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How does Wine Spectator rate? To me it’s puzzling that for instance this year Oregon whites or California chardonnays have more 90+ points than White Burgundies. No offense to Cali whites which I enjoy - but they are on different categories of quality altogether. This may be controversial, but I do...

Absolute by grape/variety.

Absolute regardless of price.

There is a place I know with a few bottles of that wine they got a couple years ago from winery. Been stored in temperature controlled wine fridge since. I had two and they were awesome. Think they are still there for around $130, Gonna grab em one of these days If you leave any behind, let me know!

Nicely done!

I enjoyed your notes and the pics!

T. Williams wrote: ↑
September 24th, 2020, 12:46 pm

Anton D wrote: ↑
September 24th, 2020, 12:05 pm
I have been told biodynamic farming renders grapes immune to smoke taint.
Only if the fire lights on a moon day.

TW

Success!

Murder was the case they gave me!

I just got email from First Bottle pimping the 2016 Pontet-Canet, complete with reviewers scores. Here they are: WE - 100 VN - 99 WA - 98+ JD - 98 Drum roll, please..... James Suckling - 97 Have you ever seen this before?? Wow, a "97" from Suckling? That must be some lousy wine. I think he gave Sno...

I have been told biodynamic farming renders grapes immune to smoke taint.

I assembled a mixed case, wishing I could go long as these are a top 3 winery for me.

45 MINUTES.

I absolutely love Domaine de la Cote.

There are a few mailing lists that I get antsy waiting for out of fear of missing the wines. This is one of them.

Really looking forward to these!

If anybody is on the fence, these are worth buying on faith.

Don't focus on a wine's flaws.

Don't feel obliged to follow anyone else's palate.

Your numbers are way off. Latour produces about 11,000 cases of the Grand Vin each year. The price you’re looking at is retail, not wholesale. Latour gets between 50/60% of retail. At 50%, if they sold every bottle that is about 70 million dollars. A lot of money. But when you consider that the ent...

I got an offer, but only for the pinot, so I threw a hissy fit and didn't click any further.

Sherri S h a p i r o wrote: ↑
September 15th, 2020, 11:54 am

Scott Brunson wrote: ↑
September 15th, 2020, 11:38 am
All in of course
2 6-packs and a magnum like last year?

That would be the perfect allocation.

That way, no regret for Pobega-ing a bottle early on!

Go buy them!

Love these wines!

Looking forward to them!

Yay!

P@u1_M3nk3s wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 4:54 pm
Mmmm, spicy green hatch chiles.

Nice.

Notes of liquid smoke beans?

Guilty pleasure: I make a run for the Border about twice a year - I am a sucker for their Crunchy Taco Supreme. There is something decadent and indulgent about their taco meat - moist, greasy, delicious.

This wine has really taken up a spot in my soul. This wine, William and Mary, Rivers Marie, and Roy Piper are my Berserker finds!

I need to get more time with Mending Wall wines, too.

I am thrilled these wines can exist. We are supporting true hand made artisanal wine making, still!

My wife has a thing for Lynch Bages with Carl’s Jr. Famous Star, but only next to the ocean in NorCal.

It really does work.

I will try this new wine with a chalupa if I can! I like the lighter ABV.

Patrick! Perfection.

This is a toy to be milked, from a financial point of view a footnote buried really deep in corporate reports. I would guess that total revenue from Latour is not remotely 1% of the Pinault group's income. Come on, this is Yves St Laurent, Gucci, Balenciaga. Latour is nothing (unless you happen to ...

Primitivo Radio Gods?

Rhone Justice?

The Gamay?

Tommy Bolin’s Sweet Burgundy.

Rico Soave!

Oldie: Herman’s Hermitage.

This news brings me great hope. I have always wanted a same-branded wine that pairs perfectly with a Big Mac and call it the “Really Effing Happy Meal!” Although, there could be some issues to work out with MacDonald Winery. [cheers.gif] [cheers.gif] First Snoop Dogg, now Taco Bell. What next? Insan...

Their second wine is Les Forts de Latour.

11,000 cases.

132,000 bottles at about 300 a bottle?

Almost 40 million just with that bottle!

This is a toy to be milked, from a financial point of view a footnote buried really deep in corporate reports. I would guess that total revenue from Latour is not remotely 1% of the Pinault group's income. Come on, this is Yves St Laurent, Gucci, Balenciaga. Latour is nothing (unless you happen to ...

mattlock wrote: ↑
September 11th, 2020, 4:54 pm
La Pelle...it’s a bit higher than your price point mentioned at $45 but I always really enjoy it.

Good call!

Delicious!

Peter Michael L’Apre Midi is above 30 bucks but is near perfect.

Spottswoode, as mentioned!

