What Are You Buying?

Some of Paul's wines at auction:

2011 Stefania Nueva Casa de los Padres @ $15

2011 Stefania Cabernet Sauvignon Crimson Clover @$25

2013 Stefania Cabernet Sauvignon Crimson Clover @ $30

2011 Stefania Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains @$20

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3 mixed cases of '21 Bordeaux futures.  Intended, but some decent prices and birth year for daughter.

A purchase of an everyday wine:

3 x 2015 Stephane Aviron Beaujolais Chénas Vieilles Vignes @ $10.

What a great value for a wine made from 100 year old vines.

VM

This week:
9 x 2020 Sine Qua Non Syrah "Distenta II" wish listed +3
9 x 2020 Sine Qua Non Grenache "Distenta II" wish listed +3
1 x 2020 Sine Qua Non Magnum Set
1 x 2020 Rochioli Pinot Noir West Block wish listed +1
2 x 2020 Rochioli Pinot Noir Big Hill

2014 Muga Prado Enea Gran réserva rioja

2018 Raul Perez Petra

2018 Domaine de Baumard savennieres Clos St-Yves

A white on sale for the Summer:

2019 Domaine Jean Masson & Fils Vin de Savoie Apremont Vieilles Vignes @ $9

VM

2021 Greywhacke Sauvignon Blanc X 12

One of the best NZ Sauv Blanc I’ve ever had, complex, balanced, lip-smacking acidity. Delicious!  Thanks for the Insider recommendation, WS. This one’s a real winner.

@seaquam posted:

2021 Greywhacke Sauvignon Blanc X 12

One of the best NZ Sauv Blanc I’ve ever had, complex, balanced, lip-smacking acidity. Delicious!  Thanks for the Insider recommendation, WS. This one’s a real winner.

This is available locally. I'll have to pick some up.

VM

2019 Tenuta Scuotto: Fiano Campania Oi Ni € 25

2016 Castello di Monsanto: Chianti Classico Il Poggio Gran Selezione DOCG € 45

2019 Cantina della Volta: Rimosso, Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC € 13

2019 Eduardo Torres Acosta: Versante Nord, Terre Siciliane IGT € 20

2019 Podere le Boncie: Le Trame, Toscana IGT € 35

Enrico Gatti: Franciacorta Satén DOCG. Deg. 2017 € 28: Bright straw yellow, intense aroma with creamy pear and banana pulp on a vanilla base and oak sweetness, in which a part of the wine refines, incorporated and delightfully combined in the richness of the extract. 88pt.

3 x 2020 Sine Qua Non Syrah "Distenta II"
3 x 2020 Sine Qua Non Grenache "Distenta II"

2 x 2020 Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc

6 x 2018 Zind-Humbrecht, Zind...love this stuff

2019 Domaine de la Rectorie: Banyuls Rimage Thérèse Reig € 22. Intense scents of fragrant plum, spices, liquorice, animal and aromatic herb. Dense and full mouth, it fills the palate with a material intensity of impressive progression and complexity. It is the Banyuls of the Domaine de La Rectorie that makes the least wood of all, reminiscent of the best Ruby Port. Wine with an eternity in front of it. 90pt.

2018 Domaine Fouassier: Sancerre Les Romains € 21. Sublime Sancerre, elegance, complexity and a lot of succulence. Bravo! 90pt.

2009 López de Heredia: Rioja Vina Tondonio Reserva € 35

1999 Toro Albalà: PX Gran Reserva € 50

I guess Prum doesn't even know what the word "dry" means. He never gives up a sugary residue that I find annoying even in his Kabinett.

24 X 2021 Domaine de Triennes Rose - in typical KGBO fashion, the roses finally start arriving here at the end of August

6 x 2019 Commando G Rozas 1er Cru

12 X 2020 Commando G La Bruja de Rozas

Bought during our recent Texas High Plains trip:
2018 McPherson IFB Blanc x 2 @ $20.00 ea (1 CONSUMED)
2019 McPherson IFB Red x 2 @ $20.00 ea
2018 McPherson Tempranillo La Herencia x 2 @ $20.00 ea
2020 Llano Estacado Dolcetto One Way Vyd x 2 @ $21.00 ea
2019 Llano Estacado Sangiovese x 2 @ $21.00 ea
NV (2021) Farmhouse Malvasia Bianca Sparkling x 1 @ $38.00 ea
2021 Farmhouse Bloom Rose x 2 $ $30.00 ea
2017 Triple D Viognier Mary's x 1 @ $25.00 ea
2017 Triple D Viognier Ty's x 2 @ $25.00 ea
2020 Triple D Malbec x 1 @ $22.00 ea
2017 Triple D Dolcetto x 1 @ $35.00 ea
2020 Triple D Dolcetto x 1 @ $35.00 ea
2016 Pheasant Ridge Three Barrels Up x 2 @ $15.00 ea (Semillon Chenin Blanc Viognier)

PURPLE just bought from her allocation:
2020 Carlisle The Derivative x 2 @ $25.00 ea
2020 Carlisle Zinfandel Sonoma Country x 1 @ $25.00 ea
2020 Carlisle Zinfandel Papera Ranch x 2 @ $42.50 ea
2020 Carlisle Syrah James Berry x 1 @ $54.00 ea

Re Carlisle Zinfandel (above) — had 2008 Papera Ranch last week, hard to believe it was more than 4-5 years old, rich powerful fruit, dark with no bricking, quite impressive. Hope you get as much pleasure when you open yours as we did.

