A virtual Northern Rhone tasting last night with w+a, VinT and bman. A few other forumites joined the festivities a bit later including otw, gman, bomba, xhoser and basecadet.
My contribution: 2011 M. Chapoutier Le Meal Blanc
Deep golden honey colour. Delicious and beautifully balanced. Honeydew melon, pear, vanilla, almond paste, and a judicious level of waxiness.
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I found a 2012 Domaine Durand Cornas Empreintes in the cellar. Apparently I never recorded the purchase so it was a happy discovery.
Decanted forabout 90 minutes and this exceeded expectations by a wide margin. Blood & rusty iron on the nose but lithe and silky on the palate with a lingering finish Wish I had more, because this will only get better from here.
2001 Mauro Molino Barolo Vigna Gallinotto
Good typicity with an intense spiciness in the aroma and some mint flavour. It seems oaky and yet doesn't have enough structure for my liking. If you like the La Morra profile, this would please you.
Hug 2013 Rancho Pinot Noir
juicy, woody, brambly but some good cherry notes
2004 Joseph Perrier Champagne Cuvée Josephine. Celebrating our 16th first date anniversary. 
2000 Beaulieu Vineyards Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.
sunnylea57 posted:A virtual Northern Rhone tasting last night with w+a, VinT and bman. A few other forumites joined the festivities a bit later including otw, gman, bomba, xhoser and basecadet.
My contribution: 2011 M. Chapoutier Le Meal Blanc
Deep golden honey colour. Delicious and beautifully balanced. Honeydew melon, pear, vanilla, almond paste, and a judicious level of waxiness.
Sounds wonderful.
For me:
2018 Clos St Jean Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
2017 Riccitelli Malbec Tinto de la Case - I really like this Malbec. Great with Picadillo that Stef made over sweet potatoes (as opposed to the more traditional rice which we have been eating too often)
2016 Flowers Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2012 Delas St Joseph Sainte-Epine
2010 BV Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cab
more cellar thinning
2017 Aurelien Chatagnier Viognier
2008 CUNE Rioja Gran Reserva
2011 Signae Montefalco di Sagrantino
2004 Clos des Menuts
2006 Malmaison
1997 Saffredi
2015 Domaine Guion Bourguel
We should all be cellar-thinning at this point!
2016 Chamonix. SA blend of sauv blanc and semillion. Rich and nice by itself, overly acidic with food. Needs 4-5 years.
2015 Fuligni Rosso di Montalcino with spinach tortellini with gorgonzola cream sauce
2010 Weingut Pfeffingen Ungsteiner Herrenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs trocken "M".
Great as always. But the name's just not long enough.
2013 Lady Hill Cuvée Etienne Lucier Slide Vineyard.
2016 Cape Point Isliedh - this wine really rocks!!!!!
futronic posted:We should all be cellar-thinning at this point!
judging by our local crew it actually looks like the opposite. bravo
2013 Riedlin Kuntz Spätburgunder Rot
Tasted note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2016 Domaine de Trevallon. (French Alps)
winetarelli posted:2016 Domaine de Trevallon. (French Alps)
Ive heard good things but never had one - what do you think of winetarelli?
2000 Domaine de la Terre Rouge Ascent Syrah
2014 Copain Tous Ensemble Pinot Noir. One of the more Burgundian California PN’s I can recall having - not in a good way.
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2015 Luzon Cab Walla Walla
2018 Bedrock Syrah
Costco Prosecco in pool
Hess Panthera Chardonnay 2017
Nice acidity, not as heavy as expected, yellow pear, golden apple, a little bit of light
"rice crackers" or "saltines" texture (without the salt:-)). James Molesworth would laugh at my philistine description.
vinoevelo posted:winetarelli posted:2016 Domaine de Trevallon. (French Alps)
Ive heard good things but never had one - what do you think of winetarelli?
It was interesting. It's a Syrah/Cabernet blend but I would say it doesn't show any one varietal character. Could have also been a Mourvedre by fruit profile. Jammy purple fruit, but not overripe in flavor profile. (13% ABV, I believe.). Some Loire-like Miracle Grow minerality along with a hint of Rhone funk. The palate was better than the nose or finish. (The nose was reticent and a bit monolithic in its purple fruit and hint of asphalt; the finish was a bit monolithic and shorter than ideal.) I can definitely see drinking this with hearty red meat dishes -- seems appropriate it hails from the Alps. @$60, I don't know that I would buy this again, though. It isn't in the same league as, for example, Charvin CDP, or Faury Cote-Rotie, imo.
2013 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Calegari Vineyard
Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2016 Chave st Joseph Offerus. Delicious.
2004 Gosset Champagne Brut Grand Millésime
2010 Telmo Rodríguez Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León Pegaso Granito
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2015 Chateau De La Roulerie, Anjou Blanc, Les Terrasses
2016 Pic & Chapoutier, Saint Peray
2009 Frescobaldi, IGT, Lamaione
2013 Stefania, Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz
sunnylea57 posted:A virtual Northern Rhone tasting last night with w+a, VinT and bman. A few other forumites joined the festivities a bit later including otw, gman, bomba, xhoser and basecadet.
My contribution: 2011 M. Chapoutier Le Meal Blanc
Deep golden honey colour. Delicious and beautifully balanced. Honeydew melon, pear, vanilla, almond paste, and a judicious level of waxiness.
Sounds great. I have a bottle each of the 2010 and 2012 so you're tempting me to open one. I should have joined in on the tasting.
1990 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon. Just the way we like it. This is why we cellar wine.
2016 San Felice Chianti Classico.
2018 Merry Edwards SB. It’s improved (or just settled down) in the 5 or so months since release. Now nearly (not quite) where the 2017 was. The distance Merry puts between this wine and virtually every other CA SB continues to bogle the mind.
csm posted:2016 Chave st Joseph Offerus. Delicious.
We had this wine (different vintage) at a cool restaurant/bar in Paris called Cafe L'abattoir a few years ago. Whenever I see it, I'll buy a bottle or two. I don't know if it's the sentimental side of me thinking it was a fun evening and loving the wine since, or if it is just a dang good wine, but I really enjoy this bottling every time I drink it.
2010 Larkmead Cab
Dark roasted coffee oak mixed with a dusty rich red and blackberry compote. Better after an hour in the glass.
2007 Carlisle "Papera Ranch" Russian River Valley Zinfandel. Last one of a batch I've been drinking for about 10 years. Still very good.
Last two weeks:
2012 Antica Terra Aurata Chardonnay
2016 Two Wolves Cabernet Sauvignon
2014 Robert Mondavi I Block Fume Blanc
2012 No Girls Syrah
2011 SQN The Moment
2005 Chateau Rayas Reserve
2017 Elizabeth Spencer Rose of Pinot Noir
2015 Louis Michel & Fils Montmain Chablis Premier Cru
2012 Slantwalk Malbec Riserva
2004 Clos Des Papes CdP
1984 Chateau Lafite
2000 Castello Banfi Brunello
The Antica Terra or SQN the Moment were the best of the White wines, while the Rayas was clearly the best red. Unfortunately the Lafite was DOA, I don't remember where I sourced it so not sure how it was stored.
Looking over the list I'm realizing I need to open some bubbles.
Since the kids don't have to be up early for school, and it's quiet around the office, we seem to be enjoying our cellar much more than we normally do. Silver lining I suppose.
With mushroom quinoa patties with gorgonzola:
2018 Wilde Farm Wines Pinot Noir Donnelly Creek Vineyard
2017 Sandler Pinot 10th Anniversary Cuvee
