OK, this made me unpack the case. Got the Marsanne as well. Not knowing much about either, but loving Wellington, I am still quite happy with this purchase. I do have to admit, if someone had not pointed this out in the Cyber Pub, I may never have noticed that the wine got switched.

WD and PW, hope this does not cause any headaches for you guys.

yep, same here; Marsanne in place of Rousanne. I had already dashed off a letter to PW before thinking to check here. I am wondering if the Rousanne sold out - only 293 cases made...
Disappointing only in that I did see this varietal as a feature of the lot d\t a prior offering. That said, value wise I do not think I am missing out much.

time2testit wrote:Still waiting (patiently) here in So Cal for my first ever purchase of a case of wine (at one time). According to my call to Fed Ex just now, it has not been shipped yet and the status remains at the shipment label only being printed on February 23.

Me too, in Seattle. Hard to be patient when waiting for a case of wine. It'd probably be easier if there was some real info on when they'll all be shipped and not told "weather".

seaSL wrote:Me too, in Seattle. Hard to be patient when waiting for a case of wine. It'd probably be easier if there was some real info on when they'll all be shipped and not told "weather".

Well, if as of just a couple days ago they were "swapping" the wines to get the correct ones into the cases then I'm sure it's going to take some time to get that sorted out and packed up for shipping to you. I'm sure it'll be this week.

Winedavid39 wrote:Thanks Peter. We are planning on sending an email to those effected (500+). We also share some blame for not catching it sooner. I think i'd feel differently if it were another winemaker, but Peter is as earnest as they come. We'll likely give some options, but i'm hoping folks will go with the flow on this.

Open to more discussion here.

thanks,

I also had the Marsanne in my shipment (VA) . We drank some last night and enjoyed it thoroughly. Looking forward to trying the Rousanne in the future.

Winedavid39 wrote:Thanks Peter. We are planning on sending an email to those effected (500+). We also share some blame for not catching it sooner. I think i'd feel differently if it were another winemaker, but Peter is as earnest as they come. We'll likely give some options, but i'm hoping folks will go with the flow on this.

Open to more discussion here.

thanks,

My Roussannes were swapped out for Marsannes as well, but I also got 4 Cabs, with no Zin. Not really a complaint, as all Peter's juice is an autobuy every time, just letting the logisticians know what happened...

Ahh, case got here, Friday. First wine woot being that previously I was in a state that couldn't be shipped to.

I also got the Marsanne and look forward to trying it. If the winemaker says he messed up then I am happy

I popped open the Merlot tonight, fantastic. I had it with some Prast Swedish cheese (slightly sharp aged cheese with a good sweet buttery taste ), very good pairing in my opinion. Then I had it by itself because I couldn't stop.

Just great, had a sip or two straight pour, then poured through my Vinturi, also very nice. Then I decanted a little bit for an hour or so, simply fantastic.

I don't have a very well developed, sophisticated pallet, but I tend to like Merlot's with a little more bite (see not very sophisticated) and this one delivered. Finish is very smooth and fruity finish, with a slight tartness that I love.

Can't wait to open the rest. Very glad I hit the button on this one.

Well gribblesnarf...

My order hasn't been picked up yet. And now I find that I'll probably get exactly what I ordered, since the later shipping boxes will be corrected.

Any chance you can "accidentally" have one Roussanne and one Marsanne in my box?

SonomaBouliste wrote:This means I had a total brainfart when I put in the order to the warehouse. My loss is your gain. We had a smaller quantity of Marsanne available, and now it's much smaller.

clearly there will need to be an additional offer to get rid of all of that excess Roussanne. might I suggest putting it up with some more of that tasty Sauv Blanc?

HitAnyKey42 wrote:Well, if as of just a couple days ago they were "swapping" the wines to get the correct ones into the cases then I'm sure it's going to take some time to get that sorted out and packed up for shipping to you. I'm sure it'll be this week.

Ah, good point. Looks like it's finally in motion too.

seaSL wrote:Ah, good point. Looks like it's finally in motion too.

Good things seem to come in pairs... Wellington and Harvest Moon are both in motion now =)

JOATMON wrote:Well gribblesnarf...

My order hasn't been picked up yet. And now I find that I'll probably get exactly what I ordered, since the later shipping boxes will be corrected.

Any chance you can "accidentally" have one Roussanne and one Marsanne in my box?

