I hope no one ever asks why La Tache is so expensive given both its quality and how much of it is produced!
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Obviously because it’s the best wine ever made. Gosh, Greg!
WHWC with a ridiculous offer today for 17 Trapet Chambertin - $500. 
Auction hammer is well under $300.
Are retail stores still that out of touch with the falling market?
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Sorry for noob question but what auction?
If you want to see ridiculous go take a look at K&L’s 2022 Mugneret-Gibourg pricing.
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I have been poking around trying to get a feel for pricing on a lot of these producers and I just thought that was the going rate. Not much history with them. So it sounds like stuff can be had for much less?
“had for less” indeed that’s a pretty big challenge. Takes a lot of hunting, patience, and build relationships with retailers. So maybe these prices are the cost of easy access.
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Seems to be a big disparity between retail/distributor pricing and secondary/auction market right now. An egregious example at retail for 22 (they release a year late here) Roumier Chambolle in Chicago will likely be $600-$700 bottle. Any vintage in the last 25 years can be had for much less at auction.
While traveling for work earlier this year I saw 2017 M-G Chambolle for $599 at a good-sized shop. Not only did I used to buy that at $40 wholesale I HAD to buy 6 bottles to get certain other bottlings.
Times change.
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My 2002 M-G 6 bottle mixed pack (the first time I was ever offered M-G) was 1 Bourgogne, 2 Vosne-Romanee, 2 Chambolle Feusselottes, and 1 Ruchottes Chambertin. All in was $400.
I’m not seeing Trapet Chambertin at $300 anywhere.
Amazing lol. Welp
Yeah I was ready to punt my wallet into the ocean if I had found that
Karl k was selling 13 Chambertin in cc for 300, but not sure if it’s gone.
Just persuaded me that the 230 Swiss franc I can get the 2013 Trapet Chambertin for is good value! Works out about $280 and that is with a very weak dollar in recent terms.
In regards to pricing, I’ve always sort of had this scatter shot approach to Burgundy because it has historically been so spendy. Seems I missed out on some nice wines at much better prices anyway. At any rate, one wine that keeps coming up with favorable reviews and relatively decent prices is the Drouhin Clos De Mouches. Seems like a bit of a no-brainer to try some of those? I’m sure someone will say it was $30 back in 2002 or whatever, but seeing under $150 seems like a good buy - or am I missing something?
Dang. Don’t see that. See Benchmark has 2 for $394
It’s a well priced wine that ages well.
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yeah - bought that!
Swiss pricing on French wines is very good right now. Great deals to be had at Edulis and other places 
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