1998 Château Gaffelière Saint Emilion

J3

2009 Poderi Oddero Barolo Brunate - wow.

2007 J. K. Carriere Pinot Noir Anderson Family.  One of the two wines I brought to the DAWGS offline last night.  Pinot Noir theme.  Note posted on CT and blog.

2017 Domaine Les Grands Bois Philippine CdR Villages Sainte Cécile

J3

2016 Xavier Vignon Lirac.

2015 Château Lanessan - having just got back from Franc,e had to go for a French last night even with take out

2017 Sandler Madzia Pinot

2012 Liquid Farm Golden Slope - Oak has integrated and I was pleasntly suprised by this.  Last time i had it, it was a big buttery oaky mess and now its really come around.

2013 Rolet Chardonnay Arbois

2013 Marie Courtin Effloresence - love this bottling. Was perfect foil to a well executed but eclectic tasting menu.

2005 Carlisle Two Acres - Lots of smokey meaty mourvedre goodness.  Could still age it at least another 5+ years.

2011 Vietti Perbacco

2015 Occhipinti SP68 Rosso - a rare sound bottle.

2012 Dom. des Aphillanthes CdR VV

2012 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast. One of the two wines I brought to the DAWGS offline Saturday night. Pinot Noir theme. Note posted on CT and blog.

billhike posted:

2016 Xavier Vignon Lirac.

Thoughts?

eltoro posted:

billhike posted:

2016 Xavier Vignon Lirac.

Thoughts?

A bit on the riper side, without going too far for my palate. Black fruit with a hint of licorice/tar/garrigue. Definitely not what I would call rustic.

2014 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Martaella Vineyard.

Tasted recently at a birthday party for a fellow wine lover.  Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.

wineismylife posted:

2012 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast. One of the two wines I brought to the DAWGS offline Saturday night. Pinot Noir theme. Note posted on CT and blog.

How many ice cubes required? 

2007 Shafer HSS

2014 Kongsgaard Chard

2014 Lucia-Gary's Pinot

billhike posted:

wineismylife posted:

2012 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast. One of the two wines I brought to the DAWGS offline Saturday night. Pinot Noir theme. Note posted on CT and blog.

How many ice cubes required? 

Now mom always said if you can't say anything nice...

Cuvee William Deutz Millesime 1996

2001 Clos des Papes Cdp

2003 Torbreck RunRig

2005 Torbreck Lost Highway

2004 Drinkward-Peschon

(Thank you, my friends, who recently shared these with me and Mrs. Haggis)

2009 Gloria Ferrer Royal Cuvée. A touch more residual sugar than I like, but a lot of good stuff going on. 

2014 Loring Mateo Santa Rita Hills - with take out Israeli food

2013 Domaine Nowack, Champagne, La Tuilerie, Extra Brut Chardonnay

2005 Vietti, Barolo, Rocche

2005 Chateau Lillian-Ladouys, St. Estephe

The Nowack was outstanding. Not a house I'm familiar with but I intend to be. The Vietti is drinking well. Not sure it will improve much, but I'll hold my other bottle for a few years to see.

2010 Thomas Pinot Noir Dundee Hills.

Served with dinner last night. Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.

A pair of 2013's last night:

2013 Bergstrom Pinot Noir Bergstrom Vineyard

2013 Bedrock Oakville Farmhouse

2006 R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Bosconia Reserva Rioja

J3

1964 Pio Cesare Barbaresco

One of two bottles I brought to GNO last night.  Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

2015 Torres Priorat Salmos  Rated 92

With cometspider, Gentleman farmer, Bieds and Festiva last night:

• 1982 Ducru Beaucaillou 
• 1996 Ducru Beaucaillou
• 1998 Montrose
• 1995 Léoville Poyferre
• 2000 Lynch Bages

Every wine showed well, and it was fun to follow them all over 3 hours or so.

