What bottle of wine did you open today?

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Aubrey Lloyd · #1 Post by **Aubrey Lloyd** » March 7th, 2012, 2:47 pm

Happy Wednesday everyone!
I really didn't know what to open this evening so i closed my eyes ( after I was in my cellar) and blindly pulled out a 2005 Domaine Alfred Califa Pinot Noir. Popped and poured. Beautiful bouquet. Th aroma fills the glass nicely. Tasted bright very ripe cherries with a little tobacco on the finish. I thought this wine would have been over the hill but its quit pleasant.

What bottle of wine did you open today? Cheers!!

Peter Petersen · #2 Post by **Peter Petersen** » March 7th, 2012, 4:19 pm

Not open yet, but planning on the '08 Bedrock, Bedrock Vineyard, Red Heirloom blend.

NickC · #3 Post by **NickC** » March 7th, 2012, 4:46 pm

2010 tablas creek picpoul blanc

#4 Post by **M. Dildine** » March 7th, 2012, 4:51 pm

DP-10. The soft drink for men only.

Jonathan W · #5 Post by **Jonathan W** » March 7th, 2012, 5:49 pm

2009 Bedrock Sonoma County Zin. This is the first Bedrock my wife and I have ever tried. After much talk about their wines and the fact that the first red wine my wife ever likes was Ravenswood Zin, I decided to buy a mixed case from a fellow forum member. I decided to start off with a vineyard blend that was ready. I will move to another single vineyard one this weekend when I have a few hours to decant.

I loved the wine, my wife liked it. I think she would have loved it if it decanted for about an hour.

I think Bedrock is going to be one of my favorite wineries to purchase from, hopefully I am of the wait list soon. Although, there is,plenty of people sharing the wines out there.

#6 Post by **J. Singleton** » March 7th, 2012, 5:52 pm

2009 Sans Liege "En Gedi" Grenache. I like was Curt does with Grenache and his Groundwork Grenache bottling is a steal at $16.

#7 Post by **Harris Goldberg** » March 7th, 2012, 6:28 pm

Captain & Diet Coke tonight.....

Nick Leveille · #8 Post by **Nick Leveille** » March 7th, 2012, 6:31 pm

Dacu 2009 with simple pasta

Jonathan Favre · #9 Post by **Jonathan Favre** » March 7th, 2012, 6:33 pm

2009 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Embrazees - the '09s are really good from this producer... Had this out of magnum at one of the dinners during La Paulee a couple of weeks ago and had to go out and buy some. Got the box yesterday - got them to cellar temp - yum stuff :O). CHEERS

Scott Butler · #10 Post by **Scott Butler** » March 7th, 2012, 6:37 pm

Makers Mark w/ Ginger Ale.

Rick Gregory · #11 Post by **Rick Gregory** » March 7th, 2012, 6:38 pm

2010 Domaine Labbé Vin de Savoie Abymes which is too cold right now (out of the fridge) but shows promise.

#12 Post by **Michae1 P0wers** » March 7th, 2012, 6:42 pm

2009 Chateau Pezat on the rec of a fellow board member. Saw this locally and decided to buy it. Unfortunately not so good. Raisiny roasted flavors that I hope are not indicative of the vintage, since this is my first '09 BDX. Maybe a storage issue. Not undrinkable, and maybe some good fruit and some lightly floral elements, but flawed, either the bottle or the wine itself.

#13 Post by **J Diven** » March 7th, 2012, 7:00 pm

Tonight is sauteed scallops with a salad of crabmeat, english peas, and micro-greens. So we're opening a 2009 Le Haut Lieu Sec.
Baby killing but i'm trying to decide whether to buy more 2009, or just more 2010.

Eric Adams · #14 Post by **Eric Adams** » March 7th, 2012, 7:01 pm

2008 Pepper Bridge Trine. Not bad, not great.

#15 Post by **Eric Ifune** » March 7th, 2012, 7:10 pm

The Rare Wine Company's New Orleans Reserve Madeira.

Joe D · #16 Post by **Joe D** » March 7th, 2012, 7:18 pm

2008 Baumard Savennieres.

Next will be a 2007 Prudhon St. Aubin "Le Ban".

It's a fruit day

J Sullivan · #17 Post by **J Sullivan** » March 7th, 2012, 7:20 pm

Eric Ifune wrote:The Rare Wine Company's New Orleans Reserve Madeira.

How is this? Rather intrigued by this series.

#18 Post by **Bruce Rudman** » March 7th, 2012, 7:21 pm

Tonight no wine - Rip Van Winkle 12 yr. Bourbon....

