Wine Spectator Loves 2008 K-B

[William_Strickler]

WS (Laube) likes the 2008’s.

3 @ 95
3 @ 94
2 @ 93
2 @ 92
and Sonoma Coast @ 90.

Not too shabby. Unfortunately, at $72 for SV’s, I am going to have to think long and hard when I receive my allocation letter this fall.

[Bud_Carey]

Weren’t the SVDs $68 last year???

[R_M_Kriete]

Yet another insidious attempt by the media to promote high alcohol, uber-ripe wines and crush the dreams of of skillful artisans toiling to produce the true expression of pinot noir!

[Scott_Butler]

@Bud Carey

Weren’t the SVDs $68 last year???

No, they went to $72 last year.

[Bud_Carey]

Thanks. I couldn’t remember. If I wasn’t so lazy, I would have just looked it up in CellarTracker!!!

[Scott_Butler]

@Bud Carey

Thanks. I couldn’t remember. If I wasn’t so lazy, I would have just looked it up in CellarTracker!!!

Anytime Bud! I only remember because it was a big deal on ebob.

[Bill_Tex_Landreth]

@Scott Butler

@Bud Carey

Thanks. I couldn’t remember. If I wasn’t so lazy, I would have just looked it up in CellarTracker!!!

Anytime Bud! I only remember because it was a big deal on ebob.

Ya think?

[Richard_T_r_i_m_p_i]

@R M Kriete

Yet another insidious attempt by the media to promote high alcohol, uber-ripe wines and crush the dreams of of skillful artisans toiling to produce the true expression of pinot noir!

Actually, it’s reassuring that KB and WS perenially team up to create an ideal foil.

RT

[Glenn_L_e_v_i_n_e]

@Richard T r i m p i

@R M Kriete

Yet another insidious attempt by the media to promote high alcohol, uber-ripe wines and crush the dreams of of skillful artisans toiling to produce the true expression of pinot noir!

Actually, it’s reassuring that KB and WS perenially team up to create an ideal foil.

RT

Exactly my thoughts as well, would have loved to have bet WS scores would be in the middle 90s for 08 KB.

[Berry_Crawford]

I am shocked. Shocked! that Laube likes the KBs.

[Bud_Carey]

Piss on him as you may, it was Laube’s scores that launched the KB feeding frenzy.

[Nick_Ryan]

Impressive. I better get on that damn SVD list this year.

[Roy_Piper]

@Bud Carey

Piss on him as you may, it was Laube’s scores that launched the KB feeding frenzy.

True, but back on Ebob, there were a bunch of us who had already sung their praises more than a year before.

[Assaf_Pinchas]

@Berry Crawford

I am shocked. Shocked! that Laube likes the KBs.

I know people love to dump on Laube, and maybe even for good reason, but KB pinots are great and deserve the praise…

[Tyler_Rico]

@Assaf Pinchas

@Berry Crawford

I am shocked. Shocked! that Laube likes the KBs.

I know people love to dump on Laube, and maybe even for good reason, but KB pinots are great and deserve the praise…

people love to dump on Laube and KB, both for good reasons

[AndrewH]

@Nick Ryan

Impressive. I better get on that damn SVD list this year.

Looks like they have two new bottlings this year, Santa Lucia Highlands Pisoni and Sonoma Coast Gap’s Crown. The latter has more cases produced than any of the SVDs except the Koplen. So maybe they can spread the love around. The Gap’s Crown is “value priced” too, at $62 according to WS.