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Dennis Atick

There was another Bugey around then, but I cannot recall the name. It was also quite good, but less “fun.” Kermit Lynch brings in one from Bottex, which has a little less Poulsard and a little more Gamay. That was it. Enjoyable, but not joyful. Had the Bottex in my hand yesterday, around $20 in the...

Dennis Atick

Intriguing! Thanks for posting. This is one I've never heard of --- it looks and sounds nice. Is it purely fruity, or are there some other tones, as well? It is pretty fruit forward. This 17 is showing a lot of upfront fruit now. But it's light and refreshing, the upfront red fruit is definitely ba...

Dennis Atick

Oh the good old days. I think I drank about 100 bottles of that from 2001-2005. +1 This was a regular end of shift glass/bottle as I transitioned from restaurants to production in that same era. I was not on board then. I will say, Mike Evans brought a '13 of this to dinner a few months back and it...

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It's so bloody hot lately, like 90 at 7pm hot, so it's been a sparkler and white wine diet for me lately. This Bugey rose from Renardat Fache is so much fun- chill it down and rip into it. Perfect on a hot night. 2017 Renardat-Fâche Vin du Bugey-Cerdon - France, Savoie, Vin du Bugey-Cerdon (8/16/201...

Dennis Atick

Edi Kante? I'm game to learn something new. The Dauvissat of Venezia. We'll see.

Dennis Atick

Man, that is a nice lineup, Alan! Helpful as I own some of the Clape and Allemands. Well done.
Verset. Ftw. i wish I was a buyer back in the day.
Great notes.

Dennis Atick

Treehouse continues to fire on all cylinders. Very Gggreennn is like Gggreen and Very Green on steroids. Fresh hop fragrance purs out the moment you pop the can. Super saturated mouthfeel. Powerful, but with that creamy Treehouse mouthfeel that is almost unparalleled. Treehouse does one of the best ...

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Nice! Planning to do a nearly identical itinerary late Spring.
Will be following this thread!

Dennis Atick

Nice, Tom. Sounds like our '97 a couple weeks back. Joyful wine that was a nice send off on the night.

Dennis Atick

Thanks Dennis for the recommendation to Locanda Demetra ! I'm trying to book the cooking school experience as my wife has always wanted to do something like this. We'll at least have lunch there. We leave in 4 weeks: Florence, SML/Camolgi, Bolgheri, Pienza. Can't wait ! Fred- Nice itinerary! Makes ...

Dennis Atick

It's tough to narrow down to 5 and I appreciate the offerings so far. I clearly need to look into The Food Lab. I too gain inspiration from these books rather than strictly following the recipes. Kenji has so much material online you *almost don't need the book. Serious Eats and Kenji's online stuf...

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G. Greenbaum wrote: ↑
August 8th, 2019, 8:55 am
It's tough to narrow down to 5 and I appreciate the offerings so far. I clearly need to look into The Food Lab. I too gain inspiration from these books rather than strictly following the recipes.

Kenji has so much material online you *almost don't need the book.

Dennis Atick

Like many of the other comments, I don't use these books regularly, but this is the list of books that have had the biggest impact on me tweaking my homecooking over time: French Laundry - Thomas Keller Momofuku- David Chang Franklin Barbecue- Aaron Franklin Les Halles - Bourdain Every Grain of Rice...

Dennis Atick

Whenever I see '08 Veuve at that price, I want it. Then I tell myself it's Veuve and to put that money towards '08 Dom/Cristal. Then I mildly regret not buying '08 Veuve. Repeat cycle. How is ‘08 Veuve? buy a couple b of Grande Dame to satisfy the itch Based on our bottle last week...do as Alan says.

Dennis Atick

Came across this bottle in a Cannon Beach wine shop and went for it. Crumbly, wine soaked cork. Surprisingly opaque ruby color. Billowing, piercing floral and iron-inflected nose with wafts of black cherry and rounded plum scents. Delicate yet steely layers of tangy raspberry and black cherry fruit...

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Sc0tt F!tzger@ld wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2019, 7:59 pm
Picked up 3 x NV Jose Dhondt Champagne Grand Cru Grande Reserve Blanc de Blancs and got a discount.

This is good Champagne.

Dennis Atick

Yep. That was a great run of wines. I can still vividly recall the dinner/tasting event at John Gilman’s place where a bunch of us assembled 15+ ESJ wines. The Durells were stunning. It has to be said that the W-F Syrahs were amazing as well, just cut from a slightly different cloth. Sent me search...

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Jayson Cohen wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2019, 5:42 pm

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
August 5th, 2019, 5:49 am
FWIW, the '95 Durell Syrah still has plenty of runway.
I love that wine.

+1
Only outdone by the '93 in my book. Had a great ride with a bunch of those early-mid-90s Durells about 8-9 years ago.

Dennis Atick

Thanks for the note Charlies.
The 2016 just got raves in the Vinuous report that released yesterday. Vintage and this wine specifically.

Dennis Atick

Alright, who bought all the RL Legras half bottles?! The site showed 77 available yesterday so I figured I could put off a few days and now the link says sold out! I emailed them just in case but wtf? Lol 77 halfs at that price to hundreds, if not thousands of people on their email blasts. Doesn't ...

Dennis Atick

I will say that a couple of CT users with first-hand experience have reached out to me about the possibility of my bottle being off as their take was not as negative as mine. My bottle was atypical, even given the tough vintage, for a Roulot BB. I bought three bottles locally, at a reputable shop, ...

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Probably your pallet is true to the problem of the wine in this vintage...Isn't it actually not Domaine (not written on the 2016 BB label) this 2016 because of what Charlie FU stated earlier? That this 2016 BB is a blend of Chablis, Meursault and Mâconnais fruit...So probably his skill still made t...