Enjoyed at St. Anselm in the up and coming Union Market section of NE Washington, DC.  Our second offline here, and I'm quite sure it will not be our last.   Tremendous steaks and sides.  Feels more like a hunting lodge than a steakhouse.  Thoughtful wine service with excellent stems and wines decanted into Erlenmeyer flasks with handwritten tags to identify each wine.  The servers brought us a complimentary round of Madeira as a thank you for giving them tastes of our wine.  A wonderful evening, with a great group of gentlemen.

PH

Was invited to an Hourglass tasting last night. All wines were from the 2017 vintage. 

Hourglass Estate Cabernet - great fruit and not overly extracted. Excellent 

Hourglass Estate Sauvignon Blanc - very Bordeaux like

Hourglass Blueline Estate Merlot - very similar to Paloma and a very good Merlot 

Hourglass Blueline Estate Cabernet - good but not great

Hourglass Blueline Estate Right Bank - if had been served blind I would have said this was a Cheval Blanc from a decent vintage. Excellent 

Hourglass Blueline Estate Cabernet 36 - glad to see CA Cabs going back to a more restrained style. Not jammy and an excellent cab. 

purplehaze posted:

With cometspider, Gentleman farmer, Bieds and Festiva last night:

• 1982 Ducru Beaucaillou 
• 1996 Ducru Beaucaillou
• 1998 Montrose
• 1995 Léoville Poyferre
• 2000 Lynch Bages

Every wine showed well, and it was fun to follow them all over 3 hours or so.

Enjoyed at St. Anselm in the up and coming Union Market section of NE Washington, DC.  Our second offline here, and I'm quite sure it will not be our last.   Tremendous steaks and sides.  Feels more like a hunting lodge than a steakhouse.  Thoughtful wine service with excellent stems and wines decanted into Erlenmeyer flasks with handwritten tags to identify each wine.  The servers brought us a complimentary round of Madeira as a thank you for giving them tastes of our wine.  A wonderful evening, with a great group of gentlemen.

PH

Where was my invitation. Would love to see all the guys again. Hope everyone is doing well. 

longboarder posted:

Where was my invitation. Would love to see all the guys again. Hope everyone is doing well. 

You are on the "always invited" list, good sir.  

We're working on a December supper.  Will keep you posted.

PH

2009 Bruno Paillard Premier cuvée champagne

2016 Château de Nalys cdp from magnum 

2016 Guigal lieu dit st-Joseph 

2017 Guigal white cdp

2017 château de nalys saint-pierres de Nalys cdp

2015 Château Brown bordeaux white

2014 Guigal Chateau D’Ampuis Côte-Rôtie

2017 Mas Julien white

2011 Terre Nere Etna Rosso.  Still going strong.

2014 Paul Hobbs Chardonnay Edward James Estate

Had it with dinner last night.  Tasty.  Tasting note posted in CT and blogged.

wineismylife posted:

2014 Paul Hobbs Chardonnay Edward James Estate

Had it with dinner last night.  Tasty.  Tasting note posted in CT and blogged.

One of my favorite Chardonnays every year.

2005 Vincent Girardin Clos de la Roche, yum

2015 Pax Chenin Blanc Buddha’s Dharma Vineyard

Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

Dinner last week with DoubleD, waterdr and green wine.  One of the most notable wines of the night was 2006 Cayuse God only Knows because it was exceptionally BAD.  Started out with a really lovely typical floral Grenache nose, but there was this really horrible bitter metallic aftertaste that just kept lingering long after consumption. It was like there was this solid core of Thallium on the midpalate and a hint of Radon and manganese on the finish.  I waited a week to write this note to make sure none of us died from radiation poisoning. Never been a big fan of Cayuse and this one didn't help. At least Cayuse got the name correct.  God only knows what the f... was in that bottle.

