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Ha, I almost popped this last night, but ended up grabbing a 2011 ESJ Bone-Jolly instead. Thanks for the note.

Great notes, thanks Keith. I've got the 2019 versions of all them except the Roxheimer coming soon! One comment - you could clarify the title, as I thought the GKA notes you were posting were also for 2019... and I almost missed that they were the 2011s. I was about to comment on the infanticide... ...

EDIT: to reduce the PMs - location was the Fair Oaks / Walnut / Arden intersection in Carmichael. Other random stuff too like Lafleur Gazin for $20 etc. Best bet is just check local ones in person. Haha How many PMs did you get? For what it’s worth, I checked Santa Clara (none), and Redwood Shores ...

seanr wrote: ↑January 22nd, 2021, 8:45 am Two recent bottles......

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I have two of those same decanters...

I voted 2002 only because I don't have the breadth of experience you boffins have. I can't recall a single 2002 Bordeaux I even remotely enjoyed, finding all of them grotty and worthy of the dustbin. Sad, really, as the surrounding years were charming. A 2002 Cos showed surprisingly well for me las...

Ok, I may not love the wax capsules on Adam’s bottles (cork pulled right through and then I nearly sliced off my finger trying to get the wax pared back), but he is clearly doing some amazing things with what’s inside! 2018 Sabelli-Frisch Marsanne Milk Fed Ramos Torres Vineyard Rhone whites have, mo...

Two recent wines that I found very impressive were Delheim 'Wild Ferment' 2018 and De Morgenzon - any of them, and Ken Forrester's FMC is a powerhouse. But with so much Chenin, there are so many styles. Plenty to explore - if available where you are. Thanks Peter - will keep an eye out for them. Ar...

Talking of South Africa - as it has as many plantings of Chenin as the rest of the world put together, and they've been making it for more than 350 years that's where you'll find more and IMIO the best expressions of the grape. Which do you recommend? In my limited experience, they've ranged from a...

Todd F r e n c h wrote: ↑January 20th, 2021, 4:00 pm Was about to buy 6 bottles of the ‘13 Zin, but saw shipping was (from NorCal to SoCal) is ‘zone 4’ and over $30.00. No thanks

Maybe a little late now, but couldn’t you have had them shipped from the Hollywood store? Website said >60 in inventory at Hollywood.

Can’t wait to get my order this week! But will have to wait a couple weeks for them to settle I think.

In what way do you dislike it? Boring? Flavors? Texture? Waxy aromatics?

This (and roederer estate) are the best domestic sparkler QPRs out there.

Having tasted the 2016s listed below, my out-of-the-blocks impression about '16s thus far is that they're not massive wines: Reserve de la Comtesse (this was the heaviest of the group) Cantemerle Malescot St. Exupery d'Armailhac Senejac Sociando-Mallet Yes, I acknowledge that is a grand total of 6 ...

O.G. Nikolai wrote: ↑January 17th, 2021, 1:36 pm "Surprisingly" no call for 15 and 18.
16 favored all apellations perfectly. Easy call.

That may be, but 2015 had some really delicious wines out of the gate, like DDC and Rauzan-Segla.

Thanks Hardy - it's nice to see the grapes that went into the bottle! I should add that I didn't decant at all, and it drank beautifully from the first sip.

Thanks for the tasting note Adam. I would love to try a side by side tasting with Ridge, Bedrock, and Desire Lines Evangelho Funny you should mention that. I have now built a tasting flight that includes all of those plus Dirty & Rowdy Evangelho Mourvedre. Should be fun - whenever I can get my ...

I'd never been fully sold on any Evangelho wine. Until now. 2019 Dirty and Rowdy Mourvèdre Old Vine Evangelho Vineyard - USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Contra Costa County (1/14/2021) Easily my favorite Evangelho from any producer. I forgot this was Mourvèdre and kept thinking it a zin. Definit...

Hmm, the one I had last year was flawed as well (purchased in NJ). I have one other bottle which I will have to check on soon.

Jay, I agree it's definitely not the 1990. I had a bottle back in Oct, and while I thought it had a wonderful nose, the palate was clunky and four-square. It sounds like my bottle was a bit more advanced than yours as well, and the oak wasn't super prominent.

Thanks for the check-in Matt. I’ve got a bunch of these and wasn’t planning on checking in until 2023, but sounds like maybe now is a good time to crack one.

Sipping on day 2 of this right now. Quite lovely indeed, and to me, better on day 2, as it was quite tightly wound on day 1. Reminds me of the 2014 early on.

So awesome. I've been wanting to try PGC for a couple years, and was planning to dive in for BDXII this year. But a library release is even better!! Thanks for making this available Jim.

Question for the Bedrock faithful: if you wanted to introduce someone to Bedrock Wine Co using a recent vintage (18 or 19) for them to drink soon to give them a good idea of the style of wine, what would you choose? Ive had some good young Evanghelos but I was curious what other suggestions people ...

Bedrock, Esola, and Dolinsek for me. And I’m willing to bet that Monte Rosso and Nervo will rise like aristocratic cream to the top in another decade. I agree that Dolinsek is dangerous and I put all my ‘18 in offsite storage to refuse temptation. Come to think of it, I have put nearly all my 18s of...

I lost several auctions yesterday and today, so so far so good.

Cocktails tonight, but I did have a few sips of this straight.

NV Segura Viudas Brut -

About what one would expect from a $10 mass produced cava. Simple lemon, a bit of refreshing crushed rock. I used it mostly for a beet shrub fizz cocktail, which it suited perfectly.

