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Oh my gosh. These guys again!? This could be fun. I need to test drive the newly delivered 18's. I'll pop the SC for this.

I haven't done much buying lately, but bit on a couple of the 2002 Drappier Réserve de l'Oenothèque. I think it's like the Carte d'Or with 20 years on the lees. Cheers, Warren This one made me chuckle. It's quite interesting that a Champagne from 2002 could have spent 20 years on it's lees. I'm gue...

I haven't tried this bottling but up and down the Ridge lineup I started noticing the '14 Zins were very strong. At least in terms of build. I'm an ATPer so I had a good amount sent my way.

The 89 and 97 are indeed great Echos, Eric. I've never tried the 90, though. As a footnote, I tasted the rest of the Olive 89 alongside the rest of a Boyd-Cantenac 2000 last night - admittedly, the Boyd was a slight disappointment (plenty of upfront, sweet fruit but not as complex as I hoped), but ...

Very cool coming on the heels of the thoughts he shared in the recent thread here. Thanks for sharing.

Julian Marshall wrote: ↑
March 28th, 2020, 8:43 am
I didn't realise at the time that any Chinon could "achieve" that sort of level.

I had the same reaction when I read the label. I guess 2005 was hotter in France than I thought.

Thanks for the note. This bottle is the best of the wines I've had from this estate. I also bought one of these and one of the '90 Echo that were sold a few years back. I had the 90 Echo twice and found it passable but probably better a while ago. This '89 L'Olive was quite lovely. Though I would re...

Got my goods today! Great packing job, Nola. I will eat my last tin from last year to celebrate.

Got my goods today! Great packing job, Nola. I will eat my last tin from last year to celebrate.

Maybe John Cabot or Andrew Morris will see this thread. I think most of the Humboldt vineyards are up the valley far enough they wouldn't qualify. There might be something towards the coast though.

Got my beans today. I never received a shipping notice so I was wondering if I got processed. But they made it. Well stocked for the 'shelter in place' that is likely to get extended.

Thanks Eric.

I can't wait to have some "brutal" wine.

Steve L Gellman wrote: ↑
March 25th, 2020, 5:11 pm
Is everyone wiping down their packages

Up and down.

I just heard about that on NPR. Classic. I thought they could just see her in the background. I didn't realize she took the laptop in with her!!!

Do we have to wear pants?

It's a difficult situation. There are laws about delivering to people of age. So drivers not wanting to get dinged is completely understandable. Plus, I get annoyed if I don't at least get a knock on the door when someone drops a package. Porch thiefs are real. It's wine after all. We joke about "es...

c fu wrote: ↑
March 24th, 2020, 1:01 pm
i'm still sitting on 3 btls of summa, 3 btls of OV summa from back to 2007. Time to open some lol

The 07 OV has a fantastic nose. I'd get in there though. I'm not sure the palate is going to go real long.

I try to drink my SC bottlings before the next shipment comes. They will certainly hold but I think the fresh fruit that makes them really shine is best within a year or so. I always lay down the Old Vines. They are for a 6-12 year window. The Occidental seems variable. It used to be a quick drinker...

Just messing with you. To be an honest taster you have to have a high tolerance for surprises. Always taste the wine. Not the label. Looks like you've succeeded.

Nicely done.

I'd say if you are calling an 03 S Rhone Burgundy like, you have a high tolerance for pain.

I had suggested a Berserker Day XI wines theme, but open to anything. That's right! You called it, I'll make it so, as I promised Wednesday, in honor of my birthday, shall be deemed 'One of Your Top 5' - either producers, specific wines, vineyards, etc. Gotta be a favorite. I'm not yet sure what I'...

Awesome Nola! I was wondering what the shipping notification was from. Looks to be you.

Can't wait for the goods.

Before you consider the answers above please understand that the point of aging wines is because you want them to change from what they are at bottling. That means you have to like what aging does to them. Not everyone does. You'll find more answers about aging wines by actually trying some aged ver...

John O' wrote: ↑
March 21st, 2020, 3:20 am
I've been following the cooking directions on the website. Direct Heat on the Weber. For a 1.5" NY Strip 10 minutes on one side and 4 on the other. It comes out a perfect medium rare. So easy.

Did the same with a couple CA NY's last night. Tender, juicy and flavorful.

I popped a 16 last week. Surprising accessible at this age. I still prefer my Cabs when they get the secondary characters going strong but this didn't smack me with structure like I expected. Fruit was there and not sleeping. It's a very strong value at $45. I don't think it's really a 25 year wine ...

Couldn't pass up that. Thanks for the deal Flannery folk.

Seems like a very obvious for first rounds of closures. I think the tasting rooms as others have mentioned are the target here. Again, seems like a very obvious thing to start with. There will be wider closures on many more types of businesses to come. On the 65 year plus doctors, given the way thi...

Glenn L e v i n e wrote: ↑
March 14th, 2020, 10:30 pm
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Wow! That's a drool worthy lineup.

