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Bought a bottle of 2008 Brunello at Costco last night. Got home and looked it up on WS and found out it had a score of 94 and was #24 on their top 100 list for 2013. Only 700 cases made and was released for $55 a bottle. I paid $39.
Another example of how much juice is out there?
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Went back and got a couple of more. Still a bit tannic but wonderful complexity.
There must be a back story. Any wine with that high of a score and on the 100 list should have no problem selling. And its doubtful that all 700 cases made it to the US.
It's true that $55 is still a tough sell out there. But something doesn't add up. A wine like that doesn't get to Costco unless someone is in trouble. At least I wouldn't think.
Steve
...could be someone found a few bottles or a case sitting around in a warehouse forgotten.
.I purchased just short of 5 cases of this wine @ a local hodgepodge discount store (Bargain Circus) for $1.99/bottle.
It was not drinkable upon opening, but following being decantered into wide mouth orange juice glass/bottles (and a 24-48 hour waiting period) it became the ultimate wine for BBQ'd Lamb shoudler steaks (my go to @ the time).
I'm guessing that it retailed in the $10-$15 range as a local restaurant (Rose Tattoo) listed it for $38/bottle (must have tasted awful when uncorked @ the table).
I entertained weekly then and it was gone by the end of the summer (lasted 2-3 months being supplemented by my stock of Vodka & Bourbon, plus the white wines, beers and champagnes friends brought to the parties).
Your post inspired me to look it up (all I could remember was the vintage and the Black/White checkered portion of the label & there it was on Google).
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We used to have a phenomenal Barolo in our store during the late 70's. All I can remember about the name was that it had "Guido" in it. Same time period as Father Guido Sarducce on SNL. Sold for about $10. You probably couldn't touch anything like it for under $150 now. Of course people in the U.S. weren't drinking wine then either and what they did drink on average was pretty basic.
Also noticed the low alcohol content by today's standards.
Back in either '89 or '94, I bought a bottle Fattoria Barbi somewhere in the general area of Pisa, Italy. Got it at a drug store (pharmacia). Paid $12 for it.
But then I made an illegal left turn to get back on the main street, and got stopped. That was 25,000 Lira - about $25 - so the Brunello actually cost me $37.
Fortunately, it was very good.
:)
(nt)
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