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Complicated and gulpable sound like worthy virtues!

Hope it’s OK that I also gave this one its own thread. 2001 Louis Jadot Bonnes Mares - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru (11/25/2020) It’s a rare treat to drink Bonnes Mares. I bought this bottle on release, before I knew much of anything about Burgundy. At least I knew enough ...

2001 Louis Jadot Bonnes Mares - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru (11/25/2020) It’s a rare treat to drink Bonnes Mares. I bought this bottle on release, before I knew much of anything about Burgundy. At least I knew enough to put it away for a long sleep. Holiday week in the t...

Casey Hartlip wrote: ↑
November 24th, 2020, 7:19 pm
Yes it's the time of year for lists. I scanned this pretty well and didn't find a single Anderson Valley OR Mendocino county wine. I guess '17 & '18 were good in many other locations. I'm expecting many amazing wines from the north coast to be released soon.

The Navarro Gewurz? #90

I very much enjoyed the Rosso that I had a little while back. The Centennial Mountain white left me cold.

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
November 24th, 2020, 7:01 pm
I think I have one more of these. Maybe Thursday!

We have one more. Thinking Christmas week.

The Court has refused to hear Walmart's case against Texas' distilled spirits regulator over a state law that the retail behemoth maintains is unconstitutional because it effectively blocks out-of-state retailers from competing with the state's own liquor stores. Isn’t the case largely redundant wi...

Lee Short wrote: ↑
November 24th, 2020, 4:01 pm

Leonard Taylor wrote: ↑
November 17th, 2020, 6:29 am
Just tasted the 2019 Diochon Old Vines and it blew me away. $24
Diochon deserves more love than it gets around here. Had a bottle of the 2000 recently, showing very well.

Big fan. hard to find them.

Having the last glass tonight, and it's better! That rarely happens for me with young wines.

1996 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année - France, Champagne (11/24/2020) Given the swift maturing of both Bollinger and (to my taste) 1996 Champagnes, I went into this with a backup bottle ready to go. Didn’t need it, except that we drank the Bolly too quickly. Delicious from the get go, it had a ...

The 2007 is rounder and has riper fruit. Damn weather makes no considerations for wine geeks.

Rob_S wrote: ↑
November 24th, 2020, 10:36 am
Not a lot of releases get me really excited but this one, released after 2 years in barrel and 3 years in bottle has hooked me.

Can't wait to put one into my group's bi-weekly blind tasting!

Same here. Have you tasted the 2018 Pretty Horses? It’s really good.

Was just doing some cellar reorganization, and found another bottle! Woo Hoo!!

I just took delivery of the 2018. No doubt it will be richer, but ai trust Michel.

1997 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Grüner Veltliner Alte Reben - Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal (11/23/2020) My last bottle, and it may be the youngest. This is 23 years old? I would suspect 3 if it was served blind. Still in full possession of fresh, yellow fruit, the classic Grüner pea shoot tone...

Going on four hours since I opened it. Laura says “ yum.” It’s surprisingly medium versus full bodied. Balance, balance, balance. It’s worth opening a bottle now, as it’s just so drinkable. The balance suggests it’s likely to be immortal.

My 750s are off-site. That’s a good thing because this wine is freaking delicious.

More after dinner.

The things you do when on vacation...

Just opened the 1/2 bottle 30 minutes ago. The wine is 100% sound and correct. Balance is spot on. Needs time to unfurl. Will check in again after about 4 hours.

2008 Taittinger CdC for my wife's birthday

Your comments on the 2014 Wind Gap mirror my experiences with most of the late (post 2013) Wind Gap wines, and many of the Pax 2.0 wines. Unfortunately Pax has lost his way. Instead of IPOB, it’s IPOA.

Matt A wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 6:08 pm
No wine from Nine Suns or Vice Versa.

Who?

Nate Simon wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 4:55 pm
I’ve yet to crack into my shipment. Is the ‘19 OVZ worth opening now, or best to hold off 6+ months?

I loved the bottle I opened. Opinions have varied, but they always do.

Do you have multiples?

This is already covered in the fire thread.

Opened a bottle of the 2019 tonight. The Mourvèdre element does need time to emerge. The Carignan is obvious with the high toned fruit and crisp herb tones. Nice stuff. Looking forward to following this wine for several years.

Agree on the OVZ. Crazy value.

Thanks. I have a few bottles of this. Will wait a little longer.

I have great admiration for the Prüm Zeltinger Sonnenuhr wines, and the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr in general. I see no reason to treat them as any less age worthy than their Wehlener Sonnenuhr counterparts.

In short...no.

Thanks!

