mangiare posted:mimik posted:Why are you skeptical about this wine? The mocha or chocolate notes come from the toast level of the barrel not from the fruit.
Not speaking for Steve8 but my answer would be that it doesn’t taste like Sangiovese imo. Well made, good wine but tough to peg it as Brunello.
In this case you can speak for me Mangiare because that's what I would answered.
2014 Loring Santa Rita Hills
2015 Mateo Santa Lucia Highlands
2002 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
Tasted at an offline. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2018 Lafage Rose Miraflors - nice with a charcuterie board.
2012 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville - lively acid, balanced and a pleasant slightly Bordeaux like nose.
2012 Caduceus Cellars Anubis - a wine from Maynard James Keenan of Tool. Pretty darn nice, but I’d never have guessed the blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petite Sirah. It smelled and tasted like a southern Rhône.
billhike posted:2018 Lafage Rose Miraflors - nice with a charcuterie board.
2012 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville - lively acid, balanced and a pleasant slightly Bordeaux like nose.
2012 Caduceus Cellars Anubis - a wine from Maynard James Keenan of Tool. Pretty darn nice, but I’d never have guessed the blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petite Sirah. It smelled and tasted like a southern Rhône.
Is the Anubis from California?
Tenuta Dette Ponti Crognolo 2008. Quite mature, but still hanging in there.
bman posted:billhike posted:2018 Lafage Rose Miraflors - nice with a charcuterie board.
2012 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville - lively acid, balanced and a pleasant slightly Bordeaux like nose.
2012 Caduceus Cellars Anubis - a wine from Maynard James Keenan of Tool. Pretty darn nice, but I’d never have guessed the blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petite Sirah. It smelled and tasted like a southern Rhône.
Is the Anubis from California?
New Mexico grapes actually.
What are we drinking you ask?
2014 Bevan Ritchie Vineyard RRV chardonnay
2013 Rombauer chardonnay
Matching wild garlic chicken wings and shrimp bathed in butter and garlic with bacon/cheese/garlic bread (veggies are for losers....)
Because big Americans playing playoff football calls for big flavours matched with big American whites!
bman posted:What are we drinking you ask?
2014 Bevan Ritchie Vineyard RRV chardonnay
2013 Rombauer chardonnay
Matching wild garlic chicken wings and shrimp bathed in butter and garlic with bacon/cheese/garlic bread (veggies are for losers....)
Because big Americans playing playoff football calls for big flavours matched with big American whites!
The Mrs. wanted some cougar juice, eh? 
billhike posted:bman posted:What are we drinking you ask?
2014 Bevan Ritchie Vineyard RRV chardonnay
2013 Rombauer chardonnay
Matching wild garlic chicken wings and shrimp bathed in butter and garlic with bacon/cheese/garlic bread (veggies are for losers....)
Because big Americans playing playoff football calls for big flavours matched with big American whites!
The Mrs. wanted some cougar juice, eh?
Not sure what that means but all food and wine choices made by me!
2016 Bastides Miraflors... . Excellent with roast chicken.
2010 Carlisle Syrah Bennett Valley
Paired yesterday with a couple of NFL games. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
over the weekend....
2008 Bernard Gaucher Brut - these keep getting better imo. Great QPR.
2008 Fuligni BdM. pretty good wine for a 'bad' vintage. producers trumps vintage every time. Wouldnt hold on to them forever, but it hit all the right fuligni notes.
2013 Garage Wine Co. Cab Franc lot #52. Leans more to old world right bank than i would have guessed. A little backwards on opening, but really shone on day 2. lots of dark blue fruits, no green pepper, not over extracted or sweet. glad I have another.
2013 Ch. Musar Hochar Pere & Fils - Reminds me so much of Ridge. Red/black fruit, lots of brambly/herbal notes underneath, bit of a citrus note on the nose. Mrs. VeV's fave of the bunch.
Friday with friends,
2008 Mailly Blanc de Blanc Grand Cru
2008 Charles Heidsieck Brut Rose
2002 Pol Roger Brut
2012 Domain Pinson Freres Chablis Les Clos
2012 Louis Moreau Chablis Les Clos
1966 Confreres des Chevaliers du Tastevin Gevrey Chambertin Petit Chapelle, Bouchard Aine et Fils. WOTN
1990 Louis Latour Corton Grancey Grand Cru
2002 Lucien LeMoines Chambolle Musigny Les Charmes 1er
1996 Luciano Sandrone Cannubi Boschis
2001 Cappellano Rupestris, CORKED 
2001 Aldo Conterno Barolo Granbussia Riserva, stunning
1982 Cos d'Estournel
1982 Calon Segur
1982 Lynch Bages
Cordero di Montezemolo Barolo Chinato, 750 ml.
