What bottle of wine did you open today?

[Brian S t o t t e r]

Went back to the 2018 Donnhoff Hermannshohle GG after a week in the fridge. It is much more open and expressive, love it!

[jprusack]

2012 Lafarge Volnay

any notes on this? i have several and wondering if its time to try one.

[AAgrawal]

2012 Lafarge Volnay

any notes on this? i have several and wondering if its time to try one.

Yes, my notes on CT from Cindy's bottle:
Pandemic Zoom Wine Tasting (Home): Tasted blind. Light ruby, minimal bricking; a bit richer and denser on the nose, seems a bit tight but coiled with a lot behind it, dark cherry with a bit of spice that reminds me of Vosne; palate is light bodied, elegant red fruits, nice mouthfeel, balanced low-medium tannin, excellent medium-plus acidity; medium to medium-plus finish. I like this. 93
With air, this shut down fairly hard. Hard to rate now, ~90. I think when this opens up it will be excellent value...

I would recommend holding, unless you had a pressing reason to open. Either way it shows well.

[Randy Bowman]

[TimF]

Best $17 I’ve spent in a while.

[Randy Bowman]

2019 La Follette Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. Pretty impressive for as young as it is.

[melvinyeo]

2001 Domaine Denis Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes - Took the best part of 7 hours to open up but pretty much at peak now. Very muted at first on both the nose and palate with a strong bitterness. A Vosne-like spice emerged with a little sweet kirsch-y finish, before evolving into a more Gevrey-like rusticity of sous bois and mushroom. Interesting that the wine opened up not only in terms of the volume of flavour, but also texture which became a lot more sensuous. Good concentration from old vines, impeccable balance by a good producer. Wines like these are the reason why people fall into the rabbit hole of Burgs. Lovely.

[Brian S t o t t e r]

2016 Edmunds St. John El Jaleo

[Vince T]

2018 Patty Green Estate. Young but oh so good.

[Andrew S]

1990 Frog’s Leap Napa Valley Cabernet. Has aged gracefully, very enjoyable.

[Nick T]

2009 Château Barde-Haut (St. Émilion Grand Cru) ..... lovely depth but such tannic finish. I think this will outlive me!!

[LMD Ermitaño]

With dinner at home last night (Miyazaki A5 chateaubriand tournados Rossini):

With dessert (plum cake):

[LMD Ermitaño]

Dinner tonight was pick-up from a nearby Italian restaurant - simple & comforting - the wines too: 2019 Forchir Pinot Grigio “Lamis”, and, 2013 Antinori Badia a Passignano Chianti Classico Gran Selezione (decanted for aeration for 2 hours before pouring).

[RyanC]

2012 Lafarge Volnay

any notes on this? i have several and wondering if its time to try one.

I have several CT notes on this wine. I love it. It's young and needs time but it has beautiful fruit and impeccable balance and the soulful character that makes Lafarge so special.

[Ron Erickson]

2004 Penfolds 389
Rich, thick, full, and in no worry about fading at any time soon. Incredibly unique expression that is not for the faint of heart.

[AD Northup]

2015 ESJ Rocks and Gravel

[Robert.A.Jr.]

Inky black, iron inflected, kiss of citrus

[Dan Hammer]

2011 Quivet Cab Sauvignon Kenefick Napa went well with a Flannery ribeye.

[Sharad S.]

2016 Hall Napa Valley Cab

2018 St. Supéry Sauvignon Blanc

[A1ex H]

2012 Arnoux-Lachaux Clos Vougeot

Night 1: The nose has notes of bright red fruit - cherries and perhaps a hint of strawberries. There is a sweetness to the fruit. There is also almost a savory element that almost splits the line between herbs and pepper. The palate is linear and framed with a bright, integrated acidity. Like the nose, the fruit is bright red cherries. There is also a floral element. The wine is relatively tannic for a Burgundy and concentrated - mouth coating. Definitely primary but enjoyable. It has a long life ahead of it.

Night 2: similar to the first night but certainly more open. The palate is still linear but the fruit is more visible and delineated. If you opened it now, I would decant it and give it lots of air.

[jon leifer]

2017 Goodfellow Whistling Ridge Chardonnay...Lovely wine, went well with Teriyaki Salmon and wild rice..One of the best white wines I have tasted in a long time..Bravo, Marcus, well done!!

[Bud Carey]

On deck... 2013 Myriad Dr Crane cabernet.

[KenL.]

2013 Rivers-Marie Corona...Still fairly tannic, black fruits and good acidity.

[Neal.Mollen]

1999 Chateau D'Armailhac. An under-rated vintage and a really nice wine.

[M!ke S.]

