My last 10 entries in Delecatble
1: '14 Ridge Geyserville
2: '06 Williams Selyem Rochioli Riverblock
3: '12 Quivet Pellet
4: '06 Corison Kronos
5: '10 Scherrer Hallberg
6: '14 Apsara Las Madres
7: '14 Myriad GIII
8: '15 Bedrock Old Vine Zin
9: '12 Bedrock Carignane
10: '14 Halćon Alturas
Been diving into a lot of new releases to get a feel for where they are.
Brian,
How is the rochioli river block holding up?
Interesting to look at. Kind of a weird mix for me.
2009 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 Long Shadows Wineries Cabernet Sauvignon Feather
2013 Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen Riesling Eroica
2012 Anthill Farms Pinot Noir Tina Marie Vineyard
2010 EMH Cabernet Sauvignon Black Cat
2014 Liquid Farm Chardonnay White Hill
2015 Cruse Wine Company Valdiguié Petillant Naturel
2005 Dunham/MacLachlan Cabernet Sauvignon Pursued by Bear
NV Perrot-Batteux Champagne Cuvée Helixe
2010 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah Stonessence
2014 Sandlands Trousseau - not as good as the amazing 2013
2014 Thivin Cote de Brouilly - best vintage I’ve had of this but I still haven’t fallen for it
2008 Fernando Remirez de Genuza Rioja Reserva - I found this somewhat international in style but still quite good
1995 La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 890 - great bottle, quite integrated and ready with lots of life left
2005 Tempier Cabassou - Bretty and young; not a great showing
2002 Clos Mogador Priorat - fantastically fresh and almost electric; very very compelling; my woty
2010 Valentini Trebbiano d’Abruzzo - earthy, rich reductive nose; youthful, complex and elusive. Great acid and uncoiling slowly. Pedigree evident
NV Pierre Gimmonet Brut Cuvée Cuis 1er Cru - I’ve had bad luck with gimmonet; reads to me as harsh and a touch astringent
1998 Fisher Coach Insignia Cabernet - oth
1998 Ch Peuch Haut St Drezery Prestige - drinkable but not in great shape
It was terrific. Didn’t hurt that it came from a 3L.
Any feedback on the Bedrock Carignan?
95 and 96 Taittinger Comtes (95 was fantastic and favored by all over 96)
96 Billecart Cuvee Elisabeth (a beauty)
02 Billecart Nicolas (too voluptuous for the meal)
04 Raveneau Clos, Valmur and Blanchots (infanticide but with some air, the Valmur stood out)
Above wines with a really nice sushi dinner
10 Bertheau Chambolle Village (a touch disappointing in the context of producer and vintage)
10 Chantal Lescure NSG (maybe a touch spoofy but very tasty with some air)
15 Pepiere Briords (magnum - seems a touch weightier and not as good as the 14 but still nice enough)
2009 Acha Red (by Mark Herold) CA Tempranillo blend, interesting academically for the most part, only has a touch of Petite Sirah, but seems more like that than Tempranillo.
2010 Bodega del Abad Carracedo - Good Mencia from Spain, underappreciated. Hints of black tea and charcoal, should reward some aging.
2009 Biggio Hamina Deux Vert Vineyard - my first, but will not be my last. Meat and smoke and soy and caramel and while it lacks a little fruit midpalate, the start and finish are so strong you don’t really care. Good wine and better yet, an interesting wine. Unique and I wish I had known about it before. Definitely want more.
2013 Dom. Cartier Touraine Cot - because why not? Not brilliant, but then again, not expensive.
2010 Dom du Pere Caboche Elisabeth Chambellan V.V. - good CdP for at least the last 30 years and glad to see it’s still on point.
1999 Brown Estate Zin - aging but not fading, ripe but not obnoxious, a good Zin.
2011 Laughing Stock Blind Trust - very good wine from British Columbia. Glad to have more. What Napa used to be and what Bordeaux wishes it could be.
1996 Remírez de Ganuza Reserva - for such a clean winery, the wines don’t hold. Stink bomb.
2001 Hétszölö 5P - not the best Tokaji-Aszú, but who cares? It’s Tokaji-Aszú after all.
2008 Hacienda Terra d’Uro ‘Uro’ - crappy year but big, tannic wine that may repay aging
2011 Cetto Syrah - Mexican Syrah. And pretty good too.
2009 Bodegas El Angosto Los Almendros - blend of Garnacha, Syrah and Marselan - still really young, great producer in Valencia
2015 Fevre Chablis Champ Royaux - really good supermarket wine
2013 Damilano Marghe - ditto
2012 Ridge Santa Cruz Estate - uninspired Chardonnay, substandard Ridge
1996 Frescobaldi Nipozzano Chianti Riserva - in spite of the abuse, still drinkable. Suffered through a few weeks of 80 - 90F over the years. About 10 years past, but still has some interest.
