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Very nice! What was the 1964 vintage like? Don’t think I know anything about the 1960s vintages from my reading.

So delicious, and a big step up from last year’s version.

2016 Monte Rosso Zin. Today is day 2, after spending several hours decanting yesterday. Still super unyielding and shut down, just some faint notes of tart cherries, iron, black pepper, and baking spice.

TimF wrote: ↑
November 25th, 2020, 8:37 pm
I’ve really been digging this beer the last couple of weeks. Definitely a top 5 beer of the year for me.

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Very good beer, sold out quickly locally.

Debating between opening Perennial Abraxas (2020) and their Craft Beer Cellar Maman collab this weekend.

WOTY: 2001 Joh Jos Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese

DOTY: Oregon chardonnay

I started mine with a 2018 Goodfellow Durant chardonnay. So so good. A little less matchstick reduction than the 2017 but I enjoy it more for its general balance and the purity of the fruit. Flavors of lemon peel, tart green apple, lime leaf, kiwi, and papaya complement wet rocks on the nose and pal...

Ok, narrowed down my red to a 2016 Bedrock Monte Rosso Zin or 2015 Bedrock Under The Mountain Carignan. Anyone have the former lately?

Our daughter used to work for Ravenswood and brought a magnum of 1993 Old Hill (Sonoma Valley) Zin. As far as I know it’s been stored correctly and should be a treat. I wasn’t really following the post about Joel Peterson’s library sale. If anyone has had this wine lately I’d really appreciate some...

I just had the Bernkasteler Badstube Kabinett earlier this week. I love Prüm, but would definitely buy it again at $30/bottle inclusive of tariff.

For those sale prices I'd go for it.

Unless I have something mindbending in the next few weeks, I think it'll be 2001 Joh. Jos. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese for me.

Going to open a NV Bollinger Special Cuvee and some domestic pinot noir. Probably a Goodfellow.

2 x 2015 Vilmart Grand Cellier d'Or

Holy f***

2019 Bedrock Old Vine Zinfandel, for National Zinfandel Day!

I may have had a slight clerical error on my end and am now sitting on 16 bottles of this wine. I ain't complaining.

That's great! Does it have to be $150 in one purchase, or just $150 spent between now and 12/27? I tend to graze the auctions.

Great seeing you all. Would love a repeat on 1/20

G. Curd wrote: ↑
November 14th, 2020, 9:44 am
1 x 2001 Joh. Jos. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese
3 x 2001 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese
1 x 2001 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese (Thanks Patrick)

Damn son, well done!

Proud of myself, kept it to one case. Do wish that I was allocated more than one bottle of the late harvest gewurztraminer. Did anyone get offered more than one?

I'm game!

2 x 2011 Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant Extra Brut You will be happy with these! They made some of the wines of the vintage in Champagne in 2011. Totally transcending expectations of the vintage. Their only "defect" is that they are super delicious already, as oppose...

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2018 Cedric Bouchard Cote de Val Vilaine

Looking forward to trying something from Goodfellow. Been reading tons of praise on their Pinots (and not just on this forum). Don't skip the chards either Damn, you beat me to it. Anyway, we need BDay soon. I'm running low on olive oil. My credit card is ready to commit seppuku. Need to let it rest.

Curtis Chen wrote: ↑
November 5th, 2020, 10:12 am
Looking forward to trying something from Goodfellow. Been reading tons of praise on their Pinots (and not just on this forum).

Don't skip the chards either

mattcitrang wrote: ↑
November 5th, 2020, 5:10 am
Just looking at my calendar and there it is

Wednesday Jan 27, 2021.

Nice midweek break. Looking forward to the day.

I thought BD was always a weekend day

2 x 2011 Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant Extra Brut

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Just started with a session adjunct stout (yes, they exist). Will see what happens as the night unfolds.

Just received notice of another case on its way of 2019 OVZ I ordered with the fall shipment awhile back that I totally didn't remember. How could I be so forgetful?

P@u1_M3nk3s wrote: ↑
November 2nd, 2020, 2:23 pm
Brian, we seem to be on the same wavelength!

Gin too! My favorite spirit

2018 Cedric Bouchard Côte de Val Vilaine in the fridge.

"In victory you deserve Champagne; in defeat, you need it."

Germany

Thanks for the note Matt. What other 20+ year agers have you had? My oldest so far is a 1993 Domaine Serene Evanstad Reserve that I opened earlier this year. It was fabulous and fully mature, but still has time. I have one bottle left, not sure when I may open it.

David is spot on for the spätlese and auslese. I’m leaving the remaining auslese bottles for 10 years and may open my next spätlese in 5.

Interesting difference in takes on this wine. Difference in critic palates? May still try to look for a couple bottles in the U.S. as I haven't had this producer before. Reading about Sammie Steinmetz on Trink piqued my interest a lot.

Director of the Somm films.

Well done!

Thanks Dave. My note for the 2016 Pichon Cote Rotie Promesse: Definitely thought this one had a good amount of smoke, black olive, black pepper and minerality on the nose. Even a little floral character from the viognier. I thought the wine was pretty polished, with silky tannins and some elegance, ...

More Hofgut Falkenstein:

4 x 2019 Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Kabinett trocken #19
4 x 2019 Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Sonnenberg Riesling Kabinett trocken #9
4 x 2019 Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Ober Schäfershaus Riesling Spätlese trocken

Well I'm quickly getting priced out of some lots...

Read the article. Have there been any resignations from master sommeliers in response to this on social media?

I don't own enough '16. May need to rectify that. Love the shoutouts to WB in this podcast episode. I know what you mean. They kept talking about these wines as 40-50 year wines. Why do I have only 2 bottles of '16 Bedrock heritage then??? Why am I not buying by the case? Oh right, I am buying case...

I don't own enough '16. May need to rectify that. Love the shoutouts to WB in this podcast episode.

Unless my wife finished a bottle, I should still have some left of both bottles to try tonight after a couple days in the fridge. Curious to see how the Altenberg changes in particular.

My first round of 2019 Falkenstein purchases I didn't have any Kabi trocken offered. Fixing that now.

Buying German wine to support CA & OR winemakers, a win-win in my book.

With a number of 2015 German rieslings in our collection, some which will be ready for our 10th wedding anniversary, it's tough to choose. I might have to go with a 2015 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett because it's the only 2015 riesling I have in magnum format, but that may not be ready.

Josh Grossman wrote: ↑
October 29th, 2020, 8:08 am
Just incase someone wanted a link too:
https://trinkmag.com/articles

How could I forget! Updated my post.

First found out about Trink from Robert Dentice's interview. Looks like the website for this online magazine, with a focus on "German-speaking wines," is officially up. Really excited to see where this project goes.

https://trinkmag.com/articles

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