Took a flyer on some Sleeper Cabernet just offered on Last Bottle. Hype is that this is low production, high quality juice, with famous winemaker. Price was $45…Any guesses as to the source? I have bought Sleeper Sauv Blanc in the past and it was good value for the price.
+1, and it’s probably because more often than not they do not reach the hype. Some hit quite well though, I recently had the Go Figure Lot 35 (Rutherford Cab 2014), and it was outstanding.
Yeah, seems silly does it not? but in the days of $300.00 second flight of eagles (mostly merlot) and newly released cabs pushing the $300 mark routinely, this seems to be a reasonable price point for Napa cabs these days.
My business was always based on transparency. If a salesman tried this type of story when I was a Wine Buyer, I would show them the door. Eventually they got the hint.