Isn’t it very unusual for wines to be released for sale on the same day they’re bottled? In my experience it seems that wineries sit on bottles a good while before the wine maker deems them ready for sale.
I’d love to know the source of these grapes, the Appellation is just a very broad location and there’s very little other information compared to recent woot’s where it’s been a single vineyard offering.
Edit: Cleared post since reading up on available information gave me more insight
Edit 2: Re-added since I didn’t realize it had hit the list at the top of the thread and I still would like an answer to this if there is one since it is good information for any buyer
Oh! Eric#1 came from Papapietro Perry! No wonder he makes good Pinot Noir! PPP’s 777 is the first wine I’ve considered a “perfect” 100. The Russian River Zins are okay, but I really prefer the cheap cheap zins from Lodi. Zin likes its heat, but Russian River is known for its cool ocean breezes.
If I woot this deal can I get ratted with and/or trade these for some Road House Pinot Noir?
Hopefully they’ll do a good rat pool on this one and the reports will come in early since at least for me the decision to purchase / not purchase will probably depend on it, especially with such a short time after being bottled.
Some wine math trivia: If I recall right, a standard “barrel” yields about 25-26 cases of wine. So for this offering, the Grenache looks like 2 barrel’s worth, and the Zinfandels would be 4 barrels.
But if that’s true, how does the Grenache end up at: Oak: 100% French 15% New? If it’s only 2 barrels (one old and one new?) I don’t see how you could get 15%.
Similarly, if it’s 4 barrels of zin, how do you get to 100% French Oak 33% New?
Or possibly there were more barrels involved, and some of the juice got bottled as these pure varietals, and some went elsewhere to be blended into some other label?