2017 Rivers-Marie Sonoma Coast Pinot

2018 Domaine Lafond, Tavel, Roc-Épine

Simple strawberry juice and a little too sweet.

2018 Domaine La Suffrene, Bandol, Rosé

Much better. The real deal, as usual for this producer. Strawberry, peach, floral and dry.

2016 CARM, Douro, Maria de Lourdes, Branco

2017 Joel Delaunay, Touraine, Chenonceaux, La Voute

The CARM was delicious. The Delaunay is a solid sauvignon blanc.

2013 Lapierre Morgon

2013 Foillard Morgon

The foillard was the more delicate expression but both were excellent.  They shared a nice sappiness to the fruit without any weight.

2014 Dirty & Rowdy familar.  These keep putting on weight with age surprisingly.  Lots of pomegranate against earthy mourvedre notes.

All great with BGE chicken.

2013 Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis
2010 Telmo Rodríguez Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León Pegaso Barrancos de Pizarra

 Posted in the wrong month.

2015 Joh Jos Prum wehlener sonnenuhr kabinett - just a pleasure

2015 Kirkland Chianti Classico Riserva - picked up a bottle at Costco for $8.49, just for the fun of it.  A bit lacking in fruit, but no discernible flaws.  Just as good as most chianti that cost twice as much.  Wish I could have tried it with a pizza.

Rothko posted:

2015 Kirkland Chianti Classico Riserva - picked up a bottle at Costco for $8.49, just for the fun of it.  A bit lacking in fruit, but no discernible flaws.  Just as good as most chianti that cost twice as much.  Wish I could have tried it with a pizza.

Should've pulled the cork in the parking lot and grabbed a slice for a buck fifty

bomba503 posted:

Rothko posted:

2015 Kirkland Chianti Classico Riserva - picked up a bottle at Costco for $8.49, just for the fun of it.  A bit lacking in fruit, but no discernible flaws.  Just as good as most chianti that cost twice as much.  Wish I could have tried it with a pizza.

Should've pulled the cork in the parking lot and grabbed a slice for a buck fifty

You are correct, sir.

NV Leclerc-Briant, Champagne, Brut Reserve

Too much apple for my taste. In fact, I think liked the sparkler from Luxembourg (Massard) we had afterwards better. At one-third the price.

2014 Quinta do Romaneira, Douro, Reserva

Very tasty and should improve. Damn good QPR.

steve8 posted:

NV Leclerc-Briant, Champagne, Brut Reserve

Too much apple for my taste. In fact, I think liked the sparkler from Luxembourg (Massard) we had afterwards better. At one-third the price.

Damn. I hope I have different tastes in champagne than you do.

2008 Marcassin- Marcassin Chard

2004 Bond-Melbury

2005 Erna Schein  Cabernet Sauvignon The Cemetary

Pretty good as long as you are drinking it with a piece of charred meat.  Dense bitter chocolate/cocoa, dried fruit, earthy with distinct sage notes.  Reminds me of other Behrens Family wines I have had.

2012 Neal Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

A young’un but surprisingly approachable with a PnP. Tannins are present but soft and dusty. No obvious oak. Good acidity. Concentrated (but not ripe or cloying) dark cherry and black fruit, plus mint and some eucalyptus on both the nose and palate. Good stuff.

At the lake: 

2014 Beaucastel Blanc, very nice, has put on some weight since release

1967 Dr. Perrin Barolo, good but a bit oxidized

2000 Clos du L'Oratoire, drinking nicely but a bit raisiny, not likely to improve imo

1971 Rossello Barolo - delightful.  Good red in the colour with brick, some red fruit along with classic tertiary notes.

Paul Dethune NV Rose Champagne - older bottle, showing a bit of oxidation. Good, not great.

2015 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie - big for a Fleurie and very primary dark berry fruit.  Needs time. 

