July 2011: What are you drinking?

Nothing for a few more days. Doctor's orders are for Angela not to drink for about a week before her surgery, which is Tuesday.

We will drink well when she recovers though. Already planning a wonderful dinner.

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by GlennK:
Had some friends over from work last night. They are non wine people but graciously brought over a Rodney Strong and Beringer cab. I had a glass of each and they pretty much sucked, but the company was great.

...let me make a revision on the wines we will be drinking together next month.

Yes please

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Originally posted by GlennK:

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by GlennK:
Had some friends over from work last night. They are non wine people but graciously brought over a Rodney Strong and Beringer cab. I had a glass of each and they pretty much sucked, but the company was great.

...let me make a revision on the wines we will be drinking together next month.

Yes please

I'm thinking perhaps seeking out 1.5's in lieu of .750's.

I may need to change our restaurant as well.

2004 Cote de L'Ange Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes

Elkhorn Peak Dessert Wine with sauteed peaches and black plums with vanilla ice cream.

2007 Paul Hobbs Kick Ranch Syrah - very nice.

2007 Merry Edwards Pinot Noir Olivet Lane

1999 Numanthia - Numanthia

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Originally posted by nevada slim:

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Originally posted by xhoser:
2007 Brancaia Tre

Xhoser - How is this JS endorsed, former #10 WOTY evolving?

nevada slim,

I have always been a fan of this wine and it is slowly improving (especially with a little airtime). Great QPR at $20/bottle.

2009 Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River Ranches Chardonnay. excellent wine.

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Originally posted by NolanE:

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Originally posted by xhoser:
2007 Franciscan Cabernet

Worth the hype?

Nolan,

Solid showing but nothing to get crazy over. Another typical Napa cab.

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Originally posted by VanCityWino:

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Originally posted by xhoser:
2009 Roux Pere & Fils Cotes du Beaune Villages

Have you tried the '09 Pommard?

VanCity,

I have not. This was recommended to me by Nick at LCBO on Dundas in Mississauga as I was looking for an inexpensive pinot to have with salmon. It did the job for $18 it was nice QPR.

You may have all noticed that I just discovered the "Find" feature and realized that I had blown off response to many of you so my apologies for the oversight! I'll do a better job of keeping on top of questions posed to me!

Drink well!

Last night with Crawfish:

2009 Vrede en Lust Viognier

Saturday with Grilled Lobster Tails 2009 Rivers-Marie Chardonnay B. Thieriot Vineyard.

Last night at an excellent new upscale pizza/pasta place we had 2005 Batasiolo Barbaresco, very nice with lots of plum and berry flavour and a lot of fine tannin at the end. Might even improve a bit with a couple years of cellaring.

2007 Stefania Haut Tubee
2005 Nadeau Petit Sirah
2006 Core Elevation Sensation
2005 Match Butterdragon
NV Segura Viuedas Cava
2009 Trefethen Riesling

Finished off the month with;

1990 Fleury Pere & fils Brut Champange
1996 Duval-Leroy Brut Champagne

2001 Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova
2003 Lewelling Wight Vineyard Cabernet

2006 Pride Cab

Some of the wine consumed on a recent trip to Italy:

-2007 Arnaldo Caprai Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano
-2007 Arnaldo Caprai Montefalco Rosso
-2006 Villa Antinori Toscana
-2007 Romanelli Montefalco Rosso
-2007 Colpetrone Montefalco Rossoo
-2006 Castello di Brolio Chianti
-1971 Barisone Barolo
-2006 Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova
-2007 Vietti Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia
-1999 Sandrone Le Vigna Barolo
-2006 Pian Dell Orino BdM
-2006 La Potazzine Gorelli Bdm
-2004 Le Mecchieolo Paleo
-2001 Campogiovanni BdM (Wine of the trip, was drinking perfectly) had at a restaurant in Bellagio (Trattoria San Giacomo) Recommended by Board-O.

2008 Melville Syrah Estate Verna's.

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Originally posted by Qhdeputy:
Some of the wine consumed on a recent trip to Italy:

-2007 Vietti Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia

How was the Scarrone Vigna Vecchia? I picked up two bottles a couple weeks ago.

had little get together wine dinner with 14 of us. hard to pick wine of the night.

'43 Chat Paveil Blanc
'59 Schloss Victoria Auslese
'64 Moet Chandon Dom Perignon
'66 Chat mauras La Caresse Sauterne
'69 Gevrey Chabertin
'76 JJ Prum Piesporter Goldtropcen auslese
'76 Bouchard Pere et Fils Les Folatieres - Montrachet
'92 Bouchard Pere et Fils Chevalier-Montrachet
'97 Dominus (corked)
'98 Dom Jadot Clos De Beze
'90 Edmeades Pinot Noir (corked)
'90 Opus One
'99 Opus One
'99 E Guigal CDP
'99 Joseph Phelps Insigina
'02 Gemstone Cab
'03 Kistler Cathleen's Vyd Pinot Noir
'03 Blandlin Cab Mag
'05 Micheal Gros Clos de Vougeot
'05 Paolo Bea Sagrantino
'05 Aubert Lauren Chard
'06 Puligny Montrachet Les Referts Etienne Sauzet
'06 Roger Sabon CDP "Les Secret"
'06 Schoolhouse Pinot Noir
'08 Merry Edwards Chard
'08 Chassagne Montracehet Rouge Ramonet
NV Lustau vos oloroso sherry

Finished up the month with a 2005 Beringer Vineyards Merlot Bancroft Ranch.

