If you know, you know. Specifically, you know that these prices are just ridiculously great deals. Per the email, prices are good through December 10. Also, “…spend $200 on any combination of sale and regular priced wines you will receive complimentary shipping . Use code DEC25 at checkout.”
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Nate, any idea how that 2015 Syrah and 2013 Grenache are holding up? I used to purchase some of those bottlings years ago, and loved them, but haven’t bought any for well over a decade. Thanks!
No idea. I hope to get out to the tasting room to try these, as they say they will have them open. In general, Bill’s wines age very gracefully. 10 years on his Syrah is like 3 or 4 years on most CA Syrahs.
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Bill’s wines are meant to age - in the same way Bob Lindquist’s are . . .
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Larry, I think that’s a pretty apt comparison. Both of them absolute legends in my book.
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Re: the Grenache, I just had a 2011 L’Autre from Terre Rouge, which is about 2/3 grenache. It needed some air but was gorgeous and a huge hit at Thanksgiving.
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I was gonna post this sale earlier. Prices are great but I think these are mostly over the hill. Bill likes his wines with some age ( I think he goes too far sometimes) but I think the Barbera, L’Autre, and. Zin are suspect at this point. I’ve never cared for the L’Autre. The Syrah can hold. Notes on the Barbera (including mine) are in CT. It’s easy to put together any combo of his wines to get to $200 for free shipping. Anyone ever had the Ascent?
Interesting comment - so you are saying that Bill likes his wines been over the hill? Or is your interpretation of aged in his different?
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I kind of had the same response. I visit the winery on a semi-regular basis, and it’s very common to have wines 8, 10 years of age or more open in the tasting room. Bill often doesn’t even release the wines for several years. I’ve joked with him that he must love carrying an inventory. He says that’s just when the wines are ready, and he won’t release them earlier.
The wines in the sale are a bit older on average, but, honestly, buying his reds at 10, 12 years, that doesn’t even give me pause.
Of course Bill knows his wines and sites better than I. And I love that he holds onto them a bit before release. I’m mainly talking about his Zinfandels. I like them best middle aged about 8 years from vintage. I got some 2018 Amador after release 4 years ago and it was way too young and today still not ready. When they go tertiary or I like to say claret they’ve lost their fun zinful appeal. it’s a matter of preference I suppose. I was actually looking to drink the Barbera he has listed on sale last week but couldn’t find it in my cellar. His Syrahs can go the distance,
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