Randy Sloan 
St. Helena
Wine Drinker
Posts: 4021
 | | 08-28-2008 03:27 PM |
| Gulp.  Just arrived via snailmail: 2006 Harlan Estate: 1 bottle - $500 each 6 bottles in wooden case - $3000 1 mag in wooden case - $1100 2 mags in wooden case - $2200 2005 Maiden: 3 bottles in wooden case - $450 6 bottles in wooden case - $900 | | | Randy Sloan<br>Match Vineyards |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3446
| | 08-28-2008 03:52 PM |
| I came home for lunch and saw this in the mail. Good to see that demand in still high in the EU and Asia! | | TN posted on Cellartracker"
I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5251
| | 08-28-2008 04:05 PM |
| I'm all in. All in the trash, that is. | | | Beta testing a new signature. | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12771
| | 08-28-2008 04:54 PM |
| Damn, $500???????? What was it rated anyway, 100 points? | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12771
| | 08-28-2008 04:55 PM |
| Just checked: the last Estate I bought was the 02 vintage. I paid $250. Now, it has doubled in price. | | | |
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rickym13
los angeles
Wine Thief
Posts: 2933
| | 08-28-2008 06:38 PM |
| is that same price as last year? 2005 vintage?
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11423
| | 08-28-2008 06:45 PM |
| The radioactive symbol on this thread is cracking me up for no apparent reason. | | | |
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3411
| | 08-28-2008 06:56 PM |
| $450 for the last round. Yeahhhhh. So I passed. | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10933
| | 08-28-2008 07:30 PM |
| This is really bad news for those with verticals they wish to keep intact.
No eBob ratings on the 06 Harlan. Clearly the mailer/retail price has reached full bore; the 04 is going in the 500 range, the 03 is in the $350 range. Unless he hits 100RMP again, this is the top of the price curve. | | | |
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts: 4969
| | 08-29-2008 01:57 AM |
| Posted By Randy Wigginton on 08/28/2008 7:30 PM
Unless he hits 100RMP again, this is the top of the price curve.
wishful thinking | | | |
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tgenn
Pleasanton, Ca.
Grape Sorter
Posts: 397
| | 08-29-2008 02:13 AM |
| This is just a nominal increase for a good, but not 100 point vintage. In 07, jumping to $750 is not out of the question. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12722
| | 08-29-2008 08:34 AM |
| ROTFLMAO! | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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David Spriggs
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 647
| | 08-29-2008 10:41 AM |
| I was surprised to get this offer. I stopped buying after the 2003 vintage. They still have me as a "premier" mailing list member - which means that I can order a guarenteed allocation of 6 bottles and 3 mags. I still sort of regret falling off this list - but it's too expensive. $6300 + tax and shipping. My wife put it this way - would you rather go skiing in luxury for 2 weeks or have a case of wine. Easy decision! I have to toss this one. -Dave- | | | |
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mountainman
Mammoth Mountain
Wine Addict
Posts: 6216
| | 08-29-2008 03:10 PM |
| passed last year and passing this year and safe to say I am passing next year. | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10933
| | 08-30-2008 07:16 PM |
| Posted By Bob Bressler on 08/29/2008 1:57 AM Posted By Randy Wigginton on 08/28/2008 7:30 PM
Unless he hits 100RMP again, this is the top of the price curve.
wishful thinking
I'm not so sure, especially with the economy where it is. Let's see what happens next year! | | | |
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dlippoldt
Grape Picker
Posts: 1
| | 08-31-2008 02:32 PM |
| newbie here...
any thoughts on whether the Maiden is worth the $150? | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12771
| | 08-31-2008 10:26 PM |
| In my past experience with the Maidens, the answer is no. | | | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts: 9625
| | 09-01-2008 07:17 PM |
| | | | 2008: the end of an error | |
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shaferguy91
Germantown TN
Wine Addict
Posts: 6958
| | 09-01-2008 09:53 PM |
| Pricing is uncalled for. Pass here after 10 straight years of buying. | | | |
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Vine
Milwaukee, WI
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1162
| | 09-02-2008 01:06 AM |
| shaferguy, do you remember what Harlan was priced at when you first purchased 10 years ago? Just curious, thanks. | | | |
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