So what have you bought lately?

Musigny 151 · Post by **Musigny 151** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:32 pm

Nicklasss wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:30 pm 3 bottles of 2020 Volnay 1er cru Brouillards from Bernard and Thierry Glantenay.

Any Bourgogne lover should try a wine of that estate minimum once.

Agreed. Gorgeous wines. The 2010 Santenots is evolving beautifully. Jon Gilman just discovered the little vineyard gem in Pommard, Les Saucilles

NoahR · Post by **NoahR** » Tue Feb 28, 2023 5:40 pm

JoelD wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 9:23 am
NoahR wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:59 am Been a very random few weeks:
1934 Henriques Madeira Verdelho x 8

I just nabbed one of these myself recently after having a great experience with some 80's verdelho. Have you had this before? I think it's the oldest wine I've ever bought.

Haven’t had this one, but I love old Madeira. Oldest bottle is 1814…

jckba · Post by **jckba** » Tue Feb 28, 2023 6:55 pm

6pk of 2020 JF Mugnier Nuits Saint Georges ‘Clos de la Marechale’ 1er for $145.99/per across 2 different Bottle King stores.

: Jacques told me to do it ;)

Nicklasss · Post by **Nicklasss** » Tue Feb 28, 2023 11:48 pm

jckba wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 6:55 pm 6pk of 2020 JF Mugnier Nuits Saint Georges ‘Clos de la Marechale’ 1er for $145.99/per across 2 different Bottle King stores.
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Nice!

JoelD · Post by **JoelD** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 2:08 am

Musigny 151 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:32 pm
Nicklasss wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:30 pm 3 bottles of 2020 Volnay 1er cru Brouillards from Bernard and Thierry Glantenay.

Any Bourgogne lover should try a wine of that estate minimum once.
Agreed. Gorgeous wines. The 2010 Santenots is evolving beautifully. Jon Gilman just discovered the little vineyard gem in Pommard, Les Saucilles

2 bottles of the 2010 Santenots. Looking forward to trying. I forgot about this after you mentioned it a while back.

jal · Post by **jal** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:28 am

jckba wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 6:55 pm 6pk of 2020 JF Mugnier Nuits Saint Georges ‘Clos de la Marechale’ 1er for $145.99/per across 2 different Bottle King stores.
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Lol. Sure, go ahead and blame me.
It's amazing that a 1er cru Monopole is the cheapest wine in Mugniers's lineup. About a quarter of the price of his Chambolle village. Enjoy JC

Dionysus · Post by **Dionysus** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:36 am

3 * Jamet Côte Rôtie 2017

I have some reservation on this vintage...I've see mixed notes, but the price was more than fair.

jckba · Post by **jckba** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 11:37 am

jal wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:28 am Lol. Sure, go ahead and blame me.
It's amazing that a 1er cru Monopole is the cheapest wine in Mugniers's lineup. About a quarter of the price of his Chambolle village. Enjoy JC

Agree and that’s just the way it goes nowadays but they did have an empty spot price tag of $189 for the Chambolle in the glass case but someone had already beat me to it. Bottle King tends to split up the allocated items amongst multiple stores so that is why you end up finding a btl or 2 or 3 and not full 6packs in any one location for the most part.

jal · Post by **jal** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 2:56 pm

$189 for the Mugnier Chambolle is about $300 less than what it sells for in the US if you can find it.

jckba · Post by **jckba** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 6:26 pm

I realize but I also don’t think we should take average wine searcher listed retail prices for allocated items as gospel when there simply is not that much to go around (ie demand far exceeds supply). $189 is a great price for the best in class village Chambolle from Mugnier and it is also in line with the current wholesale costs, $500+ is not. There is a wide range of pricing when it comes to wines of this ilk (Raveneau, Rayas etc) and everyone has to draw their own line in the sand and decide what is worth it and what is not.

Ianjaig · Post by **Ianjaig** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 9:27 pm

3 x Ch Poujeaux 2009 from auction.

Tried this recently and really enjoyed it so glad to have picked up some more. Not overly happy with the price paid but needs must.

JoelD · Post by **JoelD** » Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:51 pm

1999 Giscours
2000 La Conseillante
2000 Yon Figeac
2001 Montrose
2006 d'Issan
2014 L'Eglise Clinet

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:22 pm

I finally took the wine.com plunge, and with coupons and 30% rewards through Capital One shopping, I grabbed the following:

4 x 2019 Ferriere
4 x 2020 Ridge Geyserville
2 x 2019 Giscours

All for around $28 each (plus tax and there $59/year flat shipping deal) once everything was stacked.

