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2018 Jean-Paul Thevenet Morgon Vieilles Vignes - 80.0 pts w/3 reviews, 5 notes. I'm the most upbeat about it, but all seem to be expecting more here...

WOTY (so far): Bubbles : NV Prevost Beguines - incredible nose, a real WTF moment for me that got me looking for more Pinot Meuniere White: 2015 PYCM Corton Charlemagne - BTG at L'Assiette Champenoise in Reims. Liquid purity. I don't see how chardonnay gets better in terms of raw material, only in ...

J. Rock wrote: ↑
December 8th, 2019, 12:49 pm
Big Liquid Farm fan. I'm excited for their offers.

Did you guys hear that they're making Champagne? Actual Champagne.

Oh I am definitely in for that! LF is probably my discovery of the year

So I find 15 and 16 to be distinctly more elegant wines in terms of structure compared to every other BDX I've tasted from those vintages. It's a relative assessment, because of course, they are not light wines by any stretch, but next to their peers (I've had 15 of Rauzan Segla, Leoville Barton, Ly...

I’ve only had the Egly and 16 Pontet from that group, but I suspect you’ll be very happy with both. Positive changes at the Chateau exemplified in 2015/16 Pontet Canet deserve their own thread!

2015 Failla Keefer Ranch pinot. I think Ehran has kind of a house style. It’s masculine, savory, and restrained but you just can’t hide that sun-kissed Russian River fruit. Very good bottle, especially with a little air

Someone needs to post a UPC code and see if Keith gets it

Anyone know this one? Hasn't been discussed on the site in a while...

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Martin Petersen wrote: ↑
December 8th, 2019, 4:04 am
This years allocation just arrived of

B. Mascarello Freisa 17, Langhe Nebbiolo 17, Barolo 15 and even one magnum Barolo 14
G. Mascarello Villero 15 and Monprivato 15
G. Conterno Monfortino 13

Swanky

very nice haul

Yes, clue please

My home fridge has a pretty high humidity level. Some labels seem particularly affected by the humidity - the adhesive seems to weaken and I get crinkles on the labels. Obviously it doesn't matter for wine quality but some of these I do intend to keep for many years and may try wrapping them in sir...

the labels are coming off.. no mildew to wipe.

Please forgive a terribly selfish question, but I'm curious, do these tariffs apply to individuals bringing wine back to the states on personal travel? I have read the thread and appreciate the potential impacts on importers like Dan's, but at what level do they apply? 2 bottles in your luggage? A c...

My home fridge has a pretty high humidity level. Some labels seem particularly affected by the humidity - the adhesive seems to weaken and I get crinkles on the labels. Obviously it doesn't matter for wine quality but some of these I do intend to keep for many years and may try wrapping them in sira...

Nice, would’ve loaded up at that price As I recall you have already loaded quite a bit! Anyway those were the only two on the shelf. To the back of the storage unit they went. Michael, how many times have you had this wine and what are you thinking regarding optimal time in bottle before opening? I...

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑
December 2nd, 2019, 4:13 pm
Nice, where at?

HEB (Texas Grocery store) 10% off $149

2x 2008 Dom Perignon @135 per

Sherri S h a p i r o wrote: ↑
November 29th, 2019, 5:11 am
2017 Kutch Rose
2011 Saxum Paderewski
2009 Cayuse Camaspelo

How was the 09 Camaspelo? A bottle I purchased at auction was really stewy and green this past year, hoping yours gave more pleasure!

Re/ 84 Montelena chard - very cool, what did you serve there with it? Lots of excellent choices here. We went with 2017 Ancillary Chard El Diablo 2017 Becklyn Reserve (so freaking good) 2012 Two Hands Shiraz Also made a milk washed cocktail (bourbon, lemon, honey and black tea) beforehand. That crus...

Fabulous list of suggestions... makes me want to try several myself!

1. Failla
2. Broadly, Spainish reds
3. In Chablis: Patrick Piuze

Re: Eisele - yes it’s very good. I think it’s a blend of Sauvignon blanc and one of its clones, but no semillion in the mix. Makes it pretty linear and serious I thought. Total Wine put six on the shelf locally for $35ish. I nabbed them all and drank through them, gave a few as gifts. The next time ...

16 Pichon Baron is a fantastic Bordeaux. Similar in style/concentration and equal in quality to the amazing 2010, just 6 less years of bottle age. Nice buy.

Been looking forward to this one! Bud - have you tasted the '17? I tasted the wine with Will in November. Here's my brief note: "It’s got great texture without feeling spoofy at all. Kind of 2 note with blackberry jam and pencil shavings, but very nice frame with ample acidity. With consistent QPR ...

6 months of work from Winebid. Just about all as described, too. Very happy with the fills on my older bdx.

Karl K wrote: ↑
November 21st, 2019, 6:45 pm
Anybody else here aside from Francois speak to AdV recently?

Yes. I’m in a bowling league with him and Alex MACDONALD - anything u need me to ask?

#1 I am awfully tired of every California winery tasting room associate saying the following as they pour Chardonnay: "This isn't your typical California, over-oaked, buttery Chardonnay." Yep, totally agree. #2 I once spent a year making whiskey sours without realizing you need to dry shake the egg...

Looks like you got a helluva bargain on your Tempier. I wouldn't let one outlier dictate the quality of others' pricing. Flip it around for a moment: if there was one store selling it for $60, would Envoyer's pricing then be excellent? No. Tempier's rose runs $35 - $45 these days, so Envoyer's pric...

