2007 Herb Lamb EII Cab

WINE TALK
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Posted on the other site, but for those banned, or uninterested in that board…

Just got an email about this. Two-packs for $90. Seems like a great opportunity to get a good '07 at an extremely reasonable price. Has anyone tried their cabs from this vintage.

I went for two… didn’t expect this mailer. It snuck up on me. Damn creepers.

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Yeah, I was wondering about this as well.

Any Herb Lamb folks know about EII?

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You might have to break down and take a little peek at the other board, Todd. Not tooons of posts, but a few to give you an idea.

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Eh. I can wait. I know Bowden is a big Herb Lamb fan, among others here.

We just spend our weekends drinking and partying, unlike the losers there, and those on this thread. D’oh!

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There are 2 E-II wines.

E-II white is Sauvignon Blanc from Yountville.E-II red is from the Herb Lamb vineyard (it’s now designated as a cab) that doesn’t make the cut for the ‘big’ wine.

We visited last August with Jennifer Lamb - and our kids.
They went nuts over these wines. and with 07 being the vintage that it is… they will want a bunch more!!!

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The EII cab is worth a go, Bud?

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Tell them not to go too nuts, it’s a 2 bottle limit from the winery. Any secondary market of this will be what trickles down the pike but none wholesale, Jennifer already burst my bubble [cry.gif]
Don’t pass it up if you have the chance to get it.

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Carrie,

Stop following me from board to board [oops.gif]

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I thought it was the other way around neener I’m awaiting your next TN on some scrumptious Shiraz over here [rofl.gif]

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I’m drinking Siduri now, but you already knew that. Amazing how this $20 bottles crushes that shiraz. I should have sold it just to ruffle Posner’s feathers. Of course I might have gotten $50 for it.

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Don’t miss out on this one. Tasted with Jen a few weeks back and it was rocking! Luckily I was smart enough to encourage my better half up for the list also; two allocations! [training.gif]

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Well done! I’m glad you didn’t send the Sojourn my way. Now my money went towards these guys. Well done on the double dipping, Costanza! [welldone.gif]

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Very intriguing , but that shipping cost is really high.

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They are offering me a 2-pack of Cabs for $90 or a 6-pack for $200. The 6-pack is 3 cab and 3 SB. And I’ve never bought from them before.

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Indeed. Adds $10 per bottle - ridiculous, really.

I might have it delivered to one of their dropoff locations and just pick it up myself when I’m there sometime.

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Signed up for the wait list based on review here. Happily jumped on the two pack. I have high expectations.

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I feel like the EII is open to anyone. If you go to the website there is an order form you can print out an send in.

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At about 120 cases of production, doing it this way opens it up to 600+ people that might not otherwise be able to buy in. Not a bad marketing idea…and, even with shipping, not out of line with what some others are charging for seconds.

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The 05 EII is a fantastic wine and better then most cabs that are twice the price. This is a must buy and will gladly take anyones allocation if they don’t want it.

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Not so fast. Carrie will take anyones allocation at cost, + $5.00 per bottle.

P.S. Shipping costs probably appear high, but with anything over 25 cases, it is essential for most wineries/vintners to use a fullfillment center for efficiency and cost reductions on the winery/vintner end. If Carrie had to ship out 50 cases a day, I would get tired just watching her. [popcorn.gif]