Racer Chris · Post by **Racer Chris** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:23 pm

1x 2014 Pontet Canet @ $85
1x 2014 Lynch Bages @ $127
2x 2019 Brane Cantenac @ $59
1x 2019 Bel-Air Cuvee Jean Gabriel (Lussac St Emilion) @ $30. The wine manager at TW called this his poor man's La Fleur Petrus. I'll get back to you on that...

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:44 pm

Blanquito wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:22 pm I finally took the wine.com plunge, and with coupons and 30% rewards through Capital One shopping, I grabbed the following:

4 x 2019 Ferriere
4 x 2020 Ridge Geyserville
2 x 2019 Giscours

All for around $28 each (plus tax and there $59/year flat shipping deal) once everything was stacked.

I've doubled down on Wine.com, for a running tally of:
-4 x 2019 DDC rouge (~$45 all-in, including coupons and 30% back towards gift cards)
-4 x 2019 Ferriere (~$28 all-in)
-4 x 2020 Ridge Geyserville (~$28 all-in)
-4 x 2019 Giscours (~$32 all-in)
-1 x 2012 Taittinger Comtes de Champage (~$140 all-in)
-2 x 2014 Bollinger Grande Annee (~$108 all-in)
-plus a few misc whites

I show the prices I paid not to gloat, but highlight for the savvy and hard-working shopper what you can get if you play the coupon-and-gift-card game at wine.com.

Assuming you have (a) interest in new releases and (b) have any use for gift cards at places like Home Depot, Amazon, etc, (and the added hassle of waiting for the reward to post, etc.), the 30% back you get on purchases makes these wine.com deals crazy-cheap.

PghMike · Post by **PghMike** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:49 pm

Blanquito wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:44 pm
Blanquito wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:22 pm I finally took the wine.com plunge, and with coupons and 30% rewards through Capital One shopping, I grabbed the following:

4 x 2019 Ferriere
4 x 2020 Ridge Geyserville
2 x 2019 Giscours

All for around $28 each (plus tax and there $59/year flat shipping deal) once everything was stacked.

I've doubled down on Wine.com, for a running tally of:
-4 x 2019 DDC rouge (~$45 all-in, including coupons and 30% back towards gift cards)
-4 x 2019 Ferriere (~$28 all-in)
-4 x 2020 Ridge Geyserville (~$28 all-in)
-4 x 2019 Giscours (~$32 all-in)
-1 x 2012 Taittinger Comtes de Champage (~$140 all-in)
-2 x 2014 Bollinger Grande Annee (~$108 all-in)
-plus a few misc whites

I show the prices I paid not to gloat, but highlight for the savvy and hard-working shopper what you can get if you play the coupon-and-gift-card game at wine.com.

Assuming you have (a) interest in new releases and (b) have any use for gift cards at places like Home Depot, Amazon, etc, (and the added hassle of waiting for the reward to post, etc.), the 30% back you get on purchases makes these wine.com deals crazy-cheap.

Nice haul! I haven't gotten 30 percent again since last year but I certainly abused it then..... Stuck at 6 but at least had 18 percent recently.

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:01 pm

Good point: the 30% doesn’t last forever, maybe just your first month. But even at 18%, these are seriously tempting prices.

Nicklasss · Post by **Nicklasss** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:02 pm

Bought 3 bottles, from The Dark Side of the Moon...

stefan · Post by **stefan** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:03 pm

For drinking next week at T & J's in Berkeley (because I could only carry 11 bottles with me)

1996 Leoville Barton
1988 Gruaud-Larose
1986 Ducru-Beaucaillou

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:25 pm

stefan wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:03 pm For drinking next week at T & J's in Berkeley (because I could only carry 11 bottles with me)

1996 Leoville Barton
1988 Gruaud-Larose
1986 Ducru-Beaucaillou

Nice! Is the 86 Ducru a reconditioned bottle or are the 86s mostly pre-taint?

stefan · Post by **stefan** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:11 pm

'86 Ducru is best described as a gamble, Patrick. Fortunately, I am the only drinker who is very sensitive to TCA. If I detect taint, I won't say anything unless someone else thinks the bottle is off. I would not do this in Oregon with my bloodhound son.

Nicklasss · Post by **Nicklasss** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:05 pm

stefan wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:03 pm For drinking next week at T & J's in Berkeley (because I could only carry 11 bottles with me)

1996 Leoville Barton
1988 Gruaud-Larose
1986 Ducru-Beaucaillou

Yum, the 1996 Léo Barton!

