Hunt wrote:

> As pointed out elsewhere, it was the '96, but close. I had a few bottles of it
> around, and was then "gifted" another. The WS piece came out and wow, what a
> rush. I drank all that a local steakhouse had @ $55/btl. They held the price,
> even after the article and I downed the last btl that they had with some
> friends - a few of whom got to taste my stash some years later. On a side-
> note: Brooks Steakhouse in Denver had the '96 on their Reserve List for US$
> 450! When I asked about the price, the sommelier (a friend from another
> restaurant) said, "because we can get it... "

Regrettably, the same thing is happening right now with the '02 Phelps
Insignia. Alas, I declined to buy it (one of my favorite CalCabs) for
$98/bottle as a preoffer and am now suffering the consequences...

Mark Lipton