otw posted:billhike posted:I’m planning to open a 2010 Chateau Montlabert tonight.
Let me know what you think of it. I found 6 bottles of the 1988 in the back corner of my wine cellar as I was packing up for our move. Very little information available on this wine online.
Will do. Time to check on the first of three I have.
2015 Rocca della Macie, CCR
billhike posted:otw posted:billhike posted:I’m planning to open a 2010 Chateau Montlabert tonight.
Let me know what you think of it. I found 6 bottles of the 1988 in the back corner of my wine cellar as I was packing up for our move. Very little information available on this wine online.
Will do. Time to check on the first of three I have.
Same owners as Beycheville. Planted 80% merlot, 20% franc. Looks like a nice cellar defender. OTW - will be fascinating to hear how the '88's held up. You might have unearthed a buried treasure.
More general info here from Wine Cellar Insider
2015 Black Hills Nota Bene. Nice fruit but too much oak. So much it bordered on unenjoyable.
2015 Ca Rozerria Barbera d'Alba. Good company for matzoh pizza
2008 Château Guadet
Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2015 Domaine Jean Fournier Marsannay Clos du Roy
2015 Chasseur Russian River Chard
I'm a big fan of 2016 Two Wolves Cabernet Sauvignon 
2017 Marcoux CDP. Good, but needs lots of coaxing. Better to wait 6+ years.
vint posted:billhike posted:otw posted:billhike posted:I’m planning to open a 2010 Chateau Montlabert tonight.
Let me know what you think of it. I found 6 bottles of the 1988 in the back corner of my wine cellar as I was packing up for our move. Very little information available on this wine online.
Will do. Time to check on the first of three I have.
Same owners as Beycheville. Planted 80% merlot, 20% franc. Looks like a nice cellar defender. OTW - will be fascinating to hear how the '88's held up. You might have unearthed a buried treasure.
More general info here from Wine Cellar Insider
Thanks for doing so much research for me - much appreciated. The Montlabert website is one of the better ones that I have seen.
Unfortunately, I can't find much around that dates before the ownership change in 2008. The new owners obviously poured in a lot of effort and money when they took over which should have had an impact on the wine. Still, the basic terroir is what it was back in 1988 and I suspect that the previous owners were as committed to making a good wine in its day.
I'll save a bottle to bring to one of our get-togethers whenever we get out of the current medical lockdown.
Yesterday, before and during another virtual wine gathering:
...following which I slept very well.
2005 Vall Llach Embruix priorat
2010 Carpineto Vino Nobile de Montalcino Riserva. My last bottle. 
2013 Dehlinger Goldridge Syrah with smoked chicken
2005 Chateau Pontet-Canet
2014 Domaine Jessiaume Beaune 1er Cru Cent-Vignes
irwin posted:2010 Carpineto Vino Nobile de Montalcino Riserva. My last bottle.
How was it? I have one left but opted to open the 2011 version on Friday night instead. I'd had both before but thought the stronger vintage 2010 should sleep for a few more years. The 2011 was delicious.
otw posted:Yesterday, before and during another virtual wine gathering:
- 2004 Clos des Papes CdP
- 2001 Fontodi Flaccianello
- 2015 Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis
...following which I slept very well.
April 12, 2020 9:05 am
How was the 04 Clos des Papes drinking? I still have a couple left after having mixed results with previous ones.
2016 Wind Gap Syrah Nellessen Vineyard - with Broccoli cheddar soup
2014 Jean-Marc Burgaud, Morgon, Grands Cras
2000 Smith-Woodhouse, VP
2009 Domaine Jean Royer Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Prestige
Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2009 Alexandre Le Brun Dilection. K&L direct rosé Champagne. The 2007 "Fascination" is seriously killer $70 BdB. This is similarly priced (I think this was $60 reduced from $80) but it is not at the same level. Good, fruit forward (but not offensively so) some cranberry, orange rind, sourdough, red apple skins, limestone. Absolutely fine for $60, but not a 'must purchase'.
Over the weekend:
2017 Enfield Chardonnay Citrine
2014 Sybille Kuntz Kabinett trocken
2008 LAN Edicion Limitada
2006 Cheval Des Andes
2001 Ch. Certan de May
2006 Ch. Pichon-Longueville
2016 Colombera & Garella Coste della Sesia
2018 Loic Mahe Sables & Schistes savennieres
2015 Dom. Guiberteau Samur rouge
2015 J. Boulon Moulin a Vent
steve8 posted:otw posted:Yesterday, before and during another virtual wine gathering:
- 2004 Clos des Papes CdP
- 2001 Fontodi Flaccianello
- 2015 Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis
...following which I slept very well.
April 12, 2020 9:05 am
How was the 04 Clos des Papes drinking? I still have a couple left after having mixed results with previous ones.
You have lots of time. It has a long life left in it.
2006 Ch St Jean CdP with pot roast tonight
2005 Emilio Moro RdD with rib eye au poirvre last night
2000 Chateau la Louviere.
Had some bottles of Kirkland NV Champagne leftover from my wife's mimosa get together from about a month ago. Drank it while getting ready for Easter brunch. Pretty tasty for the price. Wouldn't hesitate to throw in some OJ, but can definitely be enjoyed solo as well.
With brunch, a 2014 Bedrock Heritage and 1996 Faustino I Gran Reserva. Both were excellent.
2013 Ca Rozeria Barolo Tre Comminu
Costco prosecco in strawberry and tangerine mimosas
2007 Margrain Home Block Pinot Noir. Lovely NZ Pinot.
2018 Merry Edwards SB
Tantalus Maija Pinot Noir 2017.
Nice cellar defender and a bit more subtle than many BC pinots (though we haven't tried a huge number because they rarely make it to the LCBO).
2004 Tantara Pinot Noir Evelyn
Their flagship bottling this was a label I loved before the original wine maker/owner split with his partner. The second of a 3 bottle auction lot. The first bottle I had several months ago was stewed prunes and dumped down the drain. This bottle was what I hoped for when I bought them. Drank like a well aged burgundy. Fingers crossed for #3
2011 Merry Edwards Pinot Noir Georganne
Served last night with Easter Ham & Macaroni and Cheese & Roasted Carrots
1996 Condado De Haza Crianza. This has been a bit of a controversial wine among reviewers (see Wine Spectator Forum). Our last of three. We got one of the good bottles. 
vint posted:Tantalus Maija Pinot Noir 2017.
Love the Tantalus Riesling. I order it directly from the winery.
Bytown Rick posted:vint posted:Tantalus Maija Pinot Noir 2017.
Love the Tantalus Riesling. I order it directly from the winery.
When I was there last year I tasted through the entire red and white lineups but it was a case of whites I brought home. Half Chards, half Old Vine Rieslings. They'd all age well but I can't keep my hands off them.
2001 René Noël Legrand Saumur-Champigny La Chaintrée. Corked. 
Badly.
Changed gears to a 2016 Marcel Deiss Alsace.
1982 Cerro Anon Reserva--Mold encrusted cork top under the capsule. The cork was soaked through and crumbly. Pale red color with a nose of gym clothes and sour raspberries. Needs time.
1998 Diamond Creek Red Rock Terrace
1997 Lisini Ugolia
2004 Guado al Tasso - at peak and bordering on a wow wine.
