New York, NY, August 8, 2015- CFischer meets Erez and Dan and drinks good juice :)

A friend of Dan and mine is coming to town on Saturday, August 8. We’d greet him on arrival with some good juice and great dinner. The chef will prepare some off menu special from the three restaurants they own, lots of meats, fish, other goodies; special appetizers to starts, multiple desserts to finish, and main dish in the middle, of course. (Sat with the owner yesterday to work the details of the menu and we’ll get a follow up later this week.)

Location: Virage @ East Village
Time: 6:30pm~
Current Attendance List (11):
Cfischer
Dan+1
Erez + 2 or 3
J a y H a c k +1
MH (on the other side)
AM (on the other side)
ME (on the other side)

Theme: Good juice, great juice and bubbly juice (the visitor is a big champagne collector).

To make sure our guest is happy, I’d probably pull a '98 Gosset or other goodies. We also plan to have at least one flight of selected Sonoma Chards (as a tribute to the last Sonoma tour)

Sounds like fun, Erez, wish I could join. I am glued to the vineyard until after harvest. Then I will start to travel a bit again.

Erez,

I have an idea for a taste off. I expect to bring a 2012 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III
or a 2008 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Wight. I wonder (out loud) how one of these bottles would taste against an**

EMH** Special Selection??

Wine list updated in the posts below

I personally feel if you are going to taste wines competively, they should be of the same vintage. Unless, of course, you are doing a vertical of one producer in order to rank vintages.

Dan,

If you’d bring the '08 I’d see if I can pull '08 EMH

Y’all et al-

Who else is joining us in Greeting Cfischer and having some good ‘juice’?

Done.

This sounds like the kind of event with wine that I like. I could force myself to come and bring something. I am way too brain dead to figure this out. Here’s a bunch of Cali Cabs. Pick one of these and unless it screws up a vertical, I’ll bring it. Sorry, I left out a few, including the EMH and the stuff like Scarecrow.

1999 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County
2005 Avalon Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
2012 Becklyn Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 Beckmen Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Santa Ynez Valley
2003 Benziger Family Winery Cabernet Sauvignon
2011 Black Sears Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
2010 Black Sears Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
2008 Black Sears Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
2007 Boeschen Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
2007 Cabot Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Humboldt County
2002 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Reserve
2009 Cresta Velia Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
1974 Fetzer Cabernet Sauvignon
2000 Fisher Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Coach Insignia
2005 Frazier Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
2006 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Jack’s Masterpiece
2009 James Johnson Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Bisou
2008 Kamen Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2004 Karl Lawrence Cabernet Sauvignon
2008 Karl Lawrence Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Herb Lamb
2001 Kunde Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County
1999 La Jota Cabernet Sauvignon Anniversary Release
2006 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Wight
2010 MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon
1999 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga Cuvée
2012 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard
2012 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard ‘Elysian’
2012 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Three Twins Vineyard
2006 O’Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
2011 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon
2010 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon
2008 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon
2005 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon
2011 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard
2010 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard
2008 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard
2007 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard
2005 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard
2008 Paradigm Cabernet Sauvignon
2006 Paradigm Cabernet Sauvignon
1997 Paradigm Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 Poe Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Clos Valmi
2001 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
2012 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Kenefick Ranch
2012 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Pellet Vineyard
2012 Riverain Cabernet Sauvignon
2012 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon
2011 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon
2010 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon
2008 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon
2006 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon
2004 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon
2003 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon
2012 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Corona Vineyard
2010 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Corona Vineyard
2009 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Corona Vineyard
2012 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Panek Vineyard
2010 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Panek Vineyard
2009 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Panek Vineyard
2009 Scholium Project Chuey
2011 Scholium Project Chuy Nelligan Road Ranch
2006 Scholium Project Margit’s Master Blend
2010 Sojourn Cabernet Sauvignon Proprietary Cuvée
2001 Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Cinq Cépages
2005 Switchback Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Peterson Family Vineyard
2008 Two Hands Cabernet Sauvignon Charlie’s Patch
2007 Two Hands Cabernet Sauvignon Charlie’s Patch

Great having you join us, Jay.
On the '08 ‘horizontal’, I think 2008 Kamen Estate Cabernet Sauvignon or 2008 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard are great choices (especiall the outpost true which I’m curious about but I did see your notes on '08 Kamen on CT. So, hard choice) . If we move out of the horizontal, then the '07 ACV reserve looks good. There are many other good options on your list, and I’d let Dan give his input as well

To sum- I’m certain that anything you’d bring would be great

I defer to my friend from my hometown. I trust him.