2016 Pali Tower 15 Grenache Blanc

Also a couple days ago:

2013 Francesco Rinaldi e Figli Barolo Le Brunate

At Café Boulud on BYO night, 1990 Beaucastel- one of the greatest Beaucastels I've ever had. Bright red color, no sign of tiring, may even be still improving. No hurry to open the next, 98

2015 Merry Edwards SB

2016 B. Levet La Chavaroche 

2014 Pisoni Estate Pinot Noir - very nice.

vinoevelo posted:

andrez4zv posted:

2013 Lapierre Morgon.

2013 Foillard Morgon.

1967 Dr. Perrin Barolo, good but a bit oxidized.

También me gustan los vinos de España, y los encontré en 

2000 Clos du L'Oratoire, drinking nicely but a bit raisiny, not likely to improve imo. 

seems legit!

Was he hanging out with you, and then took a quick trip to join Vincentric at his cottage? 😤

I removed the link to his retail shop in Madrid in the quoted text so as not to further help him with his SEO reciprocal links strategy. 

2018 Domaine du Vieil Aven, Tavel

Very good, but a terrible pairing with the gazpacho I made yesterday.

Over the last week or so:

NV Henri Goutorbe Champagne Cuvee Prestige
2013 Ceritas Chardonnay Peter Martin Ray
2015 Peter Michael Sauvignon Blanc L'Apres-Midi
NV Ruinart Rose (Magnum)
2010 Varner Chardonnay Home Block
2014 WesMar Chardonnay RRV
2013 Pahlmayer Chardonnay Napa

2009 Domaine Janasse CdP Chaupin 

This wine brilliantly illustrates everything that went wrong with Chateauneuf-de-Pape following the 2005 vintage.

 Score: 98 (Robert Parker)

2017 Bodegas Albarino Val Do Sosego

2016 Marramiero Abruzzo doc Pecorino

2011 Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz Lieu Dit Malakoff

I wasn’t impressed with the last bottle I opened but it has really come a long way in the intervening 18 months. All that smoked meat, blood and olive I love in Northern Rhone and didn’t get previously from this Chapoutier Aussie project.

2016 Vini Rabasco Vino Rosato La Salita (Cerasuolo)

A natural wine, with wild yeasts and malo in bottle. Consequently, crazy bottle variation. I opened one with some of the local crew about 10 days ago and it was super cloudy and had a cider profile that overwhelmed everything else. Drinkable but mostly as a curiosity. I opened another bottle yesterday and it’s not cloudy at all, and the cider note is in the background. So much going on with this. A terrific, complex rosé.

Pizza night. 

2017 The Four Graces Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 

2016 Boom Boom! Washington State Syrah

J3

jcubed posted:

Pizza night. 

2017 The Four Graces Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 

2016 Boom Boom! Washington State Syrah

J3

Practicing for the PNW? 

2017 Domaine De L'Ecu, Muscadet Sevre et Maine, Granite

2017 Venus La Universal, Montsant, Dido (red)

2004 Paolo Conterno, Barolo, Ginestra

billhike posted:

jcubed posted:

Pizza night. 

2017 The Four Graces Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 

2016 Boom Boom! Washington State Syrah

J3

Practicing for the PNW? 

Yup.

sunnylea57 posted:

vinoevelo posted:

andrez4zv posted:

2013 Lapierre Morgon.

2013 Foillard Morgon.

1967 Dr. Perrin Barolo, good but a bit oxidized.

También me gustan los vinos de España, y los encontré en 

2000 Clos du L'Oratoire, drinking nicely but a bit raisiny, not likely to improve imo. 

seems legit!

Was he hanging out with you, and then took a quick trip to join Vincentric at his cottage? 😤

I removed the link to his retail shop in Madrid in the quoted text so as not to further help him with his SEO reciprocal links strategy. 

WTF?  That's a new one for me on this forum.  Good catch Sunny!

sunnylea57 posted:

vinoevelo posted:

andrez4zv posted:

2013 Lapierre Morgon.

2013 Foillard Morgon.

1967 Dr. Perrin Barolo, good but a bit oxidized.

También me gustan los vinos de España, y los encontré en 

2000 Clos du L'Oratoire, drinking nicely but a bit raisiny, not likely to improve imo. 

seems legit!

