San Bruno, CA

2003 Ferriere #960955 - $24.99
2003 Grand Puy Ducasse #960957 - $23.99

Laguna Niguel(Cabot), CA

#960949 03 Duhart Milon $29.99 (2 bots left after I took 12)

Flubis,

The 2003 Reinhold hart Spatlese is about full price if it is the Piesporter Goldtropfchin (WS91). I have not had that vintage but Haart makes the best Piesporter wines bar none (of course there is a lot of crap coming out of Piespoter but Haart is not among them).

VM

They had 2003 Reignac for $21.99 at the Costco in south Irvine. I tried it that night and it's quite good, much more concentration than past vintages I've tried, and it drinks well now with some decanting.

I also picked up Quinault L'Enclos 2003 for $26/bottle.

Sunnyvale, CA Costco:
2003 Ch Margaux Item 960905 $359.99 (Limit 3)
2003 Ch Haut Brion Item 960909 $295.99 (Limit 3)
2003 Ch Pichon Lalande Item 961018 $98.99
2003 Ch d'Armailhac Item 960919 $30.99
2003 Ch Monbousquet Item 961008 $43.79
2003 Ch D'Aigulhe Item 960916 $25.99
2002 Vieux Ch Certan Item 675429 $62.99
2002 Concha y Toro Don Melchor Item 94361 $32.99
2003 The Laughing Magpie Shiraz/Viognier - Sorry, no item & no price.

oritz

Redwood City, CA

960905 2003 Margaux 359.99 (limit 3)
960906 2003 Mouton Rothschild 295.99 (limit 3)
960909 2003 Haut Brion 295.99 (limit 3)
961018 2003 Pichon Lalande 98.99
960916 2003 d'Aiguilhe 25.99
960919 2003 d'Armailhac 30.99

Oritz, are you sure the Monbousquet was the 2003 vintage? Danville Costco is still shelving the 2001...

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Originally posted by Eric White:
Oritz, are you sure the Monbousquet was the 2003 vintage? Danville Costco is still shelving the 2001...

The 2003's are separated from the 2001's. I believe the 2001's have a different item number. They had the 2001's for a long time.

I was in sacramento yesterday and they had the 03 Monbousquet for $44.00

gk

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Originally posted by oritz:
The 2003's are separated from the 2001's. I believe the 2001's have a different item number. They had the 2001's for a long time.

Yep

#622317 - 2001 Monbousquet
#961008 - 2003 Monbousquet

Interesting, thanks for the headsup!

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Originally posted by oritz:
2003 The Laughing Magpie Shiraz/Viognier - Sorry, no item & no price.
oritz

The price is $18.99 - if I find my receipt I'll post the item number.

Costco wine receiving days:

Does anyone know if Costco receives its shipments of wine on certain days? I have gone down to my local Point West Costco in Sacramento and never seem to find anything that anyone is talking about. I know that they probably sell quickly, so any hints on when to get down there would be peachy.

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Originally posted by chimere:
Costco wine receiving days:

Does anyone know if Costco receives its shipments of wine on certain days? I have gone down to my local Point West Costco in Sacramento and never seem to find anything that anyone is talking about. I know that they probably sell quickly, so any hints on when to get down there would be peachy.

I'm sure that it's different for each store. Talk to a manager. They are usually located near the checkout stands.

# 961035 Chateau Suduiraut 2003 $ 45.99


Also saw the 2003 Mouton

Saw today at the Everett Costco, the '03 Margaux, Lafite, and Haut Brion at prices too hideous to even mention. Just tack on another c-note over '00 prices.

Fort Worth, TX Costco:

Item #101227 1999 Banfi Poggie Alle Brunello 124.99
Item #960915 2003 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 329.99
Item #960905 2003 Chateau Margaux 313.59
Item #960909 2003 Pessac Lego Haut Brion 279.99
Item #960906 2003 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 269.99

Side note: There was a pesky female distributor hanging around the wine asking if I needed help. I told her politely "no thanks." She kept persisting. So I asked her if they had any Pavie. After searching through the Italians (ha!) and then the Bordeauxs, she said that Bordeauxs is what she is lacking knowledge in and that I should try World Market (for those of you who aren't familiar with this place, they usually sell QPRs) or Central Market for the Pavie. I died laughing on the inside and told her they don't sell first growths at World Market. My laugh of the day.

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Originally posted by Bella Donna:
she said that Bordeauxs is what she is lacking knowledge in and that I should try World Market (for those of you who aren't familiar with this place, they usually sell QPRs) or Central Market for the Pavie. I died laughing on the inside and told her they don't sell first growths at World Market. My laugh of the day.

My laugh of the day too. She isn't the only one whose knowledge of Bordeaux is lacking. Too too funny! I'm sure the people at Pavie are thrilled you promoted them to First Growth status.

Bella, say "touche"


I'll be using it in a book,
so if you have objections,
e-mail me and I'll respect your wishes.

Man I miss pyang on this site!!!

It is too bad the virus ran him and sooooo many off.

Grand Puy Lacoste '03 .....$23.99

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Originally posted by grunhauser:
Grand Puy Lacoste '03 .....$23.99

Great find grun!

I had the '89 during the holidays and it was wonderful.

I cleaned up that isle.

Oh well. I thought Pavie was a first growth since someone was looking for it around $299. It should be a first growth at that price. My mistake...

Don't worry about making this mistake. Pavie may very well become premier grand cru classe A in the future, and you will be able to say you were one of the first to point out the fact they deserve higher status.