WineAccess Thread - Wines, Tasting Notes, Deals, etc

[Frank_Z]

Thanks for the initial tasting note. Looking forward to receiving my first 4 bottles of this next week (couldn’t wait). The remainder of the case will come in the Fall.

[Mike_R1]

I will again add the massive caveat that my palate is different from everyone else’s and I don’t want to overhype this wine. I certainly enjoyed the initiate taste, but who is to say I won’t hate it later tonight or tomorrow?

[Chris_Crutchfield]

I will again add the massive caveat that my palate is different from everyone else’s and I don’t want to overhype this wine. I certainly enjoyed the initiate taste, but who is to say I won’t hate it later tonight or tomorrow?

So if we all hate it we get to blame you. Got it!

[MatthewT]

I will again add the massive caveat that my palate is different from everyone else’s and I don’t want to overhype this wine. I certainly enjoyed the initiate taste, but who is to say I won’t hate it later tonight or tomorrow?

You don’t need to give a caveat for a wine that’s already sold out and nobody can buy based on your recommendation.

[joejolesch]

I will again add the massive caveat that my palate is different from everyone else’s and I don’t want to overhype this wine. I certainly enjoyed the initiate taste, but who is to say I won’t hate it later tonight or tomorrow?

You don’t need to give a caveat for a wine that’s already sold out and nobody can buy based on your recommendation.

Until the super secret stash becomes available next week

[MatthewT]

I will again add the massive caveat that my palate is different from everyone else’s and I don’t want to overhype this wine. I certainly enjoyed the initiate taste, but who is to say I won’t hate it later tonight or tomorrow?

You don’t need to give a caveat for a wine that’s already sold out and nobody can buy based on your recommendation.

Until the super secret stash becomes available next week

Meanwhile this thing took days to sell out. They must have had 1000 cases.

[Peter_C]

I will again add the massive caveat that my palate is different from everyone else’s and I don’t want to overhype this wine. I certainly enjoyed the initiate taste, but who is to say I won’t hate it later tonight or tomorrow?

You don’t need to give a caveat for a wine that’s already sold out and nobody can buy based on your recommendation.

Until the super secret stash becomes available next week

The holiday stash

[Mike_R1]

I will again add the massive caveat that my palate is different from everyone else’s and I don’t want to overhype this wine. I certainly enjoyed the initiate taste, but who is to say I won’t hate it later tonight or tomorrow?

You don’t need to give a caveat for a wine that’s already sold out and nobody can buy based on your recommendation.

Fair point! That said, I’m looking forward to some other folks getting it and posting their thoughts as well.

[m_ristev]

NV Philipponnat Royale Reserve Brut Champagne

pretty solid deal on some philipponnat…rakuten is still at 5% too

[MarkStDBA]

FWIW, the first tasting note in cellar tracker:

SFW38 likes it.
94 points

8/28/2020 Arrived today and couldn’t wait to try. Incredible wine and insane value! Super long finish, black berry and graphite, teeth staining purple. Really glad I picked up a case of this - better than the other Wine Access private bottlings (Radio Silence, Concept Album, etc).


Bottle count is up to 441.

[MatthewT]

FWIW, the first tasting note in cellar tracker:

SFW38 likes it.
94 points

8/28/2020 Arrived today and couldn’t wait to try. Incredible wine and insane value! Super long finish, black berry and graphite, teeth staining purple. Really glad I picked up a case of this - better than the other Wine Access private bottlings (Radio Silence, Concept Album, etc).


Bottle count is up to 441.

99.9% chance that is Mike R.

[MarkStDBA]

I thought it may be…

[Mike_R1]

That is not me! Glad to see someone else likes it and that my nose and palate seem to be on point (or maybe someone just stole my tasting notes).

[MatthewT]

That is not me! Glad to see someone else likes it and that my nose and palate seem to be on point (or maybe someone just stole my tasting notes).

NO WAY. The notes are almost identical.

[Mike_R1]

That is not me! Glad to see someone else likes it and that my nose and palate seem to be on point (or maybe someone just stole my tasting notes).

NO WAY. The notes are almost identical.

It is almost creepy how similar they are, which makes me think that perhaps someone just stole my notes from this thread. I haven’t posted to Cellar Tracker for over a year now. I also wish I got a case, but only have 6 (5 left).

[MatthewT]

That is not me! Glad to see someone else likes it and that my nose and palate seem to be on point (or maybe someone just stole my tasting notes).

NO WAY. The notes are almost identical.

It is almost creepy how similar they are, which makes me think that perhaps someone just stole my notes from this thread. I haven’t posted to Cellar Tracker for over a year now.

I think it’s super funny how this wine turned out to be the real deal despite the entire reddit community laughing in WineAccess’s face and this thread being super cynical. That said, gotta give Berserkers some credit, majority of the cynics in this thread still bought it. LOL

[ChrisWolff]

NO WAY. The notes are almost identical.

It is almost creepy how similar they are, which makes me think that perhaps someone just stole my notes from this thread. I haven’t posted to Cellar Tracker for over a year now.

I think it’s super funny how this wine turned out to be the real deal despite the entire reddit community laughing in WineAccess’s face and this thread being super cynical. That said, gotta give Berserkers some credit, majority of the cynics in this thread still bought it. LOL

I don’t remember anyone saying the wine was going to suck- they just didn’t believe it was a $500 bottle

[Mike_R1]

NO WAY. The notes are almost identical.

It is almost creepy how similar they are, which makes me think that perhaps someone just stole my notes from this thread. I haven’t posted to Cellar Tracker for over a year now.

I think it’s super funny how this wine turned out to be the real deal despite the entire reddit community laughing in WineAccess’s face and this thread being super cynical. That said, gotta give Berserkers some credit, majority of the cynics in this thread still bought it. LOL

To be fair to the Reddit skeptics, 4 out of 5 of these wines are just okay.

[MarkStDBA]

That is not me! Glad to see someone else likes it and that my nose and palate seem to be on point (or maybe someone just stole my tasting notes).

NO WAY. The notes are almost identical.

That’s funny.

[MatthewT]

It is almost creepy how similar they are, which makes me think that perhaps someone just stole my notes from this thread. I haven’t posted to Cellar Tracker for over a year now.

I think it’s super funny how this wine turned out to be the real deal despite the entire reddit community laughing in WineAccess’s face and this thread being super cynical. That said, gotta give Berserkers some credit, majority of the cynics in this thread still bought it. LOL

I don’t remember anyone saying the wine was going to suck- they just didn’t believe it was a $500 bottle

Yes, but the initial reviews seem to think this is legit $100+ bottle of “QPR” wine. Maybe not $500 but $100+. Multiple people now.

And to be fair, Screagle or Harlan won’t release their 2018’s for YEARS. Needs a ton of bottle aging.

It is almost creepy how similar they are, which makes me think that perhaps someone just stole my notes from this thread. I haven’t posted to Cellar Tracker for over a year now.

I think it’s super funny how this wine turned out to be the real deal despite the entire reddit community laughing in WineAccess’s face and this thread being super cynical. That said, gotta give Berserkers some credit, majority of the cynics in this thread still bought it. LOL

To be fair to the Reddit skeptics, 4 out of 5 of these wines are just okay.

Oh I totally agree. Something about this one clicked though. I’ve never ordered 2 cases before. To be honest, it was that YouTube shill video that made me get the 2nd case.