2012 Anthill Farms Fall Release

WINE TALK
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Our Fall 2014 Release will go live next Wednesday, September 3rd, at 10am Pacific.

Please note that you cannot order until the allocations open on September 3rd.

This release includes the following 2012 wines:

Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
Abbey-Harris Vineyard Pinot Noir
Demuth Vineyard Pinot Noir
Comptche Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir
Sonoma Coast Syrah
Campbell Ranch Vineyard Syrah
Peters Vineyard Syrah

Please remember that availability on the wines can end quickly, and we encourage ordering as soon as possible to secure your wines. The release is open for three weeks and will close on September 24th.

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For my money, the Anderson Valley pinot is probably the best deal in California. I would drink this every night of the week. Hoping that shipping doesn’t kill the value on buying direct from the winery, though, because I can usually find the Anderson Valley, Comptche, and Demuth hovering right around retail in a few local stores.

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I really like the Comptche and Demuth pinots…I’ve had mixed experiences with the Abbey-Harris…no experience with the syrahs

for those unfamiliar with the wines, these are restrained, elegant and very aromatic AV pinots

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Last time they did flat rate shipping. Think it was either 25 or 35

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Has anyone previewed the wines on offer?

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Like the wines, but without a doubt, the most annoying wax capsule.

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Which bottling was that? My 2011s from last year had no capsule.

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Not a capsule per se, but the end of the bottles are dipped in a thin wax that is a PITA to remove.

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My bottles did not have wax or anything. Strange.

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Their SVD pinots all have wax capsules. But I think the lower priced wines like the AV, the syrahs, and the chardonnay do not.

The capsules are not removable by any scraping, flame or anything else. But you can just ignore them and pull the cork through. It makes it so you have to switch bottles or use decanters if you want to put on in a blind tasting.

I wonder what the pricing will be. AF has done a good job holding onto fair pricing in recent years, with great SVD pinots still in the mid $40s.

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That wax is nothing in comparison to the over done Belle Glos bottles.

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It’s not the amount of wax, but the consistency. You can’t cut it, can’t peal it, can’t scrap it off. [soap.gif]

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I skipped the spring release but am looking forward to this one. (so much wine, so little time)

I regretted it, so went looking and found the 2012 Peters on sale today at Zachys. Picked up a few.
I does seem like everyting except the Abbey Harris shows up at retail eventually.
No stake in this, just an FYI.

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I’ve even tried holding a flame to it, and I couldn’t get anywhere. If you scrape with a butter knife for 15 minutes, you can get most of it off, but it’s still visible.

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I was just at Au Pied De Cochon in Montreal and was happy to see they had some Anthill Pinot there.

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allocations up…Demuth and CR pinots up slightly from $44 last few years to $46…AH same as last year ($48)

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large allocation! Not used to this.

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I do the same with these as I do with all wax. Use a sharp knife to cut an “X” in the top of the capsule, then just corkscrew like there wasn’t one there. Works every time for me.

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I have slices my fingers three times trying to free my wine bottle from the clutches of wax capsules. Say no to wax!

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Is this your winery now? Because that’s the way this is written.

I just opened a 2008 Tina Marie and was less-than impressed. I like their wines much better in youth. At 6 years of age, was full of muddled fruit, and the over 14% alcohol showed through.