Everything showed well except the corked Cappellano.
Celebrated our daughter’s wedding. Served these birth year wines for the head table:
1990 VC La Grande Dame
1990 Etienne Sauzet Batard Montrachet
1990 Lynch Bages
All were stunningly beautiful as was my daughter.
longboarder posted:Celebrated our daughter’s wedding. Served these birth year wines for the head table:
1990 VC La Grande Dame
1990 Etienne Sauzet Batard Montrachet
1990 Lynch Bages
All were stunningly beautiful as was my daughter.
Congrats!
2015 Grosset Polish Hill Riesling
2010 Laurel Glen Sonoma Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
The Polish Hill Riesling was a great complement to the middle-eastern food at Tabule restaurant.
Genium Celler Priorat Ecologic 2005. Delicious.
bman posted:longboarder posted:Celebrated our daughter’s wedding. Served these birth year wines for the head table:
1990 VC La Grande Dame
1990 Etienne Sauzet Batard Montrachet
1990 Lynch Bages
All were stunningly beautiful as was my daughter.
Congrats!
Congrats Longboarder!
longboarder posted:Celebrated our daughter’s wedding. Served these birth year wines for the head table:
1990 VC La Grande Dame
1990 Etienne Sauzet Batard Montrachet
1990 Lynch Bages
All were stunningly beautiful as was my daughter.
congrats, Longboarder.
2017 Pali Tower 15 Viogner
2005 Shea Wine Cellars Pinot Noir Estate Shea Vineyard
Served with roasted chicken dinner. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
longboarder posted:Celebrated our daughter’s wedding. Served these birth year wines for the head table:
1990 VC La Grande Dame
1990 Etienne Sauzet Batard Montrachet
1990 Lynch Bages
All were stunningly beautiful as was my daughter.
Congrats longboarder - my '90 birth year daughter got married in 2018. The wines that I had for the head table never got touched until Allred, Vino Me and myself started drinking them towards the end of the evening.
2002 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
Tasted at an offline. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2016 La Nerthe CdR Villages Les Cassagnes. This is really yummy, and not overly ripe. I used to drink a ton of CdR. Need to revisit these more often.
1978 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 2
Tasted at an offline. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2013 Pearl Morissette, Riesling, Cuvée Black Ball
2015 Antinori, IGT, Il Bruciato
2005 Clos Saint Michel, CdP, Cuvée Réservée
I've had 3 bottles of the Black Ball now and I don't think I'd buy it again. He does a much better job with chardonnay.
The Clos Saint Michel is very tasty. Hold or drink with decant.
2005 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée
2008 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Millesime
2005 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Méthode Traditionelle Brut
2007 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile
2016 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling GG
1983 Dunn Howell
1986 Dunn Howell
1987 Dunn Napa
1988 Dunn Howell
1992 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve
1978 Jaboulet Chateauneuf du Pape Les Cedres
2010 La Dame de Montrose
1999 Fuligni BdM
2001 Fuligni BdM
2005 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos d'Audignac MAGNUM
2002 Etude Cabernet Sauvignon
And some stuff I know I'm missing.
robsutherland posted:2005 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée
2008 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Millesime
2005 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Méthode Traditionelle Brut
