Terroir Closing

originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
originally posted by slaton:
Aha, the magnum of '07 Guilhaume stashed for me and then couldn't find.
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magnum? oh no, not a magnum.
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If that's a magnum, then you've got some tiny people working there. Kinda like the Keebler elves of natural wine.
 
originally posted by lars makie:
originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
originally posted by slaton:
Aha, the magnum of '07 Guilhaume stashed for me and then couldn't find.
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magnum? oh no, not a magnum.
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If that's a magnum, then you've got some tiny people working there. Kinda like the Keebler elves of natural wine.
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They're not exactly large...
 
originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
You missed the closing.We found some good stuff...
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If you guys drank the 3L of Py without me, I'm using my new Jean Foillard cell number to call and wreak revenge. (G and I stayed at his domaine the last couple nights -- so I'm not playing!)

Also, Cory, I am in possession of a wine called "trois quatorze." 3.14. A special, non-imported cuvee of a certain wine from a certain winemaker. I might be willing to share if a 3L of the "regular" Py were invited to the party. Might...
 
originally posted by Jim Hanlon:

Also, Cory, I am in possession of a wine called "trois quatorze." 3.14. A special, non-imported cuvee of a certain wine from a certain winemaker. I might be willing to share if a 3L of the "regular" Py were invited to the party. Might...
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Good stuff. But it's really not imported to the US? Because of the small production? Surely not the lack of demand? That must be infinite for these wines. Here's your chance to make a smart importing move.
 
Never heard of it. Glad Rahsaan has! And, like, this is grounds for one-upmanship. Super, super, super! I am not a hipster. Hear you this, VLM?
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:

Good stuff. But it's really not imported to the US? Because of the small production? Surely not the lack of demand? That must be infinite for these wines.
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I'm not ITB, but I suspect that the demand curve for >$30 Beaujolais is a bit steep. Also, getting a 40-50% price premium to Lapierre may not generate infinite demand.

I say this as a guy who has an open bottle of said wine in front of me, who loves it. But "infinite demand" would not be my case.
 
Of course I was joking about infinite demand. I realize that all these Beaujolais wines may face tough competition in the wider world of US wine sales.

Sharon, I think you can find it at Bacchus et Ariane in the Marche St Germain. That's where I bought it.

Although SFJoe appears to have another source.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:

Although SFJoe appears to have another source.
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Sorry, Brother Proofreader, this was the usual Kermit bottling.

I apologize for my disruption of the academic continuity.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
I realize that all these Beaujolais wines may face tough competition in the wider world of US wine sales.
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I would note that this is not priced with "all these Beaujolais wines," but significantly above them. In 2007, this is delicious stuff and I can live with a premium for it, though I would have bought more at a lower price. But my demand drops to zero in a hurry if the wine fails to outperform the neighbors. IOW, I salute the quality of this vintage alone, but the price pains me, and there are many others to whom I'll revert in a hurry.

I have no real notion of Foillard's demand. Maybe it's a sunny day in his ecosystem and everyone is showering him with euros. I wouldn't mind that sort of day myself.

But failing that, it's hard to extract total maximum economic value while building loyalty. So if repeat business is important to him, I hope his future vintages are as fabulous and distinctive as the '07.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
I would note that this is not priced with "all these Beaujolais wines," but significantly above them..
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True. Which might make it even more difficult for them.

I don't have any actual first-hand experience in the wine retail business but just noticed over this past year that Bassins in DC failed to refill their Beaujolais section (Breton, Burgaud, and other stuff in the $15-25 range) because apparently it was selling very slowly. And I can see how casual consumers without particular loyalties might be tempted by fruity wines from other countries/hemispheres once Beaujolais starts getting too high into the $20s and $30s.

But, hopefully Chambers (and others) will show that this trend is not universal.

(Although I must admit that I buy less Beaujolais these days myself).
 
don't worry Jim, the double magnum remains sealed. as for the demand for higher end bojo, it exists to some extent. keeping anything foillard, lapierre, descombes etc. is impossible in the shop.
 
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