ChangeMe
Grape Destemmer
Posts:70
 | | 10/17/2005 3:49 PM |
| | I don't drink much California merlot. I saw this listed from a store in New York @39.99/bottle which seemed a good price. I remember the folks at Silver Oak talking about it when I was out there last year and they all seemed very fond of it. Naturally, they make it so they aren't probably completely unbiased. For $39.99 I figured I could take the plunge. Has anybody besides Parker tried it? Thanks in advance. | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11877
| | 10/17/2005 3:55 PM |
| Let's see. Parker says 94 points, and Wine Library is having a 'sale' on it for $52 per.
$39 sounds like it's worth taking a chance. I would. | | | |
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Binski
South Bay
Grape Fermenter
Posts:457
| | 10/27/2005 3:48 AM |
| | Me Too! Mailing list is 65.00 per. After e-mailing them about the price difference, they got back to me. Another for the round file. But, for $39.00 I might take a case! | |
"Why Keep Score if you are not going to play by the rules?" | |
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texaswino
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2184
| | 10/27/2005 7:44 PM |
| Loved the 2000. Haven't tried the 02 yet. $39.99 is a great price.  | | | |
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davidandrose
Aurora, CO
Grape Puncher
Posts:939
| | 10/28/2005 3:20 AM |
| | I tried the '02 during the summer and my recollection is that it was alright - not spectacular, and certainly not worth the $60 they were charging. But at $40, I'd buy a bottle or two. | | | |
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Thief
Posts:2968
| | 02/05/2006 8:01 PM |
| Wine Spectator (web version) gave this wine a 78!
Somebody got dissed...  | |
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits...
ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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Randy Wigginton
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5510
| | 02/11/2006 1:34 AM |
| | Had this recently, and for $25-30 I'd buy some, not a lot. 78 is a bit harsh, more like 87-88 | | | |
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Thief
Posts:2968
| | 02/11/2006 2:30 AM |
| | I agree. The wine might be over-priced at $60 but scoring 78 seems more like spite. | |
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits...
ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Thief
Posts:2968
| | 02/15/2006 8:08 PM |
| I see at the local shop they are saying Robert Parker gives this a 94.
94 vs 78
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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits...
ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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Randy Wigginton
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5510
| | 02/16/2006 8:45 PM |
| I get it! Laube has dyslexia! He MEANT to score it at 87! And the Montelena... he meant 96, NOT 69  | | | |
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Daniel Posner
Grape Fermenter
Posts:586
| | 02/21/2006 3:37 AM |
| | $40 had to be a mistake, FYI. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Destemmer
Posts:70
| | 02/22/2006 3:49 PM |
| | Mistake? Nope, that's what it was. I found it on Winezap awhile back. | | | |
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Daniel Posner
Grape Fermenter
Posts:586
| | 02/23/2006 2:02 PM |
| | mistake on their part? I do not know the wholesale cost but that seems awfully low. | | | |
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