The Other Hand
1995 Syrah from the Alban, Stolpman, and Bien Nacido Vyds
- 100% Syrah.
- Aged 18 months in oak (70% new).
- Note that a "hogshead" of wine is 63 US gallons = 238.5 liters =
318 standard (750ml) wine bottles = 26.5 cases.
- 16 hogsheads = 424 cases of 750s.
- Only 750s were produced except for 6 magnums as described below.
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Magnums
The Other Hand was bottled in magnums and sold in a six-magnum set,
five magnums of The Other Hand along with one magnum of the
1995 GSM Red Handed.
I do not know how many of these sets were made.
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Etched Magnums
The Other Hand was also bottled in handed-etched magnums and sold one each in a set along with
one handed-etched magnum of the 1995 GSM Red Handed.
Six such sets were produced.
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Each pair of mags were packaged in a special wood box.
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Double Magnums
A set of 3L etched bottles like the magnum set pictured above
sold at Christie's Auction on 26 June 1999 in Los Angeles.
Six such sets were made. This set has bottle #1 of The Other Hand and bottle #4 of Red Handed:
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