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Drank my last bottle of this this summer. It was amazing.

2007 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard - USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain (10/26/2020) Opened about two hours before drinking with rib roast dinner. Delicious integrated mature Cab. Concentrated fruit, nice balance, long finish. I would say it is in prime drinking window. Drink ...

2008 Carlisle Petite Sirah Yorkville Highlands - USA, California, North Coast, Yorkville Highlands (10/20/2020) Delicious PS drank with wild duck gumbo. Opened an hour before drinking. Super concentrated fruit. Integrated tannin, beautiful balance. Happy to have one more. Drink or hold. (95 pts.) P...

2018 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Cuvee Louisiane and Quilceda Creek CVR. 3 each

I gave up on white burgundy a while ago. I feel your pain. I would say 25% of the white burgundy that I have opened has been oxidized. Mostly '04-'09. Did you give up buying/drinking them or cellaring them? I still have a few in my cellar which I am drinking but I have not purchased for quite a whi...

For my tastes quite a bargain. Just ordered a case for me and my wine group. I find it approachable young but it also rewards cellaring.

Thanks for the notes Tom. I am quite a fan of the TC Rhone whites and have been buying several cases each year for summer quaffers and cellaring for the more age worth wines. Best deal going on White Rhone varietals especially since their shipping policy to Alaska is unbeatable.

Make sure the architect you hire understands vapor barriers.

I gave up on white burgundy a while ago. I feel your pain. I would say 25% of the white burgundy that I have opened has been oxidized. Mostly '04-'09.

Wines from Carlisle
Tablas Creek Rhone Whites
Walter Hansel Pinot and Chardonnay
Ridge Geyserville and Lytton Springs
Betz wines

CT - nothing else comes close. User since 2004.

Right now my all in price on DP is ~$45/bottle less than Comtes. Think I will pick up a few more DP.

In my experience you can safely make bin sizes fairly large. I have one bin that is 250 bottles (most are around 70 bottles). When you use cellar tracker and your cellar for a while you will discover that you become very familiar with which wines reside in which bins and where they are located in th...

September not too bad... drank 25 and bought 12 for a net of -13. Down almost 100 YTD.

Sarah Kirschbaum wrote: ↑
September 30th, 2020, 9:36 am

alan weinberg wrote: ↑
September 30th, 2020, 6:54 am
waiting . . .
But who knows what could happen today????

Well, I suppose it isn't going to get any better, so here goes:

32 Sold
3 Corked
50 Consumed

Total Out - 85

Purchased

You could be a wine store!

(200)

The wife is a scrapbooker. She uses them to store her tons of stuff.

3 2015 Laherte Frères Champagne Blanc des Blancs Extra Brut Les Grands Crayeres

I try to rate on an absolute basis within variety but must admit that bias certainly creeps in.

I have the '09 which is very good as well.

I had an '09 Armada a week ago that was amazing. 2009 Cayuse Syrah Armada Vineyard - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley (9/9/2020) My first of these. WOW this wine was delicious. Concentrated fruit flavors enhanced by the elegance of age. Could not ask for more. thrilled to have a ...

But I will admit to having been very surprised by how few bottles a lot of people open. Wine is just so much a part of my every day life I had to do a mental readjustment. Agreed. It really surprises me to see active board contributors who have low cellar draws. I think it must be itb people who dr...

Sarah Kirschbaum wrote: ↑
September 3rd, 2020, 4:31 pm

JonathanG wrote: ↑
September 3rd, 2020, 4:20 pm
108 in, 65 out for August. Will have to work harder in September.
Finally! A fellow wine lover who actually seems to drink wine!

Lol.

Sarah,

I don't think that there are many of us that can compete with your burn rate

Thanks for the note Tom. Sounds like it is time ti queue one up.

I actually visited the winery when they were operating out of a trailer. Bought a bottle of their merlot for $39 but I do not remember the wine and I did not write a note. I d remember stopping when they had finished the winery and was shocked at the pricing of the wine.

My list is heavily influenced by mailing lists which in turn has been driven by what I consider to be good value. Carlisle (17.3%) - For me and my wine preferences Carlisle has been and remains one of the most consistently good and fairly priced producers in the wine world. I have been a mailing lis...

Purchased 16 and consumed 22 for a reduction of 6. It would be way worse if I had entered my Walter Hansel purchases but i procrastinated a bit.

What a wonderful way to remember a friend. I am sure Joe would approve!

Cayuse allocation. I have been buying the same case for about 5 years 1GOK, 1 Camaspelo, 1Armada, and 1 Frog.

I have been buying the same case for about 5 years 1GOK, 1 Camaspelo, 1Armada, and 1 Frog. I quit the mag this year just because I rarely have use for magnums.

Tim D wrote: ↑
August 24th, 2018, 7:10 pm
What's the oldest Cayuse Syrah you've tasted?

I have had the '07 and '08 Armada multiple times and they have been consistently outstanding. For my tastes I like their Syrahs with 10+ years of cellar time.

The Tablas Creek slate of White Rhone varietals. Great values IMHO.

I would say 10 years of cellar time minimum.

purchased 15 and consumed 23 for a net decrease of 8

Jim Stewart wrote: ↑
August 1st, 2020, 4:20 pm
Hello. I'm Jim and I am an out of control wine accumulator.

Jim,

Take some comfort in the fact that most of us would not consider 217 bottles "out of control"

i have had wonderful Grenache from US, France and Spain. For me it would be difficult to pick which is best as I have loved them all. Don, you just offended our Australian board members, but still, I applaud your generous and even-handed response! neener [cheers.gif] No offense intended of course b...

Case of Carlisle... mostly zins...mostly Papera

i have had wonderful Grenache from US, France and Spain. For me it would be difficult to pick which is best as I have loved them all.

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...

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