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JohnP

Vinfolio sent out an email blast last week offering the wooden box for $799 (9 x 750mls), expected arrival 4-6 months. Also, just saw that Wine Enthusiast published their vintage chart and it ranks the 2016 vintage for Barbaresco & Barolo "both" at 99pts. I'm really looking forward to ...

JohnP

Might be too pedestrian for you smaller house Burg lovers, but I've always enjoyed Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne. It's within my budget and noticeably grand.

JohnP

Props to Bevan team, LPB just reviewed their Dr. Crane, 100pts. Jeb also gave it 100pts a couple weeks go. Well done on an inaugural release! [cheers.gif] Realm 2018 Dr. Crane at $300/bottle is on allocation now and is difficult to get. With Parker and Dunnuck both giving Bevan's Dr. Crane a 100, y...

JohnP

Props to Bevan team, LPB just reviewed their Dr. Crane, 100pts. Jeb also gave it 100pts a couple weeks go. Well done on an inaugural release!

JohnP

My eyes must be playing tricks on me, the TN is for a 1978, but the photo shows a 1990 [scratch.gif] Either way, I've always wanted to try both of these vintages, have a 89' Montefico tucked back in storage for a special night. Glad to hear the wine was showing well. I've had some bad experiences wi...

JohnP

I drank a lot of tannic wines through the holidays and got Covid the first week in the New Year. No symptoms other than completely losing my smell/taste (not even a stuffy nose) and some body aches for a couple days. It's starting to come back a month later, but I have to say, it's not 100% back, ma...

JohnP

Order in! Dr C and Fidelio.
No mags of Fidelio offered this year, at least not to me.
AG's reviews just posted - Dr. C - 98pts. No 20' Fidelio review.

JohnP

How about their new publication, Le Vignoble? I have to say, I enjoyed reading it. I think it's a much better use of their marketing dollars than the gucci offering kit they were sending out in years past. We oenophiles love "the story", please keep this style coming

JohnP

I second that, your explanations have been so helpful, thank you. I'm ready for Tues, let's go!

JohnP

Scott, any chance you can share thoughts on the 20' Fidelio? Is it similar to 19? I'm a little gun-shy on 20' vintage, as I assume many others are too, maybe you could coach us through it? Any info would be helpful, thanks!

JohnP

Pinots seemed to have an easier go and chardonnay a much easier go than cabs. Have had some exceptional chards from 2011, the Mount Eden for example. Have two left in the cellar David, great call, I still one left of the 2011 Mount Eden Chard, been saving it for a special occasion. Need to have Bri...

JohnP

Stoked on his review of Spottswoode. RP also gave a 100pts. Looking forward to AG's review. Could it go triple hundo??

JohnP

Limited space at the moment, so probably just-
Livio Sassetti Pertimali
Ciacci Piccolomini Pianrosso
Le Chiuse

JohnP

David Baum wrote: ↑January 29th, 2021, 8:35 pm Pinots seemed to have an easier go and chardonnay a much easier go than cabs. Have had some exceptional chards from 2011, the Mount Eden for example. Have two left in the cellar

David, great call, I still one left of the 2011 Mount Eden Chard, been saving it for a special occasion.

JohnP

Well is they were thinking about sticking with $400pp, it's now $430-450, thanks to Jeb, lol.

JohnP

Bumping this. Galloni seemed to infer that 19 was a bigger more concentrated vintage than 18. Wondering who else has insight? I've popped some 2018's of Carter, Realm and Bevan and I've found them to be consistently lighter in style than say 2016 or 2013. The quality seems high, but probably early ...

JohnP

Scott, thanks for addressing my question. I look forward to the upcoming release!

JohnP

I'm guessing the 2018 will be $430pp.
2017 - $400
2016 - $400
2015 - $350
2014 - $330
2013 - $300

JohnP

Scott, any chance the Fidelio will ever incorporate semillon and muscadelle? Realm's style of sauvblanc is so unique, that I can only imagine what adding some more dense/waxy tones would create. There's been a little discussion of this in prior posts, so thought I'd broach the subject. If there's a ...

JohnP

I second Cooks, but 90% for food 10% wine. It's that good, you won't want to cancel it. However, charge it to a credit card so if you have to and need to dispute, no issue.

JohnP

White
Krug and fresh sea urchin

Red
Vintage Barolo and white truffle risotto

JohnP

I'm sure there are other wines down under as good or better, but Torbreck scratches my Aussie itch. Much love for the RunRig and Laird.

JohnP

Just a general Ceritas pinot question. Does anyone think that given their old-school style of winemaking, that any of the Ceritas wines will age (ex: 20-30+ years) like producers such as Hanzell, etc? I've been buying Ceritas wines since 2011 with the hope that they will. Obviously, they source fro...

JohnP

Just a general Ceritas pinot question. Does anyone think that given their old-school style of winemaking, that any of the Ceritas wines will age (ex: 20-30+ years) like producers such as Hanzell, etc? I've been buying Ceritas wines since 2011 with the hope that they will. Obviously, they source from...

JohnP

I'm loving CA chenin blanc and it seems to becoming more popular lately. Aperture makes a tasty one. I've also heard Sandlands offers a killer chenin blanc from Sierra Foothills, their release is coming up later this month and will likely be buying..

JohnP

The new round of tariffs take effect today, January 12. The new round extends those 25% tariffs to wines from France and Germany that are over 14% alcohol (Spain dodged the bullet this time), as well as those in packaging larger than two liters. https://www.foodandwine.com/news/wine-tariffs-take-eff...

