We have guest staying with us this weekend.

Nicolas Feuillatte Rose Brut NV with brunch.

So that's an excuse to be drinking at 10 am on a Sunday morning?

Just trying to be hospitable.

2005 Coyam, very nice Chilean blend... interestingly enough, the wine faded quite considerably the next day...

I have a Spanish Rose made from Grenache that I may have this evening.

Tonight, 1999 Shafer Hillside Select.

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Originally posted by latour67:
Tonight, 1999 Shafer Hillside Select.

Sounds great. Why wasn't I invited ? What's the occasion ?

I have a couple buddies I used to work with coming over later to grill and chill. I was thinking of popping one of the five 1999 Rubicon I have left, but last time I had it a year and a half ago it wasn't showing well. Not alot of fruit. Has anyone had this lately? Otherwise I was going to open a 1999 Chimney Rock Stags Leap Cab.

Last night (technically still May):

2006 Kosta Browne Russian River Pinot Noir (first KB - a little disappointed)
2005 Numanthia (way too early)
2005 Dr. Loosen Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese (nice)

2007 J.K. Carriere Pinot Noir Glass. I posted an update to my previous tasting note.

Today:

2001 Joseph Phelps Cab
1998 Far Niente Estate Cab

02 Lafite
03 Opus

von Siebenthal Carmenere 2006

nice bottle of wine

around the world with rosé lately:

N.V. Jacob's Creek Sparkling Rosé
2007 Wölffer Rosé
2007 Antichi Vigneti di Cantalupo Colline Novaresi il Mimo
2007 Hendry Rosé Hendry Ranch

Such a nice day, another bottle can't hurt:

2003 Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages

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Originally posted by latour67:
Tonight, 1999 Shafer Hillside Select.

Some weekend you are having latour.

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Originally posted by jbsteven:
02 Lafite
03 Opus

Love to hear about how both of these are drinking this young.

2006 Ketcham Estate Pinot Noir Russian River Valley - Corked
2005 Peay Vineyards Pinot Noir Scallop Shelf

All of the Pomerol talk by latour67 caused me to open one.

1998 Gazin

2004 Sea Smoke Botella PN

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All of the Pomerol talk by latour67 caused me to open one.

1998 Gazin

Funny thing...I have one of those in my cellar that I was gifted by a generous family. What are your thoughts?

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Originally posted by Sticky2:

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Originally posted by jbsteven:
02 Lafite
03 Opus

Love to hear about how both of these are drinking this young.

opus has strong cedar but otherwise nice. Lafite is nice but I can't compare it to another lafite as this is my first bottle of lafite. I'm very new to wine. looks like a good sized learning curve.

1999 Behrens & Hitchcock Las Amigas Merlot Beckstoffer Vineyards

Chateau d'Or et de Gueles 2003
Languedoc Red

1999 Elderton Shiraz (their "regular" Shiraz, not the Command). Good stuff. 89-90 points.

Planning on opening a 2003 Phelps Cabernet as well.