over the weekend:
2016 Envinate Albahra
2010 Jean Bourdy Cotes du Jura blanc
2010 Baron de Ley Tres Vinas Blanco Reserva
NV Diebolt Vallois Prestige Brut
1994 Faustino I Gran Reserva
2000 Ridge Paso Robles Zin
2015 Herve Souhaut Syrah
NV Williams & Humbert 20 year Palo Cortado Solera Especial
2005 Match Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Baconbrook
Served last night with a big juicy NY strip. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2015 Wind Gap Pinot
2017 Bedrock Syrah - Coast to Foothills
With chili
2011 A. Rafanelli Zinfandel
Served last night with Chicken Paprikash. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2005 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
Tasted at an offline. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2017 Calvahas Reserva - nice surprise from the Douro
2015 Ca Rozzeria Langhe Nebbiolo
2014 Acacia Russian River Pinot
2010 Carlisle Syrah James Berry Vineyard
Served last night with Dr Pepper Pulled Pork. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2004 Valdicava BDM - opened 8-10 hours prior to drinking beautifully
1994 Dunn Howell Mountain mag - in a great spot with no sign of decline
2012 COS Maldafrica mag
2006 Luigi D'Alessandro, Syrah, Il Bosco
2009 Cesarini Sartori (Signae), Sagrantino di Montefalco
Chateau L'Escadre Grande Reserve 2016 Bordeaux. A good $20 Bordeaux.
2015 Aubert-Hudson Chard
2001 Harlan-The Maiden
2017 Dehlinger-RR Pinot
2007 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
Tasted at an offline. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
Off wine list:
2017 Ken Wright Willamette Pinot
2016 Bedrock Heritage Wine Evangelho Vineyard of a wine list last night.
2015 Fonterutoli, Chianti Classico
1998 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Tasted at an offline. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
thelostverse posted:2016 Bedrock Heritage Wine Evangelho Vineyard of a wine list last night.
Thoughts? I've almost bought a bottle a couple of times but went instead with cheaper Bedrock bottles I've tried before and liked.
bman posted:thelostverse posted:2016 Bedrock Heritage Wine Evangelho Vineyard of a wine list last night.
Thoughts? I've almost bought a bottle a couple of times but went instead with cheaper Bedrock bottles I've tried before and liked.
This was good from the pop and pour. This isn't a bottling I ever buy with my order, I would consider it going forward. Nice cherry notes and soft tannins.
last night at Le Select
2002 Pol Roger Vintage Brut, stunning
2010 Il Carbonaione, big, ripe, dark, intense, grippy tannins but smooth. Drinking well with plenty of air but this has a long, long way to go.
2007 Tawse Quarry Rd Barrel Fermented Chardonnay Icewine. Amazing. This showed the typical tropical fruit mix and has developed some tertiary note but without going too far towards caramel or into rancio. A great balance of youthful fruit and complexity that comes with age. Yum.
2007 Ken Wright Pinot Noir Carter Vineyard
Tasted at an offline. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2015 Ch. Lanessan - Haut Medoc with lamb burgers and grilled ribeye. Very nice wine especially for the price
2015 J. K. Carriere Pinot Noir St. Dolores Estate
Tasted at an offline. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
vincentric posted:1795 Barbieto Torrentes Madeira, nice.
Mic drop! How was it?
2014 Querce Bettina Santa Donna - all production went into this wine since no BdM was produced. Got to love a producer that doesn’t compromise quality. Very good wine.
2016 Bethel Heights Pinot Noir Eola – Amity Hills
Tasted at an offline. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2015 Rotie Cellars Northern Blend
2006 Lopez de Herdia Vina Bosconia - gamy and savory with strawberry but I think a little extra time would smooth this a bit.
2015 Forgeron Cellars Chardonnay
2015 Tranch Pape Blanc - nice, sister winery of Corliss and I enjoy these domestic whites made in the Rhone style. Best wine I have had from Corliss.
Well..............I just got back from visiting my 95 year old dad in southern Brazil, and we took a two hour road trip to the "Valley of the Vineyards" for a four-day wine and gastronomically enjoyable side trip. My wife and I did some wine tasting and we brought 24 bottles back to L.A. in two suitcases. So, we're drinking some wines most people on this forum don't get a chance to drink. We drank Marselan (hybrid grape from Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache), Arinarnoa (Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat), Teroldego, Sangiovese (that drinks like a hearty Chianti), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Lagrein, Chardonnay, Syrah, and Tannat. Among the bottles were some Rhone blends (Cab Sauv/Cab Franc/Merlot) ranging between 14-15% alcohol, and some other interesting blends. A vineyard run by a family whose ancestors came from the Veneto region of Italy, makes an Amarone style wine using three local grapes. Awesome!!! Total cost for 24 bottles of some premium wines? $664.00, or an average of $27.68 per bottle. I might regret my posting of this nice wine experience here, because I want WS to keep ignoring my home state and it's small wine production, so prices stay low and the bargains abound. :-)
vint posted:vincentric posted:1795 Barbieto Torrentes Madeira, nice.Mic drop! How was it?
Great. Started off with notes of honey, orange marmalade and caramel notes finally treacle with a dry finish. We had it with Fois Gras stuffed Ravioli in a Mushroom Cream sauce - great pairing. Only criticism was that it should have been filtered after opening. Given the age of the cork (Estimated to be early 1900s) the crumbled cork made things a bit cloudy. Overall, it was a very cool experience to enjoy something that had spent about 100 yrs in cask and another 100 in the bottle.
2015 Wind Gap Pinot
2015 Prats and Symington Douro Chruseai
