Looks like you’re drinking the WA Radio Silence. Is that the ‘17 or the ‘18? Any notes to share?
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Indeed. It was the '18 and it was fantastic. I’m not good at waxing poetic about flavors like many of you here, but here goes. I got a really soft, velvety nose. Just beautiful. Tasting had lots of blueberry and blackberry with a slight hint of chocolate. Finish was dry. Not too dry; just right for my tastes. I can’t wait to enjoy another bottle of it. Every sip was a pleasure.
Great glasses and great customer service that’s enough for me!
But he puts his Penfold’s Grange in the blender, so there is that though.
Make sure you order one of the Grassl decanters. By far the best decanter I have used. I have 3 of them now. (and a whole cabinet full of my old decanters that will never see the light of day again!)
I have a few as well but just curious what is it about these that you feel it is superior to the others? Is it the light weight?
You can get a great grip on the base the way its designed, which makes for easier cleaning and stability when pouring without holding the neck. They are far easier to wash out than those huge wide based decanters in the pic. And of course the weight is minimal and feels awesome to hold with or without wine. And,they easily fit inside my small home wine fridge so I can decant wine at cellar temps.
Funny you should mention it. I hit up Chris last night after the one in the photo broke into a million pieces after slipping from its perch where it was drying. 
I LOVE dessert wines, and really like the Mineralite for the non-fortified ones, but I’m not sure which glass to choose (or buy) for fortified wines like PX Sherry, older tawny Port, and vintage Port. Which Grassl glass, if any, would you guys recommend for these wines?
Jordan,
I can’t comment on PX because I don’t like it. I will say, however, that I’ve taken to drinking dry sherry from Mineralite. I would do the same with Tawny Port (of any age), and probably also with older VP. Younger VP would probably have me reaching for my Riedel oevurture red glass (I’ve tried red wines a few times with the Liberte, and I have yet to have a good experience doing that, but others seem to have had some success, so that would at least be worth trying).
in other news: I thought the Mineralite presented a young Muscadet quite nicely last night.
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I drink a ton of red wines from the Liberté. Love it.
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I just received a couple Liberté from the Grand Reserve offer and they look and feel great (haven’t used them yet). I don’t think I notice a weight difference between these and the Mineralite I got a year ago. Very elegant and light. I’m looking forward to getting some Crus and 1855s on Berserker Day!
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The glasses are excellent, have used them for a few years plus the customer service is excellent. Could not recommend more.
I have to say, there is no major downside with using a grassl 1885 as your go to stem for just about anything. Case in point, tonight it was just me. Being lazy. Had a 2017 white burg and a 79 Napa cab. I only used one stem and it showed both as good as one can expect. I regret spending all the dough I did on venturing out with other stems.
If you don’t own any use BD 12 as an opportunity and get some.
I’m just going to chime in that I love the stems, across the board. The Liberte has become my go-to stem for just about everything, and it’s also what I use when I pour tastings. They present whites and most light-to-medium+ reds really beautifully, both from a feel-in-hand and organoleptic perspective, but some older wine out of an 1855 recently was great. Also, Chris is fantastic to deal with. An easy BD purchase.
The sample pack is visiting my house right now, and I’ve given the Liberte an extensive test drive over the last 10 days. Last night, I tried it against the Grassl champagne glass for a quality domestic sparkler and thought the Liberte did a better job. It’s definitely a go-to glass. Starting tonight, I’ll concentrate on the red wine glasses, but from the looks of things the 1855 will be a go-to red. I suspect many of you have already discovered the same.
Given the amount of Oregon Pinot we drink I’ve been thinking of lining up some Crus to compliment the 1855’s I have and love. Marcus mentioned he uses the Cru in his tasting room.
Any others swear there is a different between 1855 & Cru for Oregon Pinot &/or other Pinot/burgundy?
Trying to decide if I should get enough of 1855 to host a dinner party or have a smaller stash of both and work towards a bigger stash down the road.
I’ve found the Liberte incredibly versatile with both reds and whites, so do give the Liberte a go with reds as well.
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I am still experimenting, but I prefer the Cru to the 1855 so far with Pinots and with Nebbiolo. Though now that I think about it I have not tried the 1855 extensively with either. I find that the Cru focuses the nose a bit more precisely for those varietals than the 1855 does. But I could see the 1855 being pretty good with both.
The sample pack comes with a decanter, but it seems small. For those of you who ordered the sampler and later ordered a decanter, was the size the same? Doesn’t seem like it’ll fit a 750ml bottle. Educate me please.
I posted this on another thread, but thought I’d add it here since Bob W mentioned his pictured decanter slipping from its perch and breaking. My son gave this to me for my birthday last month and it’s great. No more propping up the decanters hoping they won’t slip.
https://www.amazon.com/Lilys-Home-Decanter-Scratches-Decanters/dp/B01LX77V6T/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=wine+decanter+stand&qid=1611531035&sr=8-2