2022 Scarecrow release

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Same here with a June '22 sign-up.

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Signed up a couple years ago and got an offer as well. Those that buy are these worth it at this cost? I mean its essentially first growth bordeaux prices now.

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If you’ve never had one, it likely isn’t worth it. You can buy back vintages for less.

2022 wasn’t a great vintage either, unless the price comes down a bit (which it wont), it won’t be worth it.

Scarecrow isn’t anything singular you can’t find somewhere else.

I’d split an allocation though. I could swallow the cost of one bottle, but I don’t need 3.

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passed - many others to buy cheaper

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Really? Good years? Where?

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neither at retail nor auction

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I paid 600 for my 2019 from one of the mailing list dealers. I thought thats where the market was?

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I paid $350 per bottle of 2015 on release and $400 per bottle of 2016 and 2017 on release. If anyone can find me these wines for less at retail or auction please let me know as I’d buy them. It doesn’t appear that even the 2017 can be found for less that the low $600’s today.

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Obviously you cant find them at the original retail price, but they do pop up occasionally at the current retail.

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If ppl buy ‘22 you definitely should plan to buy ‘23 as its apparently an epic vintage. If you were going to do one and done, ‘22 isnt the vintage for that.

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The 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011 trade around $600, but those aren’t really top years for them.

Those are pretty consistent auction prices over the last year.

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Is that with buyer’s premium?

Hard to find anything cheaper than ~$700 including buyer’s premium but I could be wrong as I haven’t searched heavily for these vintages or Scarecrow in general

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Correct.

Those are the lower rated years. Not that I like calling out ratings here, but there does seem to be a direct correlation.

The 2012 has been averaging $675 recently, and HDH and Zachys had some prices in the low 6s.

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I remember buying a 2012 Scarecrow at the LWS I worked at. IIRC I paid around $220 with my 20% employee discount.

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I was wondering if they were going to skip the 2022 vintage

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What makes you think that?

I know it was a vintage of challenge, but there wasn’t any smoke taint to ruin the wine.

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I thought they had skipped another vintage because it was challenging and not up to standards

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Only one I’m aware of was 2020.

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I should do a 2019 release :joy: I’ve got two 3 packs with Perfect Provenance. I didn’t even have them shipped. I picked them up personally at the fulfillment house on my way out of Napa, drove them home in an air-conditioned car and immediately dropped them off at my offsite locker. They are triple 100 pointers. Maybe I should visit commerce corner :joy:

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98 points from Jeb per his report today, FYI

The 2022 is 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Malbec, all of which spent 22 months in 65% new French oak. This is easily in the top 2-3 wines in the vintage.

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