Clos LaChance

North316 · July 23, 2012, 9:01am

Clos LaChance 2008 Estate Grenache 3-Pack
$59.99 (Normally $90.00) 33% off List Price
2008 Estate Grenache

Clos LaChance 2008 Estate Syrah 4-Pack
$69.99 (Normally $120.00) 38% off List Price
2008 Estate Syrah

Clos LaChance 2010 Reserve Muscat Blanc 5-Pack
$59.99 (Normally $80.00) 25% off List Price
2010 Reserve Muscat Blanc

Clos LaChance 2007 Late Harvest Semillon – Nectar Half-Bottle 6-Pack
$49.99 (Normally $60.00) 17% off List Price
2007 Late Harvest Semillon - Nectar
CT links above

Cesare · July 23, 2012, 9:41am

Muscat on CT

North316 · July 23, 2012, 10:07am

Updated. Thanks.

North316 · July 23, 2012, 10:22am

Interested to know what the Residual Sugar is on both the Muscat Blanc and the LH Semillon. If I wasn’t on a very recent NC&CWBM (New Car & Cooler) I would be very interested in both.

cdurzyclos · July 23, 2012, 12:26pm

2007 Nectar = 13.5g/L
2010 Muscat = 0.22g/L

kylemittskus · July 23, 2012, 1:41pm

Micromanager!

North316 · July 23, 2012, 2:00pm

I knew not to even try and create the page myself or he would get mad when I did it wrong hah.

kylemittskus · July 23, 2012, 2:04pm

Does the Nectar seem like a stupid deal to anyone else? $9/btl for real, Botrytis-ized grapes?

I don’t need 6 bottles, but seems hard to pass up…

pcuccaro · July 23, 2012, 2:16pm

I know - I’m struggling with the same thing. I have some 2007 Sauternes that cost 3 times as much. I’m thinking I can’t pass this up. And it would be an interesting comparison.

North316 · July 23, 2012, 2:21pm

I agree, but it also makes me wonder why it is only $10 retail. Experiment being sold at cost?

kylemittskus · July 23, 2012, 2:27pm

Not sure. $9 seems like an insane deal ($10 retail). So… why the insane deal?

cdurzyclos · July 23, 2012, 2:48pm

To be honest, we made WAY to much the first two vintages. We thought we would be able to sell it to distributors…and unfortunately, the market doesn’t really get this style of wine from California outside of high end wine dinners. It sells realy well out of the Tasting Room, but there is only so much we can move annually based on the number of vistors we get. I had a bottle this weekend with some cannolis and it was tasty.

kylemittskus · July 23, 2012, 2:49pm

Hmm… Did you take notes? (Understanding that they might be a little biased, of course. )

North316 · July 23, 2012, 3:19pm

As Kyle requested, any recent notes would be awesome. Given this style, I’m guessing that if properly cellar-ed this stuff will late for a long time? Also, what is the consistency of it, is it syrupy at all?

kathyyu · July 23, 2012, 4:01pm

But the Nectar is only 375ml, half of reguar bottle size. Is it still a good deal?

North316 · July 23, 2012, 4:06pm

Dessert wine is generally sold in 375ml bottles, as you usually drink smaller servings. If this stuff is any good, it is probably a good deal.

klezman · July 23, 2012, 4:25pm

I may be able to split with you…consulting with molarchae…

I think one reason it’s likely cheaper is that the botrytis seems to be seeded rather than purely natural (i.e. hoping it happens).

Edit: Kyle, if you want to split then molarchae and I would be happy to collectively take 3 or 4.

jackiecanev2 · July 23, 2012, 6:13pm

13.5g/L = 1.35% RS

Did you mean 13.5%, by chance? 1.35% would certainly take it out of dessert category and into off-dry to off-sweet, by most standards.

kylemittskus · July 23, 2012, 10:54pm

I’ve decided I’m in on the Nectar. I’m just going to wait and see if something on wine.woot (or any other site) pops up so I can get the $5 all-day shipping. I’m hoping, since the winery said they way over-produced, that this should stick around for the long haul.