And i can't remember if it was a magnum of 1988 Gruaud Larose or Lagrange that i brought to the second BWE convention in 2002 in Napa... but i'm 75 % sure it was the Gruaud.

PghMike · Post by **PghMike** » Sun Mar 12, 2023 12:07 am

stefan wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:11 pm '86 Ducru is best described as a gamble, Patrick. Fortunately, I am the only drinker who is very sensitive to TCA. If I detect taint, I won't say anything unless someone else thinks the bottle is off. I would not do this in Oregon with my bloodhound son.

I had a rebottled one last year that was fantastic.

Racer Chris · Post by **Racer Chris** » Sun Mar 12, 2023 3:11 pm

I've been thinking that I still don't have enough classified growth bottles from St Estephe, and I can't afford the top 3 in most vintages, so I was window shopping for Lafon-Rochet when I came upon an irresistible deal - 2010 La Dame de Montrose magnums for $99. I love that wine, so I bought 3 for $323 all in. That's the same price per ml that I paid in 2017 for 750s.
I'll work on the L-R some other time I guess.

Comte Flaneur · Post by **Comte Flaneur** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:36 am

Case of Smith Haut Lafitte 2004 rouge

StBlGT · Post by **StBlGT** » Wed Mar 15, 2023 6:14 pm

3 x 2019 Lafon-Rochet
3 x 2019 Pichon Comtesse Reserve
2 x 2016 Chasse-Spleen

Gerry M. · Post by **Gerry M.** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:37 am

3 x 2015 Carpineto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione @$40ea.

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:27 pm

Since 14 is the new 02, and everyone seems to love the 14 Sociando Mallet (normale), I just grabbed 3 magnums of the ‘14 Cuvée Jean Gautreau for $90/each for future conventions.

Musigny 151 · Post by **Musigny 151** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:29 pm

2 x 6 Taittinger Comtes rose 2007

Nicklasss · Post by **Nicklasss** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:19 pm

3 x 2010 Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva

stefan · Post by **stefan** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:58 pm

1 2015 Corbin $40
1 2012 Sociando Mallet Jean Gautreau $40
1 2009 Sociando Mallet Jean Gautreau $80
2 1996 Ducru-Beaucaillou @ $221

Comte Flaneur · Post by **Comte Flaneur** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:05 pm

Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Lavrottes, 2017, Boursat Pere et Fils, £285/6/in bond, near Bonnes Mares and an under-the-radar producer, according to the blurb - burgundy is just so good these days - I am drinking a village 2015 Hubert Lignier Morey Tres Girard tonight and it is making the hairs stand up on the back of my neck it is so good.

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:06 pm

Nicklasss wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:19 pm 3 x 2010 Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva

Just grabbed a half bottle of this today!

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:14 pm

stefan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:58 pm 2009 Sociando Mallet Jean Gautreau

Planning to open one of these for a wine dinner in a month’s time, I will report back. Another ‘90 in the making, me hopes.

stefan · Post by **stefan** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:01 pm

Good, Patrick. Actually, I bought it today in SF to eat with corned beef and other Irish delicacies tonight in Berkeley. I'll see if I like it enough to buy some for Oregon.

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:45 pm

stefan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:01 pm Good, Patrick. Actually, I bought it today in SF to eat with corned beef and other Irish delicacies tonight in Berkeley. I'll see if I like it enough to buy some for Oregon.

Alright! Be sure to report back!

Racer Chris · Post by **Racer Chris** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:54 pm

This week I made trips to two different Total Wine stores in my area and took further advantage of some recently lowered prices and the 15% off sale ending tomorrow.
One more 2014 Lynch Bages
2 more '19 Brane Cantenac
3 more '16 Talbot
2 - 2016 Prieure Lichine
5 - 2018 Prieure Lichine
2 - 2019 Ch. du Retout
1 - 2019 Bel-Air cuvee Jean Gabriel

Chateau Vin · Post by **Chateau Vin** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:34 pm

From our local Costco— 2 bottles of 2019 Palmer @199 each ..

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:41 pm

Very nicely done, CV, I'm glad I didn't pull the trigger at $250 on sale in NH as the "mystery 2019" in London.

Chateau Vin · Post by **Chateau Vin** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:22 pm

Local Costco also had 2019 Petit Mouton for $169 a pop. Wondering if it’s worth or get more of Palmer for 30 bucks more...