October 2014: What Are You Drinking?

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Originally posted by Machine:
I feel rather lucky to know generous people with great cellars.

Domino and I were just touching on this very idea with Futronic not even an hour ago.

As a community we drink a lot of terrific wine, but even the greatest of bottles pale in comparison to the friendships forged in these forums and through wine. Very lucky, indeed.

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Originally posted by AllRed:

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Originally posted by Machine:
I feel rather lucky to know generous people with great cellars.

Domino and I were just touching on this very idea with Futronic not even an hour ago.

As a community we drink a lot of terrific wine, but even the greatest of bottles pale in comparison to the friendships forged in these forums and through wine. Very lucky, indeed.

Big +1

And did Futronic beckon you to come up north?

Ugh turkey carving beckons...

2006 Rudius cabs

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Originally posted by Machine:
And did Futronic beckon you to come up north?

Oh yes...has been for a long while. The GTO is definitely a high priority for us. In fact, I think I already have the theme for the offline. Some of the restaurants you have up there would be perfect for what I have in mind...

I think this time next year ought to be perfect.

'97 Seavey Cabernet- disappointing for the price point. Showed a roasted fruit/raisin character that I didn't like.

'12 Varner Home Block- very nice, as expected.

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Originally posted by Machine:
Thursday with the boys!!

1999 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs
2007 Newton Chard
2005 Gravner Ribolla Gialla Anfora
1997 Tignanello
1998 Col d'Orcia Olmaia
1999 Marchesi Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli Siepi
2003 Sassicaia
2004 Ornellaia
2004 Flaccianello
2005 Gagliole Colli della Toscana Centrale
2007 Climens

Friday-felt-like-puking-all-day but impromptu chinese food with a bottle or two turned into 3 bottles and then 6...stuffed with food and satiated with vino:

1999 Dom Perignon
1975 Palmer
1995 Grand Puy Lacoste
1994 Masseto
2009 Masseto
2010 Antonin Guyon Corton

Today at home cleaning and baking before off to dad's for plonksgiving:

2001 Pavie

Good lord. Nice stuff.

2010 Willm Pinot Blanc Reserve Pinot Blanc

A late lunch at Barolo Bar in Monforte d'Alba:

2012 Gianfranco Alessandria Langhe Nebbiolo - fragrant perfumed nose; light body, fresh and fruit-forward.
2012 Marcarini Barbera d'Alba Ciabot Camerano - great cherry, tea and roses nose; mid-weight palate dominated by tannins and acid right now.

With beef carpaccio, a Caprese salad and roasted chestnuts.

2004 Tenuta Vitanza, IGT, Quadrimendo

1994 Beaucastel- nose a bit musty, ripe berry flavors with balancing acidity, no mistaking this for a new world wine, 94

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Originally posted by EB Wine:
'97 Seavey Cabernet- disappointing for the price point. Showed a roasted fruit/raisin character that I didn't like.

EB, I'm thinking a heat damaged bottle. I have never had a Seavey show like this in anyway.

Enjoyed with friends.

1995 Krug
1956 Huet Demi-Sec Le Haut Lieu
2010 Fattoria La Torre Esse
2001 J-L Chave Hermitage
2000 Lynch Bages
1982 Cos d'Estournel

2011 Pierre André au Château de Corton André Puligny-Montrachet

2012 Trefethen Harmony Chardonnay Oak Knoll District Napa Valley.

2010 Hall Napa Cab

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Originally posted by Mimik:

Good lord. Nice stuff.

At outlier few days to be sure, but a welcomed treat.

2011 Peter Michael Ma Belle Fille chard

Friday night w/roast duck breast-- second time this week, but could not resist-- and some nice appetizers at our home and at the restaurant:

- NV Henriot Champagne Blanc de Blancs -- dough dominates nose, with pear, bread, lemon and roast nut flavours, feels rich on the palate, good acidity, good mousse, fairly long lip-smacking finish, delicious

- 2012 Henri Bourgeois Sancerre Les Baronnes -- lots of grapefruit, lemon, decent acidity, clean and crisp, nice

- 2003 Delas Freres Hermitage Les Bessards -- still young and dark, powerhouse Hermitage, berry, plum, fig, spice cake, mushroom, black olive, good acidity, silky, very long finish, outstanding wine

- 2004 Spinifex Shiraz-Viognier -- like fresh-crushed ripe raspberries, this is a nice wine that unfortunately suffered by following the Bessards, seemed simple in comparison though the fruit is ripe, rich, pure

Last night, with spicy salmon and prawn soup with noodles, a bottle of 2012 Wild Goose Gewürztraminer Okanagan, which is the BC white of this season for me, off-dry, litchi, pear, honey, good acidity, a bargain

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by EB Wine:
'97 Seavey Cabernet- disappointing for the price point. Showed a roasted fruit/raisin character that I didn't like.

EB, I'm thinking a heat damaged bottle. I have never had a Seavey show like this in anyway.

That could be. Great provenance is no guarantee (brought this bottle home directly from the winery).

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Originally posted by Machine:

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Originally posted by Mimik:

Good lord. Nice stuff.

At outlier few days to be sure, but a welcomed treat.

I'm surprised you're still upright, A.

A remarkable 3 days.