97 Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages

[winoweenie]

Raggity & Drewsie, There`s no doubt the retailorsa are the major culprits and the consumers the secondary . If the 97 was 48.99 at my local retailor here in Az. which is a 3-tier state without exceptions( ie. felony ) then you friendly retailor is a gouge-artiste`.( Drew, note the mark..hehe) I believe that ALL markets are sales-energy driven, as note the hot new auto selling at 5-G`s over list, and that there are plenty of unscrupulous, profit-driven merchants out there in all fields to grab the cash and run. Our only action is tell them suckers to put it where the sun don` shine and go on our way. I`ll never pay over release for any wine unless it`s a rarity that`s at least 10 years old or I`m in Vegas at one of my watering holes and am watered-down and thirsty. You took the rite path Rags. You should have raised a lil` heck with manager also. And Drew, I too look at my pricing on the old Cinqs` that used to be one of my daily-drinkers and stick a pin in my Shanken Doll. The 97 Alluvium is still under 30 and the BV Tapestry. These IMHO are on par with " Sink". After review, should have put our comments in the R&R thread. WW