Bhutan's first vintage ever

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Jeff Grossman

Jeff Grossman
The wine is named Ser Kem and comes in white (Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Petit Manseng, and Riesling) and red (everything (no, they don't name the red grapes)). The auction lots include futures. The monumental bottle -- 7.57 liters -- is two of a kind: one for the auction winner and one for the King of Bhutan.

More info here.

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I applaud planting new vineyards. I'm less a fan of all the commercial trappings ("just you and the King", crikey, what a shtick).
 
Speaking of insanity, I just got an email offer for the '22 D'Angerville Clos des Ducs for the low, low price of $335 per bottle. Yeesh.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by MLipton:
Speaking of insanity, I just got an email offer for the '22 D'Angerville Clos des Ducs for the low, low price of $335 per bottle. Yeesh.

Mark Lipton
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It's a lot of money, but not too far off the European retail prices for recent release. That's our world. Older vintages can cost much less at European retail, not sure if it works that way in the US!
 
originally posted by MLipton:
Speaking of insanity, I just got an email offer for the '22 D'Angerville Clos des Ducs for the low, low price of $335 per bottle. Yeesh.

Mark Lipton
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Just got an offer for 2019 Prieuré Roch Coteaux Bourgignon at $195 at bottle. The prices for low end Bourgognes at the most in-demand producers are a great illustration of the most famous wines moving the goal post for the rest of the line.
 
Angerville Clos des Ducs was one of the wines that Allen Meadows had a special fondness for right around the time that his newsletter's influence blew up, just like Parker's personal favorites got a big and permanent boost from his cheerleading. The price movement was pretty fast and we're still seeing the residual effect of that. It was one of the most expensive 2005s I bought, and many other top Burgundies were still reasonably priced at that time. (Gouges and Chevillon LSG, for example, were both much cheaper.)
 
That makes all too much sense, Keith. I’m also seeing price increases for Burgundy that outpace those of other regions. I’m somewhat hopeful that the point chasers will discover that their 1er and GC Burgs don’t taste too good 5-10 years after release and we start seeing them show up on the secondary market.

Mark Lipton
 
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