Allready empty:

1999 Viu Manent Cab. Single Vineyard / quite good, but I expected something more powerfull

1997 Don Melchor / one of my Chiles favs - great one

2002 Rancho Zabaco Zinfandel / lovely stuff - intense fruit, good qpr

2002 Buitenverwachting Cab - Merlot Cuvee / great wine for 10 € (~12$) - superb qpr

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Still to come:

2003 Mitolo GAM

2002 Mont Gras Ninquen

my 2nd bottle of 2004 Dowie Doole "Hooley Dooley"

2002 Dowie Doole Cabernet Sauvignon

Fell off the diet wagon last night and opened.....

2002 Marquis D'Angerville Volnay Champans (what a waste. Way too young)

2003 Ridge Lytton Springs (excellent stuff)

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Fell off the diet wagon last night and opened.....

Baird, didnt you fall off that same wagon last week?.... Must be a bumpy ride

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Originally posted by oakville_al:

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Fell off the diet wagon last night and opened.....

Baird, didnt you fall off that same wagon last week?.... Must be a bumpy ride

30+ pounds down and 20 to go. Still doing well.

I have no problem staying away from junk food, but it is very difficult for me to bbq a nice filet mignon and not drink wine.

2001 Steltzner Stags Leap CS

Hunter, how was the '01 Steltzner?

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Hunter, how was the '01 Steltzner?

Surprisingly very open - a little too much too fast this time, if you ask me. They were a great buy 2 years ago (bt a case), and still delicious, but I'm doubting any further improvement out of it now. Did not fade though and still a great QPR.

I really like the Merlot too.

04 Heartland shiraz

Amazing stuff. Too bad its almost all gone in the stores.

2003 Christoffel Urziger Wurgarten Auslese ***

Hunter-

Very timely review of the 01 Steltzner. I have 3 bottles and was debating whether to open the first one this weekend or keep them all buried a while longer. I'll give one a try!

'03 Roshambo Merlot

2002 columbia crest grand estates cab c'ant complain for a everyday drinker.($7.29 a bottle)

congrats baird, i need to follow your lead.

but not tonight!

2003 Novy Syrah Judge Family Vineyard

2000 Ch. D'Aiguilhe

PH

The last couple of days:

2003 Steltzner Vineyards Claret
2002 Ruston Family Cabernet Sauvignon

Toght it is a 2000 Chateau Lasalle Saint Emilion grand cru. looking for opinions from anyone else that may have had this one. It was ok but started off a bit musty on the nose and palate and although the mustyness became faint as time went on it never really blew off. Overall I thought it was a bit weak compared to the many other 2000's I've had in the same price range. Light fruit was the predominate feature of the nose with a light fruit and light wood body.

2003 Finca Luzón Jumilla Altos de Luzon

2004 Dr. Konstantin Frank dry riesling. RIP Willy

jas, if you liked it, give Hermann J. Wiemer's 2004 Dry Riesling a try. It's the best dry Riesling I've ever had from the New World.

Hi Board-O. Thanks. While Dr. Frank's has generally been my fav of the NY wines, I do remember enjoying Wiemer's. (But, it's been a long time since I've had any Wiemer wines.) Cheers!

2002 Seghesio Zinfandel
2003 King Estate Pinot Gris

And some Mcsorley Ale

2001 Flora Springs Cabernet Sauvignon
2003 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel

Both were good/very good.

2001 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill Vineyard SG92
2001 Martinelli Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch SG92
2002 Drinkward Peschon Cabernet Sauvignon SG94-terrific. First one of these I've ever had. Decanted 4 hours and it was wonderful.

Last night -

'02 Castano Hecula
'03 Melipal Malbec

forgot about an '03 Paringa Cab two nights ago since it was so bad and forgettable...

02 Sebastiani AV CS