5 x Le Clos Jourdanne Village Pinot Noir 2019
3x Bereche et fils Brut Reserve vieilles vignes Champagne
9 x NV Michel Arnould & Fils Champagne Grand Cru Tradition Brut @$20
1 x 2016 Moccagatta Barbaresco @$20
2 x 2017 Bruna Grimaldi Barolo Camilla @ $31
1 x 2017 Azienda I Greppi Bolgheri Greppicante @ $20
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6x 2019 Forge Cellars Classique dry Reisling
3x 2020 Belle Glos Clark & Telephone Vineyard PN
6 x 2016 Colene Clemens Pinot Noir Margo.
local wine store had a sale on Piper Heidsieck vintage roses for 25$
Picked up some 2020 nobles rives from caves de tain. This Syrah gets 90 points i think from WS. $20/per bottle.
if it ever stops raining and warms up here, we’ll try a bottle with barbecued lamb or steak.
Picked up some half price deals on a few Northern Michigan wines to have around the cottage this Summer:
N.V. Aurora Cellars Brut Rosé @ $11
2018 Forty Five North Dry Riesling @ $11
2020 Verterra Winery Cabernet Franc Rosé @ $11
2020 Brengman Brothers Pinot Noir Rosé Block 7 Crain Hill Vineyard @ $17
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I'm not crying you're crying. That's absolutely adorable seaquam. You are a lucky Grandpa indeed.
Very touching Seaquam.
2 x Mags of 2005 Charles Heidsieck
2 x Weller Antique 107
2 x Weller Special Reserve
(available again in Ontario online)
6x Inniskillin Viognier
Inniskillin botrytis affected Viognier (2018)
2x Big Head Viognier, (also, 2x big head red, 2x Bigger head red)
18x 2019 Ridge Viognier
Cayuse Viognier x4
Alban Estate Viognier
There's a pattern here
2x Col. Taylor Single Barrel
1-Four Roses single barrel/barrel strength, 'New York' (oesv?)
Blanton
Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel
Geo. Dickel 8yr
6 Ridge Besson Grenache 2019
Clio magnum 2019
8x 2018 Alban Patrina
2017 Vieux Telegraphe magnum
5 x Babich White Label Sauvignon Blanc 2021
4 x El Principal Calicanto 2018
2013 Dom Leflaive Chassange Montrachet.
What a clean lemon drop of a chard. Rich, lively with nose of citrus and honey suckle. absolutely fun to drink
3 x 2019 Dr. H. Thanisch Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Kabinett
2016 Élio Altare Langhe Giarborina
2017 G.D. Vajra Barolo Ravera
2019 Bodegas y Viñedos Castro Ventosa Bierzo Valtuille Cepas Centenarias
2018 Anatolikos Vineyards Fine Mavroudi of Thrace
2019 Domaine Arlaud Chambolle-Musigny
2019 Domaine Arlaud Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Blanchards
2018 Bodegas Muga Rioja Reserva
2000 Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri Superiore
2018 Mas Martinet Priorat Cami Pesseroles
2016 Renato Ratti Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata
2019 Domaine Anne Gros Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau
2020 Thibaud Boudignon Anjou
2019 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs
- 2018 Albert Bichot Fixin Premier Cru Clos de la Perriere X4
- 2020 Dumol Pinot Noir Wester Reach X2
2010 Faustino I Rioja Gran Reserva
2015 Easton Amador County Zinfandel
2020 La Frenz Winery Chardonnay Reserve (Okanagan)
2020 La Frenz Winery Ensemble Reserve
2020 Malivoire Wine Company Small Lot Gamay (Niagara)
2020 Meyer Family Vineyard McLean Creek Rd Pinot Noir (Okanagan)
2020 Meyer Family Vineyard Micro Cuvée Pinot Noir
2020 Nobles Rives Syrah from Cave de Tain. X6
During our recent trip to Napa Valley:
3 x 2017 Crocker & Starr Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs Brut
3 x 2021 Crocker & Starr Estate Sauvignon Blanc
3 x 2018 O'Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
3 x 2018 O'Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder
6 x 2018 Cimarossa Cabernet Sauvignon Riva di Ponente Vineyard
2 x 2018 David Arthur Le Boucher
2 x 2017 David Arthur Cabernet Sauvignon Three Acre
2 x 2017 David Arthur Cabernet Sauvignon Elevation 1147
@wineismylife posted:During our recent trip to Napa Valley:
3 x 2017 Crocker & Starr Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs Brut
3 x 2021 Crocker & Starr Estate Sauvignon Blanc
3 x 2018 O'Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
3 x 2018 O'Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder
6 x 2018 Cimarossa Cabernet Sauvignon Riva di Ponente Vineyard
2 x 2018 David Arthur Le Boucher
2 x 2017 David Arthur Cabernet Sauvignon Three Acre
2 x 2017 David Arthur Cabernet Sauvignon Elevation 1147
when shall we do a tasting =P
Well if you want to taste any of these it'll be November 1st at the earliest since they're all be held for shipment.
We (especially she) really like chilled Rosé in the summer (hopefully there will BE a summer this year!) so stocking up while there's still a good selection around in my area. Four bottles each of
- 2020 Chateau d'Aqueria Tavel Rosé
- 2019 Domaine Maby Tavel Rosé Prima Donna
- 2021 Domaine Lafond Tavel Rosé Roc Epine
- 2020 Terrasses de Fontanieu Bandol Rosé
- 2020 Caves d'Esclans Côtes de Provence Rosé Whispering Angel
- 2020 Château Ste Marguerite Provence Rosé La Londe
12 X 2020 Envinate Albahra
6 X 2020 Envinate La Santa Ursala
3 X 2019 Envinate Migan Tinto (magnum)
A bunch of stuff but…
2020 B. Levet Condrieu! He just started making one. I snatched it up. Might open one very soon.
Some 2018/2019 Faiveley Gevrey Chambertin, first of all Les Cazetiers
On sale:
2015 Domaine Vocoret et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot @$29
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6 bottles of 1984 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill . Drank a bottle at a restaurant in perfect shape and inquired if they had more in the cellar.
List price was $180/bottle
All Lopez de Heredia wines:
2001 Bosconia GR
2001 Tondonia GR
2010 Tondonia Reserva blanco
2013 Gravonia blanco
2012 Rosado GR
A big assortment of Gewurztraminer and also
2001 Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon
1 × 2019 Tenuta di Trinoro Le Cupole € 20
1 x 2016 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova € 80
1 × 2017 Albert Pic Chablis Crand Cru Les Clos € 60
1 × 2017 Regnard Meursault Terre Blanche € 60
1 × 2009 Chateau Clinet € 200
1 × 2009 Chateau Haut Bailly € 200
1 × 2009 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte € 200
A few bottles on sale:
2017 Famille Brunier Chateauneuf du Pape Piedlong @ $24
2020 Chateau Kefraya Les Breteches @ $6
2015 Riofava Barolo @$15
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2016 Felsina Fontalloro € 40
2016 Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia € 30
2018 Vodopivec Vitovska Solo MM18 € 40
2020 Monte Bernardi Chianti Classico Retromarcia € 12
5 x Otu Sauvignon Blanc 2021
- 2019 Domaine Latour-Giraud Meursault-Genevrieres Premier Cru X 3
- NV Blandy’s Madeira Duke of Clarence X 2
- 2021 C de Canterelle Rosé Cotes Varois en Provence X 2
- 2017 Pfaff (Vignerons de Pfaffenheim) Gewürztraminer Grand Cru Steinert X 4, really good for a co-op wine