When are you placing your order?

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I have until Oct 31

Hundred Acre:
240.00 for the pinot for a 6 pack
270.00 for a 3 pack of the Sav Blanc

Dear Selena,

I am currently offering some of the wines that I have made as little gifts for you; I have always loved the notion of MEMBERSHIP HAVING ITS PRIVILEGES so here goes:

2007 Cherry Pie – Pinot Noir: Two wines, two vineyards, one in Napa Valley (the stately and loved Stanly Ranch) and the other from the Sonoma Coast (whimsically named Huckleberry Snodgrass by me when drinking both wines with abandon…) west of Napa Valley. They are partially barrel fermented, elegant and simply lovely. These wines are for food (but maybe not flaming curry and definitely not tofu), romance new and old and definitely for watching golf and old Bogart movies. Enjoy; there is very little but all I could make…

2008 Summer Dreams – Sauvignon Blanc: No holds barred and full wide open throttle, if you like gooseberry and cat piss SB read no further, this is the zenith of ripeness, barrel fermented in huge puncheons sitting on a field of lees and bottled unfiltered. I am certain of a few things for sure, you will be very pleased…you will crave it…you will run out quickly...you will regret your allocations size and haste in drinking them…put some away if you’re really smart.

Both of these wines are on a first come, first serve basis and there is just not enough wine to go around so please order as quickly as you can to ensure an allocation. The offer ends October 31. Wine will be shipped the week of November 30.

Shortly thereafter, will come one of the greatest wines (maybe the greatest) I have ever made….the Ark

got the same offer. blown away by the asking price of the SB. you realize the kind of wines i can get for $270 from Cindy? or how many CdR/CdP I can get for that right now? I was SHOCKED by the asking price.

I about fell over on the Sav Blanc expecially when I can get Modus or Merry Edwards and so forth for around the 30.00 mark... 80.00 he has hit his head

$40.00 for a Pinot did not give me sticker shock but I'm still not biting as I'm not going to be forced to take six...
So a PAZZZZ for me unless I can find some peeps to split the Pinot with.

Looks like you switched the prices. It's $270 for either 6-pack of Cherry Pie and $240 for the 6-pack of Summer Dreams.

Copain's winter offering is here. I already have a fair amount of their '07s, but I'm thinking about getting these syrahs. Does anyone have any experience with their post-'05 syrahs? opinions?

I am really shocked by that Hundred Acres Sauvignon Blanc price. Are they insane?

+1

They've all been low 90 type wines for me. Definitely fruit forward, with, in most cases, sour cherries being the DOMINANT flavor profile for me. For the price, they have some of the best higher end Syrahs I've tasted.

I realize that most of you have either received the 2006 Russian River
Syrah and Grenache or will be getting them later this week. And since
many of you will be anxious to open these wines, I thought I would
give you some updated tasting notes to give you a better idea of what
to open, what not to, what to decant, etc. I hope that these help.

Before the notes, though, I want to ease any fears about the stated
alcohol on the Syrah. This is NOT 16.5% alcohol. I had a couple
barrels that were VERY high in alcohol, and created the labels when I
thought those barrels might be included. Ultimately, I decided not to
use the high alcohol barrels in the final blend. The actual alcohol
is 15.6%--certainly not low, but not 16.5%.

2006 Russian River Syrah- Given how big this wine is, I would
recommend that it not be opened right after arrival since I imagine
that it will be rather shocked. This wine is still all about meats
and spice. I like this wine served slightly cooler than room
temperature as this seems to give it focus. My preferred drinking on
this is to pour a good glass the first day and then leave the bottle
partial until the next day. That day of air in the bottle really
seems to help soften this wine and make it more approachable. This is
probably a wine best cellared for a year or two, then consumed with a
rich meal.

2006 Russian River Grenache- The Grenache is more about elegance than
power. While not lacking in richness it is not the bruiser that the
2005 Grenache was. This wine benefits from decanting, but does not
seem to need air like the Syrah does. This shows braised meats,
cloves, wet earth and a hint of pine. Seamless and smooth on the
palate, this wine seems to only be getting better with bottle age.
This would be the one to open on arrival, see if you like where it is,
and then decide what to do with the rest. Personally, I am going to
drink these slowly and see if they age as well as I think they will
over the next 5 years or so.

These are both wines that were not made to be flashy, super forward or
necessarily early drinkers. I like structure in my wines. These are
both 100% whole cluster, unfined and unfiltered, and with little to no
new oak. They should be their best at least a year from now, and
should do quite well in a cool cellar.


Jeff Ames
Owner/Winemaker