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Originally posted by rickym13:
had little get together wine dinner with 14 of us. hard to pick wine of the night.

'64 Moet Chandon Dom Perignon

Indeed, one very seriously stunning vintage of Dom

Very nice rickm13!!

rickym13

How was the

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'02 Gemstone Cab

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I have a couple that are waiting for me.

Appreciate the feedback...

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Originally posted by futronic:

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Originally posted by Qhdeputy:
Some of the wine consumed on a recent trip to Italy:

-2007 Vietti Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia

How was the Scarrone Vigna Vecchia? I picked up two bottles a couple weeks ago.

Futronic, it was the best barbera that I've ever had. It was very rich unlike most I've had. It was very well intergrated, but had the structure to last a decade.

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Originally posted by futronic:

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Originally posted by Qhdeputy:
Some of the wine consumed on a recent trip to Italy:

-2007 Vietti Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia

How was the Scarrone Vigna Vecchia? I picked up two bottles a couple weeks ago.

Futronic, it was the best barbera that I've ever had. It was very rich unlike most I've had. It was very well intergrated, but had the structure to last a decade. I ordered a couple extra to be sent home. Wish I ordered more.

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Originally posted by rickym13:

'05 Paolo Bea Sagrantino

I'd expect this was good but tight, tight, tight? How did it do that fantastic lineup of yours?

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Originally posted by TBA:
rickym13

How was the

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'02 Gemstone Cab

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I have a couple that are waiting for me.

Appreciate the feedback...

tba - this was one of my bottle that i took and thought it was drinking really nice. pop and pour and could have used some air. if it wasn't for the other bottles that night, i think it would have received more love.
it had very nice balance between fruit and acid and didn't detect much of alch. not as complex as i hoped but it was a very nice bottle. drink now or hold for few more years?

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Originally posted by Qhdeputy:

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Originally posted by futronic:

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Originally posted by Qhdeputy:
Some of the wine consumed on a recent trip to Italy:

-2007 Vietti Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia

How was the Scarrone Vigna Vecchia? I picked up two bottles a couple weeks ago.

Futronic, it was the best barbera that I've ever had. It was very rich unlike most I've had. It was very well intergrated, but had the structure to last a decade.

Thanks. If you're looking for a Barbera with similar and texture, try Rocche dei Manzoni's Barbera d'Alba Sorito Mosconi. While the age of the vines are not as old as the Scarrone VV (50-60 years versus 70-80, if I recall), it's still quite an opulent wine - and one that should be easier to find than Vietti's, since there's only about 3600 bottles of the latter produced annually.

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Originally posted by futronic:

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Originally posted by Qhdeputy:

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Originally posted by futronic:

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Originally posted by Qhdeputy:
Some of the wine consumed on a recent trip to Italy:

-2007 Vietti Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia

How was the Scarrone Vigna Vecchia? I picked up two bottles a couple weeks ago.

Futronic, it was the best barbera that I've ever had. It was very rich unlike most I've had. It was very well intergrated, but had the structure to last a decade.

Thanks. If you're looking for a Barbera with similar and texture, try Rocche dei Manzoni's Barbera d'Alba Sorito Mosconi. While the age of the vines are not as old as the Scarrone VV (50-60 years versus 70-80, if I recall), it's still quite an opulent wine - and one that should be easier to find than Vietti's, since there's only about 3600 bottles of the latter produced annually.

Thank you. I will have to look for it. I have two more of the Vietti coming in the fall, but I will look for the other for a comparison.

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Originally posted by Qhdeputy:
-2001 Campogiovanni BdM (Wine of the trip, was drinking perfectly) had at a restaurant in Bellagio (Trattoria San Giacomo) Recommended by Board-O.

How did you like Trattoria San Giacomo? I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Where did you stay?

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Originally posted by Board-O:

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Originally posted by Qhdeputy:
-2001 Campogiovanni BdM (Wine of the trip, was drinking perfectly) had at a restaurant in Bellagio (Trattoria San Giacomo) Recommended by Board-O.

How did you like Trattoria San Giacomo? I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Where did you stay?

Board-O, the food was wonderful. We walked up for dinner and had a long wait. Figured it was worth it when several people were hanging around on sitting on pillows. We stayed at the Hotel Metropole Bellagio and had a wonderful corner room that had a balcony over the water and the square. It was a beautiful town a place I would visit again in a heartbeat.

Glad to hear it. We wandered in after we had a reservation at Ristorante Silvio and there was no place to park. We had left the next night open and enjoyed our dinner so much, we returned the next night.