November 2019 - what wine(s) are you drinking?

2015 Enfield Pretty Horses 

Fantastic qpr (even brought up to Canada) 

2015 Dirler-Cade Pinot Gris Kessler

Raul Perez, Sketch 


An expensive yet excellent Albariño. 

2010 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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

2005 Truchot Morley-Saint-Denis VV - in an excellent drinking window now

2015 Francois Mikulski Mersault Charme - Good now but needs a little more time

2004 Querce Bettina BdM - Roberto’s first vintage and still my favorite. Still fresh with the purity of the fruit coming to the forefront 

2016 Querce Bettina Rosso di Montalcino - the best young RdM I’ve ever tasted. 

2016 Antolini Corvina Veronese - a huge surprise for me and a great QPR

An epic dinner with friends last night at Grappa. We tasted lots of wines, gained some good insights along the way, had delicious food but most of all enjoyed the company of a great group of friends. Grappa did an amazing job of accommodating the number of wines we had.

Rather than detailed notes, here are some impressions on the wines...

The Lanson Champers was full flavoured with toasty notes and lively acidity - nice. The Baron Fuente was a bit lighter but showed good breadth and complexity and was very enjoyable despite being a bit light on mousse.

1995 Château Lafon-Rochet Saint Estephe

Drink now

J3

2015 Pallieres Gigondas Terrases du Diable. Opened up nicely after a 2 hour decant, but my remaining three bottles will sit for a couple of years. 

2005 Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Demi-Sec

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

wineart 2 posted:

Raul Perez, Sketch 


An expensive yet excellent Albariño. 

I plan to open a 2014 this week. Which vintage did you have? 

2016 Comando G La Bruja de Rozas

Thanks vinoevelo!

2017 Herència Altés Garantxa Negra 

J3

2016 Talbott Logan Pinot Noir Sleepy Hollow Vineyard. Just ok. 

sunnylea57 posted:

2016 Comando G La Bruja de Rozas

Thanks vinoevelo!

VeV jnr. & I thought you might like it!  Our pleasure.

2003 Domaine Léon Barral Faugères.  Like Paul Draper and Serge Hochar had some wierd love child.   All the funk.  All the fresh.  Loved it. 

been buying them for years when i can get them, first experience with one over 5+ years old and it only reinforces my need to keep buying them. Was somewhere between a mid-90s lytton springs and a mid-00's ch. musar.    Could go another 5 years easy.  probably longer.

mimik posted:

wineart 2 posted:

Raul Perez, Sketch 


An expensive yet excellent Albariño. 

I plan to open a 2014 this week. Which vintage did you have? 

Mims, mine was the 2015. 

Hope you are doing well. 

2008 Kanonkop Pinotage

Served last night with pan roasted pork loin chops and oven roasted acorn squash. Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

wineart 2 posted:

mimik posted:

wineart 2 posted:

Raul Perez, Sketch 


An expensive yet excellent Albariño. 

I plan to open a 2014 this week. Which vintage did you have? 

Mims, mine was the 2015. 

Hope you are doing well. 

Thanks. Hope you are well too. 

I have the 2014 and 2016 but missed the ‘15. 

2012 Kutch Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

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

2007 Shafer Hillside Select

2013 Dehlinger-Altamont Pinot

2016 Ferren -Silver Eagle Chard

vinoevelo posted:

2003 Domaine Léon Barral Faugères.  Like Paul Draper and Serge Hochar had some wierd love child.   All the funk.  All the fresh.  Loved it. 

been buying them for years when i can get them, first experience with one over 5+ years old and it only reinforces my need to keep buying them. Was somewhere between a mid-90s lytton springs and a mid-00's ch. musar.    Could go another 5 years easy.  probably longer.

I’ve never had one with age on it, but I’m a huge fan of his wines. Never had the basic bottling; I’ve had the Valiniere a couple of times and loved it. But the Jadis has been a go-to for me for a long time.  Glad to read that they age!

1997 Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco Martinenga Gaiun

First time with this producer. Delicious. Black liquorice, black cherry, rose, and a hint of balsamic. Explosive nose and an intense, fresh palate. Very happy.

2016 Domaine Lafage Cuvee Centenaire Blanc.

2015 Allegrini Palazzo della Torre

J3

2012 Altesino Brunello

2013 Azienda Virna di Borgogno Barolo

2015 Big Basin Pinot Noir Lester. 

2016 Myriad Cellars Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard 'Elysian'

I don't know why you'd ever spend more if you want that Cult Cali Cab profile. Every bit as good as a Harlan etc... As much as I love the N.Rhones etc. and the weird wines that vinoevelo and I bond over, sometimes when you're at an old fashioned steakhouse (in this case Barberians), having a 14oz bone-in strip, garlic bread, fixed-up baked potato etc, nothing fits better than a huge Californian Cabernet.  

robsutherland posted:

2016 Myriad Cellars Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard 'Elysian'

I don't know why you'd ever spend more if you want that Cult Cali Cab profile. Every bit as good as a Harlan etc... As much as I love the N.Rhones etc. and the weird wines that vinoevelo and I bond over, sometimes when you're at an old fashioned steakhouse (in this case Barberians), having a 14oz bone-in strip, garlic bread, fixed-up baked potato etc, nothing fits better than a huge Californian Cabernet.  

We're in sync here, Rob. A big Cali Cab definitely scratches an itch I get now and then. Even more often, I get the itch for a Cali Cab with 20-30 years of age on it, especially to accompany some dead cow on the BBQ and grilled potatoes.

As for Myriad, I bought the 2013, 14 and 16 lineups (not sure what happened in 2015) but have now stopped because, well, I've just stopped buying wines in general that need another 15+ years before they're in my wheelhouse.

1991 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia

Served yesterday with a Bayern Munchen victory in Champions League.

A fun night of drinking some wines blind with my brother-in-law and father-in-law: (in the order of our preference last night)

2005 Chateau La Confession 

2014 Bench Vineyards Circa 64 (Steltzner family winery, made by Mike Smith)

2006 Far Niente

2014 Rivers Marie Cabernet Calistoga

2011 Department 66 L’Agent

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

2013 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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

I wound up opening 4 wines for Turkey Day. They were fine but should have been better, especially the Marcoux.

2017 Weinbach Gewurztraminer Lawrence 

2015 Dirler-Cade Pinot Gris Kessler 

2016 Melville Pinot Noir Estate

2006 Marcoux Chateauneuf du Pape Vielles Vignes

2 magnums of 2014 St Cosme Cotes du Rhone

2014 Dunham Syrah

2000 Diznoko Tokaji 6 puttanyos

A better pairing for the apple pie is hard to fathom

2015 Liquid Farm Chardonnay La Hermana

Brought this to our Annual Black Friday Lunch. Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

2016 Cercius Blanc

2015 Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard

2012 Doisy-Vedrines from 375

2010 Switchback Ridge Petite Sirah Old Vine Block Peterson Family Vineyard

Brought this to our Annual Black Friday Lunch. Tasting note posted on CT and blogged.

2005 N. Potel Morey Saint-Denis VV. 

Holding up beautifully for a lowly village, probably the power of the vintage showing. 

And endorsed by a young-looking Leonard Cohen.

2013 Tablas Creek Cotes de Tablas.

2011 Chapelle St. Theodric CDP Guigasse

2013 Rotem & Mounir Saoma CDP “Omnia”

2018 Chateau Pradeaux Rosé

2014 Jamet Cote-Rotie