'00 Bordeaux at Costco

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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Sounds good. I will be checking in occasionaly at the Fountain Valley location. If I see any sign of '00 Bords I will send out an alert!

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Forgive me for I have Zinned, and will again ...

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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...

98 Petrus at Costco in Waltham, Massachusetts. Can be all yours for $750.

the CostCo in Upland has had the '99 Ch Ausone for the last few months @ $179, if CostCo gets any sizeable amount of the '00..who knows.

I frequent the following stores:
Upland
Chino Hills
City of Industry
Glendora

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I hit the almaden valley San Jose store regularly

I frequent the Aloha, OR store quite often, so I will keep my eyes peeled in the Pac NW.

RRV

we prowl at the oak brook, IL store, ditto here. although the northbrook one seems to be better.

I'll post for the Costco in San Francisco and San Bruno. I was at the San Bruno store last week and none were in.

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

I've got Lakeview, Skokie, and Northbrook covered. As soon as anyone sees any let us all know!

There's a lot of love in the room tonight.

I make regular visits to Danville, Richmond, Fairfield, Vallejo, Livermore and Stockton locations. Will post accordingly as they arrive.

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How 'bout a game of 8-ball for a nice bottle of Cab...

Damnit let me in this group. I got Cincy.

(lowering head in disbelief)

Crap! now I gotta go get a Costco membership.

Now, who was it that said this hobby was expensive.

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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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.

Wow! Petrus at Costco....

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!!!

The Le Pin is a little eye popping too... Gee I can hardly wait to see the look on the register girls face when a 6 pack of wine totals $7000...

you might get lucky, she might be like 'sorry sir, this must be something wrong with the system' and charge you 70.00 instead

Leesunhee-

I've been shopping at costco for years and have been anxiously waiting an error in their pricing, but to no avail....

Hopefully my luck will turn when it comes to buying some wine in the near future...

RRV

What you must realize is that there is no spoon...

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.

DRAB

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!

[This message was edited by rmkam on Feb 06, 2003 at 12:44 PM.]

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D@MN! My luck would be that I buy a case of Yellowtail Magnums and get charged $800 per instead of $8.

RRV

What you must realize is that there is no spoon...

Dr. Drab,

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

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!

Have any of you Costco shoppers sought Mouton's permission to buy French? At the risk of being branded traitors we will shop at Costco Orange County and Carlsbad before the end of the month and will be looking for a little Lynch Bages.

Cheers!
And remember: Life's too short to drink bad wine.

I will pray for you everynite and wish you luck, but then you have to give me one of the bottle deal?

I had a Costco charge error a few weeks ago when I went to buy a 99 Leoville Las Cases that the sign said was $79. They rang it up for $59.

I was by myself, so I couldn't run back to get any more (not to mention it might have alerted them to the discrepancy)

I can't believe Costco would make these kind of mistakes. The wine store is in its' own section, so one would assume that the staff there deals only in wine...then again one should never assume. Maybe I'll grab that Petrus....for $75.00 instead of $750.00...hey it is just one decimal place.

A couple years ago, I got 2 bottles of Charles Heidsick '95 Mis en Cave for around $28 apiece. They were the last ones, and not in the system anymore, so they charged me the same as a Moet White Star, I think.

Rmkam, and the winoandIknow.....

Let me know when and if you see it. We can all go together and share the hot dog/Petrus combo meal for 751.50. We won't even need to bring our own stemware! We can decant the Petrus in the big 48oz. super big gulp soda cup, and drink it out of the 16 oz. cups! Ohhh sooo divine!

-DRAB

So much wine.....so little time!!!

The previous post made me laugh out loud - classic.

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"It was a woman who drove me to drink and I didn't even have the courtesy to thank her."
W.C. Fields

DRAB

Being Petrus, it would taste good out of my dirty sneaker. Have to drink fast though, the sneaker would most likely leak a bit!

Do you think the wine would strip the cup of the wax coating???? Would that add more complexity????

Going forward, it seems to me alerts and coordination among forum-goers will benefit all.

A special encouragement to the NOVA crowd to post what the find. I plan to check out the Arlington Costco periodically, maybe once every two weeks or so over the next few months. THOTH?

In my mind, the 2000 Bordeaux will finally test whether my Costco membership is great or a waste of my time and money.

rmkam,

Wine in another section?

In all the Costco stores that i have been to, none have ever been in a separate section.
Interesting.....It sounds as though we are lucky here in the Los Angeles area.

red4life

Jabberva,

Even without the wine, the costco membership is worth it. The wine is just a great bonus.

Red

Yes the liquor is separate. That is what it is like to live in Massachsetts. Can't even buy booze on Sunday. You have to shop in the main store, then go buy the wine so you have to do two checkouts. I asked if they were getting 2000 Bordeaux and was told no. Yet they have 99 Petrus displayed (thought it was 98) for $799 per (thought it was ($750 before). I'll have to call some other stores in the state. Would be worth the trip for some 00 Bordeaux.

Went to the San Francisco Costco today and they have no Bordeaux in stock at all.

I was in LA last weekend, and I think they had two Bordeaux '00s at the Costco near my sis in law; we passed on the cheapee one.

All those who wander are not lost." JRR Tolkien

"DANG IT"
Now I Have to get a membership too!!!!!!!!
Looks like another long lunch at a wine store tomorrow.

no honey i am not going to drink the whole bottle tonight