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This is a very generous offer Christopher.

We have had a nice bit of cluster cleaning from a dusty summer. Apparently we could get a bit more rain and then it'll dry back out for a spell. I think we can make it into October before getting busy. This is almost like old times.

Hopefully.

It appears to be well thought out: http://www.ardeaseal.com/gb/tecnologia-garanzia.html

A billiard ball, and a sturdy sock with which to swing it.

Glad you enjoyed the Tribute.

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You people know everything, so thanks in advance. Our daughter will finish off a quarter in Lacoste studying and we are meeting her and traveling to Rome. There are plenty threads for Rome... any and all recommendations are appreciated. We are going in November. Thanks.

Nice line up.

Jeff,
They use two vineyards, Meredith Mitchell and Hirschy, which provides them with Pinot soley utilizing Pommard clone. So leans restrained, but there's depth and power. Some whole cluster, and no new oak.

This is a really helpful thread. Has anyone tried SchoneTal and Prive? Note: I tend to buy/drink Cameron, Goodfellow, Walter Scott, Evesham Wood and Kelley Fox. (Never tried Thomas but hope to change that going forward and may have to put that in the other thread) I have tried every vintage of Scho...

Nice work Charlie!

Anybody?

He's a genius. It's hot enough to bake them all, but it won't matter.

I believe you.

Marcus, don't forget the bit about us then shorting your order and subbing it out with different fruit... It's funny now, but for me coming from five vintages at Patton Valley (where we shared the vineyard crew with Beaux Freres) which always came off with impeccable precision. Then switching to the...

It's easier to pick early if you know that the fruit will visit the destemmer. If you are going to whole cluster ferment, then you have to wait for the seeds to ripen. And then ignore every number you measure.

The fat lady still has to sing Ron.

Insanity.

Fu is power crazed, no? Moving threads...

I did my utmost to slow the picking decision in 06 at Maysara, and then fermented in any vessel that I could find. Total shit show

I always think I'm an appropriate picker.

Guess I'm a late picker...

So I down played the powdery mildew problem that's true. Some people are getting their asses handed to them out of bad luck, misfortune and mismanagement...

Cooler than the last few years. Muggy, some folks have battled powdery mildew. Set is slightly less than previous recent vintages. Harvest looks like late September...

There's a Chinese place called Confucious our friend took us to, and initially I was thinking "oh boy, bad Chinese on the beach". Much to my surprise the owners were from Changsha, Hunan where I'd lived for a year. Flavors from the homeland baby, so good. I would go back in a heart beat. Get the gre...

I have to say (first time posting on this thread) that a very delicious sounding review just landed for the 2017 Biggio Hamina Rose Pinot Noir Ella Claygate Vineyard! Sounds positively tasty: "Deep bright-hued orange. Potent red berry, blood orange, rose pastille and exotic spice qualities on the d...

Marcus Goodfellow wrote: ↑
August 15th, 2019, 8:57 pm
There’s always room here for Todd here, but a B-H thread would be cool.

I almost feel bad that I told you to mange merde mon frère...

Eat shit Marcus.

MitchTallan wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2019, 10:45 am
What bothers me is that it must make the handful of top producers who participate on this board feel very uneasy each time this kind of question gets asked-they are damned if they say something and damned if they don't.

True, but a wise man once said joke them if...

Charlie, I wish it was all like that with the compliments, but it isn't. Marcus is just a prince amongst us. There are some very shallow people taking up the reins here in OR... and the bullshit is insidious.

SchöneTal, Claygate, Gypsy Dancer.

Disclosure: I make them, but they don't have my signature as they're made for the client.

If you stay at the pastry ranch, Jim could drive you around perhaps. He makes airport runs too.

Have a party. Roast a pig. Good luck.

Tratoria Sbandati.

I would never dissuade you from getting your yurt on.

You could stay here... https://pastryranch.wordpress.com/

Tough call. But if you can get out of PDX quickly and head straight to Mac (but plan on 90-120 minute drive). See me first?, then park in McMinnville proper so you could walk to Goodfellow, Heater Allen, dining etc and it will all work out fine.

There is no extra labor... And in terms of quality, the latest reviews from Vinous for wines I'm responsible for (BHC, Claygate, Gypsy Dancer, SchöneTal): 5x 94's, 5x 93's, 4x 92's, 1x91. These were mainly 16's and a couple 15's. There's room for improvement, sure. I'll stick by everything I've stat...

That's the same old machine Marcus. I love it.

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Oh, I switched back to cork from screwcapping. No reason to fix the busted vacuum motor on my old bottling line. So I didn't. It's been nine years now, so far so good. Plus I'm not a reductive styled producer, so a little air ain't no thang. And on a completely unrelated point, I often wonder if an ...

I am in no way offended in any way shape or form.

Lutte raisonnée is the best term...

Ian, when your model strips it all down. You strip it all down. I like the results. And I like everything thing about 0/0. I hated cleaning filters, so I didn't buy one. I was very fortunate to learn from Gary Andrus seriously sound cellar work (this was post microbial disaster at Pine Ridge). So le...

In truth I should embrace the word. At BHC we do spontaneous ferments, uninoculated full malos, no heat, cold or protein stabilisation, no filtration, total SO2'S between 50 and 80ppm, don't use inert gases at all, nor do we use a vacuum at bottling. But I sweat in my boots getting this done. Natura...

My pleasure. Hope you had a fine time.

Anderson for the win.

I hope everyone is having a great summer. Here's an offer: 2 bottles of 2016 Kiona vineyard Sangiovese 2 bottles of 2016 Claygate vineyard Pinot noir 2 bottles of 2017 Noel vineyard Pinot noir The regular retail value is $280 ($50x4, $40x2). My offer is $216 and free shipping. If you are interested ...

It's all good Bruce. I love the notion of Natural wine. I just can't stand the term.

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