Was he hanging out with you, and then took a quick trip to join Vincentric at his cottage? 😤

I removed the link to his retail shop in Madrid in the quoted text so as not to further help him with his SEO reciprocal links strategy. 

WTF?  That's a new one for me on this forum.  Good catch Sunny!

Finishing up at the lake: 

1971 Rossello Barolo - beautiful - red colour turning to brick at edges.  Red fruit still showing plus tertiary notes of tobacco, leather.  This Barolo punched above expectations.  Wish I had multiples of this one rather than a single bottle. 

2009 Il Carbonaione - drinking really nicely

2016 Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis - nice

2008 Frattoria le Pupille Poggio Valente Morellino di Scanzano Riserva - probably as good as this will get.  Tertiary notes with ripe fruit still showing.  Very easy drinking. 

2013 Enzo Boglietti Barolo Boiolo - ok, not great.  Modern Barolo from La Morra.  

2017 mullineaux old vines white - gorgeous. everything i love about big waxy chenin with a bit more.  RobS - you need this.  I need more.

1997 Rockford Cabernet Sauvignon  - Smoky funky cab fruit. Good acidty to balance. Bit of burnt sugar. Tannins integrated. Not the most complex cab but a nicely aged example. Wouldnt hold much longer.

2014 La Stoppa Trebbiolo Frizzante.  A rare clean bottle.  Mrs. VeV loved it.  Funky chilled frizzante red.  Was wonderful out of mason jars with ice cubes (the horror) over a game or two of bocce.

2006 Antonio Vallana Spanna Campi Raudii. All the nebbiolo notes, played an octave higher.  Well done.  Will never hit the heights of good barolo, but a lovely drink with smoked pork and bortolotti beans.

vinoevelo posted:

2017 mullineaux old vines white - gorgeous. everything i love about big waxy chenin with a bit more.  RobS - you need this.  I need more.

1997 Rockford Cabernet Sauvignon  - Smoky funky cab fruit. Good acidty to balance. Bit of burnt sugar. Tannins integrated. Not the most complex cab but a nicely aged example. Wouldnt hold much longer.

2014 La Stoppa Trebbiolo Frizzante.  A rare clean bottle.  Mrs. VeV loved it.  Funky chilled frizzante red.  Was wonderful out of mason jars with ice cubes (the horror) over a game or two of bocce.

2006 Antonio Vallana Spanna Campi Raudii. All the nebbiolo notes, played an octave higher.  Well done.  Will never hit the heights of good barolo, but a lovely drink with smoked pork and bortolotti beans.

 

 

La Stoppa make a white Malvasia frizzante that is an absolute steal

2010 St-Cosme Gigondas

2016 Chateau le Puy Émilien Cotes de Franc

celebrating thé Arsenal win over Newcastle this morning

2015 Pali Marsanne

2015 Ca Rozzera Barbera d'Alba

2016 Dr. Heidemanns-Bergweiler Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett

Will try to catch up on a few epic days of golf and wine. Dinner at Water Grill in Costa Mesa after 18 holes at Arroyo Trabuco. Wines in no particular order

2016 Kongsgaard Chardonnay

2010 Mondavi I-block Sauv Blanc

2017 Aubert Lauren Chardonnay

2017 Aubert Sugar Shack Chardonnay

1975 Louis Martini Cabernet sauvignon

2000 Unico

2004 Unico

1992 Dunn Petit Syrah

1978 Diamond Creek Red Rock Terrace

2011 SQN The Moment

1994 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon

Last minute at my place with great food (felt like cooking)...

2002 Cristal
2011 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils Bâtard-Montrachet
2015 Domaine de L'Arlot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots
1990 Chateau Montrose
1999 Chateau Haut Brion
1982 Chateau Suduiraut

All were good!

