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Not many locks that I can see on these cellars?

Rich Brown wrote: ↑
April 19th, 2019, 5:52 pm
Ha! Yep, sad but true my friend. Little bit of a pain in the ass....but the wine wall makes me smile every single time I walk I to the house, so I still think it's worth it

Makes me smile too! Love the design.

Rich Brown wrote: ↑
April 19th, 2019, 5:16 pm
Hardest part about the cellar build was explaining to me wife why we still need offsite storage after we just built this thing.

I was just thinking... that looks like a nice sized cellar, but only 1,000 bottles.... 'wouldn't I still need an offsite??'

Anyone have contact information for the somm at River Park? Trying to do an offline there, and ran into an issue. Thank you in advance.

Curious, why must the cellar be made out of wood? If one went for a composite material (to the extreme, metal shelving), wouldn’t capacity increase as the shelving width would come down dramatically? I don’t have a cellar, more a question/observation.

Jeff, how do you define your style? I'm responding to the comment you made, "If you or anyone likes the style of wine I do". Also, thank you for your tasting note contributions; they are appreciated.

Ps tasting note!

Did you taste the wine over the morning? Did it noticeably open up over time? Also, for how long did you stand for sediment?

Thanks!

Otto, I felt the wine was perceived as more or less acidic at different times of consumption (and no issues with tannins or bitterness). I have limited experience with old wines (over 20 years), so there was a bit ambiguity to my question as to why I perceived the wine this way. The variables I can ...

Thanks Otto and sorry. I learned many things in your post. Including, (i) I definitely use the term astringency in terms of a burning sensation akin to harsh alcohols, which appears patently incorrect. I'm a little surprised that astringency is used instead for tannin, but something astringent is te...

PS. I think folks make a mistake focusing only on the La Chavaroche. The Les Journaries is excellent in its own right, and quite distinct. Robert, please share your view of the difference (I've seen the high level, but would be curious for your take). I loved your description of Chavaroche on anoth...

Can someone start a poll of your "top 3" favorite Bourgogne? So far I'm at Hudelot-Noellat, Meo, and TBD #3.

Updated for sold

Helpful knowledge on the cork, thanks! Two questions; 1) what causes a cork to get very wet/soaked for a portion of the cork? Is this related to age and not say slow heat related damage (where the wine slowly expands up the cork and not seeps)? 2) does my tasting note re astringency make sense at al...

Question - is the HN vosne or chambolle a noticeable step up from the bourg rouge? Or not worth the money - buy brouge instead? Curious for other folk's thoughts. I had a 2015 bourgogne and a 2012 Chambolle the same night, and found them to very similar, but the Chambolle was a much better wine. Ho...

I have this same bottle for a birth year present for my dad & father in law (picked up at auction a few months ago, it was a 2 bottle lot and I picked up 1.. wonder if you are the other buyer?). Very keen to learn about your entire experience! I'll be opening mine in 2 months for father's day in Jun...

Here's my tasting note of the '81. Curious for thoughts on the cork quality/bottle being compromised. Decanted for sediment two hours before consuming. No sediment??? Cork was soaked 50 percent through (outright wet). Clearly the retailer misled on how other bottles of their case showed on the cork...

I bought a case for $27/per only a few months ago... they are still out there and you don't need Envoyer!

What about the theory of avoiding asparagus, Brussels, broccoli and cauliflower for wine due to the chemical make up?

More wondering out loud:
zucchini carpaccio with Parmesan
zucchini carpaccio with Provence seasoning
Baked zucchini stuffed with seasoned rice
Brussel sprouts tossed with bacon
Strewed Collard greens with bacon
Artichokes with balsamic
Braised endives
Stuffed squash blossoms

Thanks Ramon. Made a reservation at Locanda Verde, and then learned of 2 bottle limit -- so we are shifting course to Sutton Inn. Great locals place with $35 cork fee (my upper limit)... just easy. Other places I looked at (a bit random inquiry, not endorsement of food): Mammo $50 (used to be $20 wh...

Shouldn’t a another 100pt vintage depress prices? That ocean of Bordeaux is not getting smaller.

Looking to trade 750ml of 2013 Brovia Rocche for 2013 Cappellano (open to other vintages), 2013 Burlotto, 2013 Roagna Pira/VV, and 2014 G. Rinaldi Brunate (open to vintages or Tre Tine). I also have 2010 Cavallotto Giuseppe to trade as well (worth checking out CT notes here, I have too many). Some o...

I don’t find any use for them, but here’s another score aggregator, if you’re into that: https://bordoverview.com/?q=wine I absolutely found this useful when I was buying recent vintage bdx. Seeing a wine that is all over the map in scores was a red flag. Seeing one on which every critic, regardles...

Brian G r a f s t r o m wrote: ↑
April 7th, 2019, 10:28 pm
Cool. Hope remains.

I requested Beaumonts 2-3 hours after email went out (why not try) and got a firm rejection.

