2005 bordeaux

[Ken Gargett]

wondering if anyone out there is getting into the 2005 bordeaux en primeur campaign? in australia, there is huge interest. assume the same in uk and usa?

[skid11]

Never heard of it Ken what's it all about ?......................

[bassman]

» wondering if anyone out there is getting into the 2005 bordeaux en primeur

» campaign? in australia, there is huge interest. assume the same in uk and

» usa?

Oh yes, been ordering some select chateaux, 6 bottles each. Unfortunately, most of my old favorites have really increased in price due to their popularity & the decline in the US$.

[Ken Gargett]

» Never heard of it Ken what's it all about ?......................

basically the producers in bordeaux sell their wine long before it is finished. you pay a chuck now and the rest when it is released (there are still 03's filtering through so it takes a while). advantage to them is that they get money several years before they might otherwise. advantage to you is that you secure the wines you want at cheaper prices. dangers is if they stuff up the wine or the market turns, as it did with the 97's, and you find you have overpaid. works in years of top quality and high demand like 1982, 1990, 2000, 2003 and it seems that this might just be the daddy of them all.

anyone interested should check the best local retailers or the wine mags/columns etc.

[El Presidente]

» wondering if anyone out there is getting into the 2005 bordeaux en primeur

» campaign? in australia, there is huge interest. assume the same in uk and

» usa?

This is my vote for the "Tosser" post of the year

[Ken Gargett]

» » wondering if anyone out there is getting into the 2005 bordeaux en

» primeur

» » campaign? in australia, there is huge interest. assume the same in uk

» and

» » usa?

»

»

» This is my vote for the "Tosser" post of the year

pardon me for attempting to lift the tone. if i get advance warning on cheap sales of new guinea whiskey, you'll be the first to know.

[Guest crossbow]

» wondering if anyone out there is getting into the 2005 bordeaux en primeur

» campaign? in australia, there is huge interest. assume the same in uk and

» usa?

Hi Ken

go to klwines.com( a San Francisco internet wine retail store) - I think they have what is known as 2005 Bordeaux Futures..Is that what you mean?

[Ken Gargett]

» » wondering if anyone out there is getting into the 2005 bordeaux en

» primeur

» » campaign? in australia, there is huge interest. assume the same in uk

» and

» » usa?

» Hi Ken

» go to klwines.com( a San Francisco internet wine retail store) - I think

» they have what is known as 2005 Bordeaux Futures..Is that what you mean?

that will be exactly it. you'll find many of the better retailers around have something similar.

[Ken Gargett]

» » pardon me for attempting to lift the tone. if i get advance warning on

» cheap sales of new guinea whiskey, you'll be the first to know.»

»

» Don't ever knock Papua New Guinea Whiskey again! Smithy loves it as he

» say's it makes his bride look better.

makes him look better to her as well.

[Freefallguy]

Ken, you're asking this of a nation (US) that has Costco as its major wine retailer? (As cited in the Wall Street Journal, June 2, ’06)

There was also what I thought a great quote in the article from a boutique retailer in NYC… “My frustration as a consumer was that retailers seemed to make wine mysterious. It shouldn’t be any more difficult than buying broccoli.” Nancy Maniscalco

[Colt45]

One aspect I dislike about futures is that there's no guarantee that, in the

end, you'll actually get the wine. While it's not always the case, it does happen.

[bassman]

» One aspect I dislike about futures is that there's no guarantee that, in

» the

» end, you'll actually get the wine. While it's not always the case, it does

» happen.

I would try zachys.com. Great selection & good prices. I've been ordering futures from them since 1985 & they've delivered every.

[Colt45]

» I would try zachys.com. Great selection & good prices. I've been ordering

» futures from them since 1985 & they've delivered every.

Unfortunately, I live in a state that does not allow me to purchase alcohol

from an out of state source.

That may change in the not too distant future, so I'll save the link - thanks.

[jqmunro]

i ordered some of the following for 2005

3xpape clement,

3xducru beaucaillou,

4xlynch bages,

12xmonbousquet

I think all of them are at a reasonable price point except for the lynch bages... probably more of the name in the price than the quality of the 2005, but only time will tell...

[winelover]

in australia, there is huge interest. assume the same in uk and

» usa?

There's big interest here in the UK too. You need serious money to buy from the most famous houses, on bbr.com , chateaux margaux and chataux la tour are £600 and £650 PER BOTTLE respectively, and you have to buy by the case!

Think there are plenty of less well known gems to be found at far better prices, should you have the cash and of course the storage facility.

[winelover]

Hang on, I've just seen the most expensive ever, Chtx Ausone at a staggering £1375.00 per 75cl bottle and only available in cases of 12!

http://www.bbr.com/GB/db/product/62127B/Ch...FZRTBX3867W001D

Actually the Petrus is more, just seen at £2175 per bottle so case of twelve comes in at a mere £26100

Crazy money

[Ken Gargett]

ausone was something like four grand a bottle here. no idea about petrus but... and le pin?

if i had that sort of money, would spend it on the great burgundies every time. DRC rocks!

[El Presidente]

» pardon me for attempting to lift the tone. if i get advance warning on

cheap sales of new guinea whiskey, you'll be the first to know.»

Don't ever knock Papua New Guinea Whiskey again! Smithy loves it as he say's it makes his bride look better.