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Kris Patten wrote: ↑
January 16th, 2020, 8:03 pm

NickRut wrote: ↑
January 16th, 2020, 7:10 pm
Anyone seen the Larceny Barrel proof our in the wild yet?
Not released in West yet.

Thanks sir!

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Anyone seen the Larceny Barrel proof our in the wild yet?

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I have bought several times over the years -Pinot and Cab- and the offer emails have never made it to my Inbox . The order confirmations do. Have you had TRB cabs in similar price ranges and any comparisons? I've got a bunch of Mending Wall, but haven't had his Rivers Marie label cabs. Rivers Marie...

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No fears of smoke taint. TRB wouldn’t let it be sold if so. Just concerned about the weaker vintage relative to 15/16/18

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The 17s scare me. Will likely grab a couple of True nonetheless

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Another year I'll be maxing the allocation. What a shame...

I have a feeling the 18's are going to light up the scoreboards for a lot of the board sweetheart labels.

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Ridge Geyserville is towards the tops for me. Myriad, Rivers-Marie and Becklyn Napa cabs for Cabernet.

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Anton D wrote: ↑
December 22nd, 2019, 5:57 pm

M i k e T. wrote: ↑
December 12th, 2019, 8:20 am
Same. I had NIkka Coffey Grain also really good.
I recently discovered that and liked it! (Great value, in my opinion.)

I like their gin, as well!

Does it drink closer to a bourbon or a scotch?

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Steve Nordhoff wrote: ↑
December 14th, 2019, 2:12 pm
We are in for Berserker Day

16s or 17s?

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Anyone willing to share their allocation at cost?

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Todd Hamina wrote: ↑
November 27th, 2019, 5:07 pm
Lingua Franca.

Larry is a great guy too. So knowledgeable.

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Everything I want ends in .97. I hate that website.

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They respond eventually. Just a little slow.

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I do this almost every time I bring wine to a restaurant. I completely remove the foil and just push the cork all the way back in. Nobody has ever questioned it

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Some Tusk. Can’t wait to try

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Hope to be at the next one. Sounds like a fantastic event

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Had a 13 LPV that was one of the best 5 wines I’ve had this year. Great grapes + great wine maker ....

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Chris said it’d all ship in the next couple weeks. He’s knee deep in harvest right now so I’m being patient.

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3 of each in

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You can Feel very good about buying these. Tasted last week and the Prop may actually be slightly better than last years, which I loved. Cab is right there, just slightly more tannic which I’d expect to ease up in a year or two. I’m debating whether to do 3 or each or 6 of each. Great wines at a mor...

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Will be a buyer here for sure. The 15 was pretty strong. May try to taste there this week if we have time. Have to decide how many to buy.

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I’ll be trying Friday. Can’t wait.

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Gargle a white claw. White claw fixes everything

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Realm and Vangone also have great cardboard shippers imo

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Who got the letter? Everyone on the list?

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mike pobega wrote: ↑
September 12th, 2019, 9:27 am
I was HALO jumping with Alex last week and we had a chance to taste through his whole lineup starting with his 2008 and ending with each enjoying a cluster of 2019 grapes. The 2018 was breathtaking. His 2017 sublime and the 2016 incredible.

Is any part of this story true? Lol

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Jake Rubash wrote: ↑
September 11th, 2019, 8:30 pm
Really excited about this (and the main release coming in a few months)!

Fastest gun in the west... Almost under 60 sec.

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Lol attaboy!

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Offer hit my inbox a bit ago. Reviews are stellar.

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I regret passing on this last year but am gun-shy on the 17s. Anyone tasted this yet?

Hopefully I can try to taste it when I'm out in Napa later this month before having to commit.

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I taste with Tom Garrett every year which includes East Block from the beginning, reviewing the first three vintages (09-11 released together). The previous year we tasted the 2010 East Block (in shiner) which had been part of the outstanding Premiere Napa Valley lot in 2011. At that point he hadn'...

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Seems like an interesting project. Are the prices reasonable? Wine searcher suggests the 14 was pretty reasonably priced.

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Some Realm Absurd

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I wouldn’t pay it. If they misbilled you that’s on them. If it was something egregious maybe I’d have a different view but I wouldn’t budge on this one unless there was a very compelling reason.

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Decisions decisions on the Cariad. $500 is so steep!

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That’s not a bad deal at all. Where?

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Any other suggestions here?

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Who’s the winemaker for the 16 vintage? Website still says Pott

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I’ll take all the absurd you guys pass on. Please and god bless.

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Always one of the best under $100 cabs out there. Isn’t exactly readily available though is the challenge. I typically regret not buying more than I do every year.

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Anyone planning on passing or looking to sell? Would love to get an allocation.

Thanks

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In for 6 as well. Hoping for big things. If not, the bottle looks cool so that’ll be alright.

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I like your dedication to how bad you felt this was. 3 posts...admirable.

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My favorites under $100 that you can still get your hands on:

2016 bevan Ontogeny
2016 outpost howell mountain
2013 Hidden Ridge 55 Slope

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2014 Roy Piper Cabernet... magnum... I've never had a Roy Piper wine, but is it at all possible that a 2014 Roy Piper Cabernet in Magnum might not be ready to consume until circa the 2064 to 2089 timeframe? BTW, that's a serious question. Again, I've never had a Roy Piper wine, but at age Almost-Fi...

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Thanks Gents. I'll be sure to check some of those places out.

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Traveling out to Seattle this weekend. Any good spots to get some bourbon I may not be able to get in Atlanta?

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Alex N wrote: ↑
August 10th, 2019, 2:23 pm
Decanted this about 2 hours ago.

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Would love your thoughts on it.

I opened a 13 Fait Main Las Piedras. Should be good!

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Got my order confirmation the other day. Always good wines at a reasonable price. Plus the wife pays half of these.

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That mondavi is a big young cab so I’d decant a while unless you want a big oaky fruit bomb. I’ve had it PnP and I do like big oaky fruit bombs at times so it was good for that.

Wills wines require less time in my experience.

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Damn Tex you had a good night.

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