2016 Clemens Busch Vom Grauen Schiefer Riesling
2018 Telmo Rodriguez Al-Muvedre
2017 Vinatgio Elaboraciones Ancestrales Tinto
2015 Pearl Morissette Twenty Mile Bench Chardonnay
2001 Ch. Ferriere
2001 Ch. Bel-Air
2013 Tselepos Kitma Driopi Reserve Nemea
2015 Volpaia CC Riserva
2017 Domaine Belle Crozes-Hermitage "Les Pierrelles" killer Syrah to drink now.
@vint posted:Funny - C and I are going the opposite direction. Slowly eliminating cabs and most Rhones and anything high-octane, dense, hedonistic, powerful or however else critics describe their 100 pointers.
We seem to be headed for a cellar that will be something like 80% Burgundy (mostly red but some white) and 20% other, like volcanic wines, dry riesling, high-altitude garnacha and the like. I think our holy grail is “weightless complexity”. Not sure exactly how else to define it but we love it when we find it.
I like weightless complexity and I've had it in some red Burgs but the problem is the number of times I've been disappointed with them and at no small cost. $100 gets you a bottle of decent pinot but not worth the coin to me. Oregon provides better value imho but their prices are also creeping up, especially with the current exchange rate.
2017 Domaine Fouassier, Sancerre, Le Clos de Bannon
Excellent bottle of SB and went well with our crab, asparagus and corn chowder.
2018 Roco Pinot Noir Gravel Road
J3
2013 Black Hills Estate Carmenere (Okanagan)
2015 Liquid Farm Chardonnay White Hill
@steve8 posted:I like weightless complexity and I've had it in some red Burgs but the problem is the number of times I've been disappointed with them and at no small cost. $100 gets you a bottle of decent pinot but not worth the coin to me. Oregon provides better value imho but their prices are also creeping up, especially with the current exchange rate.
Answer: New Zealand Pinot
2008 Charmes-Chambertin (Gerard Raphet)- developing slowly. 92 now, should pick up another couple of points in a few years
@billhike posted:Is it me or are you on a bit of an Oregon kick lately?
Jean Vesselle Brut Oeil de Perdrix For us tonight.
Somewhat. I like Oregon Pinot and chard. I have a bunch of recently acquired Domaine Serene and Domaine Drouhin wines in the cellar.
J3
2019 Kirkland Signature Malbec. Actually pretty darn nice. Lively acidity makes it easy to drink and fresh-tasting. It is certainly varietally correct. Short-ish finish is the only gripe if you are looking for something to complain about.
2015 A. Rafanelli Zinfandel
Had a 2016 CVNE crianza for lunch with a Caesar salad and sardines. Great match and terrific wine for $11.
parker and WS both give it 90 points and it is well deserved.
@vint posted:Not sure whether you’re joking with that answer or not, Mim. But on the off-chance you’re being serious, I’ll play along. Any recommendations? Bear in mind, the closer we get to $50, the more likely I am to head back to Burgundy.
Check this one out. Try and tell me what you think. Blew me away for the quality at that price.
159137 Vintages product code.
Clos Henri bel écho 30$. Made by the Henri bourgeois family of Loire fame.
2016 Dominique Piron Morgon Cote du Py.
2015 Little Wings Syrah
Didn't really drink the above Champagne. Poured it down the sink a few years ago. Clearly it was not drinkable. But, it's cool to have a 100 year old bottle, even if it is empty.
2017 Domaine Serene Chardonnay Evenstad Reserve
J3
2014 Carlisle Two Acres
2019 Escoda-Sanahuja Els Bassots
2016 Glinavos Vlahiko
2015 Dirty & Rowdy California Familiar
2016 Terre Nere Etna rosso
@mimik posted:Check this one out. Try and tell me what you think. Blew me away for the quality at that price.
159137 Vintages product code.Clos Henri bel écho 30$. Made by the Henri bourgeois family of Loire fame.
I wouldn't use the word complexity to describe the Bel Echo. It's a fairly simple, but tasty, pinot which for less than $30 is a good deal. The Bourgeois estate got its fame from sauvignon blanc, not pinot.
To be fair there are some very good pinots from NZ but they're not cheap either.
2004 Tenuta Carlina, BdM, La Togata
Not a lot of experience with this wine but this bottle was excellent. Traditional style.
2014 Stefania, Day Rogue
Last and best bottle of this. I seem to say that a lot about Stefania's wines.
2012 Hure Freres Instantanee Extra Brut
2015 Grosset Polish Hill Riesling
2001 Fontodi Flaccianello
Three beautiful wines.
February wines so far:
2015 Joan d’Anguera Montsant la Planella
2009 Telmo Rodríguez Pegaso Barrancos de Pizarra Sierra de Gredos
2014 Becklyn Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
2008 Pertimali (Livio Sassetti) Brunello di Montalcino
1997 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Cicala (Blind Zoom tasting)
NV Pierre Moncuit Champagne Cuvée Hugues de Coulmet Blanc de Blancs Brut
2018 Azienda Agricola F. Tornatore Sicilia Etna Bianco Pietrarizzo
2012 M. Chapoutier Côtes du Roussillon Villages Latour Domaine de Bila-Haut Occultum Lapidem
2017 Suertes del Marqués Valle de la Orotava La Solana
2006 Paul Bara Champagne Grand Cru Comtesse Marie de France Bouzy
2018 Quentin Jeannot Santenay Vieilles Vignes
2009 Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco Toscana IGT (Blind Zoom tasting)
2016 Jean Foillard Morgon Cuvée Corcelette
1997 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Cicala
1999 Isole e Olena Cepparello Toscana IGT (Blind Zoom tasting)
2009 Michel Prunier et Fille Chorey-les-Beaune Les Beaumonts
2017 Cattleya Pratt Vineyard Chard (Call to the Wild). Really, really nice. New producer for me, and I'd like to try more.
2000 Clos du Marquis
2016 Pontet Canet
Fun night, though not nearly enough time for the Pontet Canet to open up (thank you captain obvious). Still enjoyable though.
@vint posted:Slowly eliminating cabs and most Rhones and anything high-octane, dense, hedonistic, powerful or however else critics describe their 100 pointers.
We seem to be headed for a cellar that will be something like 80% Burgundy (mostly red but some white) and 20% other, like volcanic wines, dry riesling, high-altitude garnacha and the like. I think our holy grail is “weightless complexity”. Not sure exactly how else to define it but we love it when we find it.
Sounds all very hipster like.
might start a gofundme to get VinT a red velvet blazer and tiny wine glasses to go with his new hipster haircut!!!
Don't forget to budget for the cravat! 
@vinoevelo posted:might start a gofundme to get VinT a red velvet blazer and tiny wine glasses to go with his new hipster haircut!!!
😂
Recent wines
2014 Agharta Red Label Cab
2017 Sandler Cortada Alta Pinot
2015 Phelps Creek Pinot
2014 Covalli Barolo
2012 Hunnicutt Cab
2018 Bunchen Riesling Kabinett
2013 Clos Saint-Michel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée
2018 Feudo Montoni Lagnusa Nero D'Avola
Wrapping up feb
Ramey 2018 Sonoma Chard.
I absolutely love Ramey chards. They drink like full on buttery popcorn to start but once you give it some air time and age, it tightens up with some bright acidity and minerally notes like a fine mersault
2017 Bedrock Coast to Foothills Syrah
