Faethm Wine - Nikolas Krankl

WINE TALK
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Have not had a ton of experience with SQN wines, but gave it a try too.

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[cry.gif]

I joined last year, I guess I didn’t make the grade.

Feels like choosing hoops teams when I was a kid.

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WOW. I had stepped to use the restroom and when I came back the Rose is sold out…

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Was surprised I made the list but in for a 4 pack.

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Was able to grab the 2+2 plus 1 white and 1 Rose. I love the SQN rose so excited to see if this will be a similar style

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Same here but also wished extra rose though not expecting to get it

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Got my order in. Not surprise the Rose and White sold out … by my calculations:

2017 Faethm Grenache & Faethm Syrah only 623 boxed sets of 4 bottles made - 1,246 Syrah and 1,246 Grenache 750ml
2017 Faethm Rose only 1 barrel was made so 300 bottles max
2017 Faethm White one 1 barrel was made so 300 bottles max

And pricing:

Prices for the inaugural release of FAETHM:

2017 FAETHM Syrah + Grenache 4-pack boxed set $480($120 per 750ml bottle)

2017 FAETHM White $79 for a 750ml

2017 FAETHM Rose $40 for a 750ml

Plus tax and shipping. Shipping is expensive for the 4-pack boxed sets if buying multiples (~$150)

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I guess us Feb sign ups were late to the party! No offer here.
Will look forward to tasting notes from those that got in.

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Does anyone have pictures of the labels and box?

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Lisa Perotti Brown of The Wine Advocate did an article recently featuring SQN, Andremily and Fæthm. She posted a pic of a one of their bottles…
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Classic. When you get your first shipment, be sure to take pics for your scrapbook. In the privacy of your abode you can even rub yourself on the bottles.

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mitch - i take it you didnt order

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A month or two back, Florida Jim Cowan tasted through three or four SQN’s and expressed my sentiments.
I’ve tasted about ten of them.
I was right there when Rudy drove in at the exact moment a half-barrel of HdR SQN Grenache came up at auction to scoop it up irrespective of price with his paddle lifted just once and held overhead until the deed was done.
I suffered a drunken verbal brawl with a very good and much missed friend (he died a few years later) over my allegation that he was a trophy collector with little or no objective appreciation of the intrinsic quality of the wine without the cache’ and label.
SQN and any spin-offs are to use a medical analogy-a straight leg raising test for my wine-based L5-S1 sciatica. Maximally provocative for a predominant problem in the world of wine.

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Nothing a nice bottle of Queen of Hearts can’t fix, Mitch!

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What a bizarre response. [scratch.gif]

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Nobody seems to know if stylistically these are wines that pair best with a cheese course, or as a stand alone experience, sorta fruit in your face “unctuous and well endowed” Parkerization apex examples, or ?
Over a hundred for Grenache or Syrah with no track record is out of line, IMO.

Caymus Family Wines, or Krankl family wines=marketing power and excitment, huh?

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so don’t buy it. Simple

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Yeah, and don’t even express your opinion about not buying it! [cheers.gif]

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took the words right out of my mouth [cheers.gif]

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If anyone is passing on their allocation I’ll gladlt take it. Please pm me.