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Their cab franc tastes like cabernet sauvignon, sure, but even my French friend who introduced me to Clos Rougeard loves Detert -- knowing that it doesn't even remotely taste like the Loire varietals. It's just good juice. Detert is one of the very few producers I will buy from every year, and their...

Bought multiple times. They're legit. I miss the days of their crazy sales, though.

The most I have ever paid for a bottle, by FAR, was a 2010 Bonneau Celestins. I remember it was $514 in 2016, and I snapped it up then because I knew to the thrill of my bones that it would never get cheaper. And if you were to buy it today, you'd have to pay..$515. I have not bought like that again...

Sorry to hear about your health issues. Here's hoping they resolve!

btw, I had not noticed this until just now, but K&L confirmations now request that purchasers pick up their Will Call items within 30 days now. It used to be 90 days, which was down from 6 mos some years ago. I'm not sure when that changed. My understanding is because of the pandemic they're ru...

This is an easy annual buy for me. I tend to approach them like they're left-bank classified growths - a lot of air or a lot of age. I had a 2017 Di Co a couple of months ago that was still fantastic on day FIVE! No recent expeience with the 2016 Farella but I see the notes on CT are positive.

I very much love Radio Coteau and have noticed some bottle variation when you age it. Some of them seem to mature too quickly.

I don't understand their inventory software, but I find that their price on back vintages of wines that have caught on more recently sometimes reflect an earlier, lower price than market. On some wine, they are exquisitely aware that, say, a 2005 1er cru that they haven't had in stock for many years...

Clearly we can solve everything with a thousand point scale.

Sounds like you're near K&L. Their local delivery has been done in very nice cardboard boxes since the pandemic. Very true. I've been using those for storage, but definitely need a more economical way than getting one box for every case ordered [cheers.gif] I'm also close to Heritage Auctions' ...

I thought it might be useful for other folks who have had COVID to have a place to share their experiences with tasting. I had a very mild form of it in April - never tested positive - and seemingly recovered quickly, but I've noticed that tasting wine in the last ten months has been confusing, to s...

Great - thank you so much for the options. Domaine is indeed pricey but their magnum boxes come as sixers, which seems easier than in 12-bottle size. Uline is much cheaper - ordered some stuff from both!

I've been trying to secure boxes to store wines in my off-site. Normally I get them from my retailer, but since the pandemic all the local stores have removed this option. (Also that's always been hit and miss - even when I ask knowledgeable places like K&L, they sometimes hand over flimsy carto...

Another tip: Everyone should follow William's Instagram, too.

As a brand new Monopolean, the first thing I'd like to do is complain that the badge looks premoxed.

I know folks here actually save rocks up to throw when this producer is mentioned, but the only BBM I've had is Louis Latour, the 2000, and it was excellent two years ago. And about half the price of any other BBM available at the time.

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If a thread from 2015 isn't recent enough, I ordered some good Burgs from them within the last six months. No problems.

+whatever for Heath. Coupe line for us, completely randomly matched colors that nonetheless work together. I have, however, destroyed a number of them but that was due to a) moving to a new house that had absurdly hard water and b) bad prescription on my progressives. Fixed both of those and the rem...

Thanks for the note. I'm not a big champagne guy but I bought a couple of these to sock away. As I am innocent in the ways of champagne, I had imagined that it goes flattish if you leave it open for hours. Not so? How long can excellent champagne stay open before tragedy like that strikes?

I recently ordered from Empire with no issues at all. It came highly recommended from others on this board. To be honest I order outside my state only to get wines I cannot get through my local retailers. In many cases I have found my local retailers will work with me on pricing. Whaaaaa? Please sa...

Officially started today. Also my January eating routine: 11 am - 7 pm, basically a lot of green vegetables, oils, nuts, animal protein, some fruits and 80 oz of water. Lotsa beets, asparagus, fermented foods. Very few starches, dairy or soy. I would normally have specific exercise goals this month,...

My girlfriend is a 1980 Capricorn, so we're about to launch into the same thing - a 1980 Burgess Vintage Selection -- please let us know how the Burgess or the Mondavi goes. We had a Sterling Reserve a few years ago that was very nice - better than you'd expect.

I don't have a wine of the year, but I have discoveries. It's funny - as I've gotten into Burgundy, what comes with talking about discoveries is the sheer terror of other people maybe paying attention. Bordeaux? Cal cabs? There's always enough of those to go around. But 2005 S.C. Guillard Gevrey-Cha...

Had the 2019 Haut Bailly Rosé (great value, definitely toward the bolder/watermelon/cherry side of things, but not overdone) and was intrigued by the closure, as shown. The glass top is a new thing for me.

I've been buying for a couple of years and have had no problems, only good experiences. BTW, Bryan turned me onto the Glantenay "Elixir" rosé, which is a completely bonkers value.

