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Originally posted by Bruce Hayes:

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Originally posted by vinoevelo:
'09 crognolo

What did you think?

Nice. The merlot shows well amd provides a good fruit core. I prefer the polish and precision of the volte at the price point. Went well with baked pasta and rapini.

2007 Domaine Notre Dame des Palieres Gigondas at lunch earlier. Open and ready; not shut down at all. This was at a wine bar/cafe that sells bottles retail then adds $10 corkage for opening while dining there. After our lunch I bought two bottles to bring home. Including the corkage fee, it had to be the best $32 bottle I've had from a restaurant list.

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1994 Lopez de Heredia Todonia Gran Reserva

How did it show?

Tannic but drinkable with tart fruit and excellent freshness. This should age effortlessly but I don't have enough experience with this producer to guess when it might reach its peak. Like you I am becoming a fan of this producer.

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tart fruit

It's a good thing you didn't mix up the first letters of each word

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tart fruit

It's a good thing you didn't mix up the first letters of each word

Dork...

2008 Siduri Pinot Noir Muirfield Vineyard

Last night I had dinner with a few friends at J&G in Bal Harbour. Wines were as follows:

Pierre Peters N.V. Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs

2006 Cecile Tremblay Vosne-Romanée Vieilles Vignes

2006 Sine Qua Non Grenache Raven Series WOTN

2003 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon (Talk about an overrated and overpriced wine). Was a nice wine though; to me a little over extracted with high alcohol. Not worth a third of the release price. I would never seek out this wine

2010 Rasa Vox Populi- a wonderful wine, 100% Mourvedre

2001 Usseglio Mon Aieul
2004 Brancaia Il Blu

2004 Gaston Chiquet, Champagne, Special Club
2004 Lamborghini, Campoleone (WOW!)
2009 Clos Mogador, Nelin
2011 Hamilton Russell, Chardonnay (excellent)
2000 Quarles Harris, VP

At dinner with Latour67 and our wives:

1996 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon
2009 Shafer Merlot
2007 Shafer Hillside Select

Celebrating 4 years of great memories with my gf tonight at Prospect in SF:
1985 Salon BdB
2003 Sassicaia

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Originally posted by TPEwinedrinker:
Celebrating 4 years of great memories with my gf tonight at Prospect in SF:
1985 Salon BdB
2003 Sassicaia

How was the 03 Sassicaia? Congrats to San Fran on the baseball!

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Originally posted by VinCentric:

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Originally posted by TPEwinedrinker:
Celebrating 4 years of great memories with my gf tonight at Prospect in SF:
1985 Salon BdB
2003 Sassicaia

How was the 03 Sassicaia? Congrats to San Fran on the baseball!

Will let you know in about 5 hours VinCentric! And I am VERY happy about the Giants... The Bay Area is enjoying a resurgence not seen since the late 80s with the simultaneous success of the Giants and 49ers... Now if only my beloved Warriors could bring up the back in a more dignified manner.

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Originally posted by TPEwinedrinker:
... Now if only my beloved Warriors could bring up the back in a more dignified manner.

These Warriors?

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Originally posted by KSC02:

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Originally posted by TPEwinedrinker:
... Now if only my beloved Warriors could bring up the back in a more dignified manner.

These Warriors?

Well done KSC!

I had a nice lunch with friends last friday:

2011 IL Bianco Brancaia Toscana i.g.t.
2009 Gérard Boulay Sancerre Clos de Beaujeu
1978 Château Léoville Las Cases Grand Cru Classé St-Julien
2004 Domaine Clusel Roch Côte-Rôtie Les Grandes Places
2007 Les Vins de Vienne Sotamun Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodanniennes
1998 Château Sociando-Mallet Haut-Médoc
2004 Château Smith Haut-Lafitte Pessac Léognan
2005 Vin de Constance Klein Constantia Estate

dzitt

TPE:
Congrats on the SF Giants and more important to you and A.... for your 4 year anni.

Tonight, Mrs. DP and I shared a 2009 Sbragia Chard and a '99 Tignanello while watching the winds of Sandy make our backyard trees dance.

2009 Dehlinger Pinot Noir Goldridge

2008 Sonoma Coast Vineyards Freestone Hills Pinot Noir.

2008 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco di Asili - So very young and not giving much
2006 Brovia Garblet Sue - Gorgeous
2006 Sandrone La Vigne - Modern and tannic
2008 Siro Pacenti Rosso di Montalcino PS
2006 Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino Riserva - One of the best young brunelli I have tasted
2006 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino - Excellent but young
2006 Castello Banfi Poggio alle Mura - Very backward and honestly not very good
1998 Poggio Scallette Il Carbonaione - Complex with tobacco, leather, anise, and dark fruit. I enjoyed it very much.

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2010 Tensley Colson Canyon Vineyard Syrah

How was this? We just killed my next to last bottle of the 2007 and it was awsome

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2006 Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino Riserva - One of the best young brunelli I have tasted

Interesting. I inadvertently opened one a year ago and found it tighter than..........
I vowed not to open any more for several years. Now I feel compelled to try it again ('cause I truly trust your palate).
The '80 Col D'Orcia was amongst my WOTY choices amongst others we've had the pleasure of sharing.

2007 Carlisle RRV Syrah

2010 August West Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard. Classic Rosella's.