The Great 2022 Wine Buying Freeze has begun!

DavidG · Post by **DavidG** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 5:00 pm

Blanquito wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 4:51 pm IIncidentally, as a coping mechanism to buy-no-wine-before-its-time, I think we might use this thread to relive past wine buying glories.

Or we can brag about wines we didn’t buy, starting a new thread entitled What Wine Didn’t You Buy Recently?

I’ll go first: I didn’t buy that bottle of the 96 La Tache last month at K&L auction.

Seeing as I have utterly failed resisting any of my recent purchasing desires up until today, I don’t have much to contribute here.

Unless long past glories count, in which case I can regale you with tales of all the cult mailing lists I dropped.

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 5:38 pm

I have not bid on a current auction for a case if 89 Lynch… yet.

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:12 pm

I think the 89 Lynch Bages should qualify for an automatic, life-time BD buying-freeze exemption, no?

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:14 pm

Ah of course….
So it is written.

Racer Chris · Post by **Racer Chris** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:41 pm

It's like the monty python skit.
"I'm not gonna buy any wine!
Well, I'll buy old wine if I see a good deal.
Old wine and young champagne,
Well old wine, young champagne, and anything from the Loire Valley.
NO, no wine except these things:
old wine, young champagne, Chinon, 1989 Lynch-Bages, daily drinkers, Wine Club wines,,, wait

I am only going to not buy these wines:

"modern Bordeaux", ..."

DavidG · Post by **DavidG** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:48 pm

Chris knows us well…

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:58 pm

What did the Romans ever do for us?!…

DavidG · Post by **DavidG** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 7:13 pm

Blanquito wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:58 pm What did the Romans ever do for us?!…

Veni, vidi, vici, vini?

OrlandoRobert · Post by **OrlandoRobert** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 7:20 pm

DavidG wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 7:13 pm
Blanquito wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:58 pm What did the Romans ever do for us?!…
Veni, vidi, vici, vini?

Not to be a pedant, but I’d say “veni, vidi, bibi”.

OrlandoRobert · Post by **OrlandoRobert** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:35 pm

Racer Chris wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:41 pm It's like the monty python skit.
"I'm not gonna buy any wine!
Well, I'll buy old wine if I see a good deal.
Old wine and young champagne,
Well old wine, young champagne, and anything from the Loire Valley.
NO, no wine except these things:
old wine, young champagne, Chinon, 1989 Lynch-Bages, daily drinkers, Wine Club wines,,, wait

I am only going to not buy these wines:

"modern Bordeaux", ..."

I’m in!

JoelD · Post by **JoelD** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:22 am

We haven't started this yet right? If so, i'm already completely off the wagon. Insane deals though, couldn't pass them up. BD would approve

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:46 am

I have bought no wine for 4 days and counting.

OrlandoRobert · Post by **OrlandoRobert** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:58 am

Blanquito wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:46 am I have bought no wine for 4 days and counting.

You are lucky that I bought all the remaining 98 BAMA

DavidG · Post by **DavidG** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:17 am

My last purchase was 12/3 (a case of ‘95 and '00 BAMA, Alfert's fault), so I'm just 3 hours shy of 3 days now.

OrlandoRobert · Post by **OrlandoRobert** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:21 am

DavidG wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:17 am My last purchase was 12/3 (a case of ‘95 and '00 BAMA, Alfert's fault), so I'm just 3 hours shy of 3 days now.

You will be sending me an Xmas card later!

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:29 am

I would have broken my wine freeze if our secret source had anymore of the 95 BAMA.

Claudius2 · Post by **Claudius2** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:44 pm

Blanquito
Well I bid on 3 bottles of Jim’s favourite 1989 Lynch Bages last week at auction.
I think I’m suffering non-buyers remorse.
Oh well.
Cheers
Mark

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:33 pm

Claudius2 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:44 pm Blanquito
Well I bid on 3 bottles of Jim’s favourite 1989 Lynch Bages last week at auction.
I think I’m suffering non-buyers remorse.
Oh well.
Cheers
Mark

The 89 Lynch qualifies for an immediate, lifetime buying-freeze papal dispensation/BD exemption, so your buying freeze status is intact! So ruled.

Claudius2 · Post by **Claudius2** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 2:26 pm

Blanquito wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:33 pm
Claudius2 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:44 pm Blanquito
Well I bid on 3 bottles of Jim’s favourite 1989 Lynch Bages last week at auction.
I think I’m suffering non-buyers remorse.
Oh well.
Cheers
Mark
The 89 Lynch qualifies for an immediate, lifetime buying-freeze papal dispensation/BD exemption, so your buying freeze status is intact! So ruled.

Amen!
I am actually kicking myself for not buying it.
Don’t see it around here often but next time I’ll not pass it in.
Cheers
Mark

Comte Flaneur · Post by **Comte Flaneur** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:45 pm

We had the last Bacchus auction of 2021 yesterday. One bright spark (a close acquaintance and tasting pal) asked others what ‘successes’ they had had. Successes is one way of putting it. I was hoping to win just one lot, but alarmingly ended up with four; and catastrophically ended up spending eight times more than I had intended.

The carnage began after I foolishly put in an absentee bid for two bottles of 1988 Lafite, which I was confident would not be successful because my reading of the wine market was that it is getting frothy and very silly, what with all this funny money sloshing around; but it is one of my favourite vintages of my favourite wine (trust me it is so good), which perhaps explains the method in my recklessness. So straight off the bat I was up to £1000 (£500 for each). Yikes.

