What Wines Do You Have Lined Up For The Holidays?

WINE TALK
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Even though it’s still the middle of the crazy season in the trade, I’m still looking forward to some fun dinners and awesome wines! What wines do you think you’ll be opening to celebrate all the joy of 2014? I’ve been standing up a few, and pulling others out of storage - kind of making the list and checking it twice, so to speak…and my list is subject to additions and subtractions as we go!

  1. Gaja 1990 Sori San Lorenzo
  2. Raveneau 1997 Montee de Tonnerre
  3. Chateau Cheval Blanc 1998
  4. Chateau d’Yquem 1995
  5. Jean-Marc Millot 1999 Echezeaux
  6. Champagne. Lots of Champagne. Whenever possible. champagne.gif
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You’ll enjoy the 95 Yquem. I had it in the last few months and it was showing well right now.

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Only definites so far are:

NV Benoit Lahaye Naturessence (magnum)
1994 Allemand Cornas ‘Reynard’
2002 Huet Petillant (first release)

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1970 Leoville Las Cases
1973 Drouhin Clos des Beze
1993 Montille Pommard Rugiens
1993 Clos de Tart
1998 Clos de Tart
That’s a start.
And Savart and Jacquesson Champagne

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I lucked into this one back when C&E was getting out of the Bordeaux business. Very excited!

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2006 O’Shaughnessy Howell Mtn. Cab
2003 Dunn Howell Mtn. Cab
2004 Anderson’s Conn Valley Eloge
2007 Clos St. Jean CDP
2004 Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona Brunello Riserva Santa Caterina D’Oro Vigna di Pianrosso (isn’t that a mouthful?)
2001 Larkmead Cab

And some champagne, TBD

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yeah, my family are non-oenophiles. So I am just bringing some of the '14 Chermette Beaujolais Nouveau. At least I can tell them about the estate. Might bring some auslese equivalent Riesling from the Finger Lakes.

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For Christmas dinner:
2008 Paolo Scavino Cannubi
2007 Colgin IX Estate

For NYE dinner:
2012 Patine Gaps Crown Pinot
2008 De Ladoucette Pouilly Fume Baron de L
1999 Salon Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil

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2012 Rivers-Marie Panek CS
2012 12C CS
2012 Patricia Green Old Vines Ribbon Ridge PN

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Andrew,

I had the 01 Larkmead Solari last night to kind of kick off the holidays at home. Took a few minutes to blossom, but it was a real treat - beautiful, balanced, wine.

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Sounds awesome. I think the oldest Solari I’ve had was an '04.

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'95 la Louviere
'83 Lynch-Moussas
'01 Jadot NSG Les Porrets
'96 Jean Tardy Vosne Les Chaumes (had with friends Saturday)
And whatever else gets opened!

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1985 Graham Port
1982 Gruaud Larose

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Visiting our daughters in NYC over Christmas, bringing these with.
1988 Rene Engel Clos Vougeot
2010 Jadot Corton Charlemagne
1999 Billecart Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois Billecart

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We usually have a Napa Cab with snacks for Xmas Eve. This year, 08 Scarecrow and 08 Schrader T6. I’ll pop the corks about 4 hours ahead. [highfive.gif]

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[cheers.gif] starting off with young Napa for me as well - trying a Bevan Cellars Tin Box 2012 and Fairchild Sigaro 2011; will probably open up a 2003 Clos des Papes too

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Lots of Champagne to include:

  1. 96 Dom Oeno
  2. 90 Veuve Clicquot LGD
  3. 02 Piper-Heidsieck Rare
  4. 02 Salon
  5. 02 Taittinger Comptes
  6. NV Krug GC

A bottle of 2001 Chateau Doisy-Daene L’Extravagant

And some yet to be chosen bottles of red burgundy and chablis.

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in South Dakota for christmas:

2013 Bouland Chiroubles
2013 Bouland Brouilly Cuvee Melanie
2012 Schiefer Blaufrankisch
2012 Mosbacher Riesling Kabinett
2011 Les Granges Paquenesses Conviction
2012 Morin Sancerre VV
2012 Juillot Mercurey 1er Clos Tonnerre
2010 La Folie Luce Autrement
2011 Domaine de la Pinte Poulsard

in Chicago for nye:

lots of champagne…

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2004 Valderiz Ribera Del Duero (magnum)
2000 Ceparello
2010 Kongsgaard Chard
2010 Dominio Do Bibei Ribeira Sacra Godello

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A hipsterer list cannot be had.

02 DP Rose for me.