Vintages November Classics Catalogue

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Originally posted by steve8:
Got mine too. The Galatrona is tempting. Maybe The Chocolate Block and an Oz or two. I'm also tempted by the Chapoutier White Ermitage, except for Parker's comment about it going into a funk for a couple of decades.

The Chocolate Block is being released here in November.

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Originally posted by mimik:

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Originally posted by steve8:
Got mine too. The Galatrona is tempting. Maybe The Chocolate Block and an Oz or two. I'm also tempted by the Chapoutier White Ermitage, except for Parker's comment about it going into a funk for a couple of decades.

The Chocolate Block is being released here in November.

Has the price been announced yet?

Just faxed in my order

1 x Galatrona
2 x Chocolate Block
2 x Suckfizzle
1 x Quebrada de Macul
1 x Castello delle Regine, Merlot

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Originally posted by KSC02:

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Originally posted by Luc Sabourin:
I'll have to be careful with my order the SAQ is releasing the Masseto 2004

And the La La's....

Did you get any?? I tried, I was not successful.

Anybody get called back from Vintages yet?

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Originally posted by napacat:
Anybody get called back from Vintages yet?

Nothing yet.

Not yet.

Has anyone been called yet? I'm away from home and curious.

Just got word from a friend in Classics. Initial orders are up ~50% from last year, compared to a more usual 20% jump in November. They're taking a bit longer to process this year, but GTA customers should begin getting callbacks at the end of the week.

Up 50% from last year?!! Oh, that's just great... despite record high prices for most products, demand is now higher than ever, which means LCBO's prices will continue to rise higher than ever.

You can call Vintages to find out your allocation now. The demands are SCARY......

This may be wishful thinking, but this catalogue was much heavier in "Sexy" high point wines.

My hope is that the heavy demand was in the form of points-chasers going after all of the 98-99 point wines.

I know that my wife just got her call... and the fill was good.

Got my call, filled on 3x Domus Aurea, but I'm guessing that this wine was not in very heavy demand.

In order of most individuals refused:

Galatrona
Octavius
'00 Latour

The first on the list was a bit of a surprise... but if I actually mention how many bottles were brought into Classics in the first place, I fear that you'll all tear me a new one.

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Originally posted by MeritageMan:
In order of most individuals refused:

Galatrona
Octavius
'00 Latour

The first on the list was a bit of a surprise... but if I actually mention how many bottles were brought into Classics in the first place, I fear that you'll all tear me a new one.

Wow... very interesting list... thanks!

The Galatrona isn't that much of a surprise, I guess, if quantities are low.

The Octavius was only the 5th or 6th best Aussie on the list (IMO), so I guess this is a combination of Parker points and Yalumba being all over the place in Ontario?

The Latour positively blows me away... Huge demand at an $1100 price tag? Shows just how out of whack the supply/demand equation is in Ontario for Bordeaux.

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Originally posted by SThomas: The Latour positively blows me away... Huge demand at an $1100 price tag? Shows just how out of whack the supply/demand equation is in Ontario for Bordeaux.

It is going for $1k+ on the low side from wine-searcher in the States. Factor in the refund policy from LCBO, I rather buy from them instead of going down south. Don't get me wrong, I did not order any. I've got enough back then.

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Originally posted by aav28:

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Originally posted by SThomas: The Latour positively blows me away... Huge demand at an $1100 price tag? Shows just how out of whack the supply/demand equation is in Ontario for Bordeaux.

It is going for $1k+ on the low side from wine-searcher in the States. Factor in the refund policy from LCBO, I rather buy from them instead of going down south. Don't get me wrong, I did not order any. I've got enough back then.

Relatively speaking, the 2003 Bordeaux Futures were the last great bargain from a great year. I guess $495Cdn for the Latour can now be considered a bargoon!

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Originally posted by aav28:

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Originally posted by SThomas: The Latour positively blows me away... Huge demand at an $1100 price tag? Shows just how out of whack the supply/demand equation is in Ontario for Bordeaux.

It is going for $1k+ on the low side from wine-searcher in the States. Factor in the refund policy from LCBO, I rather buy from them instead of going down south. Don't get me wrong, I did not order any. I've got enough back then.

You're right... I didn't realize that the price was actually fairly reasonable. It still blows me away, nonetheless, that a $1,000 wine can be the 3rd most over-subscribed wine. That means a LOT of people ordered some.

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Originally posted by SThomas:

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Originally posted by aav28:

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Originally posted by SThomas: The Latour positively blows me away... Huge demand at an $1100 price tag? Shows just how out of whack the supply/demand equation is in Ontario for Bordeaux.

