Winehunted:2006 Two Hands Cabernet Sauvignon Charlie's Patch

WINE TALK
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$39.99 Daniel Posners Grapes

I just ordered 6. If DP tells me I am too late, I will scream, and then add his email to spam. [shock.gif]

Tell him that King Cab sent you…

Daniel Posner
Grapes The Wine Company
731 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
Tele: 914-397-WINE (9463)
Fax: 914-397-9455

Oh, and buy buy buy…

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Oh, and Daniel, nicely done. Unless I have none in my basket due to winetilsoldout syndrome, then bite me. newhere [basic-smile.gif]

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uhho…

not this stuff again, did posner get wtso’s leftovers neener

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Different vintage. One I actually tasted.

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Other than Mikes comments above, there’s only 1 note on Cellartracker, and that’s from Cheryl. Her quote 'Nice.'

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2006 Two Hand Charlie’s Patch Cabernet Sauvignon- What an interesting wine. Very dark and brooding with some slightly angular structure. Currant, plums and black cherry cola with maybe a hint of green pepper. A decent finish. All in all a very nice cab if not in the same class of the Schraders but I would not refuse another sip if offered and I would certainly like to ‘experiment’ with this one again.

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Just curious how the 2005 average price on Cellartracker, goes from $45 to a suggested retail of $125 on the 2006?

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I like it.

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Dan

The 2005 was also blown out recently on WTSO, for $45, but it is SRP $125. Relax.

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Tastes good.

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Daniel,

When I worked for Macy*s years back, we were cited for false and misleading advertising.
We advertised a pair of pants on sale at $15, with a regular price of $20. Now that pair of pants was never sold at $20, but did have a $20 value (as determined by us and the manufacturer). Since these slacks never actually sold for $20, we were cited for false advertising.

If this wine was closed out by WTSO, and now is being offered by you at this low price, is it fair to make the price comparision?

I’d argue the merits of the wine instead of the price. Mike P’s comments above, and the note by Cheryl carry a lot more weight around here than me buying a bottle because it’s dramatically discounted off the artifically high suggested retail.

One of these days, the state will want to know what percentage of wine was sold at the $125 price. Don’t even get me started about White Sale pricing at department stores.

I’m just saying. [stirthepothal.gif]

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Dan

The SRP is what it is. I cannot control it. We have the 2005 here for $125, on our shelf.

If this wine was closed out by WTSO, and now is being offered by you at this low price, is it fair to make the price comparision?

This wine was not closed out by WTSO, the 2005 was!

If premier cru sells Pontet Canet 2008 for $49.99, but everyone else sells it for $80, what is the SRP?

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It seems to me that artificially raising the alleged price of a wine is fairly commonplace.
Wine Library does it all the time. They advertised 07 Sojourn Pinot a few days ago, and I think they said the MSRP was $49.95. That was pretty interesting, since I bought it directly from the winery for $36 (before a 10% discount).

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Bud,

I agree with you. I see it all the time, however, I do not articially raise the SRP, nor am I happy with the insinuation that I have.

$125 is the SRP for the 2006 Charlie’s Patch. It is being blown out because they are no longer producing the wine. That has no effect on what this wine was intended to sell for…the SRP.

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Dan,

There is a big difference in saying the price on a product is normally $X or marked down from $X (when it is not - as you describe) and saying that the SRP is $X. The latter is perfectly acceptable, as it is factual, while the former is a lie.

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Wow, in wake of the direction this thread has gone, I am actually sorry I started it.

Napa is full of $125 wines. if you choose to pay that or not is a personal decision. Where do we draw the line at the logic (or lack of) in this thread?

BTW, I grabbed the WTSO at $45 per.(for the 2005)

A top Napa Cab made by none other that TRB? No brainer.
Hope you’re sold out, Dan.

One more thing: Just a year ago I remember rumblings of the LACK of great sub $40 cabs from Napa. Here you go, gentlemen.

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Certainly not my intention.

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Dan

You referred to the SRP as “artificially high.”

I took it at face value.

If you meant differently, sorry, but I know that I, and others, saw it differently.

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Dan,
No insinuation intended at you at all. I was merely stating what I’ve seen on a few other sites, not yours.

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Thanks Bud.