12/3/20, 5:08 PM - weird I had a corked bottle also.
9/2/20, 9:57 AM - Mine coming today - I see the other post also - don't think it's Harlan Estate - but could be Promontory. The "ad" said prices starting at $500 and rising. And Harlan Estate The Maiden is regularly $250ish. So far I've only found Screaming Eagle that fits that criteria. Bond also has wines at $200ish. Promontory was another maybe but I read they use neutral Austrian oak casks because the French oak was too much for the fruit.I've read that SE sells off a lot of fruit/juice. I think that's what happened here. 2018 was just a huge crop so they had lots leftover. And wineries were already not buying juice because there is so much stock.Also the "ad" mentioned several hundred point scores in the last 5 vintages and SE has 2015 100pts by Parker, JD and JS, 2016 by Parker and JS, and 2013 by JS.
9/2/20, 10:13 AM - well, it could also be that the "ad" is not "entirely true" or be written in such a way as to make it confusing.... Who knows!! LOL!
9/2/20, 12:41 PM - reading more about Promontory I think it's likely it - they use French oak for 9-12 months then blend and transfer to Stockinger casks. They don't release until a couple of years later. So if 2018 was a bumber crop and then they made their final blend - this could be the leftover - as it's only seeing French oak.
2/20/17, 8:37 PM - Woah, where did you get these for $26????
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