these. Definitely along the lines of what I was looking for.

Reading up now, thanks!

Happy to help. Hope one of them works for you guys

2016 Bevan Wildfoote is massive as is 2016 Purlieu Tuecer. If you want jumbo fruit, those two will be good.

KenL. wrote: ↑
May 30th, 2019, 7:30 am

NickRut wrote: ↑
May 30th, 2019, 7:22 am
Anyone not buying mind sharing their allocation? Intrigued by the project and didn’t sign up in time.
As far as I know the official release will be on the fall.

Oh that’s good, thank you for the heads up.

I’m impatient though so if anyone is passing, I’m certainly interested.

Anyone not buying mind sharing their allocation? Intrigued by the project and didn’t sign up in time.

I’d say “try” broadly before “buy” broadly. Lots of folks that have gone deep on wine list wines and other darlings only to learn later that they don’t hit the spot. Difficult with most of the mailing lists I think most of us are on as it sells out pretty quick. Luckily most of it maintains value s...

Joined the list. Will be a game time decision

B. Buzzini wrote: ↑
May 23rd, 2019, 3:34 pm
Funny...three wines so far I scored 98pts...

2008 Dom Perignon Legacy
2008 Dom Perignon Reg
1969 Dom Perignon

Noticing a trend...

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