Hundred Acre offer for PN and SB

WINE TALK
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Received this offer today from Hundred Acre and was curious if anybody had tried them before and can provide some tasting notes

2007 Cherry Pie – Pinot Noir: Two wines, two vineyards, one in Napa Valley (the stately and loved Stanly Ranch) and the other from the Sonoma Coast (whimsically named Huckleberry Snodgrass by me when drinking both wines with abandon…) west of Napa Valley. They are partially barrel fermented, elegant and simply lovely. These wines are for food (but maybe not flaming curry and definitely not tofu), romance new and old and definitely for watching golf and old Bogart movies. Enjoy; there is very little but all I could make…

2008 Summer Dreams – Sauvignon Blanc: No holds barred and full wide open throttle, if you like gooseberry and cat piss SB read no further, this is the zenith of ripeness, barrel fermented in huge puncheons sitting on a field of lees and bottled unfiltered. I am certain of a few things for sure, you will be very pleased…you will crave it…you will run out quickly…you will regret your allocations size and haste in drinking them…put some away if you’re really smart.

Prices are $270 for a 6 pack PN and $240 for a 3 pack SB.

Thanks.

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the pinot doesn’t sound half bad. Nice of them to come out with a sub $50 pinot… not nice for a 6 pack ><

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I was stirred awake from a sound sleep this morning by the dreadful realization that I do not have nearly enough $80 CA Sauvignon Blanc in my cellar. I can rest now.
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Yeah, that one got me too. headbang

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Interesting that they are selling the SB for almost twice the Pinot. I’ve never seen a producer price like that.

I could argue that SB grows great in CA and is often far better than some costly Chardonneys (I like CA SB and ignore CA Chards).

Even so, there is a lot of wonderful SB out there for less than half of the asking price.

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I think you meant to say less than a third. [tease.gif]

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Dennis is correct, as always! neener

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Not to mention some very good SB like Geyser Peak that sell for less than one-eighth of the asking price.

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

Allow me to introduce you to California’s first “cult” Sauvignon Blanc:

(No it’s not for me. For the most part I don’t even buy “cult” reds)

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Ooooh. Pretty label flirtysmile

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$80 for a sav blanc?

i suppose it should come as no surprise, given the winemaker…sure there is a completely reasonable explanation for this ludicrous price

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Wow, what a bunch of haters! :slight_smile:

I found this place searching for a review of the Hundred Acre SB – looks like a very cool community.

Re: the Hundred Acre, I popped one of the pinots last night and it is delicious and fairly light on its feet for something made by Jayson. Not sure how ageworthy it will be but I don’t see myself keeping away from it long enough to find out.

As for the SB, call me snooty but I haven’t had a lot of good Cali SB for $20 a bottle. The reference points for this wine should be the Araujo and the Peter Michael, both of which are effectively $50, and maybe the Rudd, also $50. Yes, there is a lot of less expensive wine. Yes, there are very good reasons – qualitatively and quantitatively – for these wines being priced where they are.

Re: Hundred Acre, I haven’t opened any yet and I’m unlikely to do so for several weeks. No way to tell whether it’s worth $80 (I can hear the groans here) but I understand why it is priced where it is. Jayson’s yields are extremely low. He charges a lot for his wine but he’s not a Bill Harlan where the price on the mailing list has nearly tripled over the last three years. I am a fan of Jayson’s wines, and his winemaking style (though I confess I’m not always in the mood for something so over-the-top). He’s earned my trust and I’m sure the SB will be spectacular for the varietal.

$80 is a lot to spend on a Cali SB. However, if we’re talking about rip-offs, lets talk about the ocean of crappy $250-a-bottle Burgundy with stemmy, green, vegetal characteristics that are easily blown away by a $40 bottle of pinot!

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Lail Georgia’s SB is usually $80 SUGGESTED retail, but almost always ends up as a close out.

Rarefied air for $80 SB, even in Loire and Bordeaux.

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I was just thinking about Lail, as I scrolled through this thread for the first time.

Where is John Liotta lately?

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That sucks, Bill. Maybe he will start posting again. He seems to lurk.

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What a sham…$80 buck SB, headbang