Lately,

2014 Ojai Kick On Ranch Pinot

2016 Ferren Lancel Creek Chard

2016 Lucia-SLH Pinot

2016 Sojourn Chard

2011 Pisoni Estate Pinot

2017 Angeline Pinot Noir Reserve Mendocino County

J3

2005 Bollinger La Grande Annee- outstanding! Wish I bought more

2017 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Pagani Ranch taken to dinner with friends last night.  Excellent as usual

Great dinner with a couple other forumites Tuesday night at Juniper & Ivy. Interesting wine list but all the reds were priced high and too young. Then we found 375s of Krug on the list for $95. Ordered one and damn it was good! Took another look at the list, nothing jumped out so we ordered another Krug. Damn it was good! Took another look at the list, nothing jumped out so we ordered another Krug. Damn it was good! Took another look at the list, nothing jumped out so we ordered another Krug. Damn it was good! 

Solid Thursday night dinner with another couple who had a 10 week old daughter. Reminded me how much more I love babies than my own pre-teens!

2014 Plumpjack Reserve Chardonnay 

2013 Force Majuere Viogner

2010 Bodegas LAN Gran Reserva

2015 Peay Syrah Les Titans

azwiese posted:

Solid Thursday night dinner with another couple who had a 10 week old daughter. Reminded me how much more I love babies than my own pre-teens!

2014 Plumpjack Reserve Chardonnay 

2013 Force Majuere Viogner

2010 Bodegas LAN Gran Reserva

2015 Peay Syrah Les Titans

 

How was the Les Titans? Andy Peay was actually in town Wed night pouring the 16 with some others. Had to pass after the Krug over indulgence

Had a Rasa Wine Dinner at our club last night, with the following:

2017 Composer Riesling
2017 The Dream Deferred Chardonnay
2016 QED Axiom of Choice Cabernet Franc
2016 For Love of the Game Cabernet Sauvignon
2014 Perfect Union Red Blend

Billo was there and presented each wine as dinner moved along.  It was a great dinner and the wines were excellent.  Picked up a six pack each of the Cabernet Sauvignon and Perfect Union.

thelostverse posted:

Had a Rasa Wine Dinner at our club last night, with the following:

2017 Composer Riesling
2017 The Dream Deferred Chardonnay
2016 QED Axiom of Choice Cabernet Franc
2016 For Love of the Game Cabernet Sauvignon
2014 Perfect Union Red Blend

Billo was there and presented each wine as dinner moved along.  It was a great dinner and the wines were excellent.  Picked up a six pack each of the Cabernet Sauvignon and Perfect Union.

Nice. Rasa was our favorite visit in Walla Walla when we went in 2012. I can’t recall which brother was pouring but he was very friendly and engaging.

Finally far enough out of the fog to get this out. Saturday with visiting forumites starting with beach time on Balboa Island, 9 holes at Ben Brown and dinner in private room at Il Barone. Wines included:

1975 Il Poggione Riserva BDM

2004 Valdicava Madonna Riserva BDM

2004 Valdicava BDM

2016 Macdonald Cabernet

1983 (?) Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill

2011 E Guigal La Doriane Condrieu

1994 (?) Fisher Cabernet Lamb Vineyard

1997 Opus One Magnum

2015 Carte Blanche Cabernet

2014 Rhys Chardonnay (not certain of vintage or vineyard)

1999 Monbosquet

1981 Dunn HM Cab

2009 Belle Epoque Rose

2009 Hanzell Chardonnay

A couple vintage grower champagnes I didnt catch name of

A killer Brunate I didnt get name of

2011 Chateau Guiraud Sauterne

California's finest

My stand outs were Madonna, Dunn, Diamond Creek, Macdonald and Opus in no particular order. Will edit if I can get some corrections

2015 Four Graces Pinot Noir Willamette Valley. 

2006 Celler Joan Simo Les Eres Vinyes Velles- best bottle yet of this still-developing wine, 94+

2016 Thymiopoulos rapsani Terra et Petra red blend

2009 Roger Sabon le secret de sabon cdp

bomba503 posted:

azwiese posted:

Solid Thursday night dinner with another couple who had a 10 week old daughter. Reminded me how much more I love babies than my own pre-teens!