Dennis Atick

Very nice, very nice. Good 50th bday wine.
We had a '68 Mayacamas a few years back that was one of the best CA Cabs I've ever tasted. Serious juice.

Dennis Atick

I will say that a couple of CT users with first-hand experience have reached out to me about the possibility of my bottle being off as their take was not as negative as mine. My bottle was atypical, even given the tough vintage, for a Roulot BB. I bought three bottles locally, at a reputable shop, s...

Dennis Atick

One wine-related thing I would like to go back 25 years and tell my younger self: Buy more ESJ wines.
Thanks, David. Sounds like typical ESJ goodness to me. Approaching 25 years old is a good run.
Kudos to Steve.

Dennis Atick

Finally got to try Electric Brewing this weekend. Chapters of Repugnance is a DDH hazy NE-style IPA. Layers of creamy- milk sugar trop fruit goodness. Deserves its high praise. Up there with Treehouse and Monkish for my palate. Very good.

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rob klafter wrote: ↑
August 4th, 2019, 2:05 pm

Dennis Atick wrote: ↑
August 4th, 2019, 12:41 pm
I don't feel like I totally panned it, just not the regular Roulot-level brilliance!
sounds like you need someone with a time machine

Don't you have one?

Dennis Atick

I don't feel like I totally panned it, just not the regular Roulot-level brilliance!

Dennis Atick

alan weinberg wrote: ↑
August 4th, 2019, 8:56 am
yes, for $75 I can get Bouchard premier cru Meursault.

Yep. I was also thinking of Lamy St Aubin 1ers.

Dennis Atick

I buy Roulot's BB and Aligote fairly regularly in recent vintages as they've become the only Roulot a normal guy can "afford." lol. 2016 Domaine Roulot Bourgogne Blanc - France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc (8/4/2019) This '16 is showing some of the challenges of the vintage as Roulot lost much to fros...

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Freshies from yesterday.
As always: $36/4pack.
8 can minimum order.
Buyer pays shipping and accepts risk.
Here is what remains:

ALL SOLD. THANKS

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Dennis Atick

Thanks for the notes, Dennis. Just broke out the leftover Naudins from last night - the Myosotis is both lighter and cloudier in color than the Viola, with a nose that is pretty stunning on day 2, strawberry and lilac maybe? Something floral, followed by a light herbal hash-y note. Last night, I wa...

Dennis Atick

Interesting that the offer that just hit from Envoyer was listed:

A New Vintage of One of Italy's Best White Wines

2017
Emidio Pepe
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
(European Bottling)

Dennis Atick

Soon! Maybe tomorrow. If not, definitely next week. STay tuned.

Dennis Atick

Some very brief impressions from some nice bottles with the team last night. Another solid night when all bottles were on. I try to take notes on my phone at these get togethers, but this was a social hang and my efforts tend to fade as the night wears on. Below is a collection of what was said arou...

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ybarselah wrote: ↑
July 30th, 2019, 5:46 pm
. i cannot come up with a good reason why i don't buy more chevillon

+1 Always seem to be right where I want/expect them to be.
Nice note, Jeremy. Sounds great.

Dennis Atick

bradkaplan wrote: ↑
July 28th, 2019, 3:29 am
But damn I miss Le Caveau : (

THIS!

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c fu wrote: ↑
July 27th, 2019, 6:51 am

Dennis Atick wrote: ↑
July 27th, 2019, 4:15 am
Prevost: https://www.instagram.com/champagnelacloserie/
Came here just to post that

Here’s a better link- Prevost said he lost 15-20% of the grapes from the heat

Damn!

Dennis Atick

Prevost: https://www.instagram.com/champagnelacloserie/

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Robert Pollard-Smith wrote: ↑
July 26th, 2019, 10:47 am
We hit Emma twice last October. The Pata Negra Iberica Chorizo pie was nothing short of remarkable...

Yum.

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Mark Y wrote: ↑
July 26th, 2019, 10:13 am

Dennis Atick wrote: ↑
July 26th, 2019, 8:58 am
I see I have some competition. Hmm.
Demand >>>>>>> supply.. so i don't know if it's really competition lol
more like give slow folks a chance.

King Julius today! And Cachet, a new one! Alas, none for me as my mule is out of town.

Dennis Atick

Been checking in on some lesser '05s lately. 2005 Louis Jadot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Narbantons - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru (7/26/2019) Healthy dark red color. Beginning to unravel some of the tertiary scents of forest and wet earth. Good concentration of fruit...

Dennis Atick

I see I have some competition. Hmm.

Dennis Atick

I VERY rarely buy off the list other than a cocktail. While I know it doesn't help the ownership of the restaurant, I compensate the waitstaff and sommelier appropriately for the accommodation of letting me bring my bottles to lunch/dinner. +1 on both accounts. I haven't bought a wine off a list in...

Dennis Atick

A few of the good and interesting bottles thus far... 2010 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Herrenberg Riesling Eiswein 2002 Dom Pérignon 1985 Château Léoville Barton 2000 Cuchet Beliando Cornas 1970 Château La Gaffelière 2002 Pascal Doquet Champagne Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes 1973 Faustino Rioja I Gr...

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Jeez, 107 in paris right now. I couldnt imagine paris at 107. I was there in Paris in 2015 when it was 101, and I almost passed out at Versailles. Couldn't imagine it now. That was me at the Vatican last month-when it was 100 in late June. Brutal. 104 in Netherlands today. Highest temp in thier rec...

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No idea. But I hate them already based on that name. Whatever it is they are doing.

Dennis Atick

That is sunburn ... basically the vine, in the interest of self-preservation, has abandoned those berries and stopped providing them with water so they shrivel. I've seen it happen here in Oregon in 2015 on vines with western exposure and limited water availability on days with 100+ F temps. It is ...

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