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Special Grand Opening Rare Treasure Wine Sale

To celebrate the grand opening of my new venture, Home Wine School, I have a rare and special offer. I recently attended a Sotheby’s fine wine auction, and was able to pick up some really amazing deals on old Bordeaux. Pretty soon I’ll be posting a detailed account of what it’s like to buy at auction, but for now let me just say that there are bargains to be had! I’m partnering up with Frankly Wines to sell these wines, and we’ve agreed to pass on the savings to you. There were literally hundreds of wine I could have bought a huge bargain, but I selected these three above many others because they’re from top names, in top vintages, and the first two tasted extremely well at the pre-sale tasting. If you’re interested in anything, Frankly Wines doesn’t quite have it’s ecommerce site up yet, so just email me for details. At these prices, even if you need us to ship it to California, it will still be a bargain. Here’s what we have on offer:

Chateau La Dominique 1982 (pictured above)- This is a Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé. I tasted it at the pre-auction tasting, and it is totally unbelievable, one of the biggest hits of the night, which is saying a lot, as it was up against a 1979 Lafite Rothschild, and a $900 bottle of Cote Rotie. It had a tremendous amount of complexity, with notes of coffee and cherry, and the kind of extremely long finish you would expect from a grand cru classé. Robert Parker, if you care about what he says, gave this vintage a 92, and said it will drinking in its prime up until 2010. This wine is retailing in the US for anywhere from $150-250 a bottle but I’m offering it up for the insanely low price of $89.99!

Chateau Angélus 1987. Another Saint-Emilion Grand Cru. This was one that flew a little under the radar at the tasting when compared with some of the big boys. But I recognized as a really great value. Angélus is a top name from Saint Emilion. This wine had lovely notes of liquorice and drank so easily, a lot of people would be shocked to know it’s from Bordeaux. Soft and supple, this wine is a Cabernet Franc lover’s dream. It’s soft enough that I’m planning to serve it at Thanksgiving this year. You can’t even find this one for sale in the US. In Europe this bottle is going for outrageous sums like $150 and up, but I’m offering for only $49.99.

Chateau D’Issan 2000. This a fabulous producer from Margaux. Parker gave this one a 93 and said it was their finest wine to date. 2000 is also universally recognized as a top vintage for Margaux. I haven’t tasted this one, but I have tasted their second label, Blasson D’Issan from 2001, which was a steal at 40 bucks, I really enjoyed it. It will drink well now, but you could also hold onto it for a very long time if you wanted to. This one typically retails for about $70 bucks, and I’m able to slash that down to $59.99.

Sotheby’s stated that all these wines were stored in professional cellar conditions, and they’re sitting in my cellar right now, so you can rest assured they have been taken care of. I think any of these wines would make a phenomenal Holiday present for somebody who really cares about wine. If you have any questions about them, don’t hesitate to ask.