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alan weinberg wrote: ↑
January 16th, 2020, 11:33 am
looks like it was pretty cold. Sounds good, though.

Yes

We initially overchilled it

RIP. Respect for a long and notable life. 1985 Clos des Chenes was one of the the wines what turned me into a Burgundy lover.

2015 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet (1/16/2020) Pretty evident menthol on the nose with delicious stone fruit and fine minerality. Acidity not as vibrant as other Ramonet village wines I have had, but I suspect this may be vintage r...

2004 was an excellent vintage for Red Burgundy? Dunno about that one.

Francois Carillon Bourgogne Blanc

Folatières comes from Terre Folle, wines that were faster approachable than many other premier crus in Puligny. Off course there are exceptions. This wasn't part of the domaine Louis Carillon but an acquisition of François in 2010. I have not had the opportunity to try any of his brother’s offering...

2016 Francois Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru (1/3/2020) Although he and his brother split the family domaine some years ago, his lineup of wines from top to bottom are incredibly solid. One of his 1er Cru offerings a...

I have a similar experience. I have had several Hudelot and Bachelet from '13 over the past couple months. Still very primary with pretty firm acidity is what sticks in my memory from those bottles.

‘08 Dom
NV Selosse Initial

Thanks for the note. I have a couple but have resisted popping one. Cheers

Any notes? How was it?

1986 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru (12/30/2019) I am a pretty big fan of this vineyard. One of my great pleasures of collecting wine is running across old vintages from this monopole. 1986 was one of the lesser v...

Is there a link?

I dont know if you participated, but the recently completed HA auction had some downright steals.

That's a candle/candleholder. Wally's is selling it signed for $3650.

Cool story. Wish they went into a bit more into what he likes to drink. Thanks for sharing the article.

I opened an ‘05 village Vögue a couple weeks ago and was struck on how fresh and primary it was out the bottle for a ~15 yo wine. ‘05 may end up being one of the near ‘immortal’ Burgundy vintages.

Anything is a great replacement for that soap dispenser that nobody ever uses! This looks like something that's a cute solution to a problem that doesn't exist, i.e. rinsing your glasses. It would be useful for me. My dishwasher is always too full for me to feel comfortable putting the glasses in t...

Anyone have one of these? For a hundred bucks, it looks like a great replacement for the sink soap dispenser.

https://www.deltafaucet.com/md/design-i ... r-features

Had the Laflaive Macon Verzy on Thursday. Very big meyer lemon drop but balanced and approachable. Quite delicious after 30 minutes or so. Still at $65, overpriced! This was $35, is $65 the going tariff now? At $35 it was high end Macon with Lafon, $65 seems way too high to me unless it's on a wine...

For accessible wines at reasonable prices that show some site character, I'd suggest: - '14 Burlotto Barolo (the base wine, not the single vineyard designations). '15 is probably showing well now, if likely less elegant than the lighter '14. Both can be had for less than $50 - '12 Roagna Langhe. It...

I think reaching out to other expressions of Nebbiolo is also a good idea. 10-20 yo Produttori Reserva Barberesco is easy to find, delicious, and great QPR for what you get in the bottle. Also, as mentioned above, wines form Alto Piemonte are good and relatively cheap. I have a feeling once people f...

Don’t know what your price point for trying some Barolo, but Vajra’s Albe Barolo is a pretty available and usually accessible early that is a good wine at a great price point. If you want to spend some cash, maybe an ‘11 or another early accessible vintage from some of the better modern producers. I...

One of my favorite producers. Thanks for the note.

Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑
November 21st, 2019, 2:59 pm
No madness, Victor, just total bliss....

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How long do let your wine ‘rest’ before opening one.

Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose x 4 for $240 before taxes

In their last ZCollection online auction, Zachys offered two bottles of 2008 DRC Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Blanc. I was able to find some notes on cellartracker but no background on the bottling. Curious about the story. Anyone have any insight on this?

I know these can have a long life. But how long do you usually cellar Gattinara? I imagine similar apogee as Barbaresco.

It struck me last night that I might have too much wine. Or, I have too much wine that needs 10+ years. Perhaps both. Even though I just bought another 300-bottle fridge, with everything coming in this week and next, plus the deliveries last week, it is full. All my off-site lockers and my other fr...

From the 10/18 cellar offering, I recently had the '05 Burguet Vosne and it was delicious.

Couple of places in Naples I can rec. I dont know their location in relation to the airport Naples Wine Collection https://napleswinecollection.com/sparkling-champagne/ Natural Wine https://peter-rizzo-5klw.squarespace.com/ Fairways Wine Vault https://fairwayswinevault.com/ Enjoy your trip. The weat...

Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully they will continue to drop prices.

Looks like an incredible dinner. Thanks for sharing

Socciando Mallet?

cjsavino wrote: ↑
October 19th, 2019, 6:30 pm
Wine enthusiast

That’s the only authorized dealer in the US

Frappato and/or Nero D’Avola

I literally have a over a case of Caymus in my bedroom closet. When people hear I enjoy wine, this is the bottle I am usually gifted.

Birth year Robert Mondavi To Kalon Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon/Mondavi Reserve

It don’t get more American than that my man...

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/18/gard ... t-100.html

Interesting opinion on what was "expensive" for a bottle of wine at the time.

BTW: $100 had the spending power of ~$225 today.

The latest Raveneau offing just gave me a nosebleed lol

If its anything like the '15 its a beauty. Thanks for the note.

Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑
October 3rd, 2019, 6:28 am
So I am now expediting my shipment, paid an up-charge for a thermal liner and morning delivery. Bummer that it's still warm in FL, but don't wanna pay what will be a $500 tariff on a single case.

Yup, Looks like weather wont break for Florida shipping until mid-Nov

Hate the sin love the sinner. I pray he finds stability in his life.

Thanks for sharing the article.

Love their wines. Not hard to backfill at reasonable prices with this Domaine.

Also, I did not see any photos. Prior to an auction, I have emailed to request photos for wines from the 70s, and they have supplied them in advance. Heritage has been good at accurately detailing condition, and I have opted to buying items more recently released, so I don't ask anymore. But, that'...

Got a couple bottles of Dujac Charmes and some other things at a good price.

I have noticed some older Arlaud wines carry the "Cuvee Unique" name. So this denotes same juice but different oak treatment of the same wine?

I live in the Tampa Bay area. Awesome to be able to pop in for an early dinner at the bar. The deals for red burg are still there if you look, but the true gems in value are in other areas (ex. american syrah). Somm. Eric Renault is undefeated in finding to something at my price point to make me smi...

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