Mike - can you push this to the following weekend? Mostly to give people a little more planning time and also because we are already kicking off Loire week on Sunday the 21st.
Thanks and btw, I'd probably participate in a 2002 Cab event.
Tony
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Damn, I love that wine !!! I have only one left..... :( I bought three, should have bought more.
I am in, I have plenty to choose from. Maybe a Kobalt or O'Shaughnessy. If its weekend of march 5-7, I have a big wine dinner celebration for my b-day that Saturday with a bunch of wino's (Serge included). Was planning to open 97's and a 99 or two. I have a 97 Staglin 1.5L thats screaming to be opened :)
How did you decide on 2002 , Mike? I wish it were 97 or 99. I think they are more within their drinking window. I find the 02's really age worthy and was planning to wait until about 2012 to open them.
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How did you decide on 2002 , Mike? I wish it were 97 or 99. I think they are more within their drinking window. I find the 02's really age worthy and was planning to wait until about 2012 to open them.
We already did the 01s, 97s, 03s, All arbitrary..... As if I have a plan.
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Rudd or Conn Valley. Been eyeing those so you decide. I am not touching my Monty, way too young.
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Bob I was thinking Conn Valley Eloge or Estate as well. I am light 02's I went long 03 Bords EP instead. I have Shafer H.S, too young, Pride- Saxon's favorite whipping boy and 02 Monty's in 375. I actually have had a few of the Monty's and they are pretty good out of the small size. I will probably go with that.
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I will open a 2002 Rubicon Estate / Niebaum-Coppola.
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How did you decide on 2002 , Mike? I wish it were 97 or 99. I think they are more within their drinking window. I find the 02's really age worthy and was planning to wait until about 2012 to open them.
We already did the 01s, 97s, 03s, All arbitrary..... As if I have a plan.
Perfect timing. I'm having 3 couples over for dinner 2/27. We'll open a Pahlmeyer Prop Red. Almost all cab. Will that do? I think I also have a Far Niente. Over priced at the local steakhouse but not bad.
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Uh oh. Not good.
No meat on Friday night because of Lent (combined with the fact that I gave up red meat for lent. Yes, I am an idiot.). So, if I pop a cab, it will need to be something after dinner. Cocktailish. 2002 Lewis Reserve maybe? Problem is, last bottle I had I did not like because of its far too sweet cocktailness.
Saturday we will be at a fundraising crab feed for my sons' school. Probably not a lot of red wine there. And plastic tumblers to drink out of. And since it is an '80's theme, white zin wine coolers. I am not making this up. Not conducive to appreciating fine cabernet.
Sunday will be chicken, so I need to think of a chicken recipe that can stand up to a cab. Help appreciated.
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Alan Zee wrote:
mike pobega wrote:
Alan Zee wrote:
How did you decide on 2002 , Mike? I wish it were 97 or 99. I think they are more within their drinking window. I find the 02's really age worthy and was planning to wait until about 2012 to open them.
We already did the 01s, 97s, 03s, All arbitrary..... As if I have a plan.
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mike pobega wrote:
Pieces in a Hunter style chicken alla cacciatore.
That is my wife's favorite (tossed with some rigatoni), but I usually do something much softer than cab. This might be a very interesting experiment. Thanks for the suggestion.
And the cutlet suggestion wasn't too bad either!
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My 02 inventory is rather sparse, but have a couple left and want to contribute. No more Neal unfortunately and I had not found CV or others yet. Have an 02 Insignia and an 02 Etude, but will likely open a Plumpjack Estate.
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Has there been a decision about this weekend or next? I saw some requests to postpone it by a week. I'll likely participate but need to decide on wine.
Just popped an 02 Larkmead Cab to get it started. Will report back later, but first sip has me looking forward to the rest of it.
UPDATE: Upon opening, this is a big rich, low acid cali cab. It shows some big body, but not much in the way of tannin at first, But after an hour or so of air, the tannins show up and balance out some of the very big fruit. It is a mix of dark chocolate and very deep blackberry and cassis flavors, with a bit of vanilla milkshake. It stays very consistent through its next 2 hours of life, at which point it was finished.
If full throttle cali cabs are your thing, you will be very pleased with this wine now and for several years, as I am. Unfortunately, this is my last bottle.
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It shows some big body, but not much in the way of tannin at first, But after an hour or so of air, the tannins show up and balance out some of the very big fruit.
Where were those tannins hiding the first hour? Is it possible it was the effect of accumulated tannins in your mouth? It seems more likely the taster changed instead of tannins forming.
It shows some big body, but not much in the way of tannin at first, But after an hour or so of air, the tannins show up and balance out some of the very big fruit.
Where were those tannins hiding the first hour? Is it possible it was the effect of accumulated tannins in your mouth? It seems more likely the taster changed instead of tannins forming.
Not at all. It was just a small sample at the beginning and there were no tannins to detect. I left the wine untouched for the next hour and then detected the tannins on the next taste. So it was not a build up at all. I am not saying they weren't in the wine, but that they were hidden behind incredibly dense lush fruit, which opened up with the hour of air and let the tannin show through. From that point on, the tannins acted as a support for the fruit aspects of the wine and make it a complete package.
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The '02 Match is a touch tight, but very nice. I'll save my notes for tomorrow after I finish the bottle off and it's open for a day. Really nice so far though.
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