2014 Plumpjack Reserve Chardonnay 

2013 Force Majuere Viogner

2010 Bodegas LAN Gran Reserva

2015 Peay Syrah Les Titans

 

How was the Les Titans? Andy Peay was actually in town Wed night pouring the 16 with some others. Had to pass after the Krug over indulgence

Really liked it. It’s actually the second bottle I’ve had this month. Great mouthfeel, just soft and silky, with really nice dark red fruit. The savory aspect of the wine was subtle.  After knocking out two, I’m hoping to keep my last bottle a while and see how it develops. 

2014 Machete-  good wine but not worthy of the 96 points it was awarded.  Not nearly as good as the Robert Rodriguez movie.

Bought some aged Turley zinfandels at auction recently for about $20/ bottle.  Tried the first one- a 2002 Juveniles Zinfandel last night and it was terrific. Shed a little of its fruit bombiness (it sounded better than fruit bombivity), and picked up some earthiness, with a little spice/pepper on the finish.

2011 Elio Sandri Barolo Perno Riserva - Excellent, a big full but balanced and not overpowering Barolo.  Drinking really well.

2011 Cigliuti Barbaresco Vie Erte - Excellent as well.  A bit lighter in body than the Sandri, showing more red fruit plus some tobacco, leather notes.  

2009 Genium Cellars Priorat

2015 Scott Paul Azana Pinot Chehalem Mountains

2012 Fuligni Brunello - still a baby, but oh so good. 

billhike posted:

Unfortunately, the pictures don't include the mag of NV Bruno Paillard Champagne Brut Premiere Cuvée, the 2012 Louis Nicaise Champagne Premier Cru Brut Millésimé or the Carneros/Taittinger Sparking wine that J3 brought. 

What the pictures represent are the blind tasting that we did at my house Saturday night to welcome Steve8 back to town.  Otis in the past has hosted "Steak-Outs" and we borrowed his theme to taste some blind reds that were tasted during a grilled steak dinner.

Present were Steve8, J3, Mr. and Mrs. Blue Oval, Mr. and Mrs. Billhike, Mr. and Mrs. Otis, Dantherhonefan and his significant other, Mrs. TLV and myself.

In order of tasting we had:
2010 Cayuse Syrah Carlowe Vineyard (tie 6th)
2005 Chateau Pavie Macquin St. Emilion Grand Cru (tie 6th)
2001 Domaine de la Janasse CdP (5th)
2012 Grassini Family Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Barbara (1st)
2010 Pegau CdP Cuvee Reservee (8th)
2001 Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon Napa (9th)
2007 Tua Rita Giusto di Notri Toscana IGT (3rd)
2007 Match Cabernet Butterdragon Hill (2nd)
2015 Once & Future Zinfandel Bedrock Vine (4th)

There were also several other whites opened during the evening, including the 2012 Thanisch Bernkasteler Graben Riesling Spatlese and the 2001 Rieussec. 

Not a bad bottle in the bunch - you know it's a good night of drinking when a 2001 Togni is the 9th place bottle.  I found it interesting that it placed 9th, but once it was revealed, it was one of the first bottles emptied - and it was a magnum.  Blind tasting can be revealing and humbling.  Also interesting to me at least was that my votes were for the Tua Rita, Match and Once & Future Zin, in that order - and I don't particularly care for Italian wine, (it makes up for only 0.4% of my cellar).

Thanks to all who came and your generous wine contributions, especially Steve8 who definitely traveled the farthest, and had an awful travel day back yesterday. 

Until next time...

I got lazy with my post - guilty as charged! 

Thanks again for hosting, and to everyone for the great wine contribution. Good to see Steve again! 

2001 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino - still one of my favourite wines and is drinking wonderfully.

billhike posted:

I got lazy with my post - guilty as charged! 

Thanks again for hosting, and to everyone for the great wine contribution. Good to see Steve again! 

