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pazos
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# Posted: May 20, 2008 12:44
SIERRA CARCHE PROPRIETARY BLEND RED WINE 05
LCB Code 26873
Been searching around for this, but no luck....
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Mark
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# Posted: May 20, 2008 13:36 - Edited by: Mark
Unfortunately this wine can be counted among those wines which have been listed at one time on the Upcoming Chairman's Selection list but then disappeared. Sometimes there's a lag of several weeks or even months then they arrive in stores and suddenly pop up on the Chairman's Selections Now in Stores list, sometimes they get reclassified as something else like a Premium Power Purchase or a regular specialty item, and sometimes they disappear into the ether. The fact that it shows up on the LCB product search page is an encouraging sign.
I've seen a list of Chairman's Selection and Sommelier Collection wines arriving in stores through June and that isn't on it. But that list didn't include PPP wines.
I'd say to keep watching, and/or set up automatic notifications for a couple large stores near you if you haven't already.
One last thing you could try would be to send an e-mail to RA-LBconsumer@state.pa.us and see if they can provide any info.
Good luck
Mark
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Mark
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# Posted: Aug 20, 2008 09:53
FYI it's all over western PA right now, and ecola just gave it a great review (here)!
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pazos
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# Posted: Aug 20, 2008 17:41
I figured it would have to be great, since it got a great review & 96 points from Parker...
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Mark
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# Posted: Aug 20, 2008 20:30
Well I just had it with dinner tonight. Very good yes, worthy of 96 points (whatever that means), not so sure. Initial taste brought to mind something from the Rhone Valley. Rob Kimball at the McIntyre Square store informed me that Monastrell is the same grape as Mouvedre in France and Mataro in California...I learned something today! A nice wine for $30 and I'd be hard pressed to find something better for less, but for what it's worth (no pun intended) I've had better wines which were more expensive.
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