It is going for $1k+ on the low side from wine-searcher in the States. Factor in the refund policy from LCBO, I rather buy from them instead of going down south. Don't get me wrong, I did not order any. I've got enough back then.

You're right... I didn't realize that the price was actually fairly reasonable. It still blows me away, nonetheless, that a $1,000 wine can be the 3rd most over-subscribed wine. That means a LOT of people ordered some.

I didn't I ordered when it was less than half - quite frankly I wish I had ordered more

I got my fax confirmation yesterday (15th).

0/2 Suckfizzle
0/1 Galatrona
2/2 Chocolate Block
1/1 Domus Aurea
1/1 Castello delle Regine

Figures I get the Chocolate Block, it's being released here next week.

I don't have my order nearby but I got about a third of what I ordered, which was all from oz except for the Quebrada de Macul Domus Aurea, which I also got.

My wife got 3 Cliff Lede's I got 1.
No Mitolo GAM no Testament.

FYI - there's Mitolo GAM all over shelves here in Toronto. Maybe the vintage on the shelves is different than the catalogue, but I doubt it.

Got my call too:

Got the Domus Aurea, O Fournier Alfa Crux, Colonial Explorateur, Burge Clochemerle, and the Prodigal.
Didn't get the Testament, so I got the Covenant instead.

Not too bad.

I did well... full fill except for a 2 bottle limit on the testament.

Overall,
9/9 Kalleske Greenock
4/4 Kalleske Johann Georg
2/4 Kilikannon Testament
3/3 Chocolate Block
2/2 Bouchard Le Corton

I'm just happy that there were so many big Aussies in the release so that I could get all of the Kalleske I wanted... Probably my favorite winery in Aus these days (except maybe for Greenock Creek)

Did anyone get any Galatrona?

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Originally posted by steve8:
Did anyone get any Galatrona?

Zero for me, Zero for my wife, Zero for my son, Zero for my Daughter, Zero for my Dog!

(The latter three are all underage, but I would have figured out a way.)

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Originally posted by steve8:
Did anyone get any Galatrona?

NO!!!!!

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Originally posted by on the wine:

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Originally posted by steve8:
Did anyone get any Galatrona?

Zero for me, Zero for my wife, Zero for my son, Zero for my Daughter, Zero for my Dog!

Well I don't feel so shortchanged now.

Twelve.

But not through Classics

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Originally posted by MeritageMan:
Twelve.

But not through Classics

I'm going to have to be your friend from now on Meritage.
Where's your store again??

lol ... if there's one thing I've learned, it's become friends not with the Board, but with the importers, with the restauranteurs, with the critics

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Originally posted by MeritageMan:
with the restauranteurs

That's a great idea...

I'm more than a little upset. When I got my phone call to verify my purchase/allotment I was told I got my one requested bottle of Colonial Explorateur.
However, I just received my invoice in the mail and it turns out they shorted me.
Makes me wonder if they decided to hand it out to someone with a bigger order.
I'm definitely an unhappy camper . Did this happen to anyone else? I don't suppose I have any recourses of action on this matter...

Did they charge you for it? I'm guessing they did because once they tell you you got it, they'll charge your credit card right away. Assuming they did this, I believe they owe you one because they put the sale through, even if they credited you after the fact. That being said, most people have picked up their orders by now so it may not be realistic that you will ever get your bottle. You should ask them to source one for you anyway at their own cost.

I just called them up to find out what was the matter.
It turns out they oversold that item, so they ordered more from the producer, but it won't be here until the new year. However they did credit my account.
Apparently there are letters which were mailed late last week to explain the situation. Customers who were shorted will receive another call when the wine arrives to make sure they still want it.

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Originally posted by Veni Vidi Vino:
I just called them up to find out what was the matter.
It turns out they oversold that item, so they ordered more from the producer, but it won't be here until the new year. However they did credit my account.
Apparently there are letters which were mailed late last week to explain the situation. Customers who were shorted will receive another call when the wine arrives to make sure they still want it.

I've had this happen to me once several years ago, and they made good on what they said. I got my bottle(s) about 3 months later.

kind of off topic, but any input would be appreciated. Should I have any concerns having my Classic Order shipped to Sarnia during these cold winter times? Supposedly shipments to smaller towns leave the Toronto warehouse and go to a second warehouse (in my case possibly London) and are then broken down and shipped to the stores. Shoud I worry about the possibility of bottles being exposed to below freezing temps?

Should be fine. It's unlikely that the wine would be left in cold weather for long enough to be an issue. It's not like it would be left on the porch for the weekend at -10C or anything.

thanks Fut - more worried that the product is left in the back of a unheated van in a parking lot for several hours, or whether the couriers they hire are trained and sensitive to the nature of the cargo they are hauling.

I just got notice of my Symington Ports order - they are ready to ship