What's in your Glass this weekend?

What’s everyone drinking this Independence Day weekend?

So far we’ve had
Buoncristiani 2007 OPC Blend
Ghost Horse 2005 Fantome Cabernet
Hall T&T2007 Ranch Cab
Ziata 2010 SB
Ketcham 2008 Pinot
Paul Hobbs Hyde Vny Pinot

now finishing off a sip of Aubert Chard opened a couple days ago, still showing really well

Nothing that fancy…

2007 Kendal Jackson Grand Reserve CS
2006 KJ Meritage
2007 Trefethen Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 V.Sattui Rosato ( surprisingly nice on a summer afternoon)

Along with burgers, dogs, some salads and home made brownies…

Nothing yet. Just beer and Three Olives. I suck.

Last night:
Aubry NV Brut
Lallemant NV Brut
'96 Henriot Brut (magnum)-- corked!!
'88 Henriot Rosé (magnum)
'10 Cotat Chavignol Rosé
'10 Corbilliéres Touraine Rosé

Tonight:
Stone IPA

Is this open for comment?

Right now, I’m having to drink everything Carrie just took out of one of the refrigerators at the store. Left over white wines from off-lines, by the glass bottles, open stuff reps left over the last 3 three years, etc. All I wanted was some Ketcham, but Noooooooo, time to clean out the refrigerator.

This is like asking the pitcher if you can swing at his hanging curveball.

Tonight:
1997 Beringer Private Reserve Bancroft Ranch Merlot
2008 Jones Family Sisters
1996 Jarvis Lake William

Tomorrow:
TBD

Forgot my Buty Cab/Syrah I got from Lot18. Really nice wine…

Absolutely sweetheart. Bring it.

Eric,
How were they. Haven’t had a Lake William in a long time, nor a Beringer Bancroft but I remember them being pretty good

We’re on vacation at Fripp Island SC. I found a 2007 Mont Redon CNP in Beaufort. I’ve been wanting to try this as it’s one of the few CNPs that John Gilman has talked up recently, and I’ve had trouble finding it in CA.

Very nice, well balanced and not over-ripe, though the nose was just a touch roasted. Nicely tannic but quite refined in texture - bodes well for keeping. In my experience non-blockbuster CNP has a habit of becoming somewhat Burgundy-like with age and I would hope for that outcome here.

2004 Domaine Berthet Bondet Côtes du Jura Tradition - Took 10 minutes of air but it is drinking lovely now.

So far nothing good. Really gotta step it up tomorrow.

From what I can remember since Friday:

2002 Cos
2003 Cos
2003 St. Pierre
2007 JJ Prum Bernkasteler Badstude Spatlese
2007 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett
2007 Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc
2009 Educated Guess
2008 Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Chateau Rabaud Promis
2005 Chateau d’Arche
2008 White Burgundy of some sort
2005 Cote de Castillion of some sort

The Lake William is excellent. Well stored bottles should deliver a great drink for another 7-10 years.

The Beringer is perhaps slighty off. Compared to a bottle of this we had about two months ago, it is muted and perhaps a touch blessed by TCA. Not quite as fresh as could be.

The Sisters…

2007 Albert Bichot Domaine Long-Depquit Chablis

Tonight:

2008 Novy Papera Ranch Zinfandel
2005 Carlisle Pelkan Ranch Knights Valley Syrah

Yesterday:

Lining up for tomorrow:

Zeni Bardolino Chiaretto Spumante Brut

A. Robert Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Oger Cuvée de Réserve

Faraone Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Santa Maria dell’Arco 2001

Palamà Salento Rosato Metiusco 2010

Zeni Rosso Veronese Costalago 2008

Damana Ribero del Duero Crianza 2006

Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2005

So far since Friday night including what’s on tap tomorrow: '07 and '08 Leflaive Macon Verze, another delish bottle of '02 Ponsot Monts Luisants Blanc VV (no pox again believe it or not…), 1/2 bottle of '89 Angelus (super yummy!), a so so bottle of '01 d’Alessadro Il Bosco (loved the '97 of this while it lasted in the cellar - the '01 not so much), '05 Aubert Lauren Chard, '03 Beckmen Purisima Clone 1 Syrah (great with a burger), '07 & '08 Dain American Beauty Amber Ridge PNs (CHEERS!!!), '07 Kutch Sonoma Coast PN (nice!), '06 Linne Calodo Rising Tides, '06 Rhys Alpine Chard (Kelly loved this), '84 Ridge MB (corked!!), '06 Saxum Booker, '04 Patty Green Shea, and a bottle of '06 SQN Raven Syrah. Not all from the U.S. but pretty close .