Saxum-Save The Date July 11

WINE TALK
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I saw it on facebook.

John Dart

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It’s on his website. You have to scroll down a bit.

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Awesome! Thanks, just found it! Super excited for the 21s!

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Subscriber only content.

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Breaking news - Jeb likes the 21 Saxum’s.

:joy:

Tom

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For cult wines, I actually don’t think they’re that expensive. I know quite a few other wineries nowhere near the same rep that charges much more. In fact, half of Napa, to be precise. And a few in Paso as well.

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For folks on wave 2 - what wines were offered? I am here sitting on wave 3 on 7/20 hoping there are some crumbs left! =)

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Wave two offerings:
2021 G2 Vineyard ($135), 2021 Heart Stone Vineyard ($135), 2021 Paderewski Vineyard ($135), 2021 4hearts Vineyard ($135), 2020 Hexe ($159), and 2020 Rocket Block ($159).

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Really good of Jeb to throw this out there!

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Still hanging out on the waitlist over here, 3-5 yrs?

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Its was almost exactly 5 years for me. Got on last year.

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Looks like only the following wines left remaining for tomorrows 3rd wave:

2021 G2 Vineyard ($135), 2021 Heart Stone Vineyard ($135), and 2020 Hexe ($159).

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I still have Pad, RB and mags available for purchase on mine so there may be some of those available for wishlists

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I opened a bottle of 2020 James Berry earlier this year and it was incredibly underwhelming. Moderate fruit intensity, little complexity, and a rather short finish. Really disappointed to pay $132 after 5 years on the waiting list.

Obviously the wine was really young and it will develop but I won’t be purchasing again at that price point. Better to back fill older vintages at lower than current release prices. Scored a 2006 Booker Vineyard Syrah for about $80 a few years back and that was awesome.

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2020 JB is pretty early. I try and give them 6 years at least from vintage.

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I don’t disagree with what you said but I think its best to buy some back vintages (if you hadn’t already) to make sure you will like the wines after waiting so long on the list.

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This is concerning. In such a young wine you’d expect a higher fruit intensity.

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Fruit can easily be capped by tannins, acidity and frankly just being shut down.

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I’m a huge Saxum fan and long time buyer- but I’ve never enjoyed Saxum wines early. The James Berry is my fave bottle and wait at least 7 yrs on them. It’s a more refined wine than most of their others, imo. Early tasting (immediately on release) of a James Berry is all tannin, oak and a numb, unresolved fruit-i-ness.
All that said, the Jeb reviews mentioned earlier in this thread give me minor pause just because they seem different from his other Saxum reviews.
FWIW- I’ve found I prefer Saxum’s lighter vintages, so bought the 2020’s without worrying.

The 14, 15 & 17 would be good JBV’s to try right now.

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Yeo, had the 14 recently and it was singing along nicely

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