2007 Chateau Musar 750’s priced at $36.99. They had some several weeks ago that sold out over a 2-3 week period. Looks like they just reloaded as the bin was full.
Not sure how large Musar’s annual production was in '07, but still surprised to see it at Costco.
In all honesty…it’s about the going price for Musar if you buy it immediately on release. I’ve seen lots of places start at $40 or $45…but from people that are sticking to SSRP it’s more in line with those prices at this Costco.
I’ve had the '07 twice, and both bottles were…weird. One had a huge amount of VA, even for Musar, and I forget what was wrong with the other one, but after the second strike, I decided to pass on the vintage. I’m a huge fan of Musar, so it isn’t just that I didn’t understand the style. It’s quite possible that I was unlucky enough to get 2 bad bottles in a row, so I’m interested to know what other people think of this vintage, but I also recommend opening a bottle before deciding to load up.
Musar is closer to $50 now. The old prices used to be closer to $35-37 but that was some vintages ago. This price is a darn good price for current retail. I do have some put have not had the chance to open one yet.
Thanks for this. I picked-up a bottle a few weeks ago, myself, but haven’t opened it yet. I’ve enjoyed this wine in the past, albeit a different vintage (or two?).
… as for the '07 Musar: I made the Van Nuys location three bottles lighter last week. Will post when I pop one.
… will have to get into that Montus soon — it’s a wine that can age beautifully (and, arguably, needs the age — hence your “surprisingly,” I suppose).