jhkey wrote:I just hope they're not selling this wine before its time.

Ahhh, a little trip down memory lane; that was great, thanks!

cpomar wrote:Any chance wine woot will crank up warm weather shipping a little earlier this year? It's been in the 80s in Atlanta for two weeks now, and there's no sign of relief any time soon. We are dreading what May - August will be like if it continues to get warmer with each passing week.

I live in Atlanta also. . . I lost 2 shipments to heat last summer. I will be on a HIWBM (heat imposed) after April.

Why no specs on this wine?

This link to the article worked for me this morning. YMMV, I guess.

Cab on WW in my price range? I am intrigued. But there are so many unknowns...

neilfindswine wrote:...if by 'getting hammered' you mean 'aggressively tasting wine for the benefit of Woot', I'd gladly agree to participate... (insert winkey-smiley face here)

I just realized that the woot-bots censored sha-ttered?

The following wine blurb is off of a distributor's website. It indicates the juice has been in contact with oak...
Wine Information:
Slingshot Winery Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Napa from three different esteemed vineyards. Primarily from the Julianna Vineyard in Pope Valley, this expressive Cab delivers the rich, upfront fruit of the northern Napa vineyard with the darker tones of the two more southerly mountain vineyards (yes, the vineyards make up a large component of another wine in our portfolio that is four times the cost – hint hint). Aged for 22 months in French barrels, 30% new.

kaolis wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but Pope Valley not an actual AVA, at least not yet.

You're correct. Half is in Napa County the other half in Lake County, with wineries in both counties.

North316 wrote:I just realized that the woot-bots censored sha-ttered?

So no fertilizer bottles?

texacaliali wrote:count me in, especially after this rose-bud of a week.

I like to think that means everyone is headed for an extra awesome weekend ahead.

woot gods, you guys are killing me the last few weeks, all this great Cab, My Brother in law took a look in my "wine storage room" last weekend and said "Dude you need help"

fredrinaldi wrote:woot gods, you guys are killing me the last few weeks, all this great Cab, My Brother in law took a look in my "wine storage room" last weekend and said "Dude you need help"

Was he offering to help you drink it? If not, his comment wasn't helpful, LOL...

mschauber wrote:Was he offering to help you drink it? If not, his comment wasn't helpful, LOL...

AA I believe, but he is always willing to help me drink it.

boylan wrote:It's marked Napa so it appears to be a nearly Rutherford cab...

James here from Slingshot Wines.

Our Slingshot Napa Cab comes from my family's Juliana Vineyards located in Pope Valley, part of the Napa Valley appellation. Rutherford is where our business is located which is in the heart of the Napa Valley.

trifecta wrote:Pretty sure the description is in error. It states it was released in spring of 2010, but the vintage is 2010??? We can piece it together if someone provided the oak treatment/duration.

James from Slingshot Wines here:

The 2010 Slingshot Napa Valley Cabernet was released in Feb. 2012. Some might say this is a little young but trust me, its drinking great and hits the mark for a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon for under 20 bucks. I hope you enjoy.

James here from Slingshot Wines:

There have been some additional questions about the Slingshot Napa Cab. Here are a few more tech notes for you:

Alcohol: 14.3%

pH: 3.95

TA: 5.18 g/L

VA: 0.75 g/L

James,

Can you let us know how the wine was aged - small or large oak,percentage new, etc? Also, was all the fruit from your vineyard, or were some purchased grapes blended in ? Finally, maybe a little about the selection process for creating the final product. We junkies like this kind of stuff.

boylan wrote:Yeah, I saw that too but the bottle says Napa so they must have too much juice from out of the AVA. Or maybe there is a dogleg in the AVA...

James here from Slingshot Wines:

Pope Valley is part of the Napa Valley AVA. Juliana Vineyards was planted in the 80's and has been a go to source for Napa Valley wineries. In 1999 my father purchased a majority interest in Juliana Vineyards and since then we have taken on a partner, Meryvale Vineyards. In 2008 I decided that I wanted to start my own wine and use the family fruit, rather than selling it to everyone else, and Slingshot was born. The goal has always been simple - craft wines that my friends can afford and bring the quality people expect from the Napa Valley to the masses. For anyone that purchases, I really hope you enjoy Slingshot. Please don't hesitate to contact us directly with any questions you may have.

