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I have a set of the '12's and will wait at least a few more years.

2010 Carlisle Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley - USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley (1/22/2021) WOW! i wish I had the patience to allow my Carlisle zins to age longer. This was my last bottle of this beauty. Loads of elegant dark fruits. Great balance. Just all round delicious. (95 pts.) Po...

Has anyone opened a 13 Rossi Ranch Grenache lately? I pulled it from the cellar for tonight but it's my last one. *Edit. I was also eyeing a 13 Montafi zin. Carlisle website say drink through 2021 but recent CT reviews indicate it has plenty of room to grow (which would have been my thought given p...

I would go with a good Cab or Bordeaux,

Carlisle and Quilceda Creek offers!

Had the'13 Papera last evening with dinner. Drinking the leftovers as we speak. Delicious as expected.

Hi Tom,

Didn't Gallo cut off outside sales of MonteRosso fruit?

I bought quite a few '07 and '08s. Drank through them except for one remaining bottle of Gary's Syrah. Very well made and enjoyable wines.

Brian. et al. I am allocated Armada and BF Syrahs and, as I have a clear preference for aged syrah, I try to hold them at least ten years before we drink them. My experiences with the Armada has been spectacular. The BF's have not yet hit the 10 year mark.

Love older Dehlinger wines. Have had the '04 and '05 Cabs and the '06 Claret in the past few years and all have been really good.

Jordon, thank you for the note. I still have one in the cellar. Good to hear there is no rush.

dsimmons wrote: ↑January 6th, 2021, 1:41 pm Q Creek orders start 1/14... so then.

I lied... picked up a few 2012 Piper Heidsieck Brut today.

Q Creek orders start 1/14... so then.

Thanks for the note Bob. I have the 2000 LB and drank one back in '11 and it was no where near ready. I will continue to hold off on my remaining bottles. May be one of those my son will get top enjoy.

Our 2020 consumption was on a pretty even keel at a little less than a bottle per day.

I am half way through my six-pack and have also noted bottle variation. Some are good; some have been great. Will have to queue up a bottle.

Five plus years ago when my cellar size was approaching 3000 bottles I set a goal of winnowing it down to <2000 bottles. Last night I reached my goal!! Pretty happy about that. for December we drank 30 and purchased 6 for a net -24. For the entire year we drank 303 and bought 143 for a net reduction...

2006 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut to celebrate New Years tonight.

I have followed Howards trajectory. My cellar today is smaller and less diverse than when I was younger but at the same time it is more focused on the wines I like. That said I have wines from over 300 producers in my cellar.

I have a crawl space wine cellar plus I store about 50 bottles comprised of a dozen varietals in my garage. I use Cellar tracked resources (drinkability report, tasting notes and other screening methods) to queue up bottles too be moved from the Cellar to the garage. I make queued bottles every week...

If I were king everything would be bottled in a standard Bordeaux style bottle. Big bottles are a huge PITA.

Had this with Xmas dinner. 2002 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, Washington (12/26/2020) Opened about an hour before drinking with Xmas rib roast dinner. Can't ask for much more from a Cab. Concentrated flavors of dark fruits, licorice, and smoke with earthy undertones. For those who like th...

2011 Roederer Estate L'Ermitage Brut - USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley (12/26/2020) drank with Xmas dinner. Fresh and bright. Drinking at peak. Good value. (91 pts.) Posted from CellarTracker 2002 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, Washington (12/26/2020) Opened about an hour be...

IMHO, even though Suckling may be the worst, I believe wine ratings across the universe of ratters have crept up over the years. Partly because wines overall have improved and partly because of score inflation. They are what they are and to me the key is to find raters with palates similar to your o...

US 56.4% France 35.3% Italy 3.1% Aus 1.7% Port 1.1% Everywhere else <1% I have really curtailed my wine purchases so things will likely not change too much. Since I like aged wines and am 70 years old I buy no Bordeaux, Cab, Burgundy,, port, stickies and have cut way back on Syrah and Zin. The only ...

Once you understand how to interpret CT scores they are very useful. I use them as a data point when considering a wine purchase and as a primary data point when deciding which bottles to queue up for drinking. The scores combined with getting to know other CT members and how they score wine is a po...

If you enjoy aged CA Chard you should source a bottle of Kalin Chardonnay. Not something I would want everyday but a very interesting expression of CA Chardonnay. I believe that most of their Chardonnay is 20+ years past vintage when released.