2017 Desparada Sauvignon Blanc Fragment

2016 San Felice Chianti Classico 

winedrmike posted:

Dinner last week with DoubleD, waterdr and green wine.  One of the most notable wines of the night was 2006 Cayuse God only Knows because it was exceptionally BAD.  Started out with a really lovely typical floral Grenache nose, but there was this really horrible bitter metallic aftertaste that just kept lingering long after consumption. It was like there was this solid core of Thallium on the midpalate and a hint of Radon and manganese on the finish.  I waited a week to write this note to make sure none of us died from radiation poisoning. Never been a big fan of Cayuse and this one didn't help. At least Cayuse got the name correct.  God only knows what the f... was in that bottle.

By the way, what was the Burg you also brought?  I was gonna post something but I didn't remember half the wines.    I remembered the 2004 Altesino Brunello, 2008 Larkmead Firebelle, ??? Ultramarine.  Didn't catch producer of the German Auslese.

2014 Andre Brunel Chateauneuf-du-Pape Les Cailloux

2011 Bodegas Muga Gran Reserva Prado Enea   Fantastic  Wine of the month  Rated 95

2004 E. Fuligni (Cottimelli) Brunello di Montalcino

Friday night with pizza delivery. Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

doubled posted:

winedrmike posted:

Dinner last week with DoubleD, waterdr and green wine.  One of the most notable wines of the night was 2006 Cayuse God only Knows because it was exceptionally BAD.  Started out with a really lovely typical floral Grenache nose, but there was this really horrible bitter metallic aftertaste that just kept lingering long after consumption. It was like there was this solid core of Thallium on the midpalate and a hint of Radon and manganese on the finish.  I waited a week to write this note to make sure none of us died from radiation poisoning. Never been a big fan of Cayuse and this one didn't help. At least Cayuse got the name correct.  God only knows what the f... was in that bottle.

By the way, what was the Burg you also brought?  I was gonna post something but I didn't remember half the wines.    I remembered the 2004 Altesino Brunello, 2008 Larkmead Firebelle, ??? Ultramarine.  Didn't catch producer of the German Auslese.

The German was a Donhoff.  Don't remember the year. The burg was a 1988 Maison Ambroise Corton Le Rognet.  The Altesino was a Montosoli.

2014 Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet

Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

2009 Panther Creek Pinot Noir Temperance Hill

Tasted note posted on CT and blogged.

2008 Schiavenza Barolo Prapo Riserva, just at the start of its drinking window but beautiful.

2003 Delas Hermitage Les Bessards.  Singing. 

Last night at dinner with friends.

Gunderloch Nackenheimer Rothenberg Riesling Spatlese 2000

Chapoutier Belleruche Cotes-Du-Rhone White 2017

Oreno 2009

Carmes De Rieussec Sauternes 2013

csm posted:

2003 Delas Hermitage Les Bessards.  Singing. 

Nice!

NV Champagne Le Mesnil Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut

Service with a lunch of leftover vegetables and homemade jalapeno and cheese cornbread. Tasted note posted on CT and blogged.

I’ll Poggione Brancato Rosato. Picked up 4 of these recently on close out for $8 each.

2016 Volpaia Chianti Classico

J3

Over the weekend

2014 Château des Fougères Rouge Fougères Clos Montesquieu

2013 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Maestro Collection Limited Release

Last night with smoked Lamb Shouldr Roast

2015 Pax Syrah The Hermit

2017 Bedrock Wine Co. Syrah Coast to Foothills California

2014 Stefania Day Rogue

2011 Carlisle Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyard

Served last night with a roasted pork butt and an embarrassing Cowboys defeat.  Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

wineismylife posted:

2011 Carlisle Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyard

Served last night with a roasted pork butt and an embarrassing Cowboys defeat.  Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

I don't know about the Zin but the finish on the game will linger the rest of the season

Last weeek for our 26th Anniverary:

1996 Chateau Leoville Las Cases

1996 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne

Visting friends over the weekend:

2015 Ridge Zinfandel East Bench

2015 Dirty and Rowdy Mourvedre Skinner Stoney Creek Vineyard

2014 Matthiasson Chardonnay Linda Vista Vineyard

2006 Stolpman Syrah Hilltops

2005 Carlisle Syrah Bennett Valley

2005 Failla Syrah Estate Vineyard

Not a dud in the bunch.  Was pleasntly surprised by the restraint in the Matthiasson while still being distinctly a napa chard.  The Failla was my first Failla, and it was the best of the bunch of reds. It had a good saline/olive note while the other syrahs were all roast meat (and still very good in their own right). The D&R was all savoury notes without any of the weight.  The carlisle blew away a bunch of non-winos who told me they were signing up for the mailing list based on that bottle.  Good times in Detroit.