Assume Rebecca will come also since it’s the weekend.

Fixed above, and great she joins us

Updated the list, and the menu

Appetizers
Fried baby artichoke with Manchego
Figs with mozarella
Fried calamari
Tuna seviche
Lamb meatballs in tomato sauce
Combi Platter (meme)
Chopped Medi salad

Pasta
Homemade Pasta (by chef Tomer)

Entrée
Lemon Swordfish
Salmon with saffron rissoto
Lamb kebab
NY strip steak au poivre
Lemon chicken

Desserts
Panna cotta Goat Cheese
Berries with cream
or
Choices from virage homemade dessert menu


The tentative goal is to finish our chards and viognier by the time we finish the fish and/or enter the pasta ‘era’. Bubbles will be served at any given point in time.

Any dietary restrictions, etc. let me know.


So, who else is joining us?

Is there room for another haggler from Westchester?

Sure there is! great that you can join. Let me know what you are planning on and of any food/dietary restrictions. I keep working with the chefs on the menu. We’d probably add more options to expand the ‘first world problems’

FYI- I updated the menu in the above post

Thanks, but I cannot commit just yet…Will let you know a day before.

Thanks

So what’s the theme here? I’ve got to figure out what to bring.

Theme? Christian meets Erez and Dan and Drinks good juice

The wine list so far, theme wise suggests-
A tribute to 2013 Sonoma,
A battle of 2008 napa cabs
Champagnes to start.

Current wine list is about… (note: also pending Mike R’s selections)

SPARKLING WINES
White
NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée (Champagne)
1996 Pierre Paillard Champagne Brut Millésimé Grand Cru (Champagne, Bouzy), magnum- I hope no one minds

Rosé
2004 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne Brut Rosé Vintage Reserve (Champagne)

STILL WINES

White
California, Chardonnay-- Theme of this flight- tribute to fisher vineyards
2013 Fisher Vineyards Chardonnay Mountain Estate (Sonoma County)
2013 Fisher Vineyards Chardonnay Whitney’s Vineyard (Sonoma County)

California, Sauvignon Blanc; Theme here- two SB on a good fight (though fair disclosure- I picked the '13 Scholium as a tribute to our #54 guest of the original 53 )
2013 Scholium Project La Severità di Bruto Farina (Sonoma County, Sonoma Mountain)
Loire Valley, Sauvignon Blanc
2013 Gérard Boulay Sancerre La Côte (France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre)

Rhône, Viognier
2007 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Condrieu Les Chaillets (France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu) No special theme here, just a demand of Dan

Red
California, Cabernet Sauvignon, the battle of 2008!

2008 Black Sears Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (Napa Valley, Howell Mountain)
2008 EMH Cabernet Sauvignon Black Cat (Napa Valley)
2008 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Wight (Napa Valley, St. Helena)
2008 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard (Napa Valley, Howell Mountain)

California, Syrah- A gesture to Jay by Dan
2008 Bedrock Wine Co. Syrah Lauterbach Hill Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, Russian River Valley)

FORTIFIED WINES In case someone wants something with the dessert
California, Viognier
NV Pride Mountain Vineyards Mistelle de Viognier (Sonoma County)

Looks like you guys will have some fun, enjoy! Could argue that any Rose flight without something from Vogelzang vineyard in SB can’t be called a battle .

I might think about giving the Cuilleron a little bit of air beforehand, maybe 1 hr slow-ox?

Look forward to reading the report!

Mike

You nuts. That’s two per person and I haven’t even posted yet. I will bring the 2008 Outpost True and I will let Rebecca pick another.

Oh, and the Scholium is probably 18.2 % ABV, SO IT COUNTS AS 1.5 bottles.