Hey there, Mark - very glad to hear you have come through to the other side. I had a mild case of Covid, and it has impacted my taste for alcohol of all sorts. Some nights I have no problem but there are times when the best comparison is to having to use an out-of-tune instrument. In my experience, ...

William Kelley wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2020, 1:02 pm
Glen Gold wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2020, 10:16 am
Lorenzon

Me too!

Artist's rendition of William Kelley and me:

Arnoux-Lachaux
Berthaut-Gerbet
Nicholas Faure
J-P Guyon
Lorenzon
And one bottle of Naudin-Ferrand Côte de Nuits Villages Viola Odorata.

Richard Jen wrote: ↑November 29th, 2020, 11:18 am Mountain View, Chanin 2018 Chardonnay Bien Nacido $22.99 after $17 off.

Wow. That's a crazy bargain. Back up the truck. Alas, my Glendale location rarely has anything worthwhile.

Detert

Has anyone experimented further with this? Let's say I have a room-temperature chardonnay and a minimal amount of time. The internet says put it in the freezer for 10-15 minutes (science says with a damp towel on it; the experimenting part of the internet says this doesn't work as well as it does in...

I do wish you could search those sales in a more efficient way.

Thanks so much for that link. It explains a lot.

The first time I had Dujac (their Bourgogne blanc) was the first time I smelled and tasted sulfur. COOL, I thought, because I didn't know wine could taste that way. I have recently fallen for Walter Scott, which is famous for that. Does that matchstick dissipate with decanting or not? With the wine ...

Haven't had a '14 yet, but in my experience, they tend to be released when they're young but ready. I've popped an '11, '12 and '13 the week of shipment and each was was great -- a brief decant helps. And I'm waiting for more tasting notes before opening a chardonnay, so if anyone has info to share...

As disheartening as it is to see this still going on, it is a joy to watch Don at work. The pictures and then the descriptions remind me of the "Can you find the differences?" puzzles in Highlights for Children. This is Highlights for Wine Berserkers. Thank you Don for all the effort you ...

That recipe looks amazing and around these parts serves one.

Thanks to this board I was made aware of Ketan's efforts and his Beta Wines. I ended up picking up 3 of each wine before he sold out. The wines arrived yesterday. Question for those more familiar with the project: The labels appear to be packaging tape (my shipper was sealed with what looked to be ...

I'd ordered from a very respected retailer a few bottles of Dujac that showed up cooked - they took them back immediately and I had a store credit just about large enough to take a flyer and buy a 2013 Drouhin Laroze Musigny - under $500. I know that house didn't get much love until that vintage, bu...

A few years ago my girlfriend and I stopped eating animals cuter or smarter than ourselves. Octopus was the first on the list. And The Octopus Teacher brought it home - very hard to imagine eating one after seeing the film.

Our PCPs have put both me and my girlfriend down for post-Covid syndrome. We never tested positive, nor do we have measurable antibodies, but we each have a host of minor symptoms. As per the above, neither of us lost our sense of taste, but something that's been happening at weird times is that my ...

Oh, yeah, isn't it good? I have been doing mixed cases of similarly-priced Chardonnays from K&L and this was the clear winner. Plus: pretty label.

Right - if you spend over $500, it's an additional 15% off.

Plus there's 2017 Bruno Lorenzon Champs Martin at a significant discount.

I'm not a high roller and don't have any of these in much depth, but I'm happy with these. Most came from board recommendations, and whispers insinuated here that started me sleuthing. Duroché Berthaut-Gerbet Maume-Marchand-Tawse Lorenzon Méo-Camuzet Frère & Soeurs Arnoux-Lachaux Chantal Rémy (Y...

I’m with Richard. I immediately thought weak/thin cork. I’ve only had a small small handful out of many older Napa cabs (60s/70s) and when opened the cork integrity was not sound and they were generally not in great shape Thanks- I definitely plan to use the Durand on these! That should work. If it...

What is Cuvée Colbert? Jeff's site says it's the same wine, but with a "different" aging process. Anyone know specifics?

I've been planning this in my head. Last minute, but inspired appetizers that magically go with white burg as well as french fries do, then Holy Grail ribeyes, mashed potatoes (Sara makes them with greek yogurt and dill), fried kale, maitake mushrooms and creamed spinach. Peanut Butter pie for desse...

Wow. What a rough experience. One fire after another.

Sjmotta wrote: ↑October 11th, 2020, 11:06 am Super QPRs:
Landskroon - especially Chenin Blanc and Rose of Pinotage
Domaine Lafage - Narassa and Bastide Miraflors
Maze - Sauvignon Blanc and SB Clew
Hourglass - GIII and Sauvignon Blanc
Obsidian Ridge - Cabernet Sauvignon

Oh yeah -- the 2013 Hourglass GIII is great!

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