To have it appear as a purchase of groceries and household supplies on the CC statement?
But also, it’s in hand, no extra trip, no shipping cost, I guess.
After the rush of Costco awesome bargains on 19 Bordeaux, we are now back into the usual world where Costco has generally pretty good to good prices on wines, but only rarely the very best prices you could find anywhere.
My local Costco had a bunch of 2020 Beaucastel at what seemed very average pricing and it flew out of there.
Just purchased today, but have not tried it
I could be mistaken, but that is probably
second label of Siran.
West Plano had this and when I walked past it yesterday I thought seems like a decent price but I waffled, and when I went back today, it was all gone. Tried the 2020 and thought it was spectacular. Priced high for 3rd growth but there’s a reason why.
The .97 indicates a closeout price and it was in the low 20s before, so could very well be the grand vin.
at the Torrance location on Lomita and Sky Park earlier today:
{whole lotta nada} … except (presumably current release) TIgnanello at $148. Honestly, don’t even know if that’s a good price, I just know it’s new to the store. Everything else a snoozefest. … I wonder how much time needs to pass for this '19 Bdx hangover to be … well … over.
Interesting to watch LLC aggressively try to reposition themselves in the marketplace. And unfortunate.
That is the new label for 2019 Siran that is how they label it at Costco, see previous pic.
It never works for very long, but qualitatively they make some of the best wines in their region and left bank.
No argument from me on that. On the heels of buying the '19 for $175 last year (admittedly, at Costco), this price on the 2020 is an enormous jump.
I think of it more along the lines of 2019 LLC was $175, Lafite was $399.99…2020LLC is $289.99 and Lafite is $699.99.
It is still equitably priced, yet above my comfort level personally.
New, but limited to 2019. It’s a one off label for the family’s 160th harvest. I had the pleasure of (unknowingly) telling the proprietor that I didn’t really care for it at UGC and I hope they go back to the old one. 
I remember that in some old threads.
Not a fan either, mag is even uglier, but I do like the juice.
They had some balla bottles in N. Scottsdale today. In addition to this cristal, lots of 1st growth Bordeaux 3L. Unfortunately they were all 2020, so the prices were not exciting. REALLY wish they snagged large format 2019’s. Now that would have been fun!
Yeah it’s actually weird how many 3L and mags of 2020 Bdx are showing up yet I can’t think of any 2019 large format that I saw at Costco.
The world was ending when those orders were due and supply chain was a mess. Getting odd sized glass was impossible, one of many reasons you see 700ml so much more in US as it is produced worldwide while 750ml is for US.
That’s fair. Has LLC been at this price for a few vintages now? (sans 2019)