07 Chateau saint pierre
13 chateau tanunda Noble Baron
03 Cuvee du vatican reserve sixtine
82 haut marbuzet
09 vega sicilia Alion
11 elio grasso barbera d’alba
10 puligny montrachet J.M Boillet
80 dom perignon
06 pazo senorans albarino
00 Chateau Fombrauge
2015 Cameron Chardonnay Dundee Hills
2012 Weingut Robert Weil Riesling Brut
2011 Alain Voge Cornas Vieilles Vignes
2001 Château Les Ormes de Pez
2013 Thomas Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
2014 Weingut Seehof Westhofener Morstein Weissburgunder Trocken R
2013 Ridge Geyserville
2009 Marcel Lapierre Morgon
2013 Weingut Keller Hubacker Riesling Großes Gewächs
2013 Enderle & Moll Pinot Noir Buntsandstein
I wrote: “A Zin lovers Carignane! Dark fruited, earthy, crunchy, chalk, zip…”
Chateau Moulin St Georges 2006
Chambolle Musigny Les Veroilles 2005 - Domaine Bruno Clair
Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2013
Puligny Montrachet 2014 - Domaine Bachelet-Monnot
Le Montrachet 1985 - Remoissenet
Le Montrachet 1985 - Louis Latour
Chateau Leoville Barton 1986
Mount Mary Quintet 1985
Charmes Chambertin 2011 - Domaine des Beaumont
Batard Montrachet 1989 - Sauzet
Blimey! - how’d all that happen???
Go Napa!!
2012 Buccella Cabernet Sauvignon Cuvée Katrina Eileen
2010 Bodegas del Marques de Vargas Rioja Reserva
2012 Rutherford Hill Winemaker’s Blend
2015 Quintessa Illumination
2006 Cain Vineyard Cain Five
2013 Reata Pinot Noir Three County
2010 Rutherford Hill Merlot Reserve
2012 Paraduxx Atlas Peak
2013 Pine Ridge Vineyards Tessitura
2014 Black Stallion Sauvignon Blanc
2013 mica Cabernet Sauvignon
2014 Domaine Billaud-Simon Chablis
2006 Alain Hudelot-Noellat Chambolle-Musigny
1993 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers
2012 Domaine Jamet Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes
2007 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano
2013 Arianna Occhipinti Sicilia Il Frappato
2003 Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Chianti Rùfina Nipozzano Riserva
1997 Azienda Bricco Rocche (Ceretto) Barolo
2014 Domaine Amiot-Servelle Bourgogne
2013 Henri Jouan Morey St. Denis Vieilles Vignes
The last 10 from my cellar, not the last 10 drunk. So, for example, I brought the 2011 Dublere Corton-Charlemagne and Prum Auslese to dinner and a friend brought a 1986 Pichon Lalande.
2005 Joh. Jos. Prüm Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese
2011 Domaine Dublère Corton-Charlemagne
2004 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru La Forest
NV Agrapart & Fils Champagne Grand Cru Terroirs
2007 Domaine Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru
2012 Château La Fleur de Boüard Lalande de Pomerol (half bottle)
2004 Domaine Truchot-Martin Clos de la Roche
2001 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume
2015 Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Kabinett
2010 Paul Chapelle & ses Filles Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gain
How was this? Had a good bit of this wine and it was quite good for a long time. But it has been a while and I am curious about how it has held up.
Nice list!
2014 Peter Lauer Riesling Senior Faß 6… excellent
2009 Chevillon Cailles… good but young
2013 Rhys Alpine… Great but young
2004 Salon… young and out of this world!
2006 Fevre Preuses… Not PO’d and very tasty, steel and flint perceptions
2006 Roederer Starck… nice and steely when on, uneven quality from bottle to bottle
2004 Ruinart Ruinart BdB… excellent, sheer granite pinnacle perception
1996 Henriot Brut Millesime Rose… Really pretty. Salmon, crisp, hint of oxidation. Nimble playful, yum!
NV Ployez-Jaquemart Extra Brut Rose… very good when on, bottles very.
2013 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Kabinett… 100 points
Add this to my list, bump the first:
2011 Coudert Clos de Le Roilette Fleurie Cuvee Tardive
Been trying to coax something out of this for two days, fairly closed and lean. In an axkward phase, was quite precocious on release. Hold.
How was the Vollenweider, Howard? I love his wines.