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Kelly Walker

Bouchard. More liveliness and precision imho.

Kelly Walker

Still drinking the ‘85s. Yeah they age if you get a good bottle. Sometimes hit or miss. But when they are on!

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Jud Reis wrote: ↑
May 12th, 2020, 11:11 am
Well stored Lynch Bages is superb

++1

Kelly Walker

Laurent,

I hope that for you as well. I have my plane reservations to Italy in November, made before the virus, and I still plan on making that trip to Piedmonte (fingers crossed).

Kelly Walker

I stumbled across this post just after the right time. While COVID forced us to cancel this year’s Burgundy trip (along with every other social engagement), it was nice to reflect upon such an amazing experience. Hope everyone’s drinking well during our house arrests. Justin, Thanks so much for pul...

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Jay, I have had the '92 Howell several times in the past year. It is actually in an amazing place now. After the first experience I went on winesearcher and snarfed up every bottle I could find. Such great value. I think a lot of people give up on Dunn because they can take so long and are so brutal...

Kelly Walker

This is an interesting article on Wine-Searcher about how alcohol e-commerce has been affected by the pandemic and its potential impact going forward. I would be interested in the view and observations from some of the ITB on the board. https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2020/04/will-covid-19-change-on...

Kelly Walker

Having more time to read the myriad of e-mail offers does not help.

Kelly Walker

Absolutely Todd. It has been a long time.

Getting to feel a bit like Groundhog's Day.

Kelly Walker

Olive oil and cigars. Constant 54 degrees and 70% humidity. Oh, and sake.

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Kelly Walker wrote: ↑
April 27th, 2020, 7:55 pm
Great TN Todd. I can visualize (should I say “palatize”) the description. Love Lambrusco, always related to food pairings. Totally get the b-ball analogy.

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Duplicate

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I may be wrong but it looks like there is some sediment coating that bottle of Las Cases. Aged?

Kelly Walker

The real question is "Why am I still buying toilet paper?" No where near as much fun as buying wine yet I feel compelled.

Kelly Walker

why would anyone pay $60 for a wine inspired by a $30 bottle. emperor's. new. clothes. Boom! I opened this thread thinking it was about a sake. At least I learned a new term: "regenerative agriculture/principals" Is that like taking biodynamics to 11? Not trying to be cute but is this something bey...

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why would anyone pay $60 for a wine inspired by a $30 bottle. emperor's. new. clothes. Boom! I opened this thread thinking it was about a sake. At least I learned a new term: "regenerative agriculture/principals" Is that like taking biodynamics to 11? Not trying to be cute but is this something bey...

Kelly Walker

The 2015 Vilaine is a wine I have served some of my geek friends several times over the past 6 months. I get that raised eyebrow and smile. Says it all.

Kelly Walker

I have been pandemic planning for over 25 years. I just didn't realize it until recently.

Kelly Walker

Thanks for this note Jeremy. I love that wine. Drank recently.

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April 5th, 2020, 11:37 am

Kelly Walker wrote: ↑
April 4th, 2020, 3:59 pm
Balvenie Double Wood 12 is such a go-to for me. Recently tried the 17. Very different profile. A lot more spice.
Have you tried their Peat Week releases?

No. Significant peat on the palate? I like Balvenie for its fruit/citrus profile. Will keep an eye out for it

Kelly Walker

Balvenie Double Wood 12 is such a go-to for me. Recently tried the 17. Very different profile. A lot more spice.

Kelly Walker

I've been doing my own taste tasting across the following whiskies during he Covid-19 crisis: Kirkland brand Speyside 22 All are delicious, but I've bolded my favorites so far. Looking forward to tasting these with my friends once we get through the Covid crisis. Cheers, H H, is this a Costco brand?

Kelly Walker

CAO Black Gothic Great cigar. Easy to smoke. Mild/medium in flavors. Not in your face but great subtle complexity. Cedar, dried fruit and caramel. The finish is long and compelling (that's what .... Stay healthy and God Speed. = A- Jason Need to give this one a go if I can find them. Sounds wonderf...

