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Like him or hate him Parker changed the wine industry for the better, in that more people drink wine because of Robert Parker, and better wines are made. Whether that wine is your style or not, doesn't matter, as more wines became accessible due to him. This is indisputable. For me Parker was instr...

Love Geyserville's, especially with some age on them. Unfortunately I don't have any '10's. I had an '09 a few months ago that was excellent.

If you are set on opening it now I would open at least 8 hours in advance. Better to wait another 10 years.

2005 Rosenblum Cellars Petite Sirah Pickett Road Vineyard - USA, California, Napa Valley (7/6/2020) Wow, for $30 this is really an amazing bottle of wine. Dark and crystalline color. Super concentrated dark fruits. Wonderful balance with background tannin and a just right touch of acidity. Wish I h...

Just looked at an '11 I have on deck and it does have a sticker on the capsule that has a series of letters and a number. Was not aware that it was a serial number though. I will look at some other bottles the next time I am in the cellar. My bottles are direct from winery mailing list.

Another pretty good month for me. Purchased 3 and consumed 24 for a net decrease of 21. Nearing my 2000 bottle cellar size goal.

I have never paid more than $250 for a bottle of wine as I believe you can drink very very well way below that price point.

I have one bottle of the '08 left. I started with 9 and they have all been excellent.

I feel your pain. My wife puts ice in every glass of wine except Champagne. I gave up on her years ago. No accounting for taste.

I have one bottle left from a six pack. I gave previous bottles mixed reviews. Several exhibited too much acidity for my taste.

2012 Carlisle Zinfandel Papera Ranch - USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley (6/19/2020) Drank with slow cooker barbecue ribs. This is what I look for in Zin. Super concentrated dark fruits, spice and licorice. Seamless integration and excellent balance. Starting to develop the elega...

The only one that I have drunk was the '17 Tablas Creek which I enjoyed. Great summer quaff.

Early on in my wine odyssey, I splurged and purchased 4 bottles of 1999 Pavie. The first bottle of this I drank was wonderful. The second bottle I took to a restaurant to have Christmas Eve dinner with my son. I was stoked to showoff my great bottle of wine and my new hobby to my son... Well you gue...

2009 Woodward Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon Artist Series - USA, Washington (6/8/2020) We drank our second bottle with grilled beef tenderloin. As good or better than the bottle we drank a year ago. Excellent balance. concentrated fruit, licorice,herbs and earth tones. Drinking at peak. Happy to have a...

I have a bunch of the '04 (I know it was a bad year) that were down the drain awful until the last few years. Still not wonderful but certainly drinkable. Maybe in another 10 years they will be wonderful??

3 X 2008 Dom Perignon

I rarely buy more than three of anything these days but carry overs from years gone by includes 10 bottles each of 2008 Quilceda Creek Estate Cab and 2005 Cos d'Estournel.

2006 Dehlinger Claret - USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley (6/1/2020) My last bottle of this beauty and it just keeps getting better and better. PnP and drank with grilled beef tenderloin. Concentrated fruits, earthiness and secondary flavors. Integrated and balanced with a long f...

May was pretty good for us with 24 consumed and 3 purchased for a net decrease of 21 bottles.

I have been a religious user of Cellar Tracker since 2004 and when I do my annual inventory of my ~2000 bottle cellar I am rarely of by more than a bottle or two. CT is the best.

Did anyone else receive a offer to purchase your Bankruptcy claim? I had pretty much written off any chance of recovering my losses but this offer is to purchase the claim for about 11% of what I lost. Does this sound legit? I have already notified Mr. Simmons that THE OFFERS CURRENTLY BEING MADE T...

Did anyone else receive a offer to purchase your Bankruptcy claim? I had pretty much written off any chance of recovering my losses but this offer is to purchase the claim for about 11% of what I lost. Does this sound legit?

TomHill wrote: ↑
May 25th, 2020, 11:33 am

dsimmons wrote: ↑
May 25th, 2020, 10:51 am
Thanks for the note Tom. Just curious about your take on how long to cellar the 2017 Carlisle G V?
Well..hard to say. Based on it's fruit intensity, I'd guess it'll continue to improve for another yr or two. And probably go out another 5-6 yrs. But I'm just sorta guessing.
Tom

Thanks Tom

Thanks for the note Tom. Just curious about your take on how long to cellar the 2017 Carlisle G V?

The high tannins in 2005 seemed to have given this balance vs. an awkward 2003. Agree this is a really good wine if not an archetypical Margaux. I drank an '03 Lascombes a week or two ago that was unexpectedly delicious. 2003 Château Lascombes - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux (5/12/2020) Deliciou...

I have some racking made of 4" ABS pipe cut to ~12". Works great for most bottles.

