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Originally posted by Board-O:

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Originally posted by KSC02:

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Originally posted by Board-O:
Tonight, we're having a 2005 Mas Doix Salanques

In the event you've not opened one yet, be sure to give this one plenty of breathing time, Board-O and it should show well. I've opened the '04 twice. One with a short decant and one with a 3-4 hour decant.

The second bottle showed much better than the first.

I saw this a half hour before dinner, so I took your advice and opened something else. I've previously found the Salanques to be an early drinker, but after your comment, I'll probably open one when I can wait if necessary. Sounds like a cheese course wine.

The 2006 needs about one hr of air. It is drinking nicely and consistent (3 bottles I've had)

2008 Domaine La Garrigue Côtes du Rhône Cuvée Romaine.

First wine that I actually enjoy after 10+ days of fighting a cold.

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Originally posted by mareff:
Vodka, what else to drink before a 45 person offline at Peking Duck House in NYC!!!

Do you go to Mott or 53rd?

2007 Bryce Pinot Noir

2006 Efeste Syrah Ceidleigh
2006 Perrin & Fils Côtes du Rhône Villages Vinsobres Les Cornuds

2006 Coho headwaters - much much better on the second night. A really fantastic wine for the $25 I paid.

2006 Rhys Alpine Vineyard Chardonnay - a shame we opened so early. It took almost 3 hours to open up.

At our offline last night...And I forgot the name of the N. Rhone Syrah that Vinyrd Skynyrd brought and the sticky.

04 Sea Smoke Ten
00 Ridge Monte Bello
05 Doizy Vedrines
02 Corte Riva cabernet
02 Marquis Philips "9" shiraz
04 Zenato Amarone

2005 Rafanelli Zin

KarenT
www.jeanedwardscellars.com

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Originally posted by jqmunro:

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Originally posted by mareff:
Vodka, what else to drink before a 45 person offline at Peking Duck House in NYC!!!

Do you go to Mott or 53rd?

been to both, but the event is at 53rd, this time around

2003 Alejandro Fernandez Tinto Pesquera

My wines from my trip to Paris:

1999 Corton Charlesmagne Bouchard Pere et Fils
2007 Condrieu "Chery" Andre Perret
2008 Reisling Kabinet Erbhof Stein
2006 Gigondas Raspail-Ay
2005 Montagne St-Emilion Rocher Corbin
2008 Serge Dagueneau & Filles Pouilly Fume
2006 Montgagne St-Emilion Chateau Grand Baril
2006 Sancerre Puissey RED
2008 Pacherenc Vic-Bihl Louise D'Aure

2007 Stefania Uvas Creek Cab...accidentally. I didn't mean to open a bottle so soon but there was evidently a "communication issue" between the Mrs and I that led to its untimely demise. Good stuff though!

2005 Concha y Toro Carmin de Peumo Carmenere

2006 Robert Sinskey Pinot Noir Los Carneros.

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Originally posted by redknife:

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Originally posted by Board-O:
Tonight, we're having a 2005 Mas Doix Salanques

The 2006 needs about one hr of air. It is drinking nicely and consistent (3 bottles I've had)

Granted '04 was a big vintage and, of the very few Spanish that I've actually opened, they all required a lot of air.

I could understand later vintages showing well with less cellar/decant time. This is a nice wine that I've errantly disregarded in the past due to not allowing it to open sufficiently.

2007 Montes Alpha Syrah (another nice drinking vintage of this wine)

2006 Chasseur Pinot Noir Freestone Station

taking to berserker fest tonight:

1987 Sterling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain Ranch Vineyard
1987 Clos du Bois Cabernet Sauvignon Marlstone

2004 Christoffel Urziger Wurgarten Auslese ***
2000 Ch. Haut Lagrange

2005 Domaine de Cristia Renaissance - very, very disappointing. I hope the wine is just in a bad period...

2008 Tensley Colson Canyon Grenache

2006 Ridge Zinfandel Dusi Ranch

2005 Mondavi Oakville

2004 Stonestreet Legacy
2005 Stonestreet Legacy
2005 Almaviva
2006 Groth Reserve
2006 Caymus Special Select

08 Dashwood Sav. Blanc