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So . . . I had my BD orders shipped to my office just in time for the global health emergency to cause my firm to close. My CJC wines were sitting in my climate-controlled office for a few months until a few days ago, when I finally had a chance to bring them (along with a few other big boxes) home ...

Frank Murray III wrote: ↑
May 10th, 2020, 12:06 pm
Brad, if you get around to opening a 2013, I'd be curious to see your POV on the wine. I get your feed via my CT account so when you post, I will see it.

All I have left of Dupratt now is a single bottle of 2013 and 2015.

I will make sure to post a note. Thanks!

Frank, thanks for your input. I have enjoyed every Copain DuPratt I have tried, and I was a regular buyer until a few years ago. It would not surprise me if I had a 2013 or two laying around. I finished off the '14 this evening and, while it softened a bit since yesterday, the wine showed some orang...

My first go-round with this wine. Light straw in the glass, a little beeswax and rainwater on the nose. This wine is still young and vibrant. Citrus zest, a touch of honey and a good bit of zippy acidity make this a lean, refreshing young Chardonnay. This is drinking well now, but there is no need t...

Chris Seiber wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2020, 9:14 am
Brad, I didn't mean to be a downer.

No worries. I appreciate your candor and the motivation to start drinking those older Copain wines. When I dig them out, I will return to post notes.

I'll also add that it was both nice to "see" some people I'd never seen in person before and to "see" some old friends such as Maureen and Diane. It's been too long. I thought it was nice just to "see some people." It was an added benefit to see people from Wine Berserkers and put some faces to nam...

2007 Copain Kiser En Haut Pinot Noir. I drank this while on a Zoom chat with Frank Murray and Sean Kennedy (shameless name dropper that I am). Frank had opened 10+ bottles of this wine over the years with happy results, and he was quite interested for my impression. On pop and pour in the afternoon...

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
April 11th, 2020, 10:50 am

Jud Reis wrote: ↑
April 11th, 2020, 10:18 am
Think I am going to dig out a 2012 Skyline Syrah.
OK, then it's settled - 2012 Swan Terrace for me.

That 2008 Horseshoe Pinot has been the bridesmaid about five times. Someday.

If I can make it tonight, I will open the 2008 Horseshoe Pinot.

Thursday is good. PM sent.

Drinking this again tonight. No formal note, but this bottle seems closer to peak than the one last year. The color is golden tending toward feint orange, but the wine is not advanced. A little white flower and flintiness remains, yet there are more citrus notes than I recall from last bottle. Maybe...

I tried one one of the Tribidrag bottles a day or two ago, and I thought it was really good. I don't post many notes these days but probably should have posted on that wine. It was a meaningful part of a great BDay deal. Tonight, I randomly pulled the 2017 LM Mondeuse. No amount of laziness can prev...

I tried one one of the Tribidrag bottles a day or two ago, and I thought it was really good. I don't post many notes these days but probably should have posted on that wine. It was a meaningful part of a great BDay deal. Tonight, I randomly pulled the 2017 LM Mondeuse. No amount of laziness can prev...

I finally pulled the trigger on a three-pack each of the Trout Gulch Chardonnay and Rivina PN.

Brad, appreciate note - LOVE the Ceritas Cab, one of my favorite expressions of Cabernet from CA ever since the initial 2012 release. As my note probably betrayed, I have no history with the Cab (until now) but a little more with the PN and Chard. Based on my confidence in the producer and this bot...

Anton D wrote: ↑
February 7th, 2020, 5:27 pm
Great note!

Love Ceritas, and I’m pretending this was my note and will still wait a while!

Glad to take one for the team!

This is the first bottle of a three-pack I purchased on release a few years ago. The wine is young and a little firm after about an hour, but it is not closed or dumb. It is dark red in the glass and has a nice floral, red fruit nose. This is not a fruit bomb, and in that sense it appeals to me styl...

A late reply, but this year I bought: Ridge (4 Estate Cabs, 2 Klein Cabs) Scherrer (Old Vine Zin 3-Pack)* Wilde Farm Mixed Case (4 Heritage, 5 Halcon Syrah, 3 Alder Springs Chard) Lagier Meredith (12 Bottle Sampler) Chris James Cellars (White 6-Pack; Pinot 6-Pack)* * are new to me. I was relatively ...

GregT wrote: ↑
January 27th, 2020, 6:14 pm
So how exactly to order? I sent an email. Interested in offer 3. Zin, Dolcetto and Lagrein? How could I resist?

There is a link in the offer. I just clicked it and ordered the White 6-pack and the Pinot 6-pack. This winery is completely new to me, so I am excited to give these a try.

I bought 4 Estate and 2 Klein Cabs, and I am psyched!

I just ordered a mixed case (4 Heritage; 5 Halcon Syrah; 3 Alder Springs Chard). This is my third year in a row for Wilde Farm. The wines are the Shiznit, and this deal is just bonkers.

Thanks!

In for the Zin!

I have been swamped and unable to immerse myself in Berserkerday revelry this year, but I did scroll the offers during lunch this afternoon. This one seemed so amazing that I had to jump in. It might be the only one for me this year!

Thank you,

Brad

I don't visit Wine Talk as much as I should, but I became aware of this thread and thought the least I could do would be to extract $5.00 from FMIII's wallet for a good cause. In so doing, I will also give a shout out to a Berserkerday stalwart, as my TN is for the 2007 Biggio Hamina Deux Vert Pinot...