My Lucis'a are '07's and '08's. They have been drinking great.

If any of you Carlisle fans have any of this left, it is definitely at a high point. 2005 Carlisle Syrah Pelkan Ranch - USA, California, Sonoma County, Knights Valley (5/8/2020) WOW!! Drank this with ribs. This was one of the best Syrah's I have ever drank, and I have drank a lot of Syrah. Concentr...

Peter C. wrote: ↑
May 15th, 2020, 6:09 am
Great note, thanks for posting. Pretty much everything Keenan touches turns to gold, IMO. Even the Merlot, and I ain't drinking any f'ing Merlot!

Agreed their Merlot offerings are top notch.

Dav1d S@wyer wrote: ↑
May 14th, 2020, 2:09 pm
Great note. These are always excellent QPRs. My Costco keeps several different Keenan wines in stock on a regular basis at great prices.

Wow. Don't think our Costco has ever offered a Keenan wine.

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑
May 14th, 2020, 12:06 pm
I’ve been a fan of Keenan; bought some of the merlot, CS, and cab franc awhile ago. Posted notes on the 07 mernet this year.

I have also enjoyed other Keenan wines over the years but at considerably higher price points.

Last evening I drank my last bottle of this wine. Fairly early on in my wine adventure I purchased most of my wines from a local wine shop. They had a salesman who would email me when they had a wine he thought I would like. He told me about this wine specially priced at around $20... So I tried it ...

2003 Château Lascombes - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux (5/12/2020) Delicious bottle of mature Bordeaux an an amazing step up since the last bottle drank in '17. Concentrated, mature fruit flavor profile with earthy notes and elegant balance. Fully resolved tannin. Unfortunately my last bottle bu...

I normally would not open one of these so early but based on a lot of good comments and reviews I have queued one up. I had actually queued one up earlier and talked myself out of it.

The Scharffenberger for ~$17 per is also worth a try. My wife drinks a lot of bubbly and this is the one she has settled on.

I have had a passive cellar with low (less than 40% on average) for over 25 years and have never observed any ill effects.

If any of you Carlisle fans have any of this left, it is definitely at a high point. 2005 Carlisle Syrah Pelkan Ranch - USA, California, Sonoma County, Knights Valley (5/8/2020) WOW!! Drank this with ribs. This was one of the best Syrah's I have ever drank, and I have drank a lot of Syrah. Concentra...

I have only had the '07. I have drank on of 2 and t was delicious. I have included my note. 12/25/2019 - I LIKE THIS WINE: (Edit)94 Points My first of two drank with grilled beef tenderloin. Delicious mature cab. Concentrated dark fruit, licorice, smoke and earthy notes . Good secondary development....

Sarah, I am not going to recommend specific wines since I have no knowledge of what is available where you live. However i might recommend that you try some other white varietals to determine if you like them or are interested in variety. There are many many inexpensive white wines available. Try so...

We buy several cases of Tablas Creek Rhone whites each year for just your stated purpose. One of our wine group members is on their mailing list and we get them for around $18-$25 per and they ship for free. We love to sit on the deck on a warm afternoon with a glass.

Wow, I have been a member almosst twice as long and have only written about a quarter of the notes. Quite the accomplishment.

I bought a 6-pack of the 2004 Antonin Guyon Corton-Clos du Roy at auction and have enjoyed them. Still have a few bottles.

April was good for us with 25 consumed and only three purchased for a net of -22. My pending deliveries are down to 15 which is the lowest it has been in 20 years and I am clearly in sight of reaching my cellar size goal of 1800-2000 bottles in 2020.

2012 Carlisle Mourvèdre Bedrock Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley (4/27/2020)
Drank my first of two with braised pork shoulder. Absolutely delicious with concentrated dark fruits and herbs and excellent balance. Drink or hold. (95 pts.)

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I have had this wine three times and have enjoyed them all. I drank my last bottle in '19 and have one remaining. For my tastes '07 has been a GV.

I "reconnect" one a year when I inventory my cellar. An yes all of what you say is the byproduct of that inventory. I have become such a CT fanatic that I rarely find inventory disparities these days.

Home canned Salmon and garden vegetables. My passive cellar is a crawl space.

I have only had the '05 Le Vieille Cure. I drank a bottle in '18 and it was good but needed more cellar time.

On the Fleur Cardinale I have not had an '05 but the '04's have been drinking well inn the last few years.

Now that is a color I hate to see and have seen all to often. For some reason a wine this color is still drinkable but usually not.

2006 J.M. Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Pitures - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru (4/23/2020) This wine continues to improve. Drank with barbecue chicken. The tannins have resolved into an earthy fruit and herb taste profile. Acid balance has improved. First bottle in '17 was mediocre at ...

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