2007 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile
2016 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling GG
1983 Dunn Howell
1986 Dunn Howell
1987 Dunn Napa
1988 Dunn Howell
1992 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve
1978 Jaboulet Chateauneuf du Pape Les Cedres
2010 La Dame de Montrose
1999 Fuligni BdM
2001 Fuligni BdM
2005 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos d'Audignac MAGNUM
2002 Etude Cabernet SauvignonAnd some stuff I know I'm missing.
1997 Lisini Ugolia
mangiare posted:robsutherland posted:2005 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée
2008 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Millesime
2005 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Méthode Traditionelle Brut
2007 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile
2016 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling GG
1983 Dunn Howell
1986 Dunn Howell
1987 Dunn Napa
1988 Dunn Howell
1992 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve
1978 Jaboulet Chateauneuf du Pape Les Cedres
2010 La Dame de Montrose
1999 Fuligni BdM
2001 Fuligni BdM
2005 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos d'Audignac MAGNUM
2002 Etude Cabernet SauvignonAnd some stuff I know I'm missing.
1997 Lisini Ugolia
Also:
2002 Louis Brochet Cuvée HBH
2005 Jean-Paul Chévenet Morgon VV
2004 Chateau Moulin Saint-Georges
Massa Vecchia Maremma Passito Rosso (can't recall vintage)
sunnylea57 posted:mangiare posted:robsutherland posted:2005 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée
2008 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Millesime
2005 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Méthode Traditionelle Brut
2007 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile
2016 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling GG
1983 Dunn Howell
1986 Dunn Howell
1987 Dunn Napa
1988 Dunn Howell
1992 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve
1978 Jaboulet Chateauneuf du Pape Les Cedres
2010 La Dame de Montrose
1999 Fuligni BdM
2001 Fuligni BdM
2005 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos d'Audignac MAGNUM
2002 Etude Cabernet SauvignonAnd some stuff I know I'm missing.
1997 Lisini Ugolia
Also:
2002 Louis Brochet Cuvée HBH
2005 Jean-Paul Chévenet Morgon VV
2004 Chateau Moulin Saint-Georges
Massa Vecchia Maremma Passito Rosso (can't recall vintage)
Nice
NV Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único Reserva Especial 1970, 1972 (1992 Release)
Tasted at an offline. Tastined note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
sunnylea57 posted:mangiare posted:robsutherland posted:2005 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée
2008 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Millesime
2005 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Méthode Traditionelle Brut
2007 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile
2016 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling GG
1983 Dunn Howell
1986 Dunn Howell
1987 Dunn Napa
1988 Dunn Howell
1992 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve
1978 Jaboulet Chateauneuf du Pape Les Cedres
2010 La Dame de Montrose
1999 Fuligni BdM
2001 Fuligni BdM
2005 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos d'Audignac MAGNUM
2002 Etude Cabernet SauvignonAnd some stuff I know I'm missing.
1997 Lisini Ugolia
Also:
2002 Louis Brochet Cuvée HBH
2005 Jean-Paul Chévenet Morgon VV
2004 Chateau Moulin Saint-Georges
Massa Vecchia Maremma Passito Rosso (can't recall vintage)
Who opened the 2001 Fuligni? I apparently left too early!
NV Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único Reserva Especial 1981, 1990 (1998 Release)
Tasted at an offline. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
Bonneau “Les Rouliers”. Good.
2010 Franco Conterno Barolo Pietrin, good.
1970 Ch Haut Brion recently with the wifey.
Knob Creek rye, Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year Lot B, Old Rip Van Winkle and 1950 Old Fitzgerald 6 year BIB Stitzel-Weller with dat dude TPEwinedrinker.
futronic posted:sunnylea57 posted:mangiare posted:robsutherland posted:2005 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée
2008 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Millesime
2005 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Méthode Traditionelle Brut
2007 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile
2016 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling GG
1983 Dunn Howell
1986 Dunn Howell
1987 Dunn Napa
1988 Dunn Howell
1992 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve
1978 Jaboulet Chateauneuf du Pape Les Cedres
2010 La Dame de Montrose
1999 Fuligni BdM
2001 Fuligni BdM
2005 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos d'Audignac MAGNUM
2002 Etude Cabernet SauvignonAnd some stuff I know I'm missing.
1997 Lisini Ugolia
Also:
2002 Louis Brochet Cuvée HBH
2005 Jean-Paul Chévenet Morgon VV
2004 Chateau Moulin Saint-Georges
Massa Vecchia Maremma Passito Rosso (can't recall vintage)Who opened the 2001 Fuligni? I apparently left too early!
Late addition was:
2012 Duemani Cab Franc
NV Ruppert-Leroy Fosse-Grely Champagne Brute Nature
2011 Hanzell Chardonnay
2003 Fonterutoli Siepi
2001 Argiolas Turriga
2006 La Fortuna Brunello
Do Ut Des Carpineta Fontalpino 2009 My last bottle.
Chateau Imperial Tokaj Aszu 5 Puttonyos 2013
