by Dale Williams » Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:34 am
These prices don't seem to be that great, even for 2005. But I haven't actually compared to other offers.
Ch. Bernadotte & Ch. Faizeau are usually pretty solid wines, though those prices aren't exactly screamers compared to previous vintages. Still, hard to figure you're going wrong with solid QPR wines in a prized vintage at $15. Ch. Vraye Croix de Gay is exactly the epitome of Pomerol, but under $30 Pomerol from a good vintage is not that easy to find.
A 15% sales indicates these aren't exactly selling well. While there are a few traditonal wines like Figeac, the thing I noticed is that there are a lot of more modern styled wines such as La Gomerie, Clos de Sarpe, Clos les Lunelles, Lynsolence, and Smith Haut Lafitte. Maybe these producers weren't folks first choices with the price increases (though I heard Pavie sold well).