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Mattstolz wrote: ↑
July 16th, 2019, 7:58 pm

Brian S t o t t e r wrote: ↑
July 16th, 2019, 7:07 pm
Any preview from MTP? Need to plan this purchase out
I think that normally comes after the STD. but there are/have been some Instagram posts about it

Sexually Transmitted Disease?

Got the usual stand by Zins, but I also picked up a few of the Grenache. My taste for Grenache has increased since touring around southern Rhone. If done right, it presents an intriguing wine.

Order in

I just checked. First Saxum release I bought was in 2013 and I got 2 Gratias. Thank you again Justin.

Going big on this one.

Wow on the Gratias. Super nice gesture on Justin's part. Thank you!

Not sexy, but based on what I see around me, it’s local wine served in a fun atmosphere. I see more urban wineries, cocktail, drink me now type wines. In Colorado they are popping up all around me. Wine on tap with bar game, painting group, lounge like serving rooms some mix in food trucks and bands...

I know you sort of poo poo Positano for food, but one of the best meals I've had was at Le Tre Sorelle right off the beach. Funny you say that, we were so close to going Le Tre Sorelle the last night and just didn't make it. It felt and looked like it was a place to be, but we we ended up on the ot...

Pretty happy with this. 50 or so will fit, no vibration, quiet and keeps consistant temp. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Magic-Chef-23-4-in-W-50-Bottle-Wine-Cooler-in-Stainless-Steel-HMWC50ST/300509607 +1 good friend of mine has two of these and been going strong for two years now...and honestly at th...

I know you sort of poo poo Positano for food, but one of the best meals I've had was at Le Tre Sorelle right off the beach.

Howard Cooper wrote: ↑
July 14th, 2019, 12:37 pm
wine in cans

I usually leave my glass at the bar before entering the lavatory.

I need a wine I can keep cool in the ocean, open without a cork screw, works well when warm out and does not tire my palate. So I will go with an Ode to Lulu from Bedrock. Beer? I never tire of Collette from Great Divide. Belgium Farmhouse with a unique smokiness. Spirits, an oaked tequila. So let’s...

The most expensive Zin I'd previously heard of was Grgich Hills Miljenko's Old Vine Zinfandel at $130, but I think 2014 was the last vintage produced. Here you go ...Mazzocco, the most expensive Zin I have ever seen (or drank :)) 2016 ZINFANDEL RESERVE KENNETH CARL, DRY CREEK VALLEY Special Reserve...

Fun notes. Wish we had more like this where impressions are first, then the reveal.

Gray G wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2019, 7:56 am
hahahahahaha

Sorry couldn't resist.

2012 Domaine Brusset Gigondas Les Hauts de Montmirail
2009 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes
2016 Famille Brechet Domaine Des Bosquets Gigondas La Colline
2010 Xavier Vignon Gigondas

Gray G wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2019, 7:50 am

Rob Herried wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2019, 6:22 am
I guess someone should post the rules about who is allowed to post on certain topics.
that is funny

I'll go first. You are not allowed to post about CT.

Received and deleted the email. You’re welcome.

Your poll question and your post title are sort of the opposite and might be confusing.

I am sure I am the outlier here, but the cabs just don’t capture my attention. I sold off all the ones I bought. Just not my style. Can you elaborate? Just curious . Thanks I like black cherry, tobacco, leathery cabs with complexity that are approachable in the near term. The RM’s to me seem more d...

I am sure I am the outlier here, but the cabs just don’t capture my attention. I sold off all the ones I bought. Just not my style.

I think I have had better luck with flawed bottles from Winebid than I have had with bottles purchased direct. I don't think I ever have had a flawed bottle after years of buying.

Tom's the real deal. Buy with confidence.

Sign of a market top.

Carlisle and Bedrock

As others have said, shipping wine is best done in Fall and early Spring. That is when most wineries ship.

Motivated by a post in another thread we popped a 2012 Jaffurs’ Verna’s. Licorice, black raspberry and tapenade. Exquisite.

Michael and Mitch, The vineyard is now called the Sokrian Vineyard. I believe Coastal is still farming it and I know that at one time, Morgan Clendenon and Drake Whitcraft were helping to produce 'Estate' wines for the new owners, who continued to sell fruit to others. No idea whether Jaffurs or Sa...