Bumping this thread, as the cellar reduction folks can't have all the fun! My 2020 stats: Bought: 679 Consumed: 321 Net: +358 % increase in purchases from 2019: 350% My 2020 numbers are pretty close to yours Brian! Bought: 672 Consumed: 295 Although I’m 43 now, not sure if I still qualify as “young”

A note a couple weeks ago from Glen Gold reminded me that I had picked up one of these. Had instant pot turkey chili tonight, and figured it'd be a decent match (it was fine). 2019 Château Haut-Bailly Bordeaux Rosé - France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Rosé (12/30/2020) Picked this up as a novelty. Have not ...

Wax, while looks nice, is awful to open. Get rid of that too! Wax is easy to open. https://youtu.be/l5Gx9wUmGJ4 That video applies to 50% of wax capsules at best. If the cork is starting to show any sort of age, it will be a mess (even her cork in the video barely survives). And if the wax is not p...

I’ve had excellent bottles of this, and just hum drum bottles. Seems a fair amount of variation depending on the year. Same with the en Rama bottling. I agree it’s not a consistent standout like the Innocente, but it can still be quite good.

2017 Tour Saint Christophe -- This is a very nice wine, especially for the price. Giving this wine some air benefits it tremendously. The nose is full of plums, black cherry and spice, while there is a floral element that is present on the palate. Medium-bodied, with the tannins already soft and sm...

Checking in on 2015: 2015 Château Cantemerle - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc (12/26/2020) From 375. Fresh on the nose, more expressive than a year ago. Restrained classic Left bank in the mouth, bright red/black fruit, rose petals piled on a base of cedar pencil shavings and fine grained tanni...

2002 Bollinger grande Année and maybe 1990 l’evangile.

1970 Mouton Rothschild The fill was top shoulder; stood upright for a week before service, quick decant for sediment. Healthy deep garnet with some bricking. Classic mature Pauillac bouquet, with notes of dried plum, cigar box, sous bois, black truffle. Medium bodied, elegant, fully mature, silky t...

And even better, that lead to you posting it here and reminding me to buy some! I loved the 2015 and for some reason never grabbed any of the 2016. https://media.giphy.com/media/Lp71UWmAAeJHi/giphy.gif https://media.giphy.com/media/xT9IgMBdKFUoj2xk40/giphy.gif https://media.giphy.com/media/ZCxSakk9...

agree with Marcu$ Stanley above, very well noted on a wine drinkers psyche. CT comes into play in almost all my purchases but I don't just look at averages anymore (I know, I was young and dumb). It is extremely useful look read notes and check on wine description and consistency among these notes....

Thanks Jud for supporting this cause! Popped this guy to have with a Christmas roast. 2003 Château Sociando-Mallet - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc (12/25/2020) Nearly pristine cork. Incredibly rich nose of cassis, cigar, and forest floor at first, but palate was a bit tightly wound so I decant...

Thanks for the note Rich. Looking forward to this one. On a semi-related note, just exactly how does one go about posting reviews directly from CellarTracker? I can't seem to find the key! I think it can only be done via the desktop version. Where you see your review, in the upper right corner is a...

Post of the year.

One last one from me... 2019 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Old Vine - USA, California (12/24/2020) Checking in on the new batch. Full throttle, rich fruit forward, juicy acid, stony soil, black tea and some fairly intense tannins, that seems more Mountain fruit than entry level zin. A bit of raspberry ...

Last night continued my sampling of recent budget Riesling purchases... I had to look on a map to confirm that Alsace was part of the Rhine. blush 2017 Trimbach Riesling - France, Alsace (12/22/2020) Sharp, angular, and needs time to integrate. Lean, minerally, eye-watering acid, rubber eraser reduc...

2013 Sky Vineyard Zinfandel Mt Veeder: I re-loaded on this with a 6 pack from the K&L closeout. Decanted for an hour, this reveals beguiling aromas of raspberry, clove, and some meaty BBQ notes. On the palate, whoa, no mistaking that this is mountain fruit - while the wine isn’t inky or impenet...

Tom, both of these tasting notes are eligible for Brian's Virtual Tasting for charity, now that he's added wines from the Rhine to the list... Should you care to cross-post, I think Brian will be very happy to pony up another $20 to the Redwood Empire Food Bank! [cheers.gif] https://www.wineberserke...

brigcampbell wrote: ↑December 22nd, 2020, 1:57 pm For the cellartracker crowd, here's a list of Bordeaux in your cellar.

https://www.cellartracker.com/list.asp? ... n=Bordeaux

Thanks Brig... for whatever reason, that link only showed the dry Bordeaux whites I have in the cellar!

Sweet! That's a great update Brian, thanks for everything you're putting into this! One note... you may want to specifically call out Riesling in your thread title since many people who have not been visiting this thread may glaze over RHINE without thinking "wait that includes Riesling". ...

I thought I had the same idea as David with the D&R Zin... until he popped the Bedrock... and then the O&F. Beast mode. Or intervention mode. One of the two! [wow.gif] At any rate, here's my take on the D&R! 2019 Dirty and Rowdy Zinfandel - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley (...

Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑December 19th, 2020, 8:59 am Texier is interesting as well, but I cannot say that I find it to be classic CR, more acid and red-fruit driven.

Huh. I wrote “pure red fruit and a laser beam of acid” about the 2003, a year when others produced gloppy messes (I’m looking at you, chapoutier).

Eric Texier. The '01 I had last month was my Rhone WOTY. Picked it up for <$50.

Having Nashville hot chicken Detroit-style pizza tonight flirtysmile , and decided to pop one of these. Of many amazing deals at BDXI this year, this probably tops the list for me. 2017 Wilde Farm Wines Heritage Bedrock Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley (12/18/2020) Second bot...

Drank two very different zins tonight with a couple dear friends. They really showed the range and breadth of the grape and makes the case for Zin as a grape of the first order. 2014 Under The Wire Zinfandel Sparkling Bedrock Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley (12/17/2020) A co...

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