Paul K. 
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 452
 | | 12-31-2005 07:56 PM |
| Well, it looks like the first wave of mailers is about to be upon us:
Bryant Family
Kistler
Kobalt
Marcassin
Sloan
I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch of others. Time to take a second out on my home. | | |
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rickym13
los angeles
Wine Thief
Posts: 2935
| | 12-31-2005 08:50 PM |
| maybe pride rsrv stuff? not sure if it was in jan or feb  | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10937
| | 12-31-2005 09:25 PM |
| Pride reserve end of January, borderline February (this year my CC got hit on 2/1) For me: Bressler Kistler Saxum Sloan Turley Pride Reserve  | | | |
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Paul K.
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 452
| | 12-31-2005 09:34 PM |
| Randy,
What is Saxum releasing? Is this their 2004 Rocket Block and Broken Stones?
The 2002 Bressler will be a must buy for me. I hope it is the end of January because Kistler and Bryant will be next week, Sloan will be the second week, and the others the back half of January. | | | |
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Robert Prosperino
Brewster, NY
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2483
| | 12-31-2005 09:54 PM |
| According to CellarTracker, this is what is coming in the next 30 - 45 days for me:
Kobalt
Kistler
Quilceda (can't believe anyone hasn't mentioned this yet)
Sloan
Turley
Bressler
Colgin
Herb Lamb (EII)
and Pride Reserves (shared mailer) | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5832
| | 12-31-2005 10:19 PM |
| No one has mentioned Kosta Browne. Isn't the 4 Barrel in January. I am saving my pennies. | | | |
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Paul K.
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 452
| | 12-31-2005 11:10 PM |
| Quote:
No one has mentioned Kosta Browne. Isn't the 4 Barrel in January. I am saving my pennies.
Dave,
You're right! First week of Jan.
Anyone hear about the 2003 Quilceda Creek? Another huge score from RP? | | | |
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Paul K.
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 452
| | 12-31-2005 11:21 PM |
| Tanzer gives the 2003 Quilceda Creek comparable, if not slightly better, scores to the 2001 and 2002 bottlings, so it appears a strong buy. | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10937
| | 12-31-2005 11:24 PM |
| Last year they released the rocket block & broken stones in january. Based on the saxum wines I've had so far, I will be purchasing everything I can. Great great wines, reasonable prics. | | | |
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Paul K.
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 452
| | 12-31-2005 11:36 PM |
| Well, then I need to add them to my list of buy wines. I did get one their mailer for the 2003 Bone Rock release ($65 per)
Last year, the prices were very reasonable for the Rocket Block and Broken Stones. Based on the increase for the 2003 Bone Rock, I wonder what the prices will be this year for the 2004s.
How are the 2004s compared to the 2003s? | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12777
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10937
| | 01-01-2006 01:34 AM |
| Parker rated the 03 Rocket Block at 98. I completely agree. He's rated the 04 Rocket Block at 92-94, so that removes a little bit of the pricing pressure. | | | |
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LC17SMP
Cypress, Ca.
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1055
| | 01-03-2006 02:58 AM |
| I know its purely wishful thinking but....... If I were to get on the Pride Reserve List (Im told it may be soon) and the Sloan list (joined pretty early on and before Parker reviews) and I am on Quilceda List this could get VERY costly. Im not holding my breath but rather just considering the possibilities so I can be prepared if needed. Just the Quilceda alone could be pricey.  | | | LC17SMP | |
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Mona_Lisa_Vito
Grape Sorter
Posts: 228
| | 01-04-2006 05:50 PM |
| Does anyone know...
Is there a way to track expected mailer dates in CellarTracker? (not the wine, just the mailer). Thanks! | | | |
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Paul K.
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 452
| | 01-04-2006 11:30 PM |
| Quote:
Does anyone know...
Is there a way to track expected mailer dates in CellarTracker? (not the wine, just the mailer). Thanks!
That would be a nice feature. Send an email to Eric, eric@cellartracker.com. | | | |
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Robert Prosperino
Brewster, NY
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2483
| | 01-05-2006 01:26 AM |
| Quote:
Does anyone know...
Is there a way to track expected mailer dates in CellarTracker? (not the wine, just the mailer). Thanks!
Indirectly - once you have built up your purchase history in Cellartracker, just look back at any time period, month or quarter and you can see from last year's purchases what mailers are coming up. Gives you a good idea of which wines are due (as long as the mailer dates remain consistent). | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 10937
| | 01-05-2006 01:51 PM |
| I've found it more useful to use Quicken to see when the money went out, and how much | | | |
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David Walker
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2284
| | 01-05-2006 05:51 PM |
| '02 Bressler should be out mid-Jan, according to the web site. | | | |
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LC17SMP
Cypress, Ca.
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1055
| | 01-12-2006 05:12 AM |
| Hundred Acre Shiraz mailer going out next week per H.A.
I've heard (read) pretty lofty prices rumored for this but I will most likely pick up the minimum at least. | | | LC17SMP | |
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R8der
Livermore, CA
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2186
| | 01-12-2006 06:07 AM |
| Quote:
No one has mentioned Kosta Browne. Isn't the 4 Barrel in January. I am saving my pennies.
Did some barrel tasting with Dan last weekend. They won't be sending out a mailer for the 4 barrel until later this year. The next KB mailer is for appelation wines sometime in March/April.
I did barrel taste two of the barrels they are tentatively planning to put in the 4 barrel (they've been doing their blends the last week or so)....and they were pretty damn good...but I had them independant of each other. I'm sure the final blend will be incredible as usual. Can't wait!
The most impressive barrel sample I had was the 05 Rosella's....wow what an awesome wine that one is going to be!!
Chris | | | |
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