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Felt after the movie like I wanted BBQ more than wine

Come join us! Frenchie is opening some special Ray Walker bourbon.

"It's a little soapy!"

I know what I'm watching this weekend

A couple recent tasting notes I recently posted on CT. 2017 Goodfellow Family Cellars Chardonnay Durant Vineyard 1st of 3 bottles, bought from BDXI. Pop n' pour in GGG. Some reduction and matchstick on the nose followed by a burst of tropical notes including pineapple, guava, lime zest, and underrip...

Working my way through a 4-pack of Street Sodie. 4 Hands/Shared collaboration.

Mixed case of Goodfellow

John Morris wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2020, 11:19 am

Brian S t o t t e r wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2020, 9:49 am
Todd: I kept the bottle over 3 days. Day 2 not much different, and Day 3 started falling more flat on the palate.
Refrigerated or out on the counter?

Counter top

Any differences between the two glasses? Interestingly I thought it showed better in the GGG. I'm still experimenting with the Grassl glasses, and while I love the Mineralite for riesling and Champagne I don't find the 1855 or Cru work any better for me than the GGG. Maybe it's because I don't have...

Todd: I kept the bottle over 3 days. Day 2 not much different, and Day 3 started falling more flat on the palate. Nathan: The cork was intact. What are you suggesting by the storage issues re: nutty notes that develop later on? I've noticed this was a couple other nebbiolo bottlings I've had in the...

Looking forward to it!

Todd: I kept the bottle over 3 days. Day 2 not much different, and Day 3 started falling more flat on the palate. Nathan: The cork was intact. What are you suggesting by the storage issues re: nutty notes that develop later on? I've noticed this was a couple other nebbiolo bottlings I've had in the ...

A follow-up question for the thread: are there certain overseas wines you find that really influence your house style? I know Hardy said that he takes an opposite approach in winemaking to old world mourvedre, but curious what others have to say.

2008 G.D. Vajra Barolo Bricco delle Viole - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo (3/27/2020) Double decanted and tasted in both a Grassl Cru and GGG glass for comparison. Decent nose of tart cherry, burnt orange peel, saddle leather, organic soil and a touch of anise, but wasn't as perfumed as I was hop...

Thanks for the note. I just opened a 2019 Tercero Mourvedre Rose tonight. My wife, who doesn't like anything that isn't riesling, exclaimed "this is tasty!". Looking forward to trying the cinsault rose next

Order in. It was hard to get down to 4 cases . So much goodness in there... Sean [swoon.gif] My wife's favorite producer period. We drink through a lot of the appellation wines young while cellaring the SVD's. #1 producer by volume in my cellar. Sean Just looked at your CT, no kidding!

Sean_S wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2020, 10:35 am
Order in. It was hard to get down to 4 cases. So much goodness in there...

Sean

My olive oil/balsamic pack and tinned fish arrived today. Just in time for quarantine. Thanks Nola!

You don't have it on auto-pilot by now Frenchie?

Either Massimo or I will be on at 5:30 PST (and I am pretty sure I have my dates right this time... the mind, it is addled.) Oldest BDX we have close at hand is 2014... hmm, let's see what we scare up. Cool! Will be nice to meet "in person." Loved the 2017 DI CO I opened up earlier this week by the...

No worries, at least we keep the theme to wine

I'd prefer 5:30 PST but open to either. I'm not going anywhere.

Didn't you say you wanted to do a Top 5 night? Anyway I have no 2000 Bordeaux, going to open a 2008 GD Vajra Bricco delle Viole instead.

Count me in.

2017 Goodfellow Pinot Noir Pumphouse Block Temperance Hill Quite shut down at first, needed a good couple hours of air to start opening up. A kaleidoscope of red fruits, initially upon opening only got some strawberry but now more raspberry and sour cherry, with a nice complement of dried sage, tea ...

Sean_S wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2020, 6:47 pm
Brian. How old is that profile pic. You look a little more mature in Zoom . Thanks for the beta on beta.

Sean

It’s my current stubble

I think that pic is 5 years old.

Looking forward to Wednesday! As always, thanks for setting this up Todd.