Today’s purchases:

- 2019 William Fevre Chablis GC Bougros X2

- 2019 Maison Champy Chassagne-Montrachet X6   (really good for a village wine!)

2014 Ravenswood Zinfandel Barricia @ $10

2011 Stefania Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Clara Valley @ $15

2011 Stefania Mourvèdre Carthago delenda est Spur Ranch @$15

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2015 Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi riserva € 30

2019 Castello della Sala Cervaro della Sala € 40

2020 Cantina di Terlano Sauvignon Quarzo € 40

2019 Marsella Guido Fiano di Avellino € 22

- NV Pierre Peters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut X4

Glad to see this wine back in my market again, though probably not for long.

@Vino Me posted:

Some of Paul's wines at auction:

2011 Stefania Nueva Casa de los Padres @ $15

2011 Stefania Cabernet Sauvignon Crimson Clover @$25

2013 Stefania Cabernet Sauvignon Crimson Clover @ $30

2011 Stefania Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains @$20

VM

HA!  You are still the king of the dumpster dive after all these years.

I have never had a Stefania wine I didn't like(and I have had many).  Nice snags.

A retailer was clearing out some 2017 Bordeaux:

2017 Château Rauzan-Ségla @ $47

2017 Château Marquis d'Alesme @ $25

2017 Château Ferriere @ $25

2017 Château Malescot St. Exupéry @ $35

and a Burgundy:

2018 Domaine Bart Marsannay Les Grandes Vignes @$19

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Some close-outs at two different Binny’s locations.

3 x 2012 Caparzo Brunello (375’s) $15

3 x 2018 Stephane Ogier Condrieu Malleval $37

3 x 2019 Bedrock Evangelho Contra Costa - $20

The stores I went to were out of the Bedrock (which I would have liked to buy) but I did find a few bottles of:

2016 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Côte-Rôtie La Madinière @ $35

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@Vino Me posted:

The stores I went to were out of the Bedrock (which I would have liked to buy) but I did find a few bottles of:

2016 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Côte-Rôtie La Madinière @ $35

VM

Saw that in GE but didn’t bite. The Bedrock were on a rack in the middle of the store. Steve, the wine manager let me know about them.

Nice tear!

A few more today:

2016 Chateau Cantenac Brown @ $35

2018 Chateau St. Cosme Cote Rotie @ $40

2019 Guy Breton Regnie Beaujolais @ $17

VM

Amazing! I’ve never seen that Cote Rotie below $65! Seen it a lot higher. Great find!

Purchases from the first part of August Tour 2022 in Orvieto, Montalcino, San Gimignano.

3 x 2020 Castello della Sala Cervaro della Sala € 45

2 x 2017 Castello della Sala Cervaro della Sala € 40

At the end of the year, Cervaro's big brother, a literally magical 100% Chardonnay, will be available for the first time.

3 x 2019 Palazzone Orvieto Classico Superiore Campo del Guardiano  € 20

2 x 2018 Castello della Sala Muffato della Sala (500 ml.) € 30

2 x 2018 Barberani Orvieto Muffato Calcaia (500ml.) € 25

2 × 2012 Barberani Orvieto Classico Superiore Luigi e Giovanna

2 x 2015 Fattoi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva € 50

3 x 2016 Tiezzi Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Soccorso € 50

@Montiano posted:

1 × 2009 Chateau Clinet  € 200

1 × 2009 Chateau Haut Bailly € 200

Just had both of these this past friday.  In for a treat.  So smooth and lush.

on auction

1x 2010 Ramey Jericho Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon - $40

1x 2010 Forman Cabernet Sauvignon - $115

2x 2014 Forman Cabernet Sauvignon - $65

2 x 2010 Ciacci Piccolomini Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso € 50

1 x 2010 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino € 55

2 × 2010 Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino Le Case € 40

3 × 2019 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Riserva Montebuoni € 32. The best Sangiovese for Chianti ever lives here in Gaiole.

- 2019 Laroche Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaillons Vieilles Vignes  X6

Sounds nice!  Save some for us!

1 x 2013 Jean Vesselle BdB

3 x 2013 Roederer Estate L’Ermitage

3 x 2012 Louis Roederer Cristal

3 x 2013 Louis Roederer Cristal

Better stock up on the great Piedmontese Nebbiolo of the future.

2 x 2015 Tenute Sella Lessona  € 25

1 × 2012 Tenute Sella Lessona San Sebastiano allo Zoppo  € 35

2 × 2015 Le Palazzine Bramaterra Riserva € 28

2 × 2015 Castello Conti Boca Rosso Delle Donne € 47