Congrats Shaferguy

Last week after vinoevelo's successful hunt. 

1998 Cuilleron Cote Rotie Les Essartailles
1987 Clape Cornas 

Gluttonous weekend 
2006 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs 
2008 Marc Hébrart Champagne Premier Cru Special Club
2008 Bollinger Grand Anne
Krug Grand Cuvee - 158

2009 Josmeyer Riesling Hengst Grand Cru
2010 M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Blanc Les Granits

2001 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Montefico
2003 Tardieu Laurent Cote Rotie

1996 Château Lynch-Bages
1982 Château Gruaud Larose

How was the Bolly GA?

2016 Martinelli Pinot Noir Blue Slide Ridge

Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

2002 Bodegas AAlto Ribera del Duero AAlto

mangiare posted:

Congrats Shaferguy

Last week after vinoevelo's successful hunt. 

1998 Cuilleron Cote Rotie Les Essartailles
1987 Clape Cornas 

Gluttonous weekend 
2006 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs 
2008 Marc Hébrart Champagne Premier Cru Special Club
2008 Bollinger Grand Anne
Krug Grand Cuvee - 158

2009 Josmeyer Riesling Hengst Grand Cru
2010 M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Blanc Les Granits

2001 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Montefico
2003 Tardieu Laurent Cote Rotie

1996 Château Lynch-Bages
1982 Château Gruaud Larose

Any notes/comments on the champers?

2004 Pio Cesare Barolo Ornato.  Took a while to open up then drank really nicely.  

Recently

2012 La Bastide Blanche, Bandol

2012 Patrick Piuze, Chablis, Butteaux

2007 Domaine Bois de Boursan, CdP

2007 Felsina, IGT, Fontalloro

2016 DeMorgenzon, Maestro, White

The Piuze Chablis was the standout wine but all were solid.

2015 Messina Hof Private Reserve Papa Paulo Port

Last night paired with the first fire of the season.

csm posted:

2003 Delas Hermitage Les Bessards.  Singing. 

Damn. I was hoping to win that bottle back in a wager on next year’s election result. 

Glad it showed well. 😎

vint posted:

csm posted:

2003 Delas Hermitage Les Bessards.  Singing. 

Damn. I was hoping to win that bottle back in a wager on next year’s election result. 

Glad it showed well. 😎

I don't know that I'd be as confident in the bet this go around.  It was a beauty!  

futronic posted:

How was the Bolly GA?

Understated for a GA and not as much brioche as expected. In saying that, it is very well balanced and may just need time to evolve. 

All of the champers showed well with the Krug turning heads but the Gimonnet and Hebrart definitely held their own. 

The red standouts were the Produttori with tagliolini and white truffles and the GL with Veal cheeks Rossini- best bottle of the GL to date. 

2016 L’Aventure For Her

Tasting note posted on CT and blogged

2005 Bouchard Père et Fils Vosne-Romanée

Served last night with oven roasted chicken thighs. Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

1998 Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte.  Drinking very nice.

2011 Saxum Syrah Booker Vineyard

Tasting note posted on CT and blogged

2016 Pali Huntington Pinot Noir.

wineismylife posted:

 

Tasting note posted on CT and blogged

This place needs content bad. You should post in tn section.

2013 Delectus Argentum

1999 and 2009 Heitz Martha's Vineyard.  Both incredible. 

spo posted:

wineismylife posted:

 

Tasting note posted on CT and blogged

This place needs content bad. You should post in tn section.

