Just finished it off, about four hours after opening. It seemed well-made, elegant and in-balance but also seemingly closed down and lacking some stuffing versus other recent vintages. Cedar, blackcurrant, bramble, tobacco, stony minerality - but it never really opened up on either nose or palate.
My Bordeaux experience is relatively limited, especially with lighter vintages, but I do think could turn out nicely with some time, in a non-blockbuster way.
They are about 50% worse wines than 2019âs though. Those prices still are too much for 2021 Bdx.
Thatâs what I was thinking. I have a fair amount of 2018, 2019 and 2020, the pricing on 2021 is not compelling for the quality, even at the Costco reduced level.
Definitely still room for reductions. I picked up a '20 LLC for cheaper from Costco.
I thought I remember something about WA laws that make discounting more difficult, but I could be making that up
Yep, im with you! At least theyâre getting closer to the price-point where i might take a flier. It wasnât even a conversation previously.
Having been to 2021 vintage EP, there are some
Diamonds in the rough if price is right. Right would be fine ~ â19 release prices for some but poor for super majority.
â21 is also an earlier drinker than many others on either side of the vintage.
If ~10 wines get to EP â19 release pricing they are worth picking up as those same wines in the â19 vintage are now more expensive.
Caveat- if you feel prices will drop further due to economy and overall wine market (which they may) then that is something to considerâŚ
Ryan, thanks for your insight. Did you happen to try 2021 Leoville Barton, and if so, do you have an opinion about it?
I have tried few in bottle so all my comments are still EP. Yes tried the 500++ wines, Barton family included. My quick notes have LB listed as average for the vintage BUT average beats out a lot of the âbetter winesâ if that makes sense. With that said, spend a little more and get it from better vintages and a 15-20% swing for that wine is ~$15 to $30.
My ratings/opinions are not based on or for my palate rather in general without context to vintage as I never understand why the critics do that. If itâs Sh-t but a top wine for the vintage, I would rate it as Sh-t vs a higher score as they re-scale it for a poor vintage. Thatâs dumb.
Confirmed. You are making that up. 
Figured out what I was mis-remembering. It was about dumping at below cost.
I spoke to the GM at our Costco who told me that Tennessee has a similar law.
Havenât had much experience with Riesling so took advantage of new stock at the Boca Raton Costco a couple of weeks ago to give it a whirl.
The sun dial. One of my favorite vineyards Iâd be all over that one
Thatâs exactly right.
The Sonnenuhr (âSundialâ) vineyard is a precipitously steep, rocky site that consistently yields some of the most elegant white wines in the world. Spätlese (âlate-pickedâ) indicates a deeply flavored wine from very ripe grapes.
Selbach Oster does a really good job with this site too.
JJ Prum has a few years under its belt there too. 
Surprised to see back label explanation of Spätlese as indicating âa deeply flavored wine from very ripe grapes.â Not how I would describe it. Costcoâs shelf-talker from winemaker makes much more sense.
Dang, Iâm saving 2 for semi-special occasions. I assume you bought them all? Of course, who knows how theyâve been treated in the last 20+ yearsâŚ
