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Yes, 750.

There’s some 2001 in the cellar as well. Soon.

Wow. This is shocking.

Rest In Peace Alan.

2002 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Nahe (7/22/2019) Settling into an early maturity, this has developed significant bottle aged complexity, and also a texture that is both suave and energetic. There’s a golden edge to the fruit, partly honeyed and partly a bit of ...

I didn’t say it was.

I just tend to drink most of my Sandlands wines shortly after they show up. Trying to change that.

Interesting that anyone is surprised about Poyferre being modernist. It’s been that way for close to two decades. +1 I think the impact really started kicking in with the 1998, which I actually liked young And then became really pronounced in the solar vintages, 2000 and 2003. You put 2000 with 200...

2014 Sandlands Trousseau - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (7/20/2019) I finally figured out how to wait a little while before ordering a bottle of Sandlands. I misplaced this one, and thought I had none left. Trousseau is not a grape I think about cellaring, as I enjoy the bright, fre...

Well now that you have mentioned Rolland, any wine you drink today will be automatically awful.

Interesting that anyone is surprised about Poyferre being modernist. It’s been that way for close to two decades.

Both. I find Grezeaux much more approachable than Croix Boissee.

Got my hands on a case of 2017 Grezeaux on Friday.

I do like the Croix Boissee, but the Grezeaux is such a value!

brigcampbell wrote: ↑
July 19th, 2019, 10:30 pm
Two words. "Pinot Meunier"

Yes. Underestimating Pinot Noir is also a bad idea.

Don’t get me wrong. I love Chardonnay Champagne and Champagnes that include Chardonnay in the blend. The Pierre Peters wines are my house Champagnes.

It does seem odd...very odd.

Well I have an empty of the 1971 that was part of a solid case purchased by one of the guys in my wine group back in 1973 or 1974. The label looks identical, except mine has Produce of France on an importer strip, not the main label.

Who is importing Soutiran these days?

2015 Betz Family Syrah La Côte Patriarche - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley (7/19/2019) This was an early look at what seems to be a potentially long-lived wine. The fruit and structure are properly balanced, and it already has some interesting meaty and earthy tones. On the palate ...

I think it was Terry Thiese who said something like "you can make good Champagne without Chardonnay but in order to make great Champagne you MUST have Chardonnay", and I agree with him. The greatest Champagne's I've ever had have been Blanc de Blanc's. So I'm hoping this is a first class sparkling ...

I actually don't much care for wines from Ritchie, regardless of producer. But last night was one of those nights that just needed something big and rich.

I much prefer Hyde, and as Kris mentioned above, Ramey is more my go-to.

2015 Bevan Cellars Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley (7/17/2019) Rich, ripe tropical fruit with spicy oak overlay - this is not in my wheelhouse, but there are days when it just hits the spot. This is one of those days. Posted from CellarTracker

There's always next year.

2001 Merkelbach wines are getting into a very nice spot.

The spice of the Wurzgarten.

Panzer says it has arrived!

Why don’t you put in a FOIA request. You seem to think you are entitled to it. For a number of exceptionally boring reasons, a FOIA request is unlikely to help. Most importantly, it is extremely unlikely you'd get any response on a timeline that does any good. Perhaps if I had included this... ;) (...

The 2018 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese is also delicious.

The 1995 Selbach-Oster Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese was the wine that turned me into a German wine fanatic.

I buy on release nearly every year either through Table & Vine in Massachusetts (when they carry it), or through a shop in NJ where I am good friends with the manager.

Oddly enough, I did not order the 2018, only because I bought a boatload of other Selbach 2018s.

I think either way is fine. The Stony Creek has more guts,so I may age that one.

2016 Dirty and Rowdy Mourvedre Skinner White Oak Flats Vineyard - USA, California, Sierra Foothills, El Dorado County (7/16/2019) I always associate the Skinner White Oak Flats with the Skinner Stony Creek, but the 2016s are wildly different wines. The White Oak Flats is a more delicate, nuanced wi...

Sorry Greg, I can say with firsthand knowledge your understanding is wrong. Bam! Jeb's answer isn't very helpful. If he knows, he should enlighten. If he's not free to tell us more, than just saying "you're wrong", but not about which aspect, is not much help. Not that it matter much to me either w...

Did two 750s and a mag.

She doesn’t mince words.

Thread drift - Just got back from 10 days in the Berkshires suffering through the adverse effects of no BYO. You can't bring your own wine to a restaurant, so there is no incentive for the restaurant to exert any effort to have a good wine list. Yes, I know, the lists at Blantyre and The Inn on the...

So for any typical red sauce pizza toppings (e.g. pepperoni, sausage, onions) I absolutely love the 'Flora & Fauna Red Wine' from Idlewild (formerly known as 'The Bird'). I have opened cases of this wine with pizza, and it is always great.

I am under the impression that in regards to Burgundy, all of the good wine sells through. You keep telling yourself that. Some producers are impossible/hard to find (e.g. Coche, Roumier, Mugneret-Gibourg, of course DRC), but I have no problem locating lots of high quality Burgundy. (Also, wrong fo...

My wife's word-for-word note: "That doesn't suck!"

Not much in context.

One of a handful of the greatest wineries in the world, and the wines are readily available for less than $50.

2010 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (7/14/2019)
1. Mix strawberries, pineapple and lime zest.
2. Dust with cinnamon
3. Add a pinch of salt
4. Connect electrical cables
5. Turn on the power
6. Drink

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Ian H wrote: ↑
July 14th, 2019, 2:12 pm
Does Prum ever take off into the price stratosphere like so many seem to have, or does it stay an amazing value for a long time?

Shhhh...

What’s beer?

2010 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (7/14/2019) Nine years from the vintage, this remains quite youthful, with the bright, bracing 2010 acids setting the tone. It’s very rich and sweet for a Kabinett, but that is typical for the ultra ripe 2010 harve...

2016 Littorai Pinot Noir Les Larmes - USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley (7/13/2019) I opened a bottle of this a year or so ago, and it was too unfocused and rather grapey. Tonight’s bottle had knit together, and settled down, allowing some glimpse of the structure, which gave the wine a...

That's my take.

Perhaps a childhood scare from someone named Brutus.

I am seriously willing to bet it's coincidence, not a physical reaction. And now that you have it in your head...

My favorite producer of red wine...bar none.

I treasure every bottle I can get my hands on.

B) Medium body, showing some browning, has some age; pleasant nose with some notes of age, then nice, moderately resolved medium dark red fruit, good balance. Quality California Syrah with 10-15 years of age. If this bottle is representative, drinking well, but drink up. 2005 Edmunds St. John Syrah...

If he can handle Riesling then it's not sulfur.

Brian is the first person I have ever heard of (in 25+ years of serious wine drinking) cite Brut Champagne as a headache problem, except annually the morning of January 1!

Does other sugar give you a headache?

Hershey bars have 24g of sugar in 1.5 ounces.

Conclusion, as always drink what you like and ignore the hype. It also puts a serious dent in any kind of theory about "natural wine" and even "terroir." 32g of sugar? Jesus. No one can taste terroir at that level. Differences between wine A and B? Yes. Terroir? Not when the sugar level is at Hersh...

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