Later, somehow, my finger slipped and the upshot was that I ended up with 12 bottles of Clos Fratin 1980 Vosne Romanee (£320) because in my opinion 1980 is perhaps the most under-rated red burgundy vintage. I have no empirical or scientific evidence to back up this hunch. This illustrates the extent and advanced severity of my ailment. Then, in my delirium, my finger slipped once again and I ended up with a sixpack 2015 Levet Cote-Rotie Amesthyste (£240) …. how could I say no? such a keen price…The lot I was aiming for I won too: six 2011 Brovia Barolo (£260). Next year I will only be selling.

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:57 pm

Lol, Ian! That's a lot for a man on a freeze. At least you got some great deals! This merits a big 'very well done, indeed'.

I just put in a bid on a case of Niellon*, I am currently the high bidder but I am confident that I will get outbid in the end.

*It seems that Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet has become BWE's 'house' white burg.

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:57 pm

Lol..
Hey we only live once.

DavidG · Post by **DavidG** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 9:01 pm

Comte Flaneur wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:45 pm Later, somehow, my finger slipped

There must be a BD exemption for this!

JoelD · Post by **JoelD** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:30 am

Zero days on the wagon. The deals couldn't be helped.

2008 Piper Rare-115
2014 La Mish-135
2008 Krug-280
2016 L'Evangile- 150

Can we just change this thread to 2022 buying freeze thread, please?

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:47 am

I’d break my freeze for the 08 Rare at $115!

jal · Post by **jal** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:34 am

Blanquito wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:57 pm *It seems that Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet has become BWE's 'house' white burg.

Right at the time when it becomes incredibly expensive and difficult to find. Maybe we should give Niellon the La Lagune treatment and call it undrinkable swill

jckba · Post by **jckba** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:10 pm

JoelD wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:30 am Zero days on the wagon. The deals couldn't be helped.

2008 Piper Rare-115
2014 La Mish-135
2008 Krug-280
2016 L'Evangile- 150

Can we just change this thread to 2022 buying freeze thread, please?

Where and how did you manage those prices as those are definitely good entry points?

jal wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:34 am [quote=Blanquito post_id=99929 time=<a href="tel:1638997029">1638997029</a> user_id=77]
*It seems that Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet has become BWE's 'house' white burg.

Right at the time when it becomes incredibly expensive and difficult to find. Maybe we should give Niellon the La Lagune treatment and call it undrinkable swill

[/quote]

Lol.

JoelD · Post by **JoelD** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:45 pm

jckba wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:10 pm
Where and how did you manage those prices as those are definitely good entry points?

Its just coupon/cashback stacking nonsense, can only do 1 bottle at a time. Deal's are gone for now but may come back, but if you want a tutorial sometime let me know.

PghMike · Post by **PghMike** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 2:20 pm

Joel's tutorial has cost me alot of money, but also has saved me alot of money??

Ask for guidance at your own risk! Coupons and cashback can net anywhere from 20-50 percent off and there really aren't that many hoops to jump through. Just have to keep an eye on some cashback percentages and coupon codes. Definitely has made WDC Stewardship worth it for me this year.

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 2:55 pm

Day 7… still no wine purchased. The mantra is working it’s magic, I don’t need to buy any wine today…

Musigny 151 · Post by **Musigny 151** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:22 pm

Total failure. Just looked at what is being held in the UK for me. It is frightening.
But then, I have no problem using spare cash to buy. My best money market is $4 per thousand, and I think we are going to see some inflation in the near future. Why not convert cash to wine. Especially when you are being offered some old vintages of VCC and Pichon Lalande.

Nicklasss · Post by **Nicklasss** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:12 pm

What a useless thread. The 2021 BWE UTOTY (useless thread of the year) is surely that one.

s*d*r · Post by **s*d*r** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:19 pm

JoelD wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:30 am The deals couldn't be helped.

2008 Krug-280

Only like a handful of bottles for sale in the world for like $750+, so that’s quite a score. You’d think it was some micro cuvée in Burgundy. Can’t figure out if all the Christmas holiday bottles are still on some boat.

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:21 pm

I guess Nic is still struggling with his wine buying! There’s hope, Nic, even for you! Just look at me, seven days ago I was just like you, buying and buying and buying some more, and now I am free! Not-buying-wine can be free for you and all others too, just step into the light!

DavidG · Post by **DavidG** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:58 pm

Blanquito wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 2:55 pm Day 7… still no wine purchased. The mantra is working it’s magic, I don’t need to buy any wine today…

Standing strong with you brother!

marcs · Post by **marcs** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:54 am

JoelD wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:30 am Zero days on the wagon. The deals couldn't be helped.

2008 Piper Rare-115
2014 La Mish-135
2008 Krug-280
2016 L'Evangile- 150

Can we just change this thread to 2022 buying freeze thread, please?

Those are almost half the Winesearcher lows! Or more like a third for the Krug! How the hell did you manage that LOL

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 4:05 am

The 1988 Lafite may be my favorite Lafite.

stefan · Post by **stefan** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 5:30 am

I buy less in my non freeze than most of you buy in a freeze.

Racer Chris · Post by **Racer Chris** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:29 am

Right?! Their Freeze budget is bigger than my Splurge budget.

DavidG · Post by **DavidG** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:44 pm

I went in with Joel on some 2014 Conseillante. I'm out!
Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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And now I'm in again! A new freeze has begun!