Last night with halibut a 2020 Pouilly-Fuisse.  

2019 Heath Sparking Wine Adoration

2012 Sine Qua Non Syrah Stock

2014 Brittan, Pinot Noir, Gestalt Block

Excellent juice but still young.

2019 DeMorgenzon, Maestro (white)

2018 Domaine Huet, Vouvray, Le Haut-Lieu, Demi-Sec

Outstanding as usual.

Served with lasagna the past couple of nights:

2018 Pibaron

2018 Produttori Barbaresco

Both decanted about an hour or hour and a half before serving. Both needed it. Both very good wines and values. I found the Pibaron a bit more delicious and the Produttori a bit more serious.

2018 Dominique Piron Morgon Cote du Py.

Friday at the fish place, 2010 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape white Vieilles Vignes, always a great wine, but even more so in this vintage. Exotic and spectacular.

2000 Beaucastel Red - drink up

2005 Olga Raffault Chinon -  always a treat to drink this producer's wines.

2014 L'Aventure Estate Cuvée

2015 M & C Lapierre Morgon.  I thought the quality of this wine would drop off after Marcel passed away, but his son and daughter have proven to be just as good. Still one of my favourite Beaujolais, in almost every good vintage. This one is no exception.

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Seaquam, never mind the wine, tell us about the painting in the background.  Is it acrylic or oil?  It's beautiful.

2021 Chateau Simone Rosé

Very tasty and far more “serious” than most rosés. Truly like a cross between a red and a white wine, and improved with an hour in the decanter and coming to ~59 degrees F. No notes but a lot of small bright red berry flavors. Not lush or exuberant but long and tailored. Paired reasonably well with a bacon and herb wrapped pork tenderloin and risotto Milanese.

Probably the “best” still rosé (I have grown a bit tired of the LdH) — certainly a step above Tempier’s version. But, while technically better than Pradeaux, I think Pradeaux is still more in line with *why* I choose to drink still rosé.

@winetarelli posted:

Probably the “best” still rosé (I have grown a bit tired of the LdH) — certainly a step above Tempier’s version. But, while technically better than Pradeaux, I think Pradeaux is still more in line with *why* I choose to drink still rosé.

Blasphemy!

In all seriousness, it's a very particular style and not one that falls into a "daily drinker" category.

@futronic posted:

Blasphemy!

In all seriousness, it's a very particular style and not one that falls into a "daily drinker" category.

Agreed. I mean, it’s excellent. But you really do need to be in the right mood fully to appreciate it.

For Mothers' Day.  Both showing very well. 

2018 Thunevin Calvet Cotes du Roussillon Villages l'Amourette. Nice little red that was open at a retailer tasting yesterday. Good match with burgers on the grill. First time firing up the Weber on over 5 weeks as I’m recovering from an ankle fracture. I felt almost manly.

For Mother’s Day with bbqed Flank steak, salmon and lobster

NV Saint-Bouchon sparkling Vouvray(very good)

2006 Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuevo bdm(singing)

2009 Château Troplong Mondot( good wine but  pricey for what’s in the bottle)

@javachip posted:

Seaquam, never mind the wine, tell us about the painting in the background.  Is it acrylic or oil?  It's beautiful.

Artist goes by name “Frederic.” He has or had a studio in Toronto.

Takes too long to tell more. I’ll send you an email.

@Bytown Rick posted:

For Mothers' Day.  Both showing very well. 

Two real favourites of mine!😊

I’ve never held a HR Chardonnay more than 6-7 years. Nice to know I could have held on longer.

Last night with Italian salami and scrambled eggs, we had another bottle of NV Charpentier Champagne Blanc de Noirs Terre d’Émotion, which has quickly become one of our favourite Champagnes. I bought a bunch so we can enjoy it regularly. Really nice wine, priced fairly for this quality imho.

Nice birthday

2015 Castello Romitorio Brunello with lunch

1996 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux Le Haut-Lieu

2017 Peter Michael Au Paradis that friends opened

2018 Tyler Claret Happy Canyon Vineyard

I don’t know what the blend on this is but it absolutely tastes much more like a Merlot than a Cabernet. Nice pairing with strip steaks but not the giant killer I had hoped for — Tyler’s similarly priced Pinot Noirs are a step above this, imo. Still, a nice CA Bordeaux blend that provides restraint, elegance and a long finish. I imagine it will be better in 3 or 4 years and last another 10+ after that.

Last night at the fish place, 2015 Joseph Drouhin Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Les Folatieres, full of green apple, peach, mineral , silky and rich, long finish. Excellent.

