2005 Guigal Ex-Voto Blanc
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:quote:Originally posted by mangiare:
1978 Mondavi Reserve
Please post notes. I've got a collection of 1978 CA Cabs I'm holding for a horizontal, including a Mondavi Reserve.
Board-O I had it from magnum recently and it was singing. Everything you'd expect from an aged Cali Cab. It still had plenty of life left ahead of it too.
1995 Casanove di Neri Cerretalto
1996 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sori Genestra
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1996 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sori Genestra
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quote:Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
1995 Casanove di Neri Cerretalto
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Very much looking forward to notes on this one. Hope it shows well friend.quote:Originally posted by indybob:quote:Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
1995 Casanove di Neri Cerretalto
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Thank you, sir. This is one of 2 bottles of this wine that I'd originally planned on bringing to the 2007 Philly Brunello Offline. I let it sit, and instead (stupidly) sourced 2 more from a local DC store for the offline. Both of the newly acquired bottles were awful. The twin to the one I'll open this Wednesday was shared with the friend I brought to the Chicago Italian offline who you met. We both agreed that it was off the charts good. I'm hoping for something similar this week. Fingers crossed.
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2003 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Vendemmia
IW
IW
1990 Château La Dominique
quote:Originally posted by VinT:
1990 Château La Dominique
I had this a couple of years ago. It was ready to go.
I hope your bottle shows well.
1982 Mouton for a special dinner
This should be good! Hope it shows as well as it should.quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
1982 Mouton for a special dinner
1970 Taylor's in memory of my father
1982 Gruaud-Larose
board-o posted:1982 Gruaud-Larose
Looking forward to your tasting note Board-O.
bytownrick posted:board-o posted:1982 Gruaud-Larose
Looking forward to your tasting note Board-O.
+1
I'm opening one soon. Hope yours shows well!
Taking it to dinner tonight. Will double decant for sediment just prior to leaving home.
1988 Mouton for our anniversary dinner. Fill is just below the bottom of the neck. It's been in my cellar since release.
board-o posted:1988 Mouton for our anniversary dinner. Fill is just below the bottom of the neck. It's been in my cellar since release.
Happy anniversary to you and J! :-)
1995 BV GDLT
bman posted:board-o posted:1988 Mouton for our anniversary dinner. Fill is just below the bottom of the neck. It's been in my cellar since release.
Happy anniversary to you and J! :-)
Thank you. Our friends say she deserves a medal.
1999 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba
2000 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba
Ready and waiting for a loooong lunch tomorrow.
1988 Badia a Coltibuono Sangioveto. Should be interesting... Tj's original note on this wine appears to be missing, or un-searchable but I still remember his wife's first impression of the aroma of this bottling...
"Feet!" 
Details to follow.
PH
2006 Gosset Grand Millesime Brut
1990 Leoville Las Cases
2000 D'Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz
1988 Cos d'Estournel has been standing for half a week. Opening in an hour or so.
1990 Leoville Barton and Lynch Bages
1987 Mondavi Reserve CS
csm posted:1987 Mondavi Reserve CS
Hope this shows well!
1997 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sperss
2001 Haut Brion
1995 Calon Segur
2003 Lafaurie Peyraguey (to the fridge)
...for a dinner with the boys next week.
PH
1988 Antinori Tignanello for my son's 30th.
bytownrick posted:1988 Antinori Tignanello for my son's 30th.
Geez, don't you ever drink any young wine?!! (in his best Steve Martin in The Jerk voice...….) 
bman posted:bytownrick posted:1988 Antinori Tignanello for my son's 30th.
Geez, don't you ever drink any young wine?!! (in his best Steve Martin in The Jerk voice...….)
Sure. Just the other day we had a 1998 Shiraz.
1987 Dunn Napa Valley
csm posted:1987 Dunn Napa Valley
Have you tried this side-by-side with the Howell Mountain? I would be interested in hearing about how they compare.
bytownrick posted:csm posted:1987 Dunn Napa Valley
Have you tried this side-by-side with the Howell Mountain? I would be interested in hearing about how they compare.
I haven't actually, but I opened it up a while back with some of the locals and while it wasn't as good as the HM, no one thought it was much behind it. Might be the vintage though, as it's actually the only Napa Valley I've had.
1986 Dunn Howell Mountain CS
csm posted:bytownrick posted:csm posted:1987 Dunn Napa Valley
Have you tried this side-by-side with the Howell Mountain? I would be interested in hearing about how they compare.
I haven't actually, but I opened it up a while back with some of the locals and while it wasn't as good as the HM, no one thought it was much behind it. Might be the vintage though, as it's actually the only Napa Valley I've had.
Thanks.
bytownrick posted:csm posted:bytownrick posted:csm posted:1987 Dunn Napa Valley
Have you tried this side-by-side with the Howell Mountain? I would be interested in hearing about how they compare.
I haven't actually, but I opened it up a while back with some of the locals and while it wasn't as good as the HM, no one thought it was much behind it. Might be the vintage though, as it's actually the only Napa Valley I've had.
Thanks.
A few years back I attended a Dunn vertical blind tasting hosted by Toronto Vintners. It was supposed to be all Napa Valley, but it was revealed afterward that there were a few bottles of the HM thrown into the mix:
1991 Napa Valley
2002 Napa Valley
2003 Napa Valley
2004 Napa Valley
2005 Napa Valley
2006 Howell Mountain
2007 Howell Mountain
2008 Napa Valley
2009 Napa Valley
IIRC, the Napa wines showed as well as, or better than, the two HM bottles. Granted ALL the wines were extremely young, but there wasn't much difference between the NV and HM in either quality or profile.
sunnylea57 posted:bytownrick posted:csm posted:bytownrick posted:csm posted:1987 Dunn Napa Valley
Have you tried this side-by-side with the Howell Mountain? I would be interested in hearing about how they compare.
I haven't actually, but I opened it up a while back with some of the locals and while it wasn't as good as the HM, no one thought it was much behind it. Might be the vintage though, as it's actually the only Napa Valley I've had.
Thanks.
A few years back I attended a Dunn vertical blind tasting hosted by Toronto Vintners. It was supposed to be all Napa Valley, but it was revealed afterward that there were a few bottles of the HM thrown into the mix:
1991 Napa Valley
2002 Napa Valley
2003 Napa Valley
2004 Napa Valley
2005 Napa Valley
2006 Howell Mountain
2007 Howell Mountain
2008 Napa Valley
2009 Napa ValleyIIRC, the Napa wines showed as well as, or better than, the two HM bottles. Granted ALL the wines were extremely young, but there wasn't much difference between the NV and HM in either quality or profile.
Thanks S.
purplehaze posted:2003 Lafaurie Peyraguey (to the fridge)
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Especially curious about this one. Have one or two 375s left.