What wine did Steve8 bring?  The Spatlese or the Cayuse maybe?

mimik posted:

billhike posted:

I got lazy with my post - guilty as charged! 

Thanks again for hosting, and to everyone for the great wine contribution. Good to see Steve again! 

What wine did Steve8 bring?  The Spatlese or the Cayuse maybe?

The 05 Pavie I believe.

billhike posted:

mimik posted:

billhike posted:

I got lazy with my post - guilty as charged! 

Thanks again for hosting, and to everyone for the great wine contribution. Good to see Steve again! 

What wine did Steve8 bring?  The Spatlese or the Cayuse maybe?

The 05 Pavie I believe.

That is correct and it was easily my least favourite wine. More Brett than the #5 KC Royals uniform hanging in the baseball HOF. Just another reason why I have zero interest in Boredeaux.

My #1 of the blind reds was the Grassini, which I'd never even heard of before Saturday, followed by the Cayuse and the Janasse. Funny thing is I pegged the Janasse as a nebbiolo.

Great evening and it was good to see everyone again. Thanks to the TLV's for hosting and the hospitality.

As for my return trip, to be fair I've had worse days at airports as I did make it home on Sunday night, although just barely. Last stand-by seat on the last flight of the day.

When I did get home I needed a drink so I opened the 2012 Varner Bee Block Chardonnay which we never got to on Saturday night. Superb bottle of chard. Glad I have a couple more.

steve8 posted:

Just another reason why I have zero interest in Boredeaux.

 

Noted .

2014 Donum West Slope Pinot

2013 Calera Mills Pinot

2016 Wayfarer Chard

2016 Mondavi Napa Cab

steve8 posted:

billhike posted:

mimik posted:

billhike posted:

I got lazy with my post - guilty as charged! 

Thanks again for hosting, and to everyone for the great wine contribution. Good to see Steve again! 

What wine did Steve8 bring?  The Spatlese or the Cayuse maybe?

The 05 Pavie I believe.

That is correct and it was easily my least favourite wine. More Brett than the #5 KC Royals uniform hanging in the baseball HOF. Just another reason why I have zero interest in Boredeaux.

My #1 of the blind reds was the Grassini, which I'd never even heard of before Saturday, followed by the Cayuse and the Janasse. Funny thing is I pegged the Janasse as a nebbiolo.

Great evening and it was good to see everyone again. Thanks to the TLV's for hosting and the hospitality.

As for my return trip, to be fair I've had worse days at airports as I did make it home on Sunday night, although just barely. Last stand-by seat on the last flight of the day.

When I did get home I needed a drink so I opened the 2012 Varner Bee Block Chardonnay which we never got to on Saturday night. Superb bottle of chard. Glad I have a couple more.

The 2005 Pavie is a monster of a wine, and very modern. Surprised you had a bottle. In any case, if you are offloading Bordeaux, I might be your man.

2016 Maison Brotte Chateauneuf-du-Pape Barville 2016

2015 Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge

2016 Vincent Girardin Meursault Les Narvaux

A bit young but was given 1/2 bottle of each as a prize

2012 Domain Danielle Laurent Soléna Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley).  Lovely wine. Still young.

Last night at dinner with my wife and a few friends:

2011 Poggerino Brut

2017 Montenidoli Rosato of Canaiolo 

2017 Il Poggione Rossi di Montalcino 

2008 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino - this was fantastic. Probably another two or three years from the tannins being fully integrated, but wow. Gorgeous nose of dark cherries and leather.

And back at my place for a closer, 2008 Azelia Barolo. Nice enough, but not my cup of tea. Like Bordeaux, once the remaining Baroli I have are consumed, they are unlikely to be replaced.

2012 Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva

Drinking well. Paired well with spag bol.

Drnking  Just noticed this.   I guess if I drink too much, I get drnk.

2017 Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese  

Courtesy of my neighbour at the cottage:

2017 Toro Bravo Tempranillo Merlot, DO Valencia

I always wondered what an $8 (Cdn) 96-point wine tastes like.  This must have been rated on a 4-point scale.

