Halfway there...what's your WOTY?

WINE TALK
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Thanks - it sounds like a very nice wine.

I have only ever had Jadot up to about 8 or 10 years of age - nothing even approaching 23 years.

And I have never gotten any “red” in the synesthesia, or any “medium” on the palate.

Only ever “black”, and “dull” or “thick”.

But, like I said, I am certainly open to the idea that a miracle might occur over time.

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1973 Dom Oenotheque

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I have a long shortlist thus far including:

2000 DRC R-C
1974 Giacosa Barbaresco
2010 Carillon Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet
1945 Jaffelin Beaune ‘Bressandes’
1947 Comte de Moucheron Volnay ‘Clos de Chenes’
1958 Saltram Vintage Port
2005 J.F Mugnier Musigny
2002 Faiveley Musigny

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1976 Sanford Pinot (Sanford & Benedict Vineyard)

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1959 Latour makes it +2
1959 Ropiteau Chambertin clos de beze
1971 Sobrero Barolo
1961 Margaux

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1991 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon Bosche vineyard. Just an absolutely stunning wine. It’s the best cabernet I have ever had. I have to thank a LWS owner for the recommendation and tell him to hold me a few more bottles until I can make it back out to see him.

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2006 Eaglepoint Ranch Petit Sirah, as it was far, far better than I could have ever anticipated.

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2004 Dominus

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1997 Henri Bonneau Marie Beurrier - Wow

1990 Taittinger Comte - best sparkler so far.

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1964 Baby Jesus
1988 Leroy Richbourg
1990 Rousseau Ruchottes
2004 Coche Rougeots

hope to have more 1964s for a big birthday soon .

regards

michel

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I think it was that HP Grenache I tasted while in W2.

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2009 SQN This is Not an Exit Syrah
2009 Saxum James Berry Vineyard
2006 Aubert Chardonnay

But June is not over and I am looking forward to the 2000 Conterno Granbussia and the 1966 Clos Fourtet I’m opening Saturday and whatever else people bring to BF 7.0

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I opened that wine at the NYC BerserkerFest 2 years ago, or so, and it was tight as a drum. Decant the snot out of that sucker.

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There have been several contenders for me thus far, but I’ll whittle them down to three:
1973 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume
2007 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc
1994 Ridge Monte Bello

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It’s been a damn good half-year.

  • 1982 Vieux Château Certan - Great wine. I was expecting tired. Wow.
  • 1982 Château Léoville Las Cases - Can’t complain when a spot-on LLC is only second best of the night to the VCC above.
  • 2002 Pol Roger Champagne Blanc de Blancs - I would love to slurp down more of these!
  • 2003 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau - The most impressive '03 VT I’ve had. Outstanding for the cheese course.
  • 2010 Domaine Pierre Guillemot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Serpentières - Another unexpected overachiever!
  • 2005 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett - Man, was this a good Kabinett!
  • 2002 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre - Always a treat to open Raveneau and this one was really good.

QPRs OF THE YEAR

  • 2012 Vignobles Brunier Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Le Pigeoulet en Provence - I love how this wine shows its humble terroir every bit as much as the Bruniers’ great VT does.
  • 2012 Château d’Epiré Anjou Clos de la Cerisaie - Fantastic for $13.50
  • 2004 Pierre Morey Meursault Les Tessons - Bought these as overstock many moons ago and forgot about them. Lots of pleasure now though.
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I had a glass of this back in February or March. Textbook Hermitage.

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1977 Fonseca port

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Best so far were 2001 Le Clos du Caillou CDP reserve and 1996 Coche Dury PM Les Enseigneres. Just brilliant.

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2007 Saxum broken stones

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And I thought I was bad, starting a WOTY thread around Halloween [grin.gif]

There are actually 13 entrants on the list already, but nothing is likely to beat the 2001 Chateau D’Yquem, my first-ever perfect/100 point wine.