Wellington Vineyard Designate Cabernet Trio
$54.99 + $5 shipping
Condition: Red
Products:
1 2005 Handal-Denier Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
1 2005 Mohrhardt Ridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
1 2005 Karren Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
So in on this one. Got a Horizontal & mini-Vertical for all of these!!
CT Links above (and now I have to go email Service@woot to up my order to 2 sets).
Well, I was close. In for one. I’m excited!
Speed to First Woot:
0m 0.863s
First Sucker:
HitAnyKey42
You just have no willpower, do you?
And speedy-click does it again…even though I know I shouldn’t have. But then again, we all know it was irresistible.
PS. WD, as much as I would love to have another bottle I am not available to rat. I’m heading away for the weekend straight from work on Friday.
…I wish this deal was in August, becuase I would have been in for the max quantity. As is, however, I must at least pretend to be fiscally responsible and, argh.
Too bad my memory wasn’t perfect. Couldn’t think of the third Vineyard Designate Cab, and that’s why I was having trouble making a full offer.
Regardless, I’m very excited to have these on the way.
I wonder how these compare to the 2003 for the Handal-Denier and Mohrhardt Ridge that was offered 2 years ago? I believe I still have the Mohrhardt Ridge.
Nope. Not when it comes to Wellington.
Though I can guarantee I won’t be buying anything for at least a month. 
(obligatory disclaimer disqualifying the above statement if a certain very few wineries show up) 
I assume we’re talking kickass tannins across the board here?
I fished my wish!
I’d like to than the academy, Wine David, and all the wonderful folks at Wellington who are always there when I need them.
In for two and officially broke!
[QUOTE=Imagine4vr, post:7, topic:232235]
I wonder how these compare to the 2003 for the Handal-Denier and Mohrhardt Ridge that was offered 2 years ago? I believe I still have the Mohrhardt Ridge.
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I have at least one of each as well and a bottle (or two) of the Karren I picked up in the tasting room last fall.
6 bottles of wine in one night is a helluva party. I think sometime the Vermont crew is going to have to have a Wellington Blowout and open a bottle of everything in one [extremely painful] night.
At this rate, I’m going to have to ask Peter for a scale-version of the sign out in front of the winery that I can put on my Wellington-dominated wine rack in the cellar. We can call it “Wellington East.” 
These are pretty serious wines - not for Cab newbies for sure. They all have a long life ahead of them and definitely benefit from decanting at this stage of their lives. (If you don’t have a decanter I might just be able to hook you up with someone who has some nice ones at a great price.)
Nothing on CT for any of these? Hmmm…
WOOTLAUNCH!
[QUOTE=Imagine4vr, post:7, topic:232235]
I wonder how these compare to the 2003 for the Handal-Denier and Mohrhardt Ridge that was offered 2 years ago? I believe I still have the Mohrhardt Ridge.
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That deal from two years ago registers as phenomenal by today’s standards…60 for 2 Sonoma County plus 2 Vineyard Designates? Wow.
I’m also interested in the comparison to the 2004 Karren Vineyard. Mine is sitting in the parent’s basement in a box so I don’t consume it very young, so I’ll still have it when I get these.
Found this in the old thread:
Mohrhardt Ridge is the most Bordeaux like of our Cabernets, very aromatic, with great complexity and elegant texture. The aromas are definitely those of a cool climate vineyard: raspberry, black pepper, violets, with hints of olive and spice.
That was for the 2003. I think that leading line(“most Bordeaux-like of our Cabernets…”) has been retained for recent vintages.
WD where’s our launch hat?! 
Ok, now I really need to get my ass to bed. G’nite!
[QUOTE=SonomaBouliste, post:12, topic:232235]
These are pretty serious wines - not for Cab newbies for sure. They all have a long life ahead of them and definitely benefit from decanting at this stage of their lives. (If you don’t have a decanter I might just be able to hook you up with someone who has some nice ones at a great price.)
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Any suggestions for storage? My “wine cellar” consists of my closet. I live in SoCal < 1mile from the beach so the weather is pretty consistant here. I don’t have a/c and am at the mercy of the darkness behind the closet doors. Any suggestions or precautions? I’m a HUGE cab fan so these likely will not be around for long…
[QUOTE=SonomaBouliste, post:14, topic:232235]
WOOTLAUNCH!
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OK - that’s a good explanation. Thanks SB!
Edit: I’ve already got 2 wine.woot purchases that haven’t shipped yet (TC and the previous Wellington - can I possibly purchase a third???)
[QUOTE=NedDawg, post:9, topic:232235]
I assume we’re talking kickass tannins across the board here?
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Not PS-level tannin. The simplest way to describe them is solid, pure, and balanced. They aren’t fruit bombs. They aren’t oaked into submission. They’re just good wines.
Price comparison, Chateau Souverain Cab goes for about $20/bottle in our local grocery stores these days and all of these (the previous versions at least) blow Chat Souverain out of the water.
So where are the Pope hats???