2008 Rosella's Syrah last night. Drinking at peak IMHO.

Had a 2000 Haut-Bergey last night whish was good. 2000 Château Haut-Bergey - France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan (12/10/2020) Last bottle PnP and drunk with meatloaf. Very nice mature Bordeaux with nice fruit, secondary flavors and good balance. Drink or hold. (91 pts.) Posted from CellarTracker

Alan,

You must be thinking of the Clericesse Milano... This is the can't spell worth a s%# Bordeaux version.

One of the joys of a wine collection are these unexpected bonuses. 2003 Château Clerc Milon - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (12/8/2020) What an unexpected surprise. Second of three bottles PnP and drank with meatloaf dinner. Prominent fruit. great concentration of black current and dark berry fr...

IMHO while the ideal may be 55 degrees with 75% humidity the variances you are talking about will make no practical difference.

When I buy and cellar premium wines my expectation is to be rewarded with an excellent bottle down the road. What does not happen very often is to have a wine that you bought as a daily drinker become a major league player. Back in 2009 I bought 4 of the 2006 Montes Alpha Syrah for daily drinkers. I...

I did pretty good this month. Drank 18 and bought only 2 for a monthly count of -16. YTD I am -136 and only about 20 bottles shy of getting my cellar down to < 2000 bottles... a goal I have been working on for 5+ years.

We had a Henriot Champagne and a DuMol Pinot for the main event. at last nights leftover dinner we drank a Carlisle Grüner Veltliner .

They were all delicious and worked well with the turkey.

I am going to make a turkey rice soup tomorrow and will likely open a Chablis or Chardonnay.

Anything over a magnum size. I have actually given them all away.

2006 Henriot Champagne Brut Millésimé
2012 DuMOL Pinot Noir Ryan Widdoes Vineyard

Both were great - Perfect accompaniment to T-day dinner for two.

2014 Walter Hansel Winery Pinot Noir The Three Rows - USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley (11/26/2020)
Delicious Pinot drank with parchment paper baked silver salmon. Cherry, earth, some cranberry, Great acid balance. Drink or hold. (95 pts.)

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Thanks for posting. Good read. totally agree.

2005 D'Arenberg Dead Arm. Good solid mature Shiraz but not amazing.

I try to give their Syrah's 10 years in the cellar.

This is my wife's go to bubbly for the last few years.

I have been buying from Carlisle for over 15 years and continue to buy their wine although less of it. I passed on the Bedrock and O&F lists because I have so much Zin and Syrah in my cellar. I do have friends who buy Bedrock and O&F and I get some exposure that way. As I have said here many...

Brandon,

The 2006 vintage was the first vintage that I purchased Betz. I bought a 6 pack of the Père de Famille and have thoroughly enjoyed this wine over the years. I still have one bottle in the cellar that I am looking forward to drinking in the next few years.

For everyone who still buys Betz, because I haven't had any since the sale, I don't think, have you seen any differences since 2010 vintage? I'd be curious too. I haven't really bought in quite a while (pre-2010), but would be surprised if it changed a lot knowing how dedicated Bob Betz was to the ...

Glenn, Much of what I have done is a repeat of what others have said. First, I adopted the view that my cellar will be a legacy for my son. Although my buying has certainly slowed significantly I still buy wine. After all building a vibrant cellar is part of the fun. Second, I focus on quality. No m...

When I 1st saw the thread title, I thought you were going to say something about accessing your cellar when you're too old. I have 2 cellars, one is passive deep in my 'finished' crawlspace. I'm 50 and in shape and hate crawling in there now to deposit or occasionally grab something to move into my...

HenryB wrote: ↑November 1st, 2020, 1:51 am Bought - 33 for October

Sold - 30
Drank - 12
Dropped - 1

Net 0!

Math Check

2005 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Corton-Perrières Vieilles Vignes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru (10/31/2020) WOW!! My second of three. PnP and drunk with slow cooker pheasant. One of the best burgundies I have had. Earthy cherry, integrated tannin, wonderful balance. Ve...

Well for me October was an okay showing. I consumed 30 and purchased 9 for a net reduction of 21. Right now I am on track to reach my cellar size goal of 2000 bottles by year end. I am really enjoying the resulting roominess in the cellar. I have transferred almost all of the wine stored in shippers...

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