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How common is Sherry consumption in Europe? My perception is that it's far more common than here. Sure, in Spain... but you won't find anyone in France drinking it, But this sort of Euroregionalism exists throughout the continent. Most Greeks, Bulgarians, Croats, Frenchmen, Spainiards, Portuguese, ...

Kelly Walker

Monty White Rothschild (robusto). Lovely stick. Mid-weight. Nice balance. Lingers on the palate. Great daily quarantine smoke. Burns even with perfect draw.

Kelly Walker

Tasted the full range of 2017 at the domaine. IMHO probably the greatest vintage for them that I can recall. Stunning! All under Diam.

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Lovely note Joe. Love this getting harder to source producer. His wines are sure acid bombs. I love it. Stay healthy and keep drinking.

Kelly Walker

Is it just me? I am experiencing a tsunami of e-mail offers, maybe twice if not more than I normally get. There seems to be a good bit of downward pressure on prices. I started comparing a lot of these offers on wine-searcher and almost every one is offering at the bottom or below the range. Anyone ...

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I cannot say I was surprised by how good this wine was. We had the privilege to visit the domaine a couple of years ago that included tasting from both barrel and bottle the reds in addition to the whites. I was super impressed then and even more so after drinking this bottle. What I noted back then...

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Having had many bottles of this wine in varying vintages over the years, definitely an off bottle. But it can be a real crap shoot for US imported bottles. Same for the MdB.

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Frank, super cool!

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I love the caps of Andre Clouet.
La Grande Dame are classic.

Kelly Walker

You may not be able to tell in the picture but the caps are not mounted flush but hover a bit on the backboard. When light hits is at different angles you get a different look and depth due to the shadow cast. When hit directly by sunlight, it really sparkles.

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Made by a close friend from caps I collected:

Kelly Walker

Given he is being released from Federal prison, pretty much 100%. Otherwise, not so much.

Kelly Walker

I find it hard to appreciate red burgs along side cali cabs. I also find it hard to transition from one to the other. Great set of wines though.

Kelly Walker

Super event Kevin. How many somms were in attendance? That '99 DRC Rich is an amazing wine. Happy to have some '15 PYMC CC!

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Old school Upper-East-Sider kind of haunt. I put them in the same category as Nello.

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Very well said Dennis.
Unfortunately ...

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John Morris wrote: ↑
February 19th, 2020, 2:37 pm
Retronasal detection?

Yeah, those old school shnozes were the the best

Kelly Walker

We "barrel" tasted the Faiveley Musigny one year. It was a small pony barrel, maybe less than a quarter size. It had a locking bung.

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No doubt if you are in the business, a frequent customer, and share with others corkage maybe waived in Charlotte, but it's not the general restaurant policy. James Having lived in the Charlotte area for 20+ years, I have seen the wine scene evolve dramatically. There is a very strong wine culture ...

Kelly Walker

Kevin,

Are the little one's up on the boards yet?

Looks like a great line-up. Nice note on the '09 Cayuse BF. I have a few so maybe time to open. I usually do not open anything Cayuse under 10 yo.

Kelly Walker

Yes. I have won HK bids. They will ship no charge to get wine to US. You will pay domestic shipping though

Kelly Walker

I have become a really big fan of what Von Winning has been offering at all levels.

Austria is my go to for truly trocken riesling. A different profile for sure but to my liking. Hertzberger is a perennial favorite among many others.

Kelly Walker

Hey Anthony. I had a passive cellar here in Alexandria for many years and it worked fine. I ended up going active on the cheap -- the room is mostly below grade with a window high on the wall and I stuck a tricked out a/c unit in it. It was easy and cheap to do, but if I were in your situation I wo...

Kelly Walker

I love both ends of the Muga spectrum from Torre Muga to Prado Enea with the later being my preference.

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I stumbled upon a magnum of Jadot 2012 Musigny that was reasonably priced at auction. Any experience?

Kelly Walker

I suspect Eric will more than excel in restaurant reviews as well.

Kelly Walker

Joshua,
The Sauzet was indeed wilder. I think you described it better than I.

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