Search upthread. It’s via links that you click and add to your account. We really should keep a running list of links like the generic coupon thread. I’ll work on it Monday . ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
Tasting reviews mention the wine is still very young. Hoping it will smooth out.
I have a $50 off $150 credit from signing up via another member’s referral. I also have a couple $50 off credits from sharing my link with friends that signed up and made purchases.
I was stockpiling my credits for use on BF but now when I go to checkout, only my $50 off credits that I received from friends signing up appears in my cart. My initial $50 off $150 shows in my account but isn’t being applied to my cart.
Is there a limit on number of credits that can be applied to a single order?
They got a 2017 Hidden Ridge Vineyard looks like they updated Concept Album and named it after vineyard
They said its the same juice as Immortal Estate if I read that correctly.
Popped a 2018 Commission tonight. I like it better than the Yesterday Oakville and out of the gate more than the 2018 Editorial. I think with more time, the Editorial may end up as the best of the 3, but this Commission has me interested in grabbing another 6 bottles. I really dig it, although it’s only been in the glass for 45 mins. Will report back if anything significant changes.
“Three Wine Co.’s Biggest, Darkest Red Ever.” Is this supposed to make the wine appealing?
Radio Silence 2018 just showed up on WA. Picked up 1/2 case; would have picked up more but already got too many The Ringer and Commission. Any care to guess the source? Is it Screaming Eagle?
Based on the description I’m 99% sure Radio Silence is from Realm grapes (see way upthread for the reasoning). I tried a bottle a few weeks ago and it was excellent.
On a related note, I had a bottle of The Ringer last night and it was fantastic. Easily tasted like a $75-$100 wine.
Glad you like The Ringer too. It was easily one of my favorite purchases of the year.
The Radio Silence you tried, are you sure it was the 2018? Or was it the 2017? What they are selling now is the 2018.
Ah, you are right. I was thinking this was a re-release of the 2017 but it looks like a completely different wine.
They don’t give many clues in the description but my guess is either Harlan or Dalla Valle. There aren’t many wines from Oakville that go for $500-1,500 at retail but Harlan and Maya probably qualify. The reason if say it’s not Screaming Eagle is because they say it’s a hillside vineyard (Screagle isn’t really hillside) and they say they’ve had many of the same team since inception, whereas Screaming Eagle has changed ownership, not to mention winemakers several times. Harlan and Dalla Valle have been much more consistent.
I’m curious what others think though. I picked up a six pack as I’ve been really impressed with all these Wine Access private labels so far and I just couldn’t help myself. With discounts I got it down to $30 / bottle.
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I’m on the same boat with you; I couldn’t help myself as well. This may be their best private label yet!
It’s so hard to decipher from their description, but based on their price mentioned alone ($500-$1,500), I don’t think it’s either Dalla Valle nor Maya as they have sub-$500 retail bottles.
Suppose it’s Harlan. How do you guys interpret the drinking window suggestion on the Radio Silence page? It says drink now through 2025, but any 2018 vintage from Harlan (or SE or any of the other “cult” estates) won’t even be in its drinking window by 2025. Is the suggestion bs? Is the wine nowhere near what the winery sells? Both?
Curious to see how others on this board with more experience reconcile this.
WineAccess always says this for the private labels. I wouldn’t read much into it.
Radio Silence has a view of Stags leap vineyards according to the 2017 description… and nearly 10 wines with 100 points from parker. Kapcsandy, Shafer and Realm only ones that semi-close to that description.
Wherever it’s from, it’s almost surely not the same as the winery’s own release, and Wine Access doesn’t make any claim that it is. They only say it’s sourced from that vineyard. In this case, it’s not clear either if it’s made by the source winery or made by Wine Access.
It’s most likely younger vines or second tier blocks from a top estate. That can still represent a good value at this price.
The 2017 Radio Silence was Realm, but they don’t say the 2018 was from the same winery and Wine Access seems to change up their sources year to year on these private labels.
This kind of makes it seem 2017 and 2018 same vineyards but it’s not definitive.
_At retail, you’d pay between $500-$1,500 (per bottle). But the surplus grapes we nabbed came at a comparable price to the previous vintage, and that allowed us to maintain last year’s Radio Silence pricing while delivering the pinnacle of quality and taste.
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Looking back at the 2018 Yesterday Oakville, I think they used the same grape source for this 2018 Radio Silence.
Here’s Yesterday’s description: 2018 Yesterday Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
I bought some 2018 Radio Silence.