2017 Schug Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma Coast

1998 D’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz

2018 Beaumont, Chenin Blanc

Quaffable but not one of the better examples of the varietal from South Africa.

sunnylea57 posted:

2012 Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva

Drinking well. Paired well with spag bol.

I really like this wine. Always solid and ages well. For some reason I don't have any of the 2012. :-(

steve8 posted:

sunnylea57 posted:

2012 Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva

Drinking well. Paired well with spag bol.

I really like this wine. Always solid and ages well. For some reason I don't have any of the 2012. :-(

I had two bottles, and my CT doesn't show where I got them but I presume it was the LCBO. Which I'd bought more.

2006 Faustino I gran reserva rioja ( one of the best qprs out there)

2014 Skouras Mega Oinos red 

1985 Grgich Hills Estate Cabernet (Napa)

2001 Cuvée du Vatican CdP

J3

2016 Mordoree CdR La Dame Rousse. Yummy.

2003 Domenico Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra 

Throwing sediment like crazy. A whiff of oaky balsamic on the nose but no balsamic or soy or brown sugar on the palate. Intense dark cherry liqueur and intense tannins. Not sure which will win out in the long run, the fruit or the tannins, but they balance each other out at the moment, the tannins keeping the 2003 ripeness in check. Did I mention that it’s intense?

2006 Jonata Todos

2013 Hamilton Russell, Chardonnay

Outstanding. Beautiful golden yellow colour. Drink or hold, but why?

2013 Pearl Morissette, Pinot Noir, Twenty Mile Bench

Still young. If I had anymore I would hold.

2016 Venus La Universal, Montsant, Dido (red)

Excellent, but also young. I wasn't planning to open this so soon, but I noticed one of the bottles was leaking. Decided it was probably better to drink it now.

2001 Guado Al Tasso

2017 Big Head Wines Sauvignon Blanc  Raw 

Carrick Pinot Noir 2007, Central Otago, South Island

Last night, brought to friend’s house while bogarting their patio and fire pit:

2018 Little Wings Little Pink Moonbeams Rose

2015 Little Wings Syrah (drinking fantastically with balanced acid and dark berries, white pepper, alder smoke)

NV La Cle de la Femme Champagne 

And today with lunch, 2018 Esprit de Gassier Rose

This week:

2016 Accendo Sauvignon blanc (a treat)

1986 chateau Margaux 

2002 almaviva

billhike posted:

Last night, brought to friend’s house while bogarting their patio and fire pit:

2018 Little Wings Little Pink Moonbeams Rose

2015 Little Wings Syrah (drinking fantastically with balanced acid and dark berries, white pepper, alder smoke)

NV La Cle de la Femme Champagne 

And today with lunch, 2018 Esprit de Gassier Rose

Jorge would be happy to hear--  if he still reads this forum.

2009 Chateau Faugeres St-Emilion grand cru

2009 Pearl Morissette Riesling

The first vintage of PM’s Riesling. A library release. First, I’m glad they nixed the stupid black wax capsule. I understand the reasoning behind it, but I hate struggling for five minutes to open a bottle of wine. Are you listening, Dunn?

The wine is probably as varietally correct as PM gets - and the 2009 even received the seal of approval from the VQA (but they rescinded it with the 2010 “Black Ball” Riesling). A muted petrol nose, and the palate is slightly off dry but balanced with decent acidity. It’s an enjoyable but not particularly complex Riesling. The NIagara region and PM specifically have come a long way in the intervening years.

2016 Pali Wine Co. Huntington Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 

J3

Blandy's 10-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira

2016 Little Wings Syrah

2013 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Maestro Raro Toscana IGT

2015 Tignanello

I know that cheapies usually don't make it to this forum but I have been having a great summer guzzling (well, eagerly sipping) Roberston Winery Chenin Blanc 2019.  Rich citrus fruit, very crisp, with a hint of creaminess, it is a steal (relatively) at the LCBO at under $10.

