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2008 Godmé Père et Fils Chardonnay Champagne Premier Cru Extra Brut Les Alouettes Saint Bets - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru (11/13/2019) Final bottle of two. Like the previous bottle, disgorged July 2017, 100% Chardonnay. Opened yesterday, finishing tonight the remaining glass. The lemo...

I took a walk today and was thinking about all the feedback here, as well as what I discussed with Brian Bohr during the event, too. I have decided to put on another event, but will pull back on the total bottles, which will also affect attendance count, unfortunately. I will send out a note to all ...

Cris, It’s interesting to me that baked/stewy shows up in so many of your 2013 Pinot notes. Worrisome. David, I finished both the 2013 Alpine and Shoe Pinots last night before dinner, both open since Saturday AM, and neither showed anything stewed or baked. You don't need to be worried, IMO. I edit...

I've been buying Beguines and sitting on them. Shit, I might as well open one and share it with some dorks and see what we think. Have passed on the Facsimile, as if I recall, is pushing close to $175, right?

Mike Officer has worked hard for so many years, I'd love to see him get some of this pub. But, it releases the ravaging throng to try and find the wine, which of course is sold out, so good luck with that.

Mark, so what is your WOTY? Not being coy, wanting to know.

Had a great meal last night, with the following wines all poured blind. As always, the humility and learning from blind tasting was plentiful. Thanks for reading. 2005 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate - USA, California, Napa Valley (11/12/2019) Poured blind. Damn, this taste...

Appreciate all the posts from everyone. This is the 4th one of these we have done. I recall us doing a couple smaller formatted ones earlier in the series and I have mixed feelings about which is better. I like the premise of getting a lot of bottles open, as we can find the gems within the craft, a...

This is part 4 of what has been an annual (sort of) event where we get a bunch of Rhys bottles together and pull corks. We had 20 people over yesterday, mainly Wine Berserkers who perhaps can add some thoughts to this post. I had conceived this idea to be just the 2013s, along with the Hillsides, bu...

Josh Grossman wrote: ↑
November 9th, 2019, 10:49 am
Asked for a sampling of all of today’s PEHU-SIMONET offerings. Seems like it’s my style of Champagne

In for the 2012s, too.

Thanks for the comments, Claus. I bought about 2 cases total of the 2014s, with some of it arriving last week and now in my cellar. I'm going to start trying the 2014 range over the next few weeks and see how they are showing.

Nordhoff......nice set of notes, man. Decided to open some Marie-Courtin tonight, one of my favorite Champagne producers. I wish, wish I would have found Champagne years ago, when I was pounding my body with 14-16% ABV wines. Drinking Champagne now is a pure joy these days and I'm loving this ride. ...

Good work, Travis. And thanks for your service as a teacher, too.

2012 Agrapart & Fils Champagne Grand Cru Minéral Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru (11/4/2019) First of two. Disorged 09/2018, 100% Chardonnay with 5 g/l dosage. This started off rounder in texture, with not a lot of complexity. It also showed some apple sauce and ...

WS is not irrelevant. If it can generate 2200+ views in about a day on this forum, then people around here think about the mag still. I don't read it anymore, giving it up a while back in exchange for the power and my own value I place on Cellartracker.

Yes, but I have learned to apply greater care in my purchases. I skip certain plots now from the producers I do like, instead dialing in on the handful of remaining plots that really speak to my senses. Hell, my cellar is 10% lighter than this time a year ago because I sold off some bottles (my vote...

UPS truck is down my street, he's got my Kutch on there. Waiting for him to pull up.

Greg, enjoy the 2017s. Sonoma Coast and Falstaff are gorgeous wines, and the Falstaff for me the best red wine Jamie has made.

Bummer. Thanks, Buek.

Drank another 2009 last night. ####! What a killer bottle of Champagne.

I'm still wondering...is this kind of tasting due to be held in Los Angeles? Does anyone know?

Are there scores for Kirkland, Layer Cake, and Toad Hollow? I'd be eager to see those reviews. I see this as Joe does. If you're gonna list wineries like the aforementioned, then why not fill in the picture with wineries who are investing in this varietal. Was Kutch mentioned? What about Rivers-Marie?

Buek, here is a refresh to your TN from last year. The wine continues to age well and this does contain the structure you wanted, enough too for helping it continue to age. I do like the terroir that comes through, too. 2014 Rhys Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard - USA, California, North Coast, Anderso...

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
November 3rd, 2019, 12:24 pm
You people will bitch about anything

And another thing....what is with Neal Mollen's posts? I mean, really? This is what we settle for?

Damn, the 2009 Cristal is genius. And the Ruppert-Leroy was terrific too (and also 1/4 the price!). 2009 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut - France, Champagne (11/3/2019) I love this stuff. Pulled on spur of the moment, filled six glasses and then enjoyed some small repours of it over about 45 m...

I saw the offer today from Envoyer, tagged with a Suckling review. A 100 point wine. The review for it I pasted below from the offer. So, this is a good narrative for what is a perfect wine? Really. Ripe and Rich? Refined tannins and a bright finish? This merits perfection? That's all it takes now f...

Grams, I gotta go with 2017 Rivers-Marie Platt Pinot as my discovery of the year. For the first vintage of that plot, the RM team nailed it. Awesome wine. For my WOTY list, as it stands now, this is it. Still 2 months to go and some good wine is left to find. 2014 Marie Courtin Eloquence BdB Extra B...