Suddenly assembling a group dinner for this coming Friday or Saturday. Looking for an Italian spot with good beef that has reasonable corkage ($25-$35/bottle) as we would be looking to bring 4-5 bottles including halves. Thinking would be Amarone and young Barolo/Barbaresco, so thinking we want to e...

Is the Barthod Rosenthal? Did you buy it in NYC? Purchased from reputable retailers (PM sent with info). They were not purchased in NY. The Veroilles was Boston and the LBB were California (both retail shops known to board members). I had a Veroilles with a sound cork/wine and have a CT note on it,...

Adding a couple bottles William & Mary 2016
Revised shipping to say will ship on my FEDEX label at your cost (as that's what I have done for other buyers); you can still provide your own label.

Thanks for looking

I disagree with this idea of automatically going to champagne. There is so much wine knowledge on this forum and so many non wine geeks would benefit from this. Giving someone their first burgundy or Barolo is unique and thoughtful. Giving something you have personally selected for a reason is even ...

Didn’t mean to say non wine drinkers, just not someone who may not own a decanter or stand up a bottle prior to opening.

I feel that I think about champagne as more of a house warming gift, but less of as a 'thank you' gift. Maybe because I don't drink champagne and thus am biased against it, but I also feel a personal red can be appreciated by non-wine geeks. They won't know the difference between Barolo and Bordeaux...

This A.M. I was going to give a 20 year old Barolo to someone, and then realized the recipient would not stand up the bottle/decant for air or sediment. So I reversed course with a 2011 vintage Barolo instead, going the angle of (i) drinkable now, (ii) doesn't need air, (iii) no sediment, and (iv) a...

Thanks for the thoughts/advice; will report back.

I have a 1981 Bertani Amarone on tap for this weekend. I am relatively new to Amarone, having had only a couple, which have been on both sides of spectrum... one a more plush and (sweeter sensation) raisinated wine (a < 10YR old wine of a producer I cannot recall)... the other a more big and powerfu...

I agree, but imho the 2016 Rhone Valley is a singularily greater vintage than 2016 Burgundy ... some Burgs lacked a bit mid-palate and intensity ... something I noticed already in my barrel tastings ... Gerhard, can you please explain your "lacking a bit mid-palate" comment? Just trying to better u...

What was price on the Lala? Thanks!

Wish the Durand had a foil cutter embedded in it.

I have received a couple PMs with down bids. I do not intend to cut pricing here; this is just some opportunistic selling ahead of a box consolidation at more than fair pricing.

Updated.

I use this for transporting bottles for travel or offlines: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DGTXKQW/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Bags I use for bringing a bottle to dinner or gifts. The top of bottle does stick out which is annoying, but still work well, and I think a nice alterna...

Victor Hong wrote: ↑
March 29th, 2019, 5:40 am
Nobody mentioned a credit card. ???

+1

AAgrawal wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2019, 12:14 pm
You shouldn't feel guilty! But when I visit NYC or when you visit SF, we must drink together...

Absolutely. Can set up a Barolo offline the next time you are out here and maybe you can open one more of your 2013 Rupestris

Updated. Thought the Barthod would see more initial demand.

Buy Burgundy instead. [winner.gif] https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/burgundy-2018-vintage-rival-mythical-1947-404473/ We were in Burgundy this fall and whether it rivals 1947 remains to be seen but after a number of difficult vintages there were a lot of happy winemakers that we spoke with. I let...

I’ve come to appreciate other WB comments on giving air to sauternes. For me the 2001 on a pop and pour had a lot of tennis balls, and does better with at least few hours of air. I haven't yet given it an overnight, which I felt really improved some other Suduirat I've had... just ordered more 2001s...

Thought the 2001 Suduirat had a lot of mango and saffron in it.

AAgrawal wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2019, 8:11 am
Literally all of those sound amazing. We share the same palate, but your budget far exceeds mine. The only ones on the list I own now are the sauternes...

You have 5,000 tasting notes on CT... I'm not feeling guilty! The Clerget wasn't significantly more than the sauternes, FWIW.

Expensive few days 2001 Suduirat 2001 Rieussec 2014 G. Rinaldi Brunate 2016 Jamet 2005 Harmand-Geoffroy Mazi 2005 H. Lignier CdR 2016 Gouges LSG 2016 Hudelot Noellat Chambolle 2016 Hudelot Noellat Beaumonts 2015 Hudelot Noellat RSV (the 2016 suddenly "sold out all 9 bottles" just as I was going to p...

3 bottle minimum, with a preference for buyers who purchase more . Buyer is responsible for shipping and takes ownership after payment. No sales tax! Bottles are all with Domaine (NJ) and can be either (i) shipped directly from Domaine with your or my FEDEX label , (ii) delivered to Manhattan on Do...

Was at Lupa this weekend, first time in 5YRs or so. Food was OK, not nearly as good as I remembered (fried artichoke appetizer was a bit oily/not crunchy, bucatini wasn't as good as I remember). They also played 40 Beyonce songs in a row, no bueno (she has a lot more songs than I realized.. kept on ...

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