Opened the 2017 Goodfellow Durant Chardonnay tonight, for the BDXI themed online tasting through Zoom. I haven't had chard from OR before, but this was excellent! Love the matchstick reduction on this in combination with green apple and underripe tropical fruit notes. Had to put the rest of the bott...

I had suggested a Berserker Day XI wines theme, but open to anything. That's right! You called it, I'll make it so, as I promised Wednesday, in honor of my birthday, shall be deemed 'One of Your Top 5' - either producers, specific wines, vineyards, etc. Gotta be a favorite. I'm not yet sure what I'...

I had suggested a Berserker Day XI wines theme, but open to anything.

I'm up for multiple Zoom meetups, especially this week while working from home. Excited!

Got my BDXI wines. Any decanting tips for the 2017 DI CO?

Central FL Charlie's daughter has some good taste. Can't say I know any college kids who can say their favorite Burgundy is Gevry-Chambertin [rofl.gif] For Monday, can we do a BDXI theme? Just picked up my shipments from Goodfellow and DiCostanzo, would love an excuse to open these :) Yess! LOL. Ev...

Central FL Charlie's daughter has some good taste. Can't say I know any college kids who can say their favorite Burgundy is Gevry-Chambertin

For Monday, can we do a BDXI theme? Just picked up my shipments from Goodfellow and DiCostanzo, would love an excuse to open these

Sweet!

Frank: Assuming I’m drinking champagne I’ll do the NV Chartogne-Taillet Cuvée Sainte Anne if you want to join.

Edit: My shipment with the Chartogne-Taillet didn’t come yet

I hear the balcony is really good this time of year.

I have no Bourgogne at home. Debating opening the Valdicava on night 2 or open a really old Edmunds St John...

Brian, i have LF Crayeres but it's 2014. You can always check my Cellartracker account as that may make the coordination easier. I may have a NV Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Cuvée Sainte Anne at my locker. Otherwise not much in common (mostly because my Champagne stock is super low right now). Unles...

Brian, i have LF Crayeres but it's 2014. You can always check my Cellartracker account as that may make the coordination easier. I may have a NV Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Cuvée Sainte Anne at my locker. Otherwise not much in common (mostly because my Champagne stock is super low right now). Unles...

Frank Murray III wrote: ↑
March 19th, 2020, 10:56 am
And Shay's bomb shelter cellar that was figuratively the bomb.

I love what his Israeli relatives call it

Frank Murray III wrote: ↑
March 19th, 2020, 10:51 am
Jeremy's kitchen was the night's winner

The kitchen of a retina specialist, definitely not a pediatric nephrologist

Also, I definitely wanna do one of these next week when my JJB shipment with some champers gets in so I can compare notes with Frank 😁 Let's coordinate, Brian. We may have a common bottle we can compare. Enjoyed meeting you last night too. That was a fun diversion. I'll be on tonight if you drop in...

Also, I definitely wanna do one of these next week when my JJB shipment with some champers gets in so I can compare notes with Frank

I’ll try to join today if I can. Will likely will be the same Brunello or perhaps even a cocktail :) Takes you too damn long to finish a bottle of wine, Stotter! Left some for night two to see it would open up more. Did you take down that whole JB Neufeld bottle last night? Which one was it again?

I’ll try to join today if I can. Will likely will be the same Brunello or perhaps even a cocktail

Just opened mine to give it some air before the offline, 2007 Valdicava BdM Madonna del Piano

I may have to jump in on this.

P Turk wrote: ↑
March 15th, 2020, 5:40 pm
2015 Weill A Way Mixed Blacks ... 1 hour in the decanter and this was very fragrant. It was the wife’s favorite of the weekend.

Love the Mixed Blacks so much, trying to hold off on my remaining 2016's....I'll be loading up on the 2018s for sure.

Paul Miller wrote: ↑
March 12th, 2020, 1:29 pm
Less awesome cellar

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Not enough Bedrock

Thanks for the note. Had a 1999 of this a couple years back. So. Effin'. Good.

Just got a case delivered that includes 2015 Reinhold Haart Piesporter Goldtropfchen GG and 2016 Schloss Lieser Niederberg Helden GG. Both were wines I had in 2017 when in the Mosel and loved. Anyone have these lately and can verify whether they're currently shut down?

Got a Wedlock, yay!

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