Seems like a very obvious for first rounds of closures. I think the tasting rooms as others have mentioned are the target here. Again, seems like a very obvious thing to start with. There will be wider closures on many more types of businesses to come. On the 65 year plus doctors, given the way this...

Hopefully Frank Murray will see this. He and Jill had a hanging lamp made of Champagne cages and caps.

I would just like to chime in on the grapes. I welcome any new experiments in grapes other than the standard varieties made famous in France. California is very unexplored in comparison to Europe for grape variety.

Respectfully, I am going to disagree with you on your remark about the red wines. I host the event, and I am also a wine lover. Aside from a few years when we had Santa Ana conditions, and the upstairs got warm one year, I don't see how you can assert a number of "100%" when the inside of the house...

I do think the serving of the whites could use an upgrade. But it's not really about temperature. They might be too cold(and they might not) but if you pour as small as you are supposed to you can palm it a bit or wait a minute and it will be just fine. The issue with the whites is that the buckets ...

Reeeeeallllly ... okay. I'll have to give one a shot. I liked the '14 Grezeaux, but it was a bit too "modern" for me to want to re-buy; I assume(d) (perhaps incorrectly) that the '15 would be even moreso in that direction. Doubling down! Bretty AND modern!? [wow.gif] https://youtu.be/P5y6C-v5-j0 Do...

I opened one of these yesterday and took to a small gathering of mostly non wine geeks. I noticed quite a bit of brett on the aromatic, and it was an education moment for a few in there group to explain what the aroma was and why. I left the rest of the bottle with the host, as he really liked it, ...

Nice to hear the '98 Forman is chugging right along. Good wine making can trump vintage.

It's less about the grape and more about things like vineyard sources and wine making. Cabernet is generally considered age worthy but so little of it these days even on the high end seems to need more than 10 years of age to me. Most of it is just not made in a style that requires age for it to be ...

In general, the suck it up and chill out suggestions are the best. But if they really are "good friends" and know you have wine geek tendencies bringing a new set of decent stemware is not out of line at all. Don't go for a cheap, 'on sale' from a discount store set. Get something that looks real ni...

Brent S wrote: ↑
February 27th, 2020, 8:42 pm
Didn’t get that email and not on the website. Must be some secret offer

Very secret. Can you tell them we didn't tell you?

Brian G r a f s t r o m wrote: ↑
February 27th, 2020, 12:08 pm
Anyone know anything about the 2008 Rigot-Caillez Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut that was just offered? It sounds interesting, and I might take a flier on a couple...

2008 Champagne that spent 10 years on it's lees and was raised at least partially in oak for $30? Wheelhouse met.

I haven't picked mine up yet. Too bad to hear as I am also a fan of this bottling. In general for the Ridge zins, the 2014's seem to have been quite strong. 2015's not so much.

This seems a bit odd to me unless you have some sort of lunch or other set up with a winemaker or other important individual. Even then, I would want to bring something the person that lives those wines every day probably doesn't get to drink every day. Unless you had some super rare bottling from d...

While have become almost secondary to the rest of the experience for a lot of us I did take a bit of time this year to jot down some quick impressions. I got through some whites and Pinots before I got more distracted or at least less interested in trying to note take while tasting. Favs of only tho...

Yeah. There has been a glut of Liparita on there for a few weeks now. I didn't see enough notes on CT to really bother taking a flyer on any of it. $15 to $30 after fees/shipping is an exaggeration. I usually figure about +25% of hammer price. Granted I live in CA but I can't imagine the shipping b...

Yeah. There has been a glut of Liparita on there for a few weeks now. I didn't see enough notes on CT to really bother taking a flyer on any of it. $15 to $30 after fees/shipping is an exaggeration. I usually figure about +25% of hammer price. Granted I live in CA but I can't imagine the shipping be...

I also had some fraud which started late night/early morning after BD11 Preview Day and I got a call midday concerning the card. I also had a purchase of like $0.72 which was the last of four charges before the card handling company called me. All other charges were caught and declined prior to that...

That's a decent amount of window for such a small room. Do any of them see direct sunlight most of the day? You will want to cover the sun facing windows from the interior for certain. They are going to be an energy suck no matter what. That door is also scary for efficiency. When you replace it you...

My one and only shipment from Envoyer was over a year ago when they proactively reached out and said they needed to ship to clear space. I have 126 bottles pending with them (I’m sure not all have landed in their facility), but haven’t heard from them. Should I reach out and arrange a shipment or h...

Would anyone be making this fuss if a famous critic hadn't given this particular bottle 100 pts in a year they didn't make so much? Get a grip folks. Remember how much you cared about getting a bottle of Platt Pinot a month ago.

Going to a party with some board regulars and mere readers so there should be lots of good wine and beer.

Taking:
NV Camille Savès Champagne Grand Cru Brut Rosé
2010 Ridge Geyserville or maybe 1997 Beringer Bancroft Ranch Merlot

I might check in on the game from time to time.

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