I understand.  I've been asked that before.  Sorry but I'm being selfish here.  It takes a decent amount of time as it is to taste a wine, write down my thoughts, later post it to CT and then cross post it to the blog.  I participate in 3 wine forum on a daily basis, more beyond that.  I have to draw the line somewhere on how many times I want to cross post.

2012 Sine Qua Non In the Abstract

Served last night with a dinner of leftover pork butt and freshly made macaroni and cheese. Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

2009 Il Carbonaione

Over the last two weeks or so:

2012 Ridge Lytton Springs
2012 Ridge Syrah Lytton Estate
2010 Soliste Chardonnay L'Age D'Or
2012 Bedrock Karatas
2016 Beckham A.D. Beckham Amphora Syrah-Viognier
2013 Ridge Cab Franc Rousten Monte Bello
2013 Chateau Montelena Zinfandel
2013 Ceritas Pinot Noir Costalina
2012 Ridge Zin Jimsomare
2013 Wayfarer Chardonnay

With all of this stinking snow and cold here, we've been drinking more like it's the dead of winter.  I didn't realize that until just typing those bottles here. 

Popped a few high scoring/low priced Rhônes from the prized '16 vintage:

2016 Lafage Bastide Miraflors

2016 Grand Veneur CdR Les Champauvins 

I had much higher hopes for the Bastide Miraflors, it wasn't bad but just not thrilling, not the SQN level of excitement, not close...bad bottle? The Champauvins on the other hand is excellent, sturdy, layered, elegant, flavorful. 

2016 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Rector Creek Vineyard

Tasting note posted on CT and blogged

At at tasting.  Years were not disclosed.  Assume all are the latest release

Sterling Vineyards Blanc de Blanc

Beringer Private reserve, Napa Vally

The Monterey Vineyard Chard

Penfolds Bin 389 Shiraz/cab blend

Stags leap "The Investror" red blend

Etude Pinot Noir, Grace Benoist Ranch

BV Tapestry

Provevance Vineyards Deadey -    WOTN

Penfolds Club Tawny Port - weak and insipid

Matanzas Creek Sauv Blanc

Cambria Katherines Vineyard Chard

Matanxas Creek Chard

Trimbach Riesling 2016

Decoy Sonoma County Merlot

Matanzas Creek Merlot -   WORST of the lot

Clark & Telephone Pinot Noir  Not too bad

Decoy Somoma County Cab Sauv  Yuck

DAOU Cab Sauv

Ridge Three Valleys zin/Carihnane/petite Sirah   Would pass on this next time

Leviathan Cab Blend - Not too bad

2007 Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard

Served last night with homemade beef stew.  Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

2018 Château Miraval Côtes de Provence Rosé

Served recently with a salad nicoise, likely the last one of season. Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

2006 Poderi Colla Bussia Dardi le Rose - opened up but not fully, could be vintage showing here.  May need more time.

2015 Chamboulé, Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, NTE

New (to me) project of Francois Morissette. FWIW, I read the fruit for this bottling came from the Heitz Vineyard. It is delicious. Pineapple, lemon, honey with good acidity. Not sure what the NTE stands for but I did find the 2016 version is YTE (Your Torment is Endless). Going back for more and I might have to try the Cab Franc and/or Pinot Noir.

1989 Mouton Rothschild; easily the best ‘89 Mouton I have enjoyed thus far.

2006 Perrier-Jouët Champagne Belle Epoque

Tasted recently at an offline. Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

2003 Carmelo Patti Gran Assemblage

Served last night with homemade jambalaya. Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

2013 Ramos Pinto, Port, LBV

Excellent and even better on the second night. Still have a little left for a glass tonight.

2017 Domaine Carneros Avant-Garde Pinot Noir - Nice

2000 Château de la Gardine CdP - I think it was slightly corked

J3

NV H. Billiot Fils Champagne Grand Cru Brut Rosé

Served this afternoon with a Cowboys win, charcuterie and homemade gougeres. Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

Paolo Scavino Vino Rosso L2018. 