2018 Henry Boillot Bourgogne white(lovely)

2018 Bodega Maranones Vinos de Madrid Peña Caballera garnacha

2018 Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet(Serve Souhait ) St-Épine St-Joseph

2020 Pegau CDP Reservee

Closed down in the decanter after 2 1/2 hours but before then it was delicious. Classic Pegau. PnP soon or stash it deep in your cellar and start drinking it in 7 or 8 years. Either way, classic Pegau and delicious.

2018 William Chris Vineyards Enchante

2015 Les Vins de Vienne Condrieu La Chambée

2013 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Fontalloro

2015 Molino Del Piano Brunello di Montalcino

Pizza night last night.  Good Tuesday

@jcocktosten posted:

2015 Les Vins de Vienne Condrieu La Chambée

2013 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Fontalloro

2015 Molino Del Piano Brunello di Montalcino

Pizza night last night.  Good Tuesday

Heck of a pizza night.

2019 A. Rafanelli Zinfandel

2018 Domaine du Bel Air (Gauthier) Bourgueil Clos Nouveau

Awesome now with a decant. Probably better in 7 or 8 years. Just a killer expression of Cabernet Franc. Not too much Miracle Grow. More of the very dark fruit elements to the grape along with bell pepper (in a good way) and cigar wrapper. Yum.

2020 Pali Viogner

2012 B Cellars Oakville Cab

Dows 30 Tawny

Tonight

2001 Ridge Home Ranch

1980 Dows

Rest TBD

2016 Martinelli Blue Slide Ranch

At the fish place Friday, 2016 Domaine Weinbach Gewürztraminer Grand Cru Furstentum, medium gold, big floral nose, pear, lychee, honey on the palate, rich texture, viscous, very long finish. Unctuous. Fabulous.

last night, H. Billiot Fils Champagne Réserve Grand Cru Ambonnay, a pretty good wine, about perfect mousse, good acidity. Very nice, though with that impressive name I think we expected more.

Having friends over for dinner tonight, plus a late birthday celebration. With shrimp frittata, 2012 J-L Chave L’Hermitage Blanc, and with rhubarb cake and a selection of cheeses (guest is bringing cheese, so not sure which but they’ll be good) 2005 Kracher Nouvelle Vague Chardonnay Trockenbeerenauslese Nummer 10, one of the greatest dessert wines I’ve ever been lucky enough to have.

With main course of crispy skin chicken (air fryer) and casarecce tossed with black summer truffle, sautéed mushrooms, truffle oil, 1985 Gaja Barbaresco Costa Russi which might be magnificent, but if it’s not, then backup is 2008 Pira e Figli Chiara Boschis Barolo Via Nuova, which is a sure thing.

A ridiculous DRAB. But I bought several, and I need to know quickly if I want even more…

2020 B. Levet Cote-Rotie La Chavaroche

I’ll report back.

@winetarelli posted:

A ridiculous DRAB. But I bought several, and I need to know quickly if I want even more…

2020 B. Levet Cote-Rotie La Chavaroche

I’ll report back.

Reporting back.  Initially classic La Chavaroche violet-hue fruits with lavender, tarragon, and briney olive, but a little darker fruited than normal.  Also, a chocolatey dimension I don't normally see with this bottling.  Lots of chalky tannins.  After an hour in the decanter the olive/brine component really started to become dominant.  After 3 1/2 hours in the decanter the wine began to shut down.  Not hard, but the nose really faded and it became mostly matte purple fruits and, again surprisingly, chocolate.  At this point the brine was tasted primarily as... capers.  Very interesting, very excellent.  I would cellar this for 6-7ish years before revisiting.  But it is, as is to be expected, excellent.  Still, I think I have a slight preference for the more classic '16, '17, and '19.

2001 Suiduirat

@jcocktosten posted:

2001 Suiduirat

How is this developing?

2008 Numanthia-Termes, Termes, showing very young, still opaque, but opened up nicely with a bit of air.  Dense and modern.  Looking forward to the other half of the bottle tonight.   Very happy to have 2 more of these.

2018 Albert Boxler gerwurz....been cooking a lot of Indian and middle eastern food lately...excellent with a masoor dal, but overwhelmed the chicken sofrito (from the Jerusalem cookbook) the next night.  Highly recommend the cookbook.

2011 Guiraud, subpar, and a bit more aged than the year would indicate.  Still enjoyed it, just underwhelmed.

2014 Alluvion, red field blend.  from Sonoma, i think...?  Friend has a friend who works at the winery.  Nothing special but it was fun to drink it with him.

2018 Zind-Humbrecht, Zind.....love this stuff

2015 Masi, Brolo Campofiorin, what a QPR, i think I paid $15++ at auction for this.