Russ Williams · #19 Post by **Russ Williams** » March 7th, 2012, 7:22 pm

'08 Carlisle Montafi. Actually working on the 2nd half left over from last night. Another delicious zin from Mike.

#20 Post by **Chris Freemott** » March 7th, 2012, 7:28 pm

#21 Post by **Brian Tuite** » March 7th, 2012, 7:43 pm

09 Balius Old Vine Zin Bastoni Vyd

teddemop · #22 Post by **teddemop** » March 7th, 2012, 7:52 pm

My common law ex-wife was over. We drank the rest of the cooking wine (it was OK) with a wonderful Julia Child recipe Beef Bourgogne my little kids totally dug.
Now having a glass of Absinthe.

But yesterday, the Latour Girard Mersault-Genvrieires 99 totally rocked

#23 Post by **Bruce Rudman** » March 7th, 2012, 7:54 pm

teddemop wrote:My common law ex-wife was over. We drank the rest of the cooking wine (it was OK) with a wonderful Julia Child recipe Beef Bourgogne my little kids totally dug.
Now having a glass of Absinthe.

But yesterday, the Latour Girard Mersault-Genvrieires 99 totally rocked

Wow, if my ex wife was over, I'd have finished the bottle of Bourbon (and maybe opened another).

#24 Post by **EricG** » March 7th, 2012, 8:27 pm

2007 De Forville Barbaresco. Eh...was nothing special.

#25 Post by **Dale Bowers** » March 7th, 2012, 8:48 pm

Rather an aberration for a Wednesday night...SQN Labels. Pretty good. Pretty, pretty good.

#26 Post by **Nate Simon** » March 7th, 2012, 9:29 pm

Renaissance 2007 Carte d'Or. Pretty cool wine, definitely geeky...high-acid, a bit oxidative.

Tom Moore · #27 Post by **Tom Moore** » March 7th, 2012, 9:31 pm

Went to grab a 96 Lanessan and this bottle came out of slot so said what the hell, lets give it a try.

1997 Kenwood Sonoma County Merlot - Fantastic little Sonoma merlot here. A knockoff of a high end right bank bordeaux. Lovely fruit, damp earth, freshness, dusty tannins. LONG earthy aftertaste. Not sure why I cellared or even bought this wine, but sure am glad I did. Fantastic.

Couldn't have been more than $7 when new. I think it was probably a gift as I have no recollection of purchasing it. Wish I had some more!

David_T · #28 Post by **David_T** » March 7th, 2012, 9:50 pm

2006 Nicholas Cole Syrah Dauphiné

#29 Post by **PeterH** » March 7th, 2012, 10:04 pm

2005 Frédéric Magnien Pinot Noir Bourgogne

I can't remember how I came to possess this bottle, and the wine was just as forgettable.
My wife was experimenting with a new recipe and needed a Burgundy pairing for calibration.

Sipping on a Rivesaltes Ambre (opened yesterday) to fill the gap.

#30 Post by **K John Joseph** » March 8th, 2012, 7:11 am

Cold Shiner Bock. Paired well with farfalle with shrimp, sauteed onion, garlic, red chili flakes, and vodka sauce with fresh basil.

Wheels of CdP tasting at Grailey's with Harry Karis on Friday, so I'm taking it easy until then.

Brandon Tai · #31 Post by **Brandon Tai** » March 8th, 2012, 7:19 am

Brian Tuite wrote:09 Balius Old Vine Zin Bastoni Vyd

Hah, benefitted from the shipping snafu as well, I see

What did you think? It's quite a restrained zin, needs time IMHO...

I had an 08 Carlisle Rosella's Syrah

D Jorgenson · #32 Post by **D Jorgenson** » March 8th, 2012, 7:27 am

Tap. Water. Hope to rectify this evening.

#33 Post by **Brian Tuite** » March 8th, 2012, 8:04 am

Brandon Tai wrote:
Brian Tuite wrote:09 Balius Old Vine Zin Bastoni Vyd
Hah, benefitted from the shipping snafu as well, I see
What did you think? It's quite a restrained zin, needs time IMHO...

I liked it. Showing some nice old vine characteristics that put it a step above your average $20 Zin. I bought another 1/2 case so I can follow it.

#34 Post by **Patrick Friel** » March 8th, 2012, 8:05 am

2008 De Angelis Lacrima Christi del Vesuvio with sausage, pancetta, and mushroom pizza. Very "dark". Dark color, dark fruits, black licorice. Started to open up more just before recorking. Looking forward to checking it out again tonight.

awilliamson4 · #35 Post by **awilliamson4** » March 8th, 2012, 8:45 am

2007 Tercero Syrah Thompson Vineyard

March 8th, 2012, 8:53 am

Rough night for us - Whisperkool is on the fritz (only cooling to about 65 degrees so had to call and have someone come out and look at it) so we broke our no wine this week and opened :

2009 Siduri Keefer Ranch - Corked
2007 Scherrer Syrah - nothing wrong with it but not showing much right now - first Scherrer I had with less than stellar results
2008 Crognolo - Finally. Nice big wie that needs time but after an hour of air really opened up while we caught up on conference tournaments and some DVR'd shows.

