Dangit. Shipment got delayed. I guess I’ll pop a bottle of Yesterday CS on Thursday then! Can’t wait!
I know this is more appropriate in Commerce Corner, but I figure it will get much more views from the relevant audience here. Anyone want to sell me Yesterday? I’ll pay above retail. Happy to delete this if it violates rules.
Email them. In my experience they are very responsive. Really wish their selection was broader (the domestic off-label stuff holds no interest to me and the bdx tend to be the more new-world style); I’d do more business with them
If I was in NYC I would give you one…but I’m on the other coast. I’m sure you can find someone in NYC that would let you have one at cost.
Appreciate that! Thankfully I have 5 more, so I’m not looking for just one, trying to get a few more for my cellar.
Oh yah, duh. You just want to actually acquire more. Mine come today. Excited.
My case arrived today, but just barely. My previous 4 shipments have all been in sturdy styroshippers, but for this one, they decided to use a very thin-grade recycled cardboard shipper that was completely disfigured and basically broken down within the box. I am honestly shocked my wines arrived in-tract, but glad they did.
Probably will wait a few weeks to pop one, but excited to dig into them this fall!
FWIW, Here’s the latest:
Dear Mark,
I said it first last year: I go to countless meetings, tastings, and trade events as CEO of Wine Access—but when I drink Andy Erickson and Annie Favia’s Carbone Red Wine, I do it purely as a fan.
Our last offer made a ton more out of Wine Access members, who adorned it with dozens of four- and five-star ratings. One member hailed it as “Fandrastic” (which we can only assume means “drastically fantastic”) and another showered it with some serious caps-lock love: “PHENOMENAL wine. Layers of red fruit, smooth tannins. LOVE this wine, surprised it is drinking so well so young!”
That sums up Carbone: With its vibrant nose of black fruit seasoned with bay and allspice, firmly structured tannins, and long and persistent finish, the 2018 is not only ready to dazzle right now, but will also age beautifully over the next two decades. Raised in a vintage that’s getting nothing but early raves, it boasts all the pedigree you’d expect from the talent behind Screaming Eagle, Arietta, Favia, Dalla Valle, and Ovid, and drinks like it costs double its $75 price.
Like only the greatest Napa Cabernets, it does the impossible by balancing density with grace, fruit intensity with complex herbal notes, and near-term drinkability with fantastic cellar potential. This is the fourth vintage of Carbone, and I’ve loved every glass I’ve ever had.
Click here to add the 2018 Carbone Red Wine to your cellar.
Having put out some of Napa Valley’s most incredible triple-digit-priced wines and racked up 100-point scores and countless accolades, Andy and Annie are settled on their ranch in Coombsville. And now that they’ve returned the vineyards to glory and painstakingly restored the house built in 1886 (working in the tiny but fully updated ground floor cellar), they’re making the exact wines they want to make.
The 2018 Carbone Red Wine is a perfect expression of Andy and Annie’s ethos—and their limitless skills. Dominated by rich and deep Cabernet Sauvignon, it’s rounded out with beautifully aromatic Cabernet Franc. After aging in 50% new French oak for 22 months, it’s exactly the kind of red wine that made Napa Valley what it is, made Andy and Annie superstars in the Valley—and made me a massive fan from the start.
I’ve never been less than blown away by this superstar couple’s Carbone Red Wine, and I’m thrilled to share this spectacular vintage with you today. I can’t wait for you to try it.
Click here to buy.
Sincerely,
Joe Fisch
CEO, Wine Access
Yah I don’t get these “deals”. 2015, 2016, 2017 widely available at cost.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/favia+carbone+red+napa+valley+county+north+coast+california+usa
Yup,Yup.
They used these non-styro versions here in the Northeast before it turned warm, looks like end of August they’re returning to the cardboard shippers. At least they still include the ice pack.
The saga continues. They contacted me again to send me new bottles after mine broke in transit after mentioning they couldn’t do anything for me prior.
It sounds like there is a wait-list and you should contact them if interested. They mentioned they are sourcing more bottles of it.
That makes more sense. The sourcing more bottles of it is lol, like Harlan/Screaming Eagle/XYZ have extra barrels hanging around after WineAccess sold probably 1000 cases (it took days to sell out after tremendous hype). The whole thing is hilarious. I’m trying this tomorrow, will report back.
But isn’t Wineaccess the “source”? The description made it seem like WA acquired the grapes and hired a winemaker to make the wine for them.
Also, 2002 Musar was added. Not a wine I expected to see on WineAccess.
Yes, but they were very vague with who blended it but it was ALMOST CERTAINLY WA. But if you read the Radio Silent pitch:
They are not at all coy about them being the blender.
But my only point was, how much excess juice would this $500+ winery have to where they have already sold 100s if not a 1000 cases and now going back for seconds? It’s all rather odd. I do not think they are lying (it’s called fraud) but the whole thing is odd.
At least people universally like the wine.
Yep, wasn’t trying to push back on your point. Really, I was just adding another possible POV to only strengthen the idea that it’s all very strange, since how could WA acquire more juice if they’re the source? No matter what, the taste is what matters, especially for a bulk label, and the wine seems to be pretty great. Hopefully there’s not a situation where the newer batch tastes much different from the original.
I think the idea would be they got more barrels from the source then blend it themselves? But the whole thing is bizarre. They not getting the grapes. It’s 2018 wine. With Radio Access they did get the grapes it seems. They were pretty clear there. Not sure why they wouldn’t be here.
They also charged less for this than that! Prob cost them more to make the wine from scratch w/ Radio Access vs. just buying the bulk juice with YESTERDAY.
And yah, my concern is what you wrote…that the 2nd batch doesn’t taste like the 1st!
the people are really nice on the phone. You could probably call and ask if curious. I agree something fishy is going on.
LOL “Chateau Musar – the Chateau Lafite of Lebanon.”
I’m the Brad Pitt of the 1000 block of Palmer Place. Also the Barney Fife.
Damn. Reminds me of the sales pitches by Wine Exchange. Hype to the sky!