LMD Ermitaño wrote: ↑
November 20th, 2019, 2:04 am
Just got back to Manila after a few days in HK for meetings. No material time to shop for wines (plus I had only a small bag); so I just picked up a few bottles of bubbly.

Yum. I just picked up

NV Ulysse Collin BdB les perrieres
2015 JF Ganevat la Gravière

I just got the email - but for some reason the allocations didn't show up for me as of yet on the website. Funny - when I checked the email on my phone earlier I showed an allocation for 2016/2017 Rosé, but no Syrah or Mourvedre. Thought that was pretty odd. When I logged in on my PC just now, I ha...

m. ristev wrote: ↑
March 6th, 2018, 8:15 am
fixin clos napoleon is fantastic

Totally agree. I tasted 4-5 of the least expensive wines in the 2015 lineup and all exceeded expectations, including Clos Napoleon. Meixvelles and Clos Prieur are very good as well

Clos Des Papes shows well young - it’s “bigger” than Pegau or Beaucastel. Depends on the style you want. 14 Donjon left me wanting the other day. Lean without much interest, but I have less experience with that producer

Yeah, this wine is magic. If you don't enjoy it, you probably don't like Beaujolais

I liked seeing the Bodegas Mas Alta Black Slate Priorat "La Vilella Alta" come in at #24. I've had most of the last 6-7 vintages of this and it's a great introductory wine; but the "Porrera" bottling is even better. A recent 2015 was far more restrained than previous vintages, and I suspect worth a ...

I poured a couple glasses then decanted the rest. Shared with some new friends whose palates lean old world. It was well received and enjoyed. I would love to slip this blinded into a N. Rhone tasting. I suspect it would surprise some and show well in good company. Medium purple with an expressive n...

Looks like it's the 2016 Leoville Barton. I enjoyed the 15 quite a lot. Haven't had this yet. Here's the summary from WS: "For its emblematic representation of Bordeaux, emphasis on a great price for a wine of such high quality, incredibly consistent track record and long-running family ownership, t...

Opened a 2017 Sandlands Amador County last night that was absolutely killer. Probably my favorite all around domestic Chenin to date William Kelley's "Beau Rivage" Chenin is delicous and quite elegant as well, now available on the menu at Meadowood and Charter Oak Pax's Buddha's Dharma is quite deli...

Last night on WineBid, a 2013 Chave Hermitage rouge (750mL) went for $600 before tax and auction premium. It may have gone higher as I snapped the screenshot with several minutes to go. Wine-searcher shows multiple US stores with the bottle in stock under $250 and that price would be steep even for ...

I had the 08 La Grande Dame this week and preferred it to the 08 Dom. I'll probably get some of the Taittinger CdC once it's on the market. I find this interesting. A glass of 08 VC Grand Dame last week was lacking in elegance. An NV orange label with a few years of age achieves the same purpose as...

2016 Carlisle vineyard - the bouquet of rose hips, blackberry and black plum soar from the glass with this Coravin pour. Great fruit purity with a moderate amount of detectable oak, sort of raspberries and cream on the palate. It’s got great weight and while I think it will peak in about 5 years, th...

John, The magnum was beautiful, as was a bottle about three years ago. It is at perfect maturity, and should be lovely. Not surprised by your 1986 experience; based on a 1986 Lafleur and La Conseillante, the Pomerols are not pretty wines, but as you say do their job. Thanks very much, I’ll be sure ...

Where is Golodetz!? I had my first/only VCC (2006) a few weeks ago and it was amazing. I felt it was a bit too young, but still very much enjoyed it. I am on the look out for future bottles to procure at good prices... Here I am. My last note on this was from 2016, as part of a Right Bank 2001 hori...

I think it's bottle variation. The wine is intended to be at a peak now, and then age into something else . The good bottles and most of the bad ones didn't note being too acidic. You had what appeared to have been a good bottle, open 4 days. Could the harsh one you had have had moderate acetic aci...

2x krug MV .375
And had an assortment of Mike Smith/TRB wines arrive - I share shipping with a friend

Well that looks magical. What’s the difference between climax and normal Closerie Beguines?

10-20 years of bottle age to me implies intent to buy and wait or has a palate preference for younger BDX. In that vein, 05 Poyferre may not be a bad call. My own perspective when backfilling is to look for slightly more mature wines (I'm in to 89-90s, and 95/96) that I plan to drink in the next yea...

I tried it this weekend at the tasting room. It’s really pretty and has black pepper in spades. You can tell it’s syrah without a second thought but the winemaking is very much in the same style as the rest of the 2018 lineup. Medium weight, balanced acidity, red fruited and rather harmonious. Don’t...

3x 2017 Model Farm Petaluma Syrah
3x 2017 Ancillary Cellars El Diablo Chardonnay (has no idea this was Eastside vineyard.
2x 2015 Under the Wire BdN rosé
2x 2017 Myriad Napa (maybe better than 15/16 IMO)
2017 Beau Rivage Chenin
2017 Sandlands Chenin
Assortment from Ashes & Diamonds

Good questions Mike, I'll bite. 1) What value do you ascribe to perceived ageability in any wine you uncork and try? - The ability to improve and develop positive characteristics not present on release is one of wine's great mysteries and great strengths. I generally like wines with some aromatic an...

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