Dick Krueger · #37 Post by **Dick Krueger** » March 8th, 2012, 8:57 am

A 2000 Ravenswood Sonoma County Chardonnay 'Sangicomo Vineyard' - fill a half inch below the capsule, cork lightly colored a ragged half inch; color a medium yellow-gold, light oxidation, good white and yellow fruit, barely adequate acidity; with a medium long fruity finish. It was enjoyable with a New England-style Clam Chowder,

#38 Post by **Scott Watkins** » March 8th, 2012, 9:07 am

2007 Cabot Kimberlys Syrah

Delicious new world fruit balanced with acid/tannins and just loved the cracked white pepper on the nose and palate.

This wine has the "wow" factor.

#39 Post by **PR K e l l y** » March 8th, 2012, 9:11 am

Lemon Perrier. In my own "March Madness". No alcohol during weekdays for the month. Amazing how fast the lbs evaporate. (And how much I look forward to the weekend!).

Aubrey Lloyd · #40 Post by **Aubrey Lloyd** » March 8th, 2012, 11:30 am

D Jorgenson wrote:Tap. Water. Hope to rectify this evening.

City Wine Merchant?

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D Jorgenson · #41 Post by **D Jorgenson** » March 8th, 2012, 11:37 am

Aubrey Lloyd wrote:
D Jorgenson wrote:Tap. Water. Hope to rectify this evening.
City Wine Merchant?

Not today, work is significantly intruding this week.

Mike DiSalvo · #42 Post by **Mike DiSalvo** » March 8th, 2012, 11:54 am

Fontodi CC 2007. Pretty tight on opening but after a couple of hours it started to open up. This will be real tasty in 2-4 years.

Bob Hunnicutt · #43 Post by **Bob Hunnicutt** » March 8th, 2012, 11:59 am

Had a pint with my fish & chips at the restaurant so I didn't have to open anything.

Next vino is for our anniversary dinner Friday. '99 Kenwood Artist Series Cab because the A.S. from our anniversary year, '79, is over-the-hill (not like me)!

LMD Ermitaño · #44 Post by **LMD Ermitaño** » March 8th, 2012, 12:34 pm

1998 Bodegas Riojanas Viña Albina Gran Reserva & 1998 Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real Gran Reserva.

#45 Post by **Dan Hammer** » March 8th, 2012, 1:39 pm

I'm going to open an 08 Loring Rosellas Pinot Noir for my birthday.

#46 Post by **Byron Hewett** » March 8th, 2012, 1:45 pm

2010 Pazo Senorans Albarino and a 2000 Janasse Chaupin CdP. Both were stellar!

Byron

#47 Post by **Brian Tuite** » March 8th, 2012, 2:16 pm

Dan Hammer wrote:I'm going to open an 08 Loring Rosellas Pinot Noir for my birthday.

Happy Birthday DAN HAMMER!

gary hatley · #48 Post by **gary hatley** » March 8th, 2012, 4:40 pm

A 2010 Loring Santa Rita Hills Pinot. It was very tasty...glad I have some more.

#49 Post by **Eric Ifune** » March 8th, 2012, 5:00 pm

Eric Ifune wrote:
The Rare Wine Company's New Orleans Reserve Madeira.

How is this? Rather intrigued by this series.

The standard ones are the New York Malmsey, the Boston Bual, Savannah Verdelho, and Charleston Sercial. Each named after a city(Port actually) which received large amounts of Maderia in the 18th and 19th Centuries. All are pretty good and a good introduction to Madeira. I like the Boston Bual the most. There are other, more expensive bottlings as well. There is the Benjamin Franklin (medium sweet), New Orleans Reserve (based on the style of Terrantez although there is only a little Terrantez in the blend), the Porto Moniz Verdelho (a town on the island where the fruit was grown), and the Imperial Malmsey. These are a step up from the regular series. I like the Imperial Mamsey, haven't had the Porto Moniz Verdelho yet. I understand that the Rare Wine Company will release several other bottlings later this year.

John Liotta · #50 Post by **John Liotta** » March 8th, 2012, 5:03 pm

Drinking Occhipinti SP68 2010 and Deux Montille Corton Charlie 2007.