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"Bi!!" > wrote:

> On Sep 14, 8:25?pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
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> > ?"Bi!!" > wrote:
> > > On Sep 11, 4:04?pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
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> > > > ?"Bi!!" > wrote:
> > > > > On Sep 11, 1:22?pm, DaleW > wrote:
> > > > > > On Sep 11, 11:57 am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
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> > > > > > > I was rummaging around my cellar last night and came across six
> > > > > > > bottles of 2005 Willi Schaefer Auslese Graacher Dombprobst AP#10
> > > > > > > so I
> > > > > > > popped it in the fridge for about 30 minutes and popped the cork.
> > > > > > > Wow! I don't drink many Germany wines and certainly not a many
> > > > > > > Mosel
> > > > > > > wines but this was a wine that I just couldn't stop drinking.
> > > > > > > Floral
> > > > > > > notes on the nose with a bit of fresh peach. The wine was very
> > > > > > > smooth
> > > > > > > and creamy on the palate with ripe apples, cinnamon, caramel and
> > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > squeeze of lime. Brilliant. "A" on the Dale scale.
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> > > > > > Sounds great. I love Willi S, but mostly buy a bit cheaper,
> > > > > > kabinetts
> > > > > > and spatlesen.
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> > > > > I bought these in private sell from a guy who needed to liquidate his
> > > > > cellar to get cash. ?I paid $40/bottle for the six bottles along with
> > > > > about 3 mixed cases of different stuff. ?I just checked the price
> > > > > online and was shocked to see prices close to $80.
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> > > > Wow $40 for that. I never luck into deals that good.- Hide quoted text
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> > > It's amazing what the IRS can do!
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> Yes. The tax bill had to be paid and he had to raise money quickly
> from qhat I understand. Probably not the first time that somwone has
> sold off their collection at a loss to pay off a tax debt and
> personally I'd rather give the wine away than have Uncle Sam seize it
> and have it languish in a 100F warehouse for ten years while they sort
> things out.

I never seem to luck into these things. Good job hunting or was it a
friend?