That's what I had hoped too, but alas, my shipment just arrived and it is as advertised (hard to complain too much about that). If I recall correctly, we actually quite liked the Rousanne when at the tasting room in December. By the way, and this shows that I'm not much of a white wine drinker, is it normal that there be so many bubbles and "foam" in the Sauv Blanc bottles?

alexa84 wrote:clearly there will need to be an additional offer to get rid of all of that excess Roussanne. might I suggest putting it up with some more of that tasty Sauv Blanc?

I had some of the SB last night - yum, yum, yummy. However, the winery notes read "Aromas of Grapefruit, passionfruit, cantaloupe, mandarin and guava, with hints of lime, pineapple and wet stones." So I do have one word for Peter:

PEEEEAAAACH!

time2testit wrote:That's what I had hoped too, but alas, my shipment just arrived and it is as advertised (hard to complain too much about that). If I recall correctly, we actually quite liked the Rousanne when at the tasting room in December. By the way, and this shows that I'm not much of a white wine drinker, is it normal that there be so many bubbles and "foam" in the Sauv Blanc bottles?

Yes, if you shake them vigorously.

Seriously, there were no bubbles and foam in mine. I would be mildly concerned, and take some good whiffs before drinking. However, bad bottles rarely come in pairs (and we know they're not corked)...

NightGhost wrote:Yes, if you shake them vigorously.

Seriously, there were no bubbles and foam in mine. I would be mildly concerned, and take some good whiffs before drinking. However, bad bottles rarely come in pairs (and we know they're not corked)...

I had the bubbles and foam too. Let it sit for awhile and they will disappear.

time2testit wrote:That's what I had hoped too, but alas, my shipment just arrived and it is as advertised (hard to complain too much about that). If I recall correctly, we actually quite liked the Rousanne when at the tasting room in December. By the way, and this shows that I'm not much of a white wine drinker, is it normal that there be so many bubbles and "foam" in the Sauv Blanc bottles?

Bubbles will form if you shake the bottle, then will go away.

"Foam" - do you mean foamy bubbles, or solids? Our white wines are prone to forming some tartrate crystals when chilled. These are clear to yellowish flakes; some people mistake them for bits of glass. They are not harmful to taste or health, and settle easily for decanting.

I hadn't even opened the box yet when I read this last night. Had to immediately open it and yes, I have the Marsanne. Doesn't matter to me, really. I just like the variety in these mixed cases.

SonomaBouliste wrote:Bubbles will form if you shake the bottle, then will go away.

"Foam" - do you mean foamy bubbles, or solids? Our white wines are prone to forming some tartrate crystals when chilled. These are clear to yellowish flakes; some people mistake them for bits of glass. They are not harmful to taste or health, and settle easily for decanting.

Yes, bubbles appear to be gone. Foam was foamy bubbles. That's gone too. Now we just need to decide which of the varietals to drink first (and wonder what Marsanne tastes like).

Roommate and I polished off a bottle of sb then a bottle of zin tonight. Absolutely delightful. I also got the marsanne which we might try out tomorrow with some sushi while our other roommate goes to a wedding. Gotta have some fun after all.

Another Marsanne shipment. I'm a little sad, because I thought the previous Wellington Rousannes were really interesting and I was excited to get a few more. That said, given the huge number of PW wines in my cellar and my great experience with most all of his wines, he certainly has enough "credit" that I'll happily go with the flow. I'm sure I'll really enjoy this case and I was thankful for the offer.

One thing that would make me really happy is for some tasting notes about the Marsanne vs. the Rousanne from PW (as some others have asked for).

Also, I want to totally second NightGhosts's comment about the sav blanc. No way this wine should ever be described without the word PEACH.

Funny, I actually did not get any peach at all - it was grapefruit leading the way with kiwi in the background.

This early, I assume the bottles are consistent so the differences must be due to palate variation. I do love matching my notes with others'.

Cyradia wrote:Another Marsanne shipment. I'm a little sad, because I thought the previous Wellington Rousannes were really interesting and I was excited to get a few more. That said, given the huge number of PW wines in my cellar and my great experience with most all of his wines, he certainly has enough "credit" that I'll happily go with the flow. I'm sure I'll really enjoy this case and I was thankful for the offer.

One thing that would make me really happy is for some tasting notes about the Marsanne vs. the Rousanne from PW (as some others have asked for).

Also, I want to totally second NightGhosts's comment about the sav blanc. No way this wine should ever be described without the word PEACH.

Ya, mine got swapped around too. 4 Cabs, no Zins... Oh well, at least it was not short on the bottles count :-).

xshydro wrote:Ya, mine got swapped around too. 4 Cabs, no Zins... Oh well, at least it was not short on the bottles count :-).