Opened a bottle of this wine tonight and found this thread. Nothing "weird" about this bottle at all. It is fresh, vibrant and youthful. Pit fruit, saline and a touch chalky (all in a good way), with a bit of a lemon-peel pucker on the back end. This is a pleasure to drink now. If any of you Copain-...

Wow. Condolences to Alan's loved ones.

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
July 22nd, 2019, 6:15 pm
Sounds delicious.

That's exactly what it is. Much better than the descriptors I used in my TN!

It has been a while since I subjected the Wine Talk forum to one of my tasting notes, but I was inspired by Dave Bueker today to post a note. This wine poured a few shades darker than I expected and is sort of golden-honey colored in the glass. Nothing wrong with the wine, though. It is still youthf...

My HH case arrived several days ago. Travel shock be damned, I am drinking one now and am very impressed! Thank you so much, Carole, for this excellent Berserkerday treat. What a great value for such wonderful wine. I wish I had doubled down and ordered a case of the zin too.

The last few years, I have gone out of my way to buy something from the WF BD offer. The reasons are (i) because every wine I have ever opened from WF has been excellent; and (ii) every interaction I have had with the people of WF has been positive. This year, I am ordering the Heritage offer (even ...

Just wanted to add -- I have purchased a BD offering every year for the past 3 or 4 years, and these wines never disappoint. Thank you, Todd.

I tried to pretend that Berserkerday was not happening, but this (and two other offers) was too good to ignore. I got a HH yesterday during the sneak preview time. I have enjoyed every L-M wine I have ever had, so this seemed like -- wait for it -- a no-brainer (as has been mentioned by my fellow lo...

Todd, can I get the #2 Deux Vert, please?

Thanks!

To cellar I usually buy 3-6 but im not spending more than $50 btl. To enjoy with family and friends usually buy singles of different bottles to fit the occasion. My approach is almost the opposite of yours -- which probably means I am doing it wrong. For cellar bottles (particularly at higher price...

I have looked through the discussion above and agree that the '15 Marine Sedimentary is fantastic. People with far more Oregon Pinot experience than I have extolled the virtues of this wine even in the short time since it was shipped. I think it is dark, brooding, sorta mushroomy, but hard to put do...

I deleted it. Just wanted to see if it would work. You should delete it in your quote of my post.

I edited the post to delete the malfunctioning link. Let's se if it works now.

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Hey, it works. This is the Youtube video I tried to repost in one of the politics threads. If I ever get the same message again, I will link to the post.

Fixed the latter one, super easy (instructions posted elsewhere as well, like the 'media' thread) - just put the entire URL in between the 'media' code (which shows up when you click the media button, right next to spoiler - looks like a monitor) All in all the media button works across a MASSIVE a...

Phew! Glad I ordered a case the moment the email came. I still have some of my '13 and '14 Berserker Cuvee bottles to compare against these!

Thank you Jim and everyone else at PGC.

Brad

How about me? Still good for the #1 offer? Thanks, Todd. I know I am late to the party if they are gone. Just picked the first bottle at random from the No. 1 six-pack, and it was the '14 Youngberg. This is still opening up in the glass, but I am already a YUGE fan. Dark garnet color, loamy nose, w...

How about me? Still good for the #1 offer?

Thanks, Todd. I know I am late to the party if they are gone.

I thought I replied to this thread earlier today, but I guess I didn't push "send." Anyway, I tried Wilde Farm for the first time after last Berserkerday and was impressed by the quality of all of the wines. Each one has been memorable. This offer is very generous, and i am in for a case. I probably...

Mel Hill wrote:
JDonner wrote:

Well we are in Life during Wartime...
this thread has stopped making sense

I am going to get crosseyed and painless on 2BC tonight!

Opened on a whim, hoping for something refreshing on a warm summer evening: Notes of honey and sweet meyer lemon. Gorgeous floral component, reminiscent of honeysuckle and orange blossom. Acidity very restrained, which for me is a plus on a wine like this. ABV 13.4%. Glad I have more. Just a beauti...

I have been remiss in posting BD notes because I have gotten trapped inside the Politics forum. Two days ago, I opened a '14 Cardiac Hill Syrah, and it blew my mind. I have no tasting note to offer, but I keep thinking about the smoky, cool-climate character of the wine. Some bacon fat, seems like w...

Berserkerday Sampler in: 2013 Riesling Anderson Valley 2013 Zinfandel Mendocino 2015 Edlezwicker 2014 Gewurztraminer Dry 2012 Cabernet 2013 Chardonnay My box came today. Same wines. Must be a NY thing. neener My mystery 6-pack also contained the same wines, and it also arrived today (in Maryland) a...

Joe called. All good.

K e v i n B. wrote:
Jeremy C wrote:Still no word...
ditto...

re: cc, since I ordered via e-mail I didn't include my CC, but rather provided my phone# as a means to get my CC info (similar to other offers).

Ditto. Still not worried, though.

I ordered:

Wilde Farm eight-pack
EMH three-pack
Navarro case
Arcadian four-pack
Random sixer (cab franc)

I thought I would stay on the sidelines this year, but I couldn't help myself with some of the offers being as good as they were.

I am in on this one and am very excited to try the wines. Thank you for the offer.

Brad

Mixed eight-pack for me. Looking forward to giving these a shot.

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