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Chris - if you would check the name, that would be great. The other recommendation I have received is to stay a little bit outside the center of the city proper in Dubrovnik to avoid the crush. Does that make sense?

Thanks for the thoughts - please keep them coming!

Craig - drank mine at cellar temp and agree that is best. It is bigger than the old wines and still a little primary, but I think it will pick up more elegance and secondary characteristics with age.

Bumping - any advice out there?

Beautiful nose of menthol, cranberry, graphite and blackberry liqueur. Still quite tart and acid filled on the attack with loads of minerality. Even though cab franc is only 30% of the blend, it is very prominent in the experience of this wine. I think some more bottle time will do this good, especi...

You also have to admit that buying is a significant part of the fun. Not as much fun as the drinking, but there is a lot of satisfaction in it.

Going to be in Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik in June, would appreciate any recommendations for places to stay and restaurants. Thanks in advance!

From 375. Lovely nose of cranberry, underbrush, flinty limestone and just a hint of tobacco ( I know weird for Pinot). Beautiful texture, lots of sour cherry and acid on the palate. I think as much as I like Horseshoe, I am starting to lean more and more to Alpine as my favorite of the original vine...

Got my first shipment of this year’s wines this week and cracked a 2017 Hersly Sauvignon Blanc - Grassy nose with just a bit of gooseberry and white peaches. Similar flavors on the palate with a nice blend of texture and white peach fruit. Very nice, could use just a bit more acidity would be my onl...

Love Anton’s menu, particularly the chicken. I would also add gougeres as a possible amuse bouche - go fantastically with Pinot and pretty easy to make.

You guys are killing me - can’t wait for warmer weather....

George - have you ever tried Mount Eden’s Pinots? From your list, a bottle with some age on it might be right up your alley.

Funky nose - underbrush, black pepper and plums with just a hint of cola on the nose. Really interesting palate, sweet plum fruit, nice texture, balancing acidity and a ton of spices - hints of pepper, lavender, oregano and rosemary. Lovely wine. Way to go Larry.

Quite nice for an inexpensive Bordeaux at 19. Olives, dried cherries and cedar on the nose. Not a blockbuster on the palate, but some nice cherry fruit, savory olive and balancing acidity. Not going to improve, but certainly not over the hill. A good quaff for a Monday night.

Eric White wrote: ↑
February 2nd, 2020, 1:37 pm
Here's another slightly off-the-wall suggestion - Smith-Madrone. Old school mountain Cabs that go the distance, without breaking the bank.

Totally agree. The Smith brothers still make very old school cabs that age very well.

Larry - I would add the H. Upmann Banker cigars to the list Jason gave you. One of my go to cigars for friends who don’t smoke that much and want something on the milder side.

Lovely tribute Ed, sorry for your loss, but it always best to remember the good times!

I have too much wine so was going to pass entirely:

Bought Scherrer, Jean Edwards and Hersley

Last two are new to me. This qualifies as passing entirely, n’est-ce pas?

Sorry I missed you as well Larry. Hope you will be back soon...

I know this will get lost in the BD11 madness, but this is too good not to share. Beautiful translucent red. Lovely nose of cranberry, underbrush and a hint of oregano. Very savory palate, mix of delicate red fruit, savory, salty texture and lovely acidity. In a good drinking spot, but don’t think t...

In for the Chardonnay. Fred - we need to get you and Judi back to Gloucester sometime!

In for the sampler pack - looking forward to trying the wines!

In on the Sauvignon Blanc - haven’t tried it, but sounds right up our alley and BD is always about trying something new!

Joe - I would describe Fred’s pinot winemaking style as a cross between Dehlinger ( where he worked previously) and Arcadian. His wines age extremely well and are beautifully constructed, like Arcadian, but are a touch bigger and riper, more like Dehlinger. He also makes super age worthy Sonoma char...

Have been drinking Fred’s wines for almost 20 years - he is a genius and has a deft touch with a multitude of grapes. Buy with confidence...

Be prepared for a boatload of ups and downs and back and forth. This is not over until it is over and will remain fluid and uncertain. I know that uncertainty stinks for business owners, but that is the way trade policy is being made at the moment.

Kris Patten wrote: ↑
January 18th, 2020, 7:43 pm
I find epiphany moments come with people and company driving the moment and wine is involved vs. wine being the source of the epiphany.

Kris put it perfectly.

Be prepared for a boatload of ups and downs and back and forth in the course of this negotiation. The very definition of a fluid situation.

Randy - don’t have a smoking room and not much fun to sit and shiver with a cigar in a NE winter. Keep posting - living vicariously through your posts.

So glad this worked out - Larry hope to see you next time you are in town!

This is the wine that 20 years ago got me on this crazy journey, shared by a generous friend at a party to celebrate NYE 1999. Thanks for the note and bringing back that memory.

Shay - I try to buy at least 3 bottles of something I want to cellar for a while, that way you can try the wine along its evolution. If you only have one, you have to wait for the “perfect” point on the aging curve and from experience it is very difficult to know where that point is. Cellar tracker ...

Ok Jay, here we go. 2003 d’Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm - Deep purple color with just a hint of bricking at the rim. Nice nose of blackberry jam, smoky meat and oregano. Nice balanced attack with a hit of blackberry fruit balanced with a nice limestone mineral note. A little bit of a hole in the mid...

Take your time. There is always more mine. Your bigger regrets will be the wines you buy and don’t really like versus the offers you passed on.

Nola - excellent point. These customer and supply chain relationships take a long time to build and once changed are going to change trade flows going forward. I think American farmers are going to learn that lesson the hard way when they try to get Chinese customers back from countries like Brazil ...

Jay - would d’arenberg dead arm Shiraz count in your definition?

Others may have different experiences, but I don’t think BYO is commonly done anywhere in Japan.

Larry - so sorry I will be out of town. Hopes one of the Boston berserkers will step up to the task. Larry is good people!

Another vote for the Coffey grain

David - with you as well. This was sweet and simple -not bad, but not worth the $. I detected nothing in the bottle that said it would improve with age. Have 2 bottles and a mag left, so not quite sure what I am going to do.

From 375. Sandalwood, kirsch and a very sweet full bodied, ripe nose. Still quite young, tart and tannic on the palate. A little rough and tumble at the moment - some time in the bottle will do it good.

From magnum. Still a baby, but lovely nonetheless. Beautiful golden color, nose of pears, quince and limestone. Excellent texture and body, nice blend of sweet apple/pear fruit and crisp limestone filled acidity. Has some coiled power that promises even better things down the road, but a great way t...

From 375. Wow, this is a deep, dark, ripe version of a Rhys Pinot. Lovely nose of blackberry fruit, white pepper and sage. Nice black fruit and limestone on the palate. Lively acid and texture with a pretty stern mineral filled finish. I think this will be interesting to follow, but perhaps not s lo...

2017 Le Grand-Clere (Francois Blanchard) Touraine La Presse - Very dark color - intensely grapey nose with a hint of tarragon and white pepper. Very sharp acidic palate with just a little hint of purple grape fruit. Not bad but not great either. Might be a little better with food. Would never in a m...

Thank you Dan - that was a great tribute!

If you have the time and energy, it may be worth trying to petition the USTR for an exclusion. There was a portal set up for the Chinese tariffs, not sure if there is one set up for the European tariffs. I was skeptical that the USTR would do anything, but my team did a great job putting together ou...

2003 Virasa Vinacola Utiel-Requena Cerro Bercial - 67 points. Only one note, but the likelihood of this being drinkable at age 16 is very low.

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