I've tasted both the cab and the zin from this offering, and while both were delicious, I think the cab is the more complex and valuable wine, so I think you made out well! I'm happy to know that I have 2 more cabs coming in my Wellington club shipment, but I certainly am not getting them for the crazy cheap woot price! I was pushing the $$ to order this, but now I wish I'd ordered another case for a gift. . . great wine, great deal. I missed out on the $90/case SB club offering as well, although being in upstate NY buying direct from the winery costs $$ in shipping compared to Woot. (Not the winery's fault, it's just expensive normally to ship cross country)

waragi wrote:Funny, I actually did not get any peach at all - it was grapefruit leading the way with kiwi in the background.

This early, I assume the bottles are consistent so the differences must be due to palate variation. I do love matching my notes with others'.

Well, we know that two people can look at the same color and perceive something different, so it's probably even more variable with our palates. Still, the wine was so very PEACHY that I grabbed a bottle of Ocean Spray Peach Cranberry Cocktail that was in my fridge to compare, and they were so similar it was eerie.

Cyradia wrote:
One thing that would make me really happy is for some tasting notes about the Marsanne vs. the Rousanne from PW (as some others have asked for).

That would be great. At least the same bullet-point writeup they provide for the other six wines on the main woot page.

I had a Merlot tonight. I opened and poured into a decanter. I poured a glass about five minutes after. I noticed a good bit of wood, vanilla, almost sweet scents, but no fruit. The first sip was surprisingly tart, almost citrus. A bit of raspberry. I plan on drinking it with dinner in four hours.

A few hours into decanting, the tartness/sharpness has almost completely disappeared. I am smelling more fruit on the nose and less wood. There is some brown sugar and spice. Very smooth, but still is calling for food.

By dinner, it had 4 hours in the decanter. I am really impressed with the change since opening. I can still pick up on most of what I detected earlier, but they all are more restrained and balanced. The wine really needed the time in the decanter. It didn't even seem to "need" food, although it still benefited from the pairing. The wine has a really subtle spice that becomes pronounced with food.

I also got the Marsanne

I know many Wooters got some 2009 Marsanne in their Wellington cases, owing to a mixup.

I just tried one.

Mine is too young!

Yes, I know it's a white, but I strongly recommend laying this down for at least a year (and more won't hurt).

edit: I certainly don't mean to diss this wine. In fact, I hope I paid it a compliment. This is one of a minority of Marsannes that will "go the distance" - most should indeed be had quite young. But there is a magical thing that happens with Marsanne that does age well - it gets softer, with some honey/blackstrap molasses flavor to balance the citrus. It's worth the wait.

I don't know if Peter reads these threads so late after the sale - I'd love to hear his input.

I think your comments are spot on! I had intended to have the Roussanne in the offer for two reasons, one being that it is ready sooner than the Marsanne. We are just releasing the Marsanne after 9 months in bottle. I like our Marsanne at 2-5 years age. I often find a marked aromatic honey component develops in Marsanne after 2-3 years, but I'm not sure about the molasses comment (I don't use molasses, so I don't have a strong aroma memory of it).

edit: btw, the best Northern Rhone, Marsanne based whites have a reputation as agers.

NightGhost wrote:I know many Wooters got some 2009 Marsanne in their Wellington cases, owing to a mixup.

I just tried one.

Mine is too young!

Yes, I know it's a white, but I strongly recommend laying this down for at least a year (and more won't hurt).

edit: I certainly don't mean to diss this wine. In fact, I hope I paid it a compliment. This is one of a minority of Marsannes that will "go the distance" - most should indeed be had quite young. But there is a magical thing that happens with Marsanne that does age well - it gets softer, with some honey/blackstrap molasses flavor to balance the citrus. It's worth the wait.

I don't know if Peter reads these threads so late after the sale - I'd love to hear his input.

NightGhost wrote:I know many Wooters got some 2009 Marsanne in their Wellington cases, owing to a mixup.

I just tried one.

Mine is too young!

Yes, I know it's a white, but I strongly recommend laying this down for at least a year (and more won't hurt).

edit: I certainly don't mean to diss this wine. In fact, I hope I paid it a compliment. This is one of a minority of Marsannes that will "go the distance" - most should indeed be had quite young. But there is a magical thing that happens with Marsanne that does age well - it gets softer, with some honey/blackstrap molasses flavor to balance the citrus. It's worth the wait.

I don't know if Peter reads these threads so late after the sale - I'd love to hear his input.

The 07' is still going strong and isn't showing any age yet. I would think another year or two for sure on it before it starts to decline.