JohnP

The most important Jan releases in my book- Maybach (Jan 21), Myriad & Aubert (Jan 12).

JohnP

Red - Rayas - Can you believe I learned about it through an episode of Servant on Netflix? Yep, guilty. Ever since that product placement scene, I've been researching this rare Rhone. White - Montrachet. The greatest white burg I've tried is Bonneau du Martray Corton Charm, which I think is fantasti...

JohnP

1988 Napa was deemed one of the worst vintages. However, the 88' Dunn Howell a couple years back was Howlin'!!

JohnP

1958 Giacomo Mascarello Barolo
1971 Francesco Rinaldi Barolo
1989 Produttori di Barbaresco Riserva, Pora
2001 Spring Mountain Cabernet

JohnP

Chris W wrote: ↑December 26th, 2020, 5:12 pm
2014 Mount Eden Estate Chard

I sourced one of these a few months ago and I absolutely loved it! I hope your bottle is as sound as ours was.

JohnP

This was a good exercise. Cellartracker makes finding this data easy-
USA- 56% (52% CA, 2% OR, 2% WA)
Italy - 23% (12% Piedmont, 10% Tuscany, 1% Other)
France - 17% (12% BDX, 2% Burg, 2% Rhone, 1% Champ)
Spain - 1%
Germany - 1%
Australia - 0.5%
Mexico - 0.5%
Argentina - 0.5%
Chile - 0.5%

JohnP

Ken Strauss wrote: ↑November 25th, 2020, 12:40 pm Rest assured we will be offering stellar wines from our library of venerable vintages to take the place of the 2020 harvest.

Looking forward to this

JohnP

I'm debating holding out until black Fri. I feel this is their teaser offer, and then on 11/27 the disc will be even higher...

JohnP

Todd, any chance you get Gabriel Glas to opt-in again? My clan always breaks a glass or two during the holidays, trying to be prepare for reimbursement costs, lol. Hey John, she participated in the last 4 or so years so I'd guess yes but I'll ping Tempe to confirm in early January as she usually ge...

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[training.gif] [tease.gif] SabatinoTruffles.com is offering a 30% discount on white truffles, now through 11/23. Code - WHITEFLASH30 I had my wines ready for turkey day, but will now be updating to include an aged Barolo, exact wine TBD. Have you purchased from them before and been happy with the qu...

JohnP

Todd, any chance you get Gabriel Glas to opt-in again? My clan always breaks a glass or two during the holidays, trying to be prepare for reimbursement costs, lol.

JohnP

AndyK wrote: ↑November 20th, 2020, 11:11 am
JohnP wrote: ↑November 20th, 2020, 10:50 am SabatinoTruffles.com is offering a 30% discount on white truffles, now through 11/23. I had my wines ready for turkey day, but will now be updating to include an aged Barolo, exact wine TBD.
Is there a code needed or are the prices already reflecting the 30%?

Oops. Yes, it's WHITEFLASH30

JohnP

SabatinoTruffles.com is offering a 30% discount on white truffles, now through 11/23. Code - WHITEFLASH30

I had my wines ready for turkey day, but will now be updating to include an aged Barolo, exact wine TBD.

JohnP

Max S. wrote: ↑November 19th, 2020, 12:29 pm Is there any indication that present day normale will last like the oldies do?

I'm too young to know what 70 PdB normale tasted like on release. However, that 2016 PdB normale will likely age 30-40 years (IMO), it had incredible acid and tannin structure.

JohnP

Great post, thanks for sharing! Here's interesting fact about the 1970 PdB normale, there were multiple labels in this vintage http://www.finewinegeek.com/produttori/ ... resco.html

JohnP

I picked up an Alta Vista Late Harvest and a couple Cuvee Karatas. Look forward to trying their take of a white BDX! I'm going to setup my own GSO shipping, as $55 to ship three bottles FedEx ground was a little excessive.

JohnP

Picked up a Babcock Ocean Ghost a few weeks ago when I visited Santa Barbara; that will be in the lineup. Also, sourced a 98 Riojanas Rioja G.R. through RareWineCo that I hope will perform well. Maybe a Kratcher 12 for dessert.

JohnP

I tried a 98 Isoseles (library release) a few years back and it was fantastic, like wow factor. So I tried sourcing several more bottles through different auctions and they were mostly all duds. That really deflated my interest in hunting their older wines. Unfortunately, the premiums on Justin's li...

JohnP

Wow, what a lineup! Had that 82' Howell a month back, it was fantastic, far from decline.

JohnP

I thought this was very good, especially for $50. I haven't made it onto the UM allocation list yet, but if it's better than this, I'll be a buyer every year!

JohnP

If there are tasting notes in the offer, can anyone please post them? I assume 2019 was a fantastic year in Washington?

JohnP

Received the sorry email. Signed up Jan 2013. Curious, did 18' Impulsivo het offered? If so, what was the pp?

JohnP

Anyone try Louis Jadot RSV? I'm thinking of picking up a 1990 as a special treat for Christmas dinner.

JohnP

My question to all of you more experienced burg-lovers... price aside, is a bottle of 2016 Dujac RSV that much better than a bottle of 2016 Louis Latour RSV? I ve not tasted their 2016s but I' d say YES, it should be better ... depends on what you mean with "that much" ... L.Latour usuall...

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