Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. Another year of planning to just buy some beef has come and gone.
My Tally: 46 56 750ml Bottles, a freezer full of meat and an auction Magnum of Matthiasson Cab.
Cabot Old Zin 3 Pack
Cabot Brut Zero 3 Pack
Goodfellow Monopople Cru 6 Pack
Goodfellow Sparkler 6 Pack
Morgan Ranch - Hidden Stash, Ranch Hand’s Feast plus add on Tri-Tip Roast, 4 Flatirons
Flannery - 12 Ribeyes, 6 Hangers, 12lbs of ground beef, 4 Dry Aged Filet Tails 35-1/4lbs in all
Six Cloves Library Pinot 4 Pack
Stereophonic Bubbles and Whites 3 Pack x2
DiCostanzo Caldwell Vertical 4 Pack
Perkins Harter Rare Element Triad x2 - New to me
Stereophonic Champagne Room - Eric Rodez Rosé Maceration GC EB x2, ‘21 Tellier Les Massales Rosé EB x2, Eric Rodez GC BdN EB x2
‘21 Matthiasson Phoenix Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Magnum - Auction
Case of 2024 Just Pink Provence Rosé
Veleta EVOO and Paella fixins.
Way more than I wanted to spend/could afford thrown out the window once again and the funny part, there was other stuff I really wanted.
the usual Goodfellow (sparlking) and Flannery (10 hangers and the delayed gratification Monopole offer) plus (new for me—better late than never!) Chards from Walter Scott (incl X-Novo and Mags!)
A 3-Pack of 2015 Enchantress" Old Vine Wente Clone Chardonnay
2024 Magician “Dry” Riesling ABV 11.9% Think green apples, white flowers, and citrus rind. Stunning. (92 OB, 93 IWR)
2023 Enchantress “Old Vine” Chardonnay ABV 13.2% Stone fruits like apricots, granny smith apples, and spring thunderstorms. Electric!! (only 10% new French oak) (93 V, 92 D, 91 D, 90 WS)
2023 Spellbinder Red Blend ABV 14.6% Fresh red cherries, blackberries, and tobacco. Soooo approachable and you’re new FAVORITE Monday thru Sunday wine. Screwtop for easy access. CS, CF, MER, and PV (2022 vintage was WS Top 100)
2022 Illusionist “Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon ABV 14.6% Built with longevity in mind. Classic blueberries, cassis, tobacco, and more. A whole lot more. (95 IWR, 94 D, 94 PG, 94 JD, 93 V)
2022 Levitation “Reserve” Syrah ABV 14.6% Incredible purity of fruit. Fresh picked raspberries, layered with Asian spice and smoked meats. YUM! (95 PG, 94 JD, 93 WS, 93 V, 94 IWR)
2022 Psychedelic “Estate” Syrah ABV 13.3% Roasted meats, tobacco, and fresh picked plums. All the deliciously exotic “Rocks Funk” but so elegant. Our most elegant version of the Rocks. (97 IWR, 96 PG, 95 D, 93 WS, 94 V)
I too only wanted to get a few Flannery steaks and maybe a couple new Grassl stems to replace broken ones. Laughable in hindsight. Credit card only declined 7 times during the day. not too bad.
219 bottles total:
Stereophonic 4 pack To Here Knows When
Jean Edwards - 21 bottles - case of Rutherford, 6x Stagecoach, 3x Yates
Patricia Green - 6 packvMonopole Cru Preview day
Royer - 12 bottles - Collectors Pick + 2x Monopole offer
Walter Scott - 18 bottles - 6 Magnums in Auction plus 3 mags monopoloe offer plus 9 750mls
Arabilis - 11 various Chards
Goodfellow - 42 bottles of damn near everything!
Ansonia - 15 bottles - grower champagne, grand cru, chablis
Perkins Harter - 15 bottles
Sabelli Frisch (of course!) - 12 bottles of the Red Blend
Six Cloves - 15 bottles across 3 offers
Liquid Farm - 12 bottles of SBC Pinot
Flaneur - 3 bottle Bon Vivant collection
Vincent - 6 bottles from the Eola chard offer
Perry Colin - 12 bottles of chard
JB Neufeld - 6 bottles of the Old Goat
Sandar & Hem - 6 bottles of SVD Chard
Riverain 3L auction win! (forgot this!)
Non-Wine items I equally blew my budget
Repour 72 pack
The Coffee Grounds offer
Morgan Ranch Tenderloin tips & the Ranch Hand
Flannery - 40 different items (my wife will kill me)
Grassl - 7 stems plus the 48 stemless pack
Susurrus Teas - 12 bottles, 2 of each
