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
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 CornasGluttonous 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