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I have a stable of highly skilled wine experts I use to taste my wines. It’s called Wine Berserkers.

Never.

Gents, thanks for the notes.

It’s not AG inflating points. It’s all the newbs out there who just got into these wines and never travel the region. His point is buyer beware of the fly by critic.

This thread is foolish. Happiness can’t be contained in a “space”. I mean, right?

What was the Meiomi score? 93 points? Oh sweet sweet candy...

Thanks for the feedback. I think it's just some zin fatigues mixed in with a few less than stellar bottles. I've got a wide collection of other stuff I can drink...was just pulling these as so much of my other stuff needs more age.

Popped open a bottle of 2012 Ridge Lytton Springs last night. My note on my last bottle in April sung its praises. Bottle last night was grapey and not enjoyable. Not any apparent flaws, but I didn’t like it. I checked my recent zin notes over the past few months and found similar experiences. An ov...

Kraft and Sargento!

Where do I sign the petition?

2016 Sottimano Cotta

Just be glad you got a bottle, given the scarcity of this beautiful deftly made wine. Maybe you had a bad bottle? That a bag of brown sugar fell into?

None of you are done. Ever. One cannot resist the grape.

I’m an investor. 100% of our wine is invested in me, my wife, and my kids when they get older!

john stimson wrote: ↑
October 10th, 2019, 12:50 pm
Same prices for me compared to what I paid in the spring.

Thanks for validating. Maybe I fat fingered the costs in CT.

Envoyer just emailed a flyer for 2014 Produttori SVDs, the same ones I purchased on pre-arrival back in March. The prices on many bottles are as much as $10 cheaper than what I paid. WTF???

I think I found the problem California Pinot Noir Awesome, well played sir! At the risk of being overly serious, I take back my initial response. This Cali PN was a very nice wine. Produced by someone who is well respected on this board and frequently contributes. I'll leave it at that. It was well...

I don't find it surprising at all. Great/excellent/superb or whatever other synonym thereof you choose * should* be a a rare occurrence. If it's not, I think we're calibrating wrong, or indulging in hyperbole. Most wine, even the wine we tend to drink on this board, doesn't have that gear, and that...

Keith Levenberg wrote: ↑
September 30th, 2019, 9:35 am
I think I found the problem
Sc0tt F!tzger@ld wrote: ↑
September 30th, 2019, 5:58 am
California Pinot Noir

Awesome, well played sir!

Compared to the plonk the average person drinks, nearly all our bottles are great. Maybe you should recalibrate the meter by drinking bottom shelf sub-$10 bottles from the supermarket for a few months. You'll relearn how to appreciate the bounty in your cellar. Ian, your point isn't lost on me, and...

Compared to the plonk the average person drinks, nearly all our bottles are great. Maybe you should recalibrate the meter by drinking bottom shelf sub-$10 bottles from the supermarket for a few months. You'll relearn how to appreciate the bounty in your cellar. Ian, your point isn't lost on me, and...

We opened up a very nice bottle of 5-year old California Pinot Noir last night. Fragrant, good fruit, nice finish. I believe we paid around $50 for the bottle. It was very good, but not great. Which got me to thinking...of all of the wines we've consumed, most have been good to very good, but few ha...

Need to put these comments behind a NYT paywall.

That sounds pretty grim. I've not tried the '09 but it certainly doesn't seem like a "typical" showing. Could it be low-level TCA? Or, of course, Beaucastel is just not that good in '09! The youngest I've had recently was 2000,which is showing very nicely. Not experiencing any TCA. Just a simple wi...

Victor Hong wrote: ↑
September 22nd, 2019, 5:34 pm
Drink better wines.

Not sure what is your point. Last 2010 Lillian we drank before this one was scored 95 points.

2009 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (9/22/2019) First time trying this wine. Bought the bottle 6 years ago and it’s been sitting in our cellar. Brief decant. Not much on the nose, even after some coaxing. Some red fruit on the palate, ...

D.Callahan wrote: ↑
September 22nd, 2019, 5:27 pm
Did you try soda crackers or hard cheese?

No, but that sounds like a good suggestion, thanks.

Just opened a 2010 Lillian and it was corked. Took a few sips to confirm and now I can’t seem to get the taste out of my mouth. We’ve now opened a 2009 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape and I still feel like I can taste the previously corked wine, even after rinsing well with water. Is this ...

They’re all drinking well. If closed, suggest you decant.

Order placed, woohoo!

I keep ~300 bottles at home in a large wine cabinet in my office, with ~25 bottles in an under counter kitchen fridge. No rationale as to that amount other than I don’t have to pay fees to store it offsite. The rest of my stuff is offsite or sitting at retailers waiting to ship (a little over 700 bo...

Adam G wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2019, 2:08 pm

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑
September 13th, 2019, 6:35 pm
grabbed some of the rancia.
I didn't get that offer...what was the price?

You can purchase directly off the website.

Got my letter today along with a futures offer for 2020-2030. Was I the only one to get the large format offer?

Saw Mike's note...appreciate the early look. I picked up 6 myself.

I’ve opened one bottle so far, a 2014 back in March. This wine is ridiculously good. Sitting here typing this, I can still taste it. Brilliant wine.

I’ve had a Bull brand gas grill (built in) for years that’s served me well. That’s in addition to a BGE.

davidsturek wrote: ↑
September 8th, 2019, 10:01 am
I heard a $10 price increase...so $175 per. I’m expecting an email in the next week or so.

Only $10 increase? Whew, I should be good for 2 cases then.

I appreciate the integrity of his reviews and giving the wine a score he believed it deserved. You take the good, you have to take the bad as well.

markjchambers wrote: ↑
September 7th, 2019, 3:32 pm
How long did you slow ox or decant?

I was disappointed in many their 2013s. Took hours to open up and even then most seemed thin and flat. This post makes me hopeful for the 14s.

PnP on this bottle. If i were to open another soon, would probably decant for an hour to let the funk settle down.

AD Northup wrote: ↑
September 6th, 2019, 6:25 pm
Nice offer on the Gimmonet Special Club

I picked up two. CT reviews look solid.

2014 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah The Contender - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley (9/4/2019) Wow. The first of three bottles has been sleeping in my cellar for the last 3+ years. Finally got around to opening a bottle. Lots of funk on the nose, which eventually blew off. Thi...

These wines sell for $200-300 a bottle in the secondary market. If you’re on the fence, this should push you to buy. I’ve never flipped a wine, but it’s sure fun to drink something that you paid a third of the market value for. And the wine is delicious.

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D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
August 29th, 2019, 3:49 pm
On release on the east coast it was easily available for $45.

Yep, I got the 2016 for $43

Aaron Piotter is winemaker for this gem...

Still some 2017 at Envoyer.

The ultimate douche wine.

While I do like Popeye's (my wife and I are guilty of having Popeyes and Champagne here and there), I don't really get ordering a fried chicken sandwich when there is just plain ol' fried chicken available (as opposed to somewhere like Sun of a Gun when you're not in the mood for seafood). I'd rath...

Won’t buy off a list unless it’s something I can’t easily acquire at retail, like MacDonald.

It has to have a chocolate brownie. Although I’m partial to the apple/cranberry thingy with the turkey too. So many choices, but I’m going with the SPICY BONELESS FRIED CHICKEN PATTIES.

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