IMHO, the saying "there are no great old wines, just great bottles of old wine" applies equally to Syrah. To a lesser extent, Tom Hill's saying about pet that you "need to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince(ss) applies too. When a Syrah misses the mark, it is incredibly boring. But when Syrah hit...

Joined the Tobin James wine club.

Rectified that a few months later.

$148, really? And that's probably not for a magnum. Hopefully that's just for Hexe They've held at $97 for >10 years. From the release letter The offering will include our 2017 Broken Stones ($98), 2017 Paderewski Vineyard ($98), 2017 Terry Hoage Vineyard ($98), and our extended age 2016 The Hexe (...

Mel Knox wrote: ↑
July 2nd, 2019, 7:04 pm
I've enjoyed two older Qupe Syrahs this year:
2002 Bien Nacido and 2005 Bien Nacido Hillside Reserve..the latter wine coulda won a Cote Rotie tasting...

Most Bien Nacido Syrahs that I have had with age on them are spectacular.

At $148...

Oldie, but a goodie. Haven’t had a Zaca Mesa wine in years, but I picked up a 2015 Z Cuvée on a whim.
As good as some of the less expensive French Rhône GSM blends I’ve had. Dark fruit, mineral, black tea, tobacco. Nice QPR for $17.

Colorado peeps, try the rose’ of Cabernet from Colterris, 2017 Grand Valley. Good fruit, minerals, crisp, local, worthy.

blarmston wrote: ↑
June 26th, 2019, 6:43 pm
I dont check Last Bottle often, but every time I get a random email it’s some $15 zin or $25 $hitty Napa blend, not say a $150 bottle from a respected producer. I could be wrong, I am allll the time...

We’re going in a circle here...
The ones that sellout, sellout.

Good point on library wines, but what if a winery doesn’t want to sit on the inventory for 3-5-10 years. And they are willing to forgo the higher potential price point down the road. And it is potential because wineries come in and out of vogue all the time. Simply adding 10% per year to the bottle...

Good point David B. And David Bucker, you seem to be slightly upset by this thread. Maybe I’m misreading, but if I’m not, why? No clue who you are, or whether you may have a link to the business. Sure it may be a silly/idiotic/ unrealistic hypothetical, but I’m simply trying to get some dialogue go...

blarmston wrote: ↑
June 26th, 2019, 4:29 pm
Good points. But what if wineries can’t sell out at their stated offer price?

1. They become “library wines” sold at an even higher price at a later date.
2. Last Bottle Wines, WTSO
3. Dumped into third world countries with their label blacked out with a Sharpie

Not as long as they sellout at their price.

I drink very little US syrah, but have found Betz (although all my holdings are from the time Bob was winemaker or consulting) to be consistently excellent. Specific shout out to 2011 Saxum Heart Stone. A cooler vintage, viewed as “weak” produced a beautiful wine, no alcohol heat, complex, subtle e...

CJ Beazley wrote: ↑
June 25th, 2019, 1:22 pm

Michael Martin wrote: ↑
June 25th, 2019, 12:36 pm
Thanks for the futures reminder. I will place my order today. 25% off these wines is a deal.
Are the half bottles not available as futures?

No, they are not, but if you are a club member, you still get 15% off your purchases.

Thanks for the futures reminder. I will place my order today. 25% off these wines is a deal.

The Bedrock Dolinsek’s are always great. Never had a bad one. Good early drinkers.

My budget is based on my storage. It’s full. The overflow is full and my double secret storage is full. Forces me to buy far less than I used to.
YTD I am down 50% compared to last year.

Alban
Jaffurs’ Bien Nacido and Upslope
Bedrock Griffin’s Lair

I've had really good luck with older Bien Nacido, Upslope, Verna's, Stolpman, Melville, but hit or miss with Ampelos, Larner & Thompson.

It’s been a long time since I was there 5+ years, but Ray’s on North in Wauwatosa used to have some surprising stuff.

Surprising that a grape we have been told does not sell well is in the top 5.

I ate at Five Guys once. The burger was Ok, but the fries were a bag of grease. I see no redeeming qualities there at all. 5 Guys puts their very hot fries in a paper bag and closes the bag before you get it. In my experience that tends to make them go pretty limp. But greasy? Not that I’ve seen. Y...

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