Scully Cabernet - first release and it rocks (& qpr!)

[Dennis_Wilson]

David Stevens at 750 Wines turned me on to the first release by a new Cab producer on Mt. Veeder called Scully. Helen Keplinger is the winemaker, and David had the 2006 innaugural release at $35. I haven’t been a 2006 vintage cheerleader, but this was a rich and powerful mountain cab built to age - but with the velvet mouthfeel and fruit to drink now. Really liked it and how often do you find a Napa cab you really like at $35? A wow from me.

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[mike_pobega]

@Dennis Wilson

… and how often do you find a Napa cab you really like at $35? A wow from me.

Pretty often these days.

Welcome. Post often and post alot.

[Ken_V]

@Dennis Wilson

David Stevens at 750 Wines turned me on to the first release by a new Cab producer on Mt. Veeder called Scully. Helen Keplinger is the winemaker, and David had the 2006 innaugural release at $35. I haven’t been a 2006 vintage cheerleader, but this was a rich and powerful mountain cab built to age - but with the velvet mouthfeel and fruit to drink now. Really liked it and how often do you find a Napa cab you really like at $35? A wow from me.

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Is this THE Scully?

Are you THE Dennis Wilson?

Welcome!

[Dennis_Wilson]

Thanks for the welcome. Unfortunately I have never been a beach boy (but I have had much better luck around water). As for Scully, I know nothing about the project other than Helen’s name is on the back, it tastes awfully good, and I liked it better than a lot of wines I recently tried at double and triple the price.

[Brandon_Tai]

@mike pobega

@Dennis Wilson

… and how often do you find a Napa cab you really like at $35? A wow from me.

Pretty often these days.

No joke, there are a lot of very good $20 2007s around these days.

btw, weren’t you(pobega) the one who did the winehunter thread for Rockledge? Mine just came in and they better be good! I spent a whopping $28 on those bad boys.

[mike_pobega]

@Brandon Tai

@mike pobega

@Dennis Wilson

… and how often do you find a Napa cab you really like at $35? A wow from me.

Pretty often these days.

No joke, there are a lot of very good $20 2007s around these days.

btw, weren’t you(pobega) the one who did the winehunter thread for Rockledge? Mine just came in and they better be good! I spent a whopping $28 on those bad boys.

I have one sched’d for the weekend myself. Same fruit and winemaker as the new Relic release for what…$70? (Which I have had, have and getting more and is great).

Methinks you did well.
Cheers!

[K_R_Baker]

@Brandon Tai

@mike pobega

@Dennis Wilson

… and how often do you find a Napa cab you really like at $35? A wow from me.

Pretty often these days.

No joke, there are a lot of very good $20 2007s around these days.

btw, weren’t you(pobega) the one who did the winehunter thread for Rockledge? Mine just came in and they better be good! I spent a whopping $28 on those bad boys.

so what are these $20/30 cabs everyone is picking up?

[mike_pobega]

@Kevin Richard Baker

@Brandon Tai

@mike pobega

Pretty often these days.

No joke, there are a lot of very good $20 2007s around these days.

btw, weren’t you(pobega) the one who did the winehunter thread for Rockledge? Mine just came in and they better be good! I spent a whopping $28 on those bad boys.

so what are these $20/30 cabs everyone is picking up?

Nope. Not without the ‘secret handshake’.

Ok,we will let you slide this once…

Did you grab the '06 Shafer 1.5 for $35ish?
How about the '05 Two Hands Charlies for $35? (Me and my friends cleared those out very fast indeed).
Any '06 Rockledge Rocks for $28?
Snowden Ranch from '07 for $38?
Grab any of that '02 St. Helena Winery Sympa, (made by M Herold), for $35 from winebid? Thunk not.

Cheers!

[Terence_T-Bone_Livingston]

@Dennis Wilson

. Helen Keplinger is the winemaker,

A former Fiddlehead Cellars assistant winemaker. Of course it’s gonna be good!

She’ll put that magic feminine touch those rustic and earthy Mt. Veeder cabs need!

Nice find, thanks for sharing.

[Brandon_Tai]

@Kevin Richard Baker

@Brandon Tai

@mike pobega

Pretty often these days.

No joke, there are a lot of very good $20 2007s around these days.

btw, weren’t you(pobega) the one who did the winehunter thread for Rockledge? Mine just came in and they better be good! I spent a whopping $28 on those bad boys.

so what are these $20/30 cabs everyone is picking up?

Also Cameron Hughes 116, 138, 143, 146, 164 all for $20 or below.
Bennett Lane Turn 4 for $18
Not cab, but the 03 and 04 Beringer Bancroft Merlot for $20

[Brandon_Tai]

btw, the Bennett Lane Turn 4 is on WTSO right now for $17. It’s available locally to me for $19.40 after 10% case discount + 7% taxes, so it’s not a screaming deal, but it’s a very good house red quaffer. Just grabbed 4 more.