88158F73-D57F-4A33-8753-321D7356702A.jpeg Pretty darn good everyday Burg for $27. Primary, dark fruits with a dusty, mineral spine. Tart fruits fleshing out with some air. Not overly complex, but often simple and honest hits the right note. (89 pts.) I need to open one soon. I still have a single 2...

2001 Joh. Jos. Prüm Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (11/21/2020) It's hard to put into words what drinking wines like 2001 Prüm Auslese is like for me. First off there's the warping effect of modern (post 2004) German Riesling, where the pradikats often meant nothin...

I have never had anything from this producer. I will have to give it a try sometime. If Maureen says it's delicious I have to give it a try. Thanks for the excellent notes Maureen! [cheers.gif] See Maureen. Adding yet more competition. I hope you nailed down a supply before posting. This wine? Only...

I wasn’t going for extra credit on that one.

Happy birthday. Killer line up. 2001 Bordeaux are often a great treat, and seem like they still have lots of time for such an overlooked vintage. I need to constantly remind myself to backfill on these kinds of vintages. I’ve recently been acquiring some really nice 2004 vintage wines, any 2001s in...

Happy birthday. Killer line up. 2001 Bordeaux are often a great treat, and seem like they still have lots of time for such an overlooked vintage.

2016 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills (11/21/2020) On vacation for a while, so wine with lunch is a go. Popped a 1/2 bottle of this, and it was classic Loring. Ripe red and black fruit, baking spices and a rich mouthfeel stands up t...

Oh sure, why not!

maureen nelson wrote: ↑
November 20th, 2020, 7:05 pm

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
November 20th, 2020, 9:39 am
Spatlese that's baby TBA? Yowza. Hard to plan for that!
Not in sweetness. Texture and a dried berry element.

That sounds even stranger.

And there has been some discussion by the outgoing administration, as I understand it, of using a "carousel" approach to spread the pain for greater impact, under which every so often, some products get off and others get on. Under this approach, the tariff might be applied to still wine under 14 (...

2018 DuPuis Pinot Noir Le Benedict - USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley (11/20/2020) So soon after arrival, probably too soon, but I really wanted to try one of these wines. Le Benedict is the “village” level wine from Wells Guthrie’s new venture. At this early date it shows a raspberry/...

The Donnhoff Riesling QbA can be had for around $20 or less & is amazingly food friendly. David, couldn't remember seeing if you posted on the Donnhoff 2019 estate riesling. Have you tried it and thoughts vs past vintages? I've been seeing the 2019 get meh reviews and a not-so-meh price hike, curio...

So in other words, this is a waste of time. As citizens perhaps we can make that known eventually...at least for all of us who survive the next 6 months! If you read the real thread on the tariffs (instead of this useless offshoot) you will see that there is a public comment process. People who pos...

Dennis Borczon wrote: ↑
November 20th, 2020, 12:49 pm

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
November 20th, 2020, 12:06 pm
Ok. Got that off your chest?

Good.
I am awaiting results from the actions. Any news to report?

The current administration is not negotiating. The new administration will have bigger fish to fry for a while.

Does anyone understand why the ABV limit was put in the law? I know the whole thing doesn't make any sense, but wouldn't one think that if part of the goal was to protect domestic wines from competition it would be flipped? ie wines above a certain percentage would be taxed. I've looked for this el...

Ok. Got that off your chest?

Good.

Spatlese that's baby TBA? Yowza. Hard to plan for that!

German wine has been hit hard by the tariffs. Really hard. I don't disagree but curious if you have seen any statistics to back it up. All of the producers I follow have sold out faster than ever. And this past year given the changes with Rudi and at Skurnik have other things going on. Also I think...

Markus S wrote: ↑
November 20th, 2020, 8:39 am

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
November 20th, 2020, 7:59 am
Customs does check. It's not systematic. It's more random, but they check...
If this were the case, then why is so much Fentanyl coming in from China?

Ahem...random.

Altering description of goods to avoid a tariff is an offense that can involve seizure of the goods, suspension of ability to import and significant fines. Customs does check. It's not systematic. It's more random, but they check, and if they find something people are in big trouble. This is not som...

Wrt the OP, I wonder how much of this is just increasing the alcohol on the label (within legal allowances of course) - I would assume a fair bit. I assumed that was the suggestion/insinuation. Given that there's a margin of error allowed on the ABV level (+/-0.5% in the EU and +/-1% in the US if t...

David B has week 3 for Dakine animal shelter. Details to follow. p.s. It's Dakin. https://www.dakinhumane.org/home-make-a-gift-2020.html The week will once again be a celebration of Oregon Wines. $5 per note. $10 per note for wines from Berserker winemakers (e.g. Marcus G., Vincent, Jim A.). My com...

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