I know that many people covet their MacDonald allocation, but I missed out the 2011 release (sitting down to lunch at Cinderella’s Royal Table at Walt Disney World), and I would really like to add some to my cellar.
I have some interesting things I can offer? Any takers?
I can offer a 2010 Shafer HSS or an '82 Grand Puy Lacoste?
Willing to make a good offer for 2 bottles of the '11 MacDonald.
I’m willing to give up:
A 1982 Grand Puy Lacoste:
Wine Advocate #183
Jun 2009 Robert M. Parker, Jr. 96 Drink: 2009 - 2035 $240-$336
This is a tour de force, and one of the all-time great Grand-Puy-Lacostes ever produced, as I hope the 2000 and 2005 will become. This is an inky/purple, beefy, broad, super-rich Pauillac revealing classic creme de cassis notes intermixed with hints of spring flowers and crushed rocks. Full-bodied with sweet tannin, shocking concentration, and layers of fruit, this irresistible 1982 is still an adolescent in terms of its evolution. Anticipated maturity: now-2035.
And a 2010 Kistler (Kistler Vineyard) Pinot
Wine Advocate #206
Apr 2013 Antonio Galloni 93 Drink: 2014 - 2020 $109-$178 (80)
Ash, game, tar, licorice, incense and dark cherries are some of the notes that emerge from the 2010 Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard. A pretty, soft, understated wine, the 2010 also has a hint of wildness running through it. At present, the 2010 is a bit compact, but I very much like the sense of grace here. Sweet floral notes reappear on the finish, adding a burst of freshness and vivacity to a finish underpinned by lovely streaks of saline minerality. In 2010 yields were too low for Kistler to bottle the Cuvee Elizabeth Pinot. The little fruit that came in was blended into the Kistler Vineyard Pinot. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2020.
both are 750ml’s
and $50.
So $375 in wine and $50.
I live in the San Fran Bay area, but I am happy to ship.
-Alex