Curtis, you can get it at Costco. Organic too. Add some olive oil, cranberries and pinot. RM pinot. !!

Damn this is a killer bottle of CA pinot. RM continues to crank out some really cool wines, most notably the 2017 Platt Vineyard PN that probably ends up as my red WOTY for 2019. But back to this 2016 Summa, it's magic. Acid, fruit, aromatics. It's all here, and as the kids ring the doorbell tonight...

If the 2012 is as good as the 2009, which for me is an excellent vintage, then buying the 12 is going to be an easy decision.

Charlie, so who offered the CT Les Barres?

So, how does someone like me learn about this kind of event? Is it fair to think that there would be a similar event offered in Los Angeles at some point soon, no?

Jay, so you're going to the NYC event on 11/7, right? Would love to see some photos and TNs so if you do that kind of thing. As a few other postscript comments to my post, since Bereche is in your first cut to visit, taste the Le Cran if they are pouring it. This comes from a plot in Ludes. I had a ...

Jay, to answer you question.....rather than 'leaning towards' Mousse and Chartogne-Taillet, just do them. These are excellent producers, are in my own cellar and make terrific wines. As for the remaining list, I would do Dhondt-Grellet, Pierre Gerbais and Etienne Calsac. Visit their tables and test ...

I saw the offer, too.

I bought my 2008s at Costco, and at $250 a pop when tax is folded in, I'm not rushing now to blow up my budget on doing these 2012s pre-arrival. I'm going to wait for Costco to offer them down the road.

2008 Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Le Cran Ludes - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru (10/27/2019) Disgorged 11/2015. 3 g/l dosage, 50% PN, 50% Chard. This is the most interesting Champagne that I have had in some time. Distinctly flinty, with pear, apple and a refreshing chalky salin...

Jeff, I appreciate your notes--thank you for taking the time to write and post them. Many of the same wines you wrote up for also part of the Skurnik event in NYC, as there are a # of notes by MC2 in Cellartracker. I don't understand the Skurnick/Thiese connection, FWIW. Both you and MC2 made me thi...

Am I the only dude on WB drinking Champagne lately? Sheesh. NV Marguet Champagne Grand Cru Shaman 15 Rosé - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru (10/23/2019) Opened yesterday. Disgorged 09/2015, 73% Chard / 27% PN, with no dosage. There is plenty of texture here, no signs of anything drying or ast...

2010 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Coeur de Cuvée - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru (10/20/2019) Disgorged 12/2016. 80% Chard / 20% PN. This bottle showed good concentration with pears, yellow apple, stone fruit/peach, zesty in tone with good minerality and structure. I'd vote this t...

Dinesh, we have done a lot of Indian food paired with wine over the past year. Some reds have worked, some have not. Samosa, chicken tikka (anything without the cream base) have worked well with reds that are cool or lightly chilled, such as pinot noir, rose and some zin. I honestly though like the ...

Neal....7 pages of posts? Dude!

And, you're not done until you get your ass out to Southern Cal and drink some Champagne with us. Then, only then, you can be done.

JJK, so you liked the 09 Cristal? Man, so do I. Gonna get another one open before the end of the year, for sure. Love that stuff.

Damn, I had to dig way back to find a thread to anchor down my note. And hell, it's the previous bottle I drank from 2014 so why not. Wanted a white wine with dinner so figured I'd give this a roll. Thanks for reading. 2011 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Le Haut-Lieu - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouv...

Stevo, so you survived the Sawyer Birthday bash, I see. Well done. Thanks for the Vilmart y/day too...enjoyed revisiting the 08 GCdO as it has been some time since I have had some open.

Alan, so do I!

Finishing up the Eloquence tonight, it's been open since Wednesday so it's become still. The wine really shows the top class quality. Pear, green apple, citrus, a honeyed edge and the finish of stone/slate.......so good. Love Marie-Courtin. For sure my Champagne of the year.

Mark, I like white burg but for reasons of space, as well as funds to go deep on Champagne which is my joy, I sold it all off. I also knew the tariffs were coming so I got out early.

All poured blind. Was cool to see how the group reacted to these wines. That RM Platt continues to be a fantastic wine for my palate, and was also really impressed with how well the 2001 Lagier Meredith is cruising right along at almost 2 decades young. Thanks for reading. SOME WINES POURED BLIND - ...

Mike, good on you for getting together with them. The Bastuba family gets on a plane every year and they come out here for the entire Falltacular weekend. It's a deep commitment from them that I admire and appreciate, so thanks for going to them for a change and sharing with them.

2014 Marie Courtin Eloquence BdB Extra Brut
2009 Cristal

The future is now.

2012 Marguet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Les Bermonts I liked this more than FM3; a lot more. Marguet is new producer for me, having bought a few '12s and '14s across the range of vineyards. This was more intense than elegant, but a uniquely delicious BdB. I wouldn't have guessed zero dosage had...

Claus, help me. Why did you post the Dethune BdB in context of the Crayeres? Just curious. Is the Dethune source for their BdB inside of or near Crayeres?

FWIW, the Marguet Crayeres is money. The bottle I had of the 2012 a few months ago was excellent.

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