October 2014: What Are You Drinking?

Best wine night in quite a while for me.

2011 Robert Eymeal Monchoff Riesling Qba
1999 Penner-Ash Pinot Noir Willamette
2012 Sojourn Pinot Noir Ridgetop
1996 D'Yquem

- 1987 Dunn Howell Mountain

A lot of great wine tonight (mostly Champagnes) but the WOTN for me was the 1998 Angelus.

fonseca 85' at 8am ;-)

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Originally posted by g-man:
fonseca 85' at 8am ;-)

Nice! You just answered my question in the other thread.

2000 Lynch Bages- oustanding with a long decant (Thanks, PH!) but seemed pretty ready to go right after decanting. Over 5 hours after decanting it hadn't lost anything

Best wines of the WSWE Grand Tasting:

2004 Unico
2010 Dominus (one of the best CA wines I have tasted in a long time)
2000 Montrose
2006 Masseto
2007 Fuligni Riserva
1999 Flaccianello
2005 Emidio Pepe Montipulciano d'Abruzzo
2009 d'Yquem
2010 Lynch Bages
2011 Gaja Sori San Lorenzo

Biggest diappointments:

2004 Dom Perignon
2010 Sassicaia
1994 Ridge (think I tasted an off bottle)
2008 Cerretalto
2008 Montosoli
2010 Harlan Estates
2011 Spottswoode
2011 Bruno Giacosa Falleto

Got to see a few people I have not seen in years. Always a good event. Would be better if numbers were more limited.

2005 Peter Michael L'Esprit des Pavots - a big but balanced wine that I think will be better with a few more years of sleeping.

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Originally posted by Board-O:
2000 Lynch Bages- oustanding with a long decant (Thanks, PH!) but seemed pretty ready to go right after decanting. Over 5 hours after decanting it hadn't lost anything

Glad it showed well!

PH

2004 Paul Coulon, CdP, Domaine de Beaurenard
2011 Pierre Jean Villa, St. Joseph, Preface

2010 A. Rafanelli Zinfandel

Cabs and Fillets with the boys
2012 Lewis Cab
2012 Red Stitch Cab
2009 Joseph Phelps Cab

2004 Karl Lawrence Gary Morisoli Vineyard Reserve
2005 Guiraud Sauternes

Both great wines

1980 BV Georges de Latour Cab
2006 Mount Eden Cab

2001 Pavie - opened this morning and decanted for 3 hours. I'm liking everything about this wine so far.

Longboarder, I'd be interested in anything you could add to the 2010 Sassicaia. Everything I've read has been positive. Thanks.

2009 Moreau-Naudet & Fils Chablis 1er Cru Montmains

2009 Stefania Chaine D'Or Cabernet Sauvignon. Happy Birthday Paul!

2010 Altesino Rosso Di Altesino

2011 Walter Scott Cuvee Anne Chardonnay
2007 Peter Michael 'La Carriere' Chardonnay
2001 Chasseur Joyce Pinot Noir
2012 Adelsheim Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

2009 Carlisle Two Acres Red Wine - first time having this wine and finding it very enjoyable. Interesting mix of French grapes.