The Feb newletter from Costco listed the following 2000 Bordeaux that various stores will be carrying. "Not all wines will be available in all locations. Wines will arrive in waves in the warehouses over the next few months."
D'Armailhac Ausone Beychevelle Brane-Cantenac Calon-Segur Canon la Gaffeliere Cantemerle Carruades de Lafite Cheval Blanc Clos Fourtet Clos l'Eglise Cos D'Estournel Ducru-Beaucaillou Durfort Vivens Ferriere Figeac Grand-Puy-Lacoste Gruaud-Larose Haut-Bages Liberal Haut Brion Lafite-Rothschild L'Angelus latour Le Pin Leoville Barton Leoville Las Cases Leoville Poyferre Les Forts de Latour L'Evangile Lynch-Bages Margaux Monbousquet Mouton Rothschild Palmer Pavie Pavie Macquin Pavillon Rouge Petrus Pichon Baron Pontet-Canet Prieure-Lichon Quinalt L'Enclos Rauzan-Segla Smith Haut Lafitte Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc Talbot Vieux Chateau Certan
Somehow going down to Costco to get a $1,800 bottle of Petrus seems a little strange. It will be interesting to see the pricing structure!
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Posts: 532 | Location: Fountain Valley, CA | Registered: Oct 01, 2002
It would be great if the locations and the available wine were posted here in the forum. Kind of our own CostCo Bordeaux tracking system, what do you think?
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Posts: 2964 | Location: So Cal | Registered: Oct 29, 2001
quote:Originally posted by Pinot Envy: It would be great if the locations and the available wine were posted here in the forum. Kind of our own CostCo Bordeaux tracking system, what do you think?
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Agreed - great idea. Somehow I don't expect to see but a fraction of this list. I've already circled the ones I'll be on the lookout for as well as provided info sheets for a friend who consulted me on what to look for and for a range of what to pay (or pay no more than...). I am very curious BTW. i suspect Costco bought their allocation early - first tranche and likley has the ability to sell this at prices lower then what I probably purchesed for as futures. It remains to be seen I guess...(regarding prices/availability). And the day I see petrus & Ausone & Cheval Blanc etc out on display at Costco....just don't know...very hard to imagine...
Posts: 589 | Location: N. Virginia (near DC) | Registered: May 20, 2002
I will be checking Fountain Valley, Garden Grove and El Segundo.
I took a close look at the list tonight,,,,DAMN.
There are all five 1st Growths, 3 second label of 1st Growths, 10 Second Growths, 3 Third Growths, 3 Fourth Growths, 6 Fifth Growths, Various levels of St. Emilions, etc. Talk about a wish list of fantastic Bordeaux!
If the prices are right this could completely blow my entire year's wine budget! Calling for a new budget of course!
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Posts: 532 | Location: Fountain Valley, CA | Registered: Oct 01, 2002
I already have submitted my new wine budget to my local congress (read: wife) and I'm waiting for amendments (read: shoes, manicures) to be tacked on and the dollar amount to be cut. This happens every year at budget time.
There's a lot of love in the room tonight.
Posts: 4557 | Location: Chicago | Registered: May 24, 2002
If I ever, personally, saw a Petrus at Costco I might have to buy it and head over to the "food court" and open it while I enjoyed the $1.50 hot dog special!!!
-DRAB
So much wine.....so little time!!!
Posts: 6815 | Location: San Francisco | Registered: Jun 20, 2002
A friend of mine was at a Costco in Seattle ( I swear this is not an urban legend.) They picked up a bottle of the Mondavi Reserve Cab 1997. When they went to pay, the price rang up as $25( the non-reserve price). They ran back and bought a case of it. I can see that the people working the aisle at costco saying this can't be $1800, this must mean $180.
Posts: 360 | Location: san jose, CA | Registered: Jan 08, 2003
A Petrus with some pizza and or chili would be divine.
Don't think I will spring for the $750 for the privilage of owning a Petrus. I did find some 1982 for $75 at a little store in 1985. I had to buy one. Now look what it goes for. $75 in 1985 looked a lot more doable than $750 in 2003!
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Posts: 1203 | Location: Sutton, MA, USA | Registered: Jan 15, 2003
If you substitute the Petrus for the coke in the $1.50 kosher dog and a coke combo, they increase the price to $756.50 but you do get one free refill on the Petrus.
Stood up and tried to focus I hoped I wouldn't have to look far I knew I could use a bloody mary so I stumbled next door to the bar
Posts: 220 | Location: San Francisco | Registered: Dec 17, 2001
I've had similar Costco mispricing experiences. I recently had a Mt St Michelle Cold Creek Merlot ring up as a Canoe Ridge. Should have been priced near $30 I think - rang up closer to $20. A few years ago I was purchasing some Pio Cesare Barolo (96 or 97 vintage - I have forgoten) that was marked at $38 but rang up as $46 (and I had seen it as $46 earlier). I was buying a bunch as I had thought it was a price drop and I wnated to take advantage. Well I had to run and get their price marker and show them - but they gave me my 6 or so bottles at $38! I've also had them do a double take when certain wines rung up - Grange, Pavie, Lafite, Mouton etc....and I have to assure them that the >$100 price is correct...so who knows - you might get lucky (on the Petrus)...then when it rings up you could make a scene - $1,500 for a bottle of wine - Costco must think I'm a real sucker! etc - I thought it was $150 etc etc...perhaps if one makes enough of a scene (what is Costco comming too....trying to rip off its customers - etc etc) then they might give you the price. Of course - very next thing you say - er, ah - hold the line - I'm going back for a few more bottles....LOL!
Posts: 589 | Location: N. Virginia (near DC) | Registered: May 20, 2002
It will be interesting to see the pricing structure!
Gee I can hardly wait to see the look on the register girls face when a 6 pack of wine totals $7000... 