James Stewart

How would you compare it to the 05 vintage? My lady loved the 05 but it can not be found.

neilfindswine wrote:...if by 'getting hammered' you mean 'aggressively tasting wine for the benefit of Woot', I'd gladly agree to participate... (insert winkey-smiley face here)

Neil - you too can input your own "winkey-smiley face". Just type [semicolon]wink[semicolon] and ta-da!

jhkey wrote:...free sulfur? total sulfur? harvest date?

James here from Slingshot Wines:

Free SO2: 33 mg/L

Total SO2: 116 mg/L

We produce 12,000 cases of Slingshot Napa Cab. Our competitors at this price point are producing over 100,000 cases per year. We are in roughly 22 different markets and in most we sell about 50% in restaurants. In Arizona Slingshot is 99% restaurant placement only.

mschauber wrote:As long as we're asking for all this data, how about drinking window?

James here from Slingshot Wines:

This wine is meant to be drunk sooner rather than later. It will age well but our intention is to craft a wine that is ready to drink for the every day drinker.

This wine will show well for the next 5 to 6 years.

jonw747 wrote:Here's another link to what I assume is the same article.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35108346/ns/business-success_in_hard_times/t/lean-year-rich-vintage/

At the time they were a startup working out of a warehouse buying bulk juice being dumped ala Cameron Hughes.

It would be nice to get some details about how the wine being offered was made/sourced.

James from Slingshot Wines here:

Our first vintage was the 2005 Slingshot Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. I did buy some bulk wine for that year, 50% bulk market and 50% estate. Since then we have moved towards more and more estate fruit. The 2010 Slingshot Cab is 95% estate grown.

I am practically out of wine altogether. I am seriously considering springing for three. (With current numbers I would be first.) Will somebody please just promise me this stuff is yummy?

Heeeyyyy...it will not let me select three. What's up with that???

shelldav wrote:Heeeyyyy...it will not let me select three. What's up with that???

you can buy two when each offer is 6 bottles. usually the total is one case. if the offer was four bottles , then you could buy three.

redredwine67 wrote:you can buy two when each offer is 6 bottles. usually the total is one case. if the offer was four bottles , then you could buy three.

Is that for fairness or to keep their shipping costs down?

mschauber wrote:Is that for fairness or to keep their shipping costs down?

I think it is a situational basis, but most often to keep shipping costs down. There have been offers in the past where the max purchases was a case and a half, it just doesn't happen very often.

Trigger pulled.

Took a while to decide, but found this:
http://www.skurnikwines.com/wines.cgi?rm=view_detail&wine_id=18328

which says:

"Slingshot Winery Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Napa from three different esteemed vineyards. Primarily from the Julianna Vineyard in Pope Valley, this expressive Cab delivers the rich, upfront fruit of the northern Napa vineyard with the darker tones of the two more southerly mountain vineyards (yes, the vineyards make up a large component of another wine in our portfolio that is four times the cost – hint hint). Aged for 22 months in French barrels, 30% new"


And a nice wine store recommendation here:

http://stores.acmefinewines.com/slingshot-cabernet-sauvignon-napa-valley-2010-p1460.aspx

slingshotwines wrote:James from Slingshot Wines here:

The 2010 Slingshot Napa Valley Cabernet was released in Feb. 2012. Some might say this is a little young but trust me, its drinking great and hits the mark for a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon for under 20 bucks. I hope you enjoy.

What are some other Cabernets that you like? Like, if you couldn't grab a bottle of Slingshot, what might you open for your drink now friends.

mschauber wrote:Is that for fairness or to keep their shipping costs down?

I actually think it's a legal thing, although keeping costs low certainly makes a lot of sense, too.

Fine. If I can't have three, I am in for two. Stupid, poopy-head limit of two.

shelldav wrote:Stupid, poopy-head limit of two.

Get a grip dude.

mschauber wrote:Is that for fairness or to keep their shipping costs down?

I believe it's because some of the states that allow direct shipping have a single case max.
So in order to get as many states on the list as possible for each offer they limit single purchases to 1 case.

Can anyone give me insight of the 2010 vintage?

http://www.winemag.com/Wine-Enthusiast-Magazine/March-2011/2010-Napa-Cabernets-Expect-the-Unexpected/

cortot20 wrote:I believe it's because some of the states that allow direct shipping have a single case max.
So in order to get as many states on the list as possible for each offer they limit single purchases to 1 case.

Everyones answer makes sense, but without knowing the real reason, this one makes the most sense to me. This or it just costs them too much to ship miltiple boxes for only $5.