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2004 Lillian Winery Syrah Blue Label
Last edited on 11/20/2011 by ews3
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Production: 23 cases
From Mailer:
Blue Label Allocations In 2004 I made one barrel of Blue Label but never released it because there was no reasonable way to allocate 23 cases of wine to all of you. In 2005, I made 2 barrels of Blue Label and, knowing that I couldn’t just keep making this wine for years without ever releasing it, decided to package the Blue Label in mixed three-packs of one bottle 2004 and two bottles of the 2005. Therefore, I have 276 three-packs to work with. I allocated this wine to the 276 people on my list who have been ordering wine for the longest time. Because of my extreme good fortune and the lavish generosity of people like you, there were far more than 276 people who signed up to be on the list long before I had even bottled the first vintage. So, I had to go with the first 276 customers and offer the rest of you a chance to let me know if you would like to purchase that wine if any of it remained after those first 276 placed their orders. I would be much happier if I had enough of all of my wines to satisfy everyone but in a situation like this, where I have such a limited amout of wine to go around, I think this is the most equitable solution.
From Mailer:
Blue Label Allocations In 2004 I made one barrel of Blue Label but never released it because there was no reasonable way to allocate 23 cases of wine to all of you. In 2005, I made 2 barrels of Blue Label and, knowing that I couldn’t just keep making this wine for years without ever releasing it, decided to package the Blue Label in mixed three-packs of one bottle 2004 and two bottles of the 2005. Therefore, I have 276 three-packs to work with. I allocated this wine to the 276 people on my list who have been ordering wine for the longest time. Because of my extreme good fortune and the lavish generosity of people like you, there were far more than 276 people who signed up to be on the list long before I had even bottled the first vintage. So, I had to go with the first 276 customers and offer the rest of you a chance to let me know if you would like to purchase that wine if any of it remained after those first 276 placed their orders. I would be much happier if I had enough of all of my wines to satisfy everyone but in a situation like this, where I have such a limited amout of wine to go around, I think this is the most equitable solution.