2004 Haan Merlot Prestige

• By Josh Raynolds
  July/August 2007, IWC Issue #133, (See more on Vinous...)

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Halliday Wine Companion

• By James Halliday
  3/11/2007, (See more on Halliday Wine Companion...)

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Garagiste

• By Jon Rimmerman
  12/14/2007, (See more on Garagiste...)

  (HAAN MERLOT Prestige) UPDATE: Illinois Shipping I have been asked to speak at a consortium of US wine retailers on this topic and I thought it prudent to solicit your thoughts. As most of you know, Illinois has banned direct shipments come next June and I (like most wine-minded adults) am more than perplexed. Do they really think wine drinkers in Illinois are going to stop ordering wine from across the country? Wisconsin and Indiana are only a short ride away and I’ve heard they make for a lovely Saturday afternoon drive to a border town Mailboxes Express... For those of you that live in Illinois, we would like to solicit your thoughts and ideas to help us (and other purveyors) combat this potential quagmire that may ultimately be unconstitutional - you’d think we have better things to spend our time on like global warming, world famine, wars or other? If you are an Illinois resident (or resident of any state for that matter), we’d like to hear your thoughts on potential solutions to help our Illinois brethren continue to receive wine from us and all of the other wine store in the US. Please send your ideas to: shira@garagistewine.com Thank you – have a great weekend! - Jon Rimmerman ************************* Haan SPECIAL Dear Friends, Here’s a Friday special on a wine that has been a crowd favorite in preceding vintages (this is the new release) – at what should be just about the lowest price ever offered in the world. Continuously one of Parker’s most admired Merlot cuvees outside of Bordeaux, this wine has fooled many in the past as it can be very tough to pinpoint as Australian (but this has more to do with preconceived notions about what Australian wine “should” taste like than the actual reality). This is another one-time deal and I had to cut our margins to a precarious point to get this in at a moderate price (maybe I’m an easy target to be Mr. Nice Guy at the end of the week, but I seem to be doing this an awful lot on Friday afternoons). This version (the 2004) reminds me of the 2001 when it was still in barrel with the Cabernet Franc influence waiting to unfold. If you yearn for the glory days of Pahlmeyer Merlot circa 1995 or even a baby post-Perse Pavie style, you will find much to admire here for a lot less of an investment: ONE SHIPMENT ONLY at this price with perfect provenance: 2004 Haan Merlot Prestige (WA89-91) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Aus2967