i like this champagne & i took 6 bottles to a business dinner last month where it was served to a group who normally drink grocery store sparklers & they were blown away.  i felt good about not bringing anything substantialy better.

Had a Gaston Chiquet 1998 Special Club the other night that was tasty. Anyone had much experience with Special Club bottlings?

Also, anyone tried the 2002 Taittinger Comtes Rose?

But of course!   WIML and I have both tried and bought some. I haven't done a TN on it but it is very good, about 93 pts from me. It is very lush right now but has underlying structure to last. I've considered buying more even at ~$120+. Probably the best vintage Rose for the price right now.

Winetex, you're killing me here.

How many did you buy?

I already had a case. Good stuff. Saut likes it also.

There were others on the email like MV Krug @ $65.00 which is an absolute steal.

That price was a mistake that they aren't going to honor.

Funny, my email didn't have the Krug in it at all.

Somebody I know supposedly got that price. They probably honored his and quickly fixed it. Price is "correct" now.

Correction. They didn't honor the price. When they went to finalize the order they caught their mistake and canceled only the Krug off his order. He then canceled the entire order in return.

Surprising...did they offer him anything for their mistake?

Nothing but he did cancel the balance once they canceled on him. I guess I wouldn't expect them to offer anything at that point.

mistakes happen - i think it's kind of lame to jump on something like that and get all upset when it turns out it too good to be true.

that's a good price on the 98 taittinger.

I agree not to jump on a business for their mistake but IMHO it's in good form for said business to extend some sort of "we screwed up" gesture simply out of courtesy. I don't expect this type of treatment but it really goes a long way when something is offered to me, even if small (free/discounted shipping, special discount, etc.). In business, I always try to extend something to our customer's when we make a mistake, really goes a long way and the customer generally tells others about how great we are for making it up to them in some form.

Joe, my sentiments exactly.

Ha ha Joe, first time huh? :)

I guess I was a little quick to react - if you take in current market conditions I guess it is not out of the question, but being a big champagne house where things are pretty tightly controlled, a dump on a luxury brand like Krug was probably unlikely. I do agree that a peace offering would have been the right thing to do, absolutely.

That said, having worked retail wine for a while and seeing some unreasonable demands made by customers, I guess I am a little sensitive. I should probably drink a little more champagne and chill out... :)

FWIW, I would not have expected any peace offering.

-Al

jamietown, I'm serious. I believe it is literally the first time I haven't agreed with something you said or posted. How's that for a track record! LOL!