1984 Burgess Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage Selection

Another beautiful bottle. Aging glacially at 35 years. Smoky, velvety, dark cherry and black fruit, a little sous bois, lively acidity, and a long, sweet finish.

2005 Château Cantemerle

2009 Lynch Bages

2014 Schrader LPV

2016 Dirty and Rowdy especial

2017 Rodney Strong cab of some sort

The Cantemerle was still a bit tight but nice. The LB was a tight baby and a little tough. Glad I own some though! Mine will sleep for another decade. The Schrader after four hours of air was singing but needed another 3 years or hours to show best. The especial was fun but still serious and benefited from a good mollydooker shake. The Rodney strong is what you get when you invite a non wine guy to a wine dinner... 

Not a very exciting weekend - 

2015 Pali Grenache Blanc

2013 Domaine Philippe Charlopin Bourgogne

Off list at Thai restaraunt - 2017 Hahn Pinot Noir - perhaps not exciting but serviceable and $24.

2007 Switchback Ridge Petite Sirah Peterson Family Vineyard

Served last night with homemade meatloaf. Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

Over the past few days:

2017 Burlotto Pelaverga - CORKED

1997 Fontodi Chianti Classico - Just awesome sangiovese.  Cherries, leather, marzipan.  Still fresh with that dry sweetness you can get in aged sangio.  I would love to sneak this into '97 BdM horizontal and watch it clean up.

2016 Brash Higgins ZBO - all the apricots/orange zest & white flowers one should expect out of a skin contact zibibo.  not bad, but the value isnt there for me with the occhipinti sp68 ~30% less $$.

2016 TH Wines Viognier/roussanne - lighter, guessing its mostly viognier, acidic and aromatic with a hint of roussanne body.  ok. 

2015 Benoit Roseau syrah - CORKED

1996 Travaglini Gattinara Riserva - CORKED

2006 Vallana Campi Raudii - at this point, just happy it wasnt corked.  Lots of reduction when opened, blew off in 45 min or so, went well with dinner.  

I havent had a run of TCA affected bottles like this ever.  I couldnt believe it when i decanted the gattinara as the 3rd bottle in 4 days.   I left it out, said nothing, wathced MRs. VeV pour a glass and walk off....  stop dead in her tracks, turn back with her nose in the glass, looked at me and said "you gotta be f______ing kinggng me.....  did you smell this yet?"  I acknowledged it.  She walks back cursing like a trucker under breath and poured the decanter down the sink in anger.  There was no critical assesment or analysis of the vallana after that.  It was binary - corked or not. No TCA?  Good.  Let's have dinner.

Some wine with friends at dinner over the weekend:

2016 Big Table Farm Chardonnay 

2017 Walter Scott Cuvee Anne Chardonnay

2012 La Rioja Alta Vina Arana Gran Reserva 

2015 Bibbiano Chianti Classico Riserva

All showed really well and made me consider loading up on all of them, seeing as none of them were over 35$.  

azwiese posted:

Some wine with friends at dinner over the weekend:

2016 Big Table Farm Chardonnay 

2017 Walter Scott Cuvee Anne Chardonnay

2012 La Rioja Alta Vina Arana Gran Reserva 

2015 Bibbiano Chianti Classico Riserva

All showed really well and made me consider loading up on all of them, seeing as none of them were over 35$.  

So the 2015 Bibbiano lived up to the hype?  

2016 Podere Sapaio Radioso...based on the lack of info I found online, I'm guessing this was a "we have some leftover juice, might as well bottle and sell it" project. For $11.99 at Costco it was excellent.

2001 Pontet Canet - this was half-consumed a couple of weeks ago; put a stopper in it and forgot about it until yesterday.  Wow, what an amazing wine.  It picked up a lot of weight - very full bodied, with luscious cocoa-dusted dried cherries.