I am sure there will be more that come to mind.

crickey wrote: ↑
September 11th, 2020, 11:27 am
If not buying wine because the price is more than I want to pay for it constitutes boycotting, I am currently boycotting thousands of wines!

Are you not buying any wines that you bought in the past?

Today was unlike anything I remember here, even in 2017. Orange/yellow sky all day, very poor visibility. Peak temps of 67F in Calistoga (was 112F two days ago.) Oddly, the actual air quality was better today than yesterday by looking at online meters. But it sure did not look that way. It was like...

There has to be a way to 'mathify' this.

Waiting list time is proportional to the ratio of resale value of a current release on the secondary market to the release price?

I may be arriving too late, but I agree with Alex....getting friends or family on either end and then over-night shipping with cool packs may be viable.

Not everyone thinks they do improve. I can count on my fingers over 20+ years the number of times I've had a red wine taste better on day 2 or after - some aspects may improve, but a stale element appears that is too much of a detractor for me. White wines, especially with some residual sugar, do s...

We have a neighbor who has about 4 acres of grapes. Zin, Syrah, Tempranillo, some Mourvedre... Saw him over Labor day and he said he was going to harvest this coming weekend. Now, day is night and ash is falling like snow flurries. He says maybe he will try to invent a wine-grape derived BBQ sauce. ...

Excited to buy my usual case and 3 magnums but hoping I get a 3 Liter this year. How many years does it usually take before you get a 3L? Do you get the sauv blanc yet? When you do you'll know you are close Dang, I was happy to start getting their sparkling wine and their chardonnay. Now you tell m...

Late one night after too many bottles had been opened, a friend ran out of clean wine stems so he grabbed a Riedel martini glass for a pour from a young Bordeaux. He was standing in a narrow hallway with white walls and carpet when he gave the wine a vigorous swirl. One Halloween, a friend of mine ...

Cris Whetstone wrote: ↑
September 1st, 2020, 10:19 pm
18 inches? Me thinks you consumed a large portion of it prior to it leaving the glass.

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lleichtman wrote: ↑
September 3rd, 2020, 7:48 am

Anton D wrote: ↑
September 2nd, 2020, 5:31 pm

John Morris wrote: ↑
September 2nd, 2020, 5:18 pm
This is a First World crisis of the first order.
I am planning on being allowed to vote multiple times in future polls.
Watch out, could be a felony.

An very important person on TV, very important, told me I could.

PeterJ wrote: ↑
September 2nd, 2020, 6:52 pm
Am I the only Californian offended by the word “Cali”?

No, brah, but then, I used to live in ‘Frisco.

John Morris wrote: ↑
September 2nd, 2020, 5:18 pm
This is a First World crisis of the first order.

I am planning on being allowed to vote multiple times in future polls.

Firefox tried to block me, but I said, "Screw you, Firefox! Todd is waiting for me!" Then, I broke free for my joyous reunion with Berserkers.

The man is a true renaissance man.

That Corona beer commercial loop is perfect.

FYI, Lisa Perrotti-Brown just gave the White 95 points, Grenache 95 points, and the Syrah 97 points. While I tend to be much more of a Syrah fan, her notes make me most excited for the Grenache, which she says "kicks off with meaty scents of beef drippings and peppered salami, giving way to dark fr...

Is there still another third to be found, or was this the final third?

Amazing tale!

Thank you for posting it.

Rich Brown wrote: ↑
August 29th, 2020, 6:28 pm

MarlonL wrote: ↑
August 29th, 2020, 2:35 pm
I had a bottle of this while camping. Probably the worst hangover I've had from wine before. It was way too sweet. Skip this and grab some box wine if you must
Right, but have you ever tried it....

See, that's funny because he pretended to say the name of the winery, but since we never ever talk about it, he made it look as though the moderators removed it. champagne.gif Oh, I get it now. newhere Is this an inside joke regarding my post where I said "I notice that there is not much discussion...

Craig G wrote: ↑
August 27th, 2020, 11:31 am

Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑
August 27th, 2020, 10:29 am
Is this the winery we never ever talk about?
No. That’s <deleted by moderator>.

See, that's funny because he pretended to say the name of the winery, but since we never ever talk about it, he made it look as though the moderators removed it.

I'd guess that might be volatile acidity, not mega purple. To me, when I suspect I'm tasting it, it's the Welch's grape juice flavor. I very well could be wrong, though. I tend to lean in your direction. For practice, and the only reason to buy them...is to try Caymus Regular Cab and Meomi's pseudo...

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/snoop-dogg-wine-label-debut/index.html The 19 Crimes label has teamed up with Martha Stewart's favorite hip hopper and we will be seeing Snoop Cali red hit the shelves soon. It will be 19 Crimes' premier California red, to boot! From someone's tasting note, somewhe...

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