JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5112
 | | 04/01/2008 2:40 PM |
| | The website (www.maybachwines.com) is accepting orders. Use your user name and password from last year. My allocation last year was 3 @ $110. This year it was 4 @ $110. No mag for me. Sold to me! | |
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Daniel Bailey
Grape Puncher
Posts:731
| | 04/01/2008 2:50 PM |
| | I was a fan of the 05 when I tasted it in February so I think you will enjoy it when it arrives Jimmy. | | | |
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5112
| | 04/01/2008 3:07 PM |
| I will try to remember not to drink it 7 years post release. | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9257
| | 04/01/2008 4:48 PM |
| | Placed my order. No mags allocated, but I wonder if they won't be divied up later? I did get a mag. of the 2004. | | | |
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Dave
Wine Thief
Posts:2899
| | 04/01/2008 5:27 PM |
| | Unless the '05 is a substantial step-up from the '04, I am passing. Will likely pass in any event. | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5510
| | 04/01/2008 8:53 PM |
| I think I'm going to pass on this. I just have too much wine. L'Aventure is also pitching a spring shipment, which I will probably cancel, even though I love their wines.
Dan, do you have any tasting notes on the 2005 Maybach? What would you consider this similar to? | | | |
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Daniel Bailey
Grape Puncher
Posts:731
| | 04/01/2008 9:35 PM |
| Posted By JimmyV on 04/01/2008 3:07 PM
I will try to remember not to drink it 7 years post release.
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Daniel Bailey
Grape Puncher
Posts:731
| | 04/01/2008 9:41 PM |
| Posted By Randy Wigginton on 04/01/2008 8:53 PM
I think I'm going to pass on this. I just have too much wine. L'Aventure is also pitching a spring shipment, which I will probably cancel, even though I love their wines.
Dan, do you have any tasting notes on the 2005 Maybach? What would you consider this similar to?
I drank the bottle at dinner with friends so I didn't take any notes. The bottle did disappear pretty quickly however. The what is similar question is a tough one. Frankly it didn't seem similar to me to any Oakville Cabs except perhaps faintly to Gargiulo's new Cab but it plays it more close to the vest than that wine. Its a very fine Cab. Not at all over the top or sweet the way many Cabs can be nowadays. Not as structured as many 05 Cabs can be. Stephanie was less impressed with the wine than I was. We drank the Maybach after a 2003 Marcassin BSR Pinot and while it wasn't the BSR I did really enjoy the Maybach. I will try it again at the end of April at the SF Guardsman Wine Auction and will post an update if warranted. | | | |
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rickym13
los angeles
Wine Thief
Posts:2843
| | 04/08/2008 2:34 PM |
| | just got email that they are shipping via ups | | | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9257
| | 04/08/2008 3:29 PM |
| Likewise - and I got my wishlisted magnum  | | | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5219
| | 04/08/2008 10:31 PM |
| | magnum wishlist granted here too. now i have an 04 & an 05! wooohoooo! | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5510
| | 04/10/2008 3:43 PM |
| | I passed on this (not buying any wine whatsoever), but the 2004 Maybach at dinner Sunday night was excellent. I would expect very good things from the 2005 vintage. | | | |
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Randy Sloan
St. Helena
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2076
| | 04/10/2008 7:51 PM |
| | Does anyone recall the price of a mag? I wishlisted one but didn't enter in CT since I didn't expect to get it. I did. | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9257
| | 04/10/2008 7:53 PM |
| | The mags were $285. Great box! | | | |
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