2018 Glinavos Paleokeriso sparkling orange wine

2006 Faustino I gran réserva rioja

Cottage wines on Thurs and Fri:

N.V. Diebolt-Vallois Champagne Cuvée Prestige Blanc de Blancs

2011 Mongeard-Mugneret Savigny-lès-Beaune

2014 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco Cuvée delle Vigne Niche Santo Spirito

2017 Azienda Agricola F. Tornatore Sicilia Etna Bianco

Saturday:

Someone brought a 2016 Dirty Laundry Gewürztraminer Woo Woo Vines that didn’t do much for me but was a crowd pleaser

2013 Pierre-Luc Bouchard Muscadet de Sevre-Et-Maine Sur Lie

2006 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova - excellent showing 

Tonight:

2001 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne

brucehayes posted:

I know that cheapies usually don't make it to this forum but I have been having a great summer guzzling (well, eagerly sipping) Roberston Winery Chenin Blanc 2019.  Rich citrus fruit, very crisp, with a hint of creaminess, it is a steal (relatively) at the LCBO at under $10.

Good call Bruce .  Now on sale for $8.45 Cdn.  Roll up the truck.  

2014 Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits Blanc.  Drinking really well.  Perfect match with scallops and especially homemade asparagus soup with parmesan.

2008 L'Apparita, meh.  Underwhelming.  Flat.  Not flawed, just not great.  Would be ok at $20.

Veuve NV Rose

2013 Nada Fiorenzo Barbaresco Manzola, delightful.  Big tar, rose, cherry nose.  Elegant & Burgundian on the palate.  Gripping but smooth tannins, typical of the vintage.  Drinking nicely now but sure to improve with age.   

2001 Joh. Jos Prüm Graacher-Himmelreich Spätlese

1998 Chateau Canon-la-Gaffelière Saint Émilion

Both delicious. 

J3

vincentric posted:

2008 L'Apparita, meh.  Underwhelming.  Flat.  Not flawed, just not great.  Would be ok at $20. 

That’s a shame, VinC. Think it was the vintage? Or does it need more time?

Muller Catoir Haardter Mandelring Scheurube Auslese 1998

sunnylea57 posted:

vincentric posted:

2008 L'Apparita, meh.  Underwhelming.  Flat.  Not flawed, just not great.  Would be ok at $20. 

That’s a shame, VinC. Think it was the vintage? Or does it need more time?

I don't know Sunny.  I was really surprised, given the rave reviews of other forumites we know.  It may have been poorly stored at some point.  The colour was a bit brickish on decant and the nose started off as raisiny.  On the palate - flat, lacking structure and fruit.  There were no obvious flaws, so my guess was either a bit advanced due to storage issues or bottle variation.   Perhaps vintage could be a factor, but I haven't had enough 2008 Tuscans to really say.  

2013 Nada Fiorenzo Barbaresco Manzola.  I picked up a few of these on the recommendation of someone who's palate I trust and popped one as a tester.  I'm glad I did.  This was delightful.  Big Nebbiolo nose of tar, rose, cherry off the start.  Feminine, Burgundian on the palate.  Grippy but smooth 2013 tannins.  Good complexity.  This is drinking nicely with the right food. (Went well with Alio e Olio Pasta) It's a bit early but fine with some decanting and lots of life ahead.  

2014 Yao Ming Cabernet

Surprisingly different from most napa cabs.  Very pure red berries, clean on the palate and finishes with a nice grippy medium body.

1999 Grand-Puy-Lacoste

1988 Opus One

1988 Mouton 

The Mouton had a bit more fruit, but the Opus was perfectly balanced.  Both drank very well, Drink now if you have them. 

For the anniversary:

With irwin, Rothko, and wives:

2006 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs

1988 Hermitage La Chapelle (Jaboulet)

1986 Mouton Rothschild

All showed extremely well. The Mouton is finally shedding its overcoat of tannin and letting the fruit shine.

2010 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino- good wine that stood up to a steak, but not nearly worth the praise it receives, 90-91