Are the Wine Access private label wines generally more drinkable right after receiving? vs De Negoce?
Do they hold them longer in the bottle and wait till drinkable before release vs Cam? Probably hard to generalize depending on the release. But the video review above on Radio Silence 2018 leads you to believe its good to go right now…
all of the ones i have had can be drank now. They will do better with time but you can taste what is behind the wine and where is should be going. For me i would rather have one of WA then two of cam’s
Has anyone tried the Halpin 2018? It was offered recently and didn’t last long (I think the quantity was limited to 40 cases or so?). I just received my order and popped open a bottle. A nice, very good quality Napa Cab. My guess it’s Seavey from the description, and it does taste similar to Off the Cuff (rated 4.3 above by the industry tasting panel) which is probably Seavey. Perhaps it was leftover juice from Seavey and they bottled it as a different offering.
It would appear the Cosmologist is Skipstone based on the parker comment that is quoted, First half of the comment is based on the 2013 while the 2nd half is taken from a review of the 2010.
Surprisingly, Radio Silence is still available after 1.5 week. I got mine and finally tried it last night. Still quite young w/ aging capability…it was still excellent. Definitely tasted well over the selling price. Great QPR!
Anyone tried theirs yet?
Not sure if this had been posted upthread, but if you go to https://top100.winespectator.com there’s an ad for 20% off WineAccess.
Did you decant? How long would your recommend? Still waiting on my 2 week hold after receiving…
Thanks for the heads up. I was able to use it, so it’s apparently not for first orders only.
I’m not sure what it’s capped at, but I used it on a $400+ order and it applied 20% off to the whole amount.
Right - they use weird language for all of these promos, but you’re able to use each one, one time.
It was PnP for me, but I’d recommend decanting it for at least an hour though. I’ll decant the next bottle for sure. ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
Had 2018 Commission. Clearly a wine from a really good source. Reminded me of a less intense 2013 Roy Piper. Has chalky tannins and depth. Needs a few years to come together and shine just like the RP did. The RP is my favorite wine in the cellar today.
Fyi- the Castello di Bossi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione beat it out easily and was the clear favorite of the night.
Wondering if I should use it to try the Grgich Cab limited time offer…
I used to love aged Grgich Cabs, how are the wines past 15-20 years or so?
Never tried their cab. Love their chards. Thought at ~$40 it’d be worth a shot.
Commission is apparently made from Bryant Family estate grapes. Roy Piper must be some great stuff to be compared to Bryant!
To clarify, the 2013 Piper is better by quite a margin. The commission just reminds me of it, but lacks vibrancy. Hopefully, it develops to a third of what the Piper 13 did.
I have the 2016 Concept Album and REALLY like it. So much so that I Highly recommend it for people that like the 2016 style - fruit forward…
The 2016 Editorial is thin IMHO…not worth it…
I have 2018 Yesterdays… have not tried it yet.
Jeffrey - please check your inbox/PMs.
Just ordered 4 Radio Silence and 2 Hourglass…