2017 Carlisle Compagni Portis. Enjoyed with fresh Salmon.

[AD Northup]

1987 Ravenswood Sonoma County Zin
1987 Chateau Certan de May

[Robert.A.Jr.]

Last night:
2015 Pierre Gonon Les Iles Feray

Today:
2016 Chateau Beaucastel

[Gordon Fitz]

For dinner: 2006 Domaine Serene Grace Pinot Noir.

Absolutely lovely!

[Alex N]

2016 Grgich merlot. Forgot how much I like this sort of older school style from Napa. Great food wine.

[RyanC]

.375 of 2012 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Auslese - Very enjoyable but not for the faint of heart. This has ripe, bold tropical and exotic fruit, with an opulent texture, and sizzling acidity. Given the hyper-charged components, the balance is impressive.

[Mich@el Ch@ng]

2018 Argyros Atlantis, fantastic warm weather wine
2012 Jose Michel Special Club punches above its weight class.

[Jeff_M.]

84' Spottswoode. I opened one of these in May and the bottle was over the top. Fruit was gone and it was just not as pleasant as could be.

This bottle jumped out on the nose as soon as I removed the cork. Took a sip and found it to be quite large. Came back for another sip 20 minutes later and it started to open up some. 20 minutes after that and it was almost singing. About an hour into the pour I paired this with 12 oz Flannery NY steaks and found the wine to be explosive with the fruit still shining. I will chalk up the previous bottle to bottle variation. Another great bottle of Spottswoode.

[Sean S y d n e y]

Another 2017 Tollot-Beaut Chorey-lès-Beaune. This is my third and last bottle. Seriously, this is so, so good - beautiful pure red fruit coulis, just a bit of sous-bois, and a silky texture. I wish I had another case.

[Brian S t o t t e r]

Celebrating having taken my subspecialty boards with some Franck Bonville. Had a bottle of this back in January, this one was much better.

[TimF]

Nice value weeknight Burg.

[A1ex H]

Marc Colin et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets:
A hint of reduction on the nose. The nose contains notes of apple, baked bread and white flowers. The palate is deep and concentrated with notes of ripe apple, pear, a touch of lemon and a streak of mineralite. Definitely a slightly richer white Burgundy but still has the acidity to stay more than in balance. A very nice premier cru.

[melvinyeo]

2018 Ferme de la Sansonnière (Mark Angeli) Rosé d'un Jour - Word play on Rose d’Anjou as it wasn’t accepted by appellation rules. I didn’t expect this to be sweet, it has a hefty amount of residual sugar but still manages to be light and elegant. Blood orange, peaches and a honeyed note. If you like bubble tea this is definitely a wine for you. Fits into the category of fun natural.

2018 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Chardonnay Côtes du Jura En quatre vis - Classic Jura Chard made in ouille style with exotic fruits, salinity and a waxy honeyed feel.

2017 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis - Inexpensive and easy going but a little rounder and less acidity than I would have liked from a Chablis. Definitely a Sauv Blanc character to this.

[jon leifer]

2012 Biggio-Hamina Pinot Noir Zenith Vyd,,an Oregon PN that clearly has aged quite nicely,, drinking well now and no signs of going OTH any time soon

[Scott Brunson]

[Brian S t o t t e r]

Does Kyser follow you around all the time? If I did that with my dog he would be tracking my every movement.

[Jake Dvoskin]

2015 chapellet prichard , my wife retired and the wine life will be not the sane
2016 Ridge ponzo - great

[KenL.]

2014 Aurelian Verdet NSG from the stash I got during close out special a few years ago.

[Marlon F]

2016 Ridge Lytton estate Petite Syrah... great wine

[Dennis Atick]

Last night, 1970 Borgogno Barolo. Was pretty great for about an hour after a 3 hour decant.

[Robert.A.Jr.]

That’s awesome

[Joe Chanley]

2012 Guion Prestige - love cheap wines that can age like this

[melvinyeo]

2016 Jean-Philippe Fichet Bourgogne Blanc Vieilles Vignes - Supposed insider’s wine as one of the sources is beside the Charmes plot in Meursault. Not showing much unfortunately at this stage - didn’t have anything that pointed towards a burgundy white. Only redeeming factor was a decent finish for a Bourgogne Blanc. Not a fan of 16 whites in general so will seek out another vintage of this.

[Dave McIsaac]

That’s awesome

Love the toenails, Scott!!

[Vikrant Rachakonda]

Klinker Brick 2015 Old Vine Zinfandel: I love these sub-20 dollar Lodi Zins!

[A1ex H]

2017 Claude Dugat Gevrey Chambertin - an enjoyable but somewhat simple look into the 2017 vintage.