Realm new releases with Flannery hangars

WINE TALK
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Wow, what an awakening.

My first opportunity to meet with none other than board legends Philip Robert and Bill Landreth combined with Juan Mercado his latest wines from Realm and Flannery hangar steaks!!!

All I can say is go long on the Dr. Crane and The Bard for 2007. Both are superb.

The entire lineup is, as anyone who’s had Juan/Wendell/Mike H.'s wines knows, excellent.

Thanks to Juan for bringing so many enjoyable wines, to Philip for hosting, and to Bill for some great steaks.

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From the vague texts I was receiving, it sounds like a good time was had by all.

The 07’s Realms are spectactular and I think the scores will be big (Realm already scores well, but…). I had the opportunity to try the 07 ToKalon a few times from barrel and once recently from bottle – trust me, it’s sleepy and backwards – there is one of the best wines made in 07 in there. And no, the Crane doesn’t suck by a country mile either.

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Legends, huh?

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The 2007 Dr. Crane is the real deal for sure. I also liked the Cab Franc driven Falstaff as well. There really wasn’t a bad bottle out of the bunch.

We also had a stunning 1989 Pichon Baron that P-Rob popped on a lark. Chris brought a 1970 Taylor’s VP that is still a baby. I also brought a 2007 Switchback Ridge CS to play along with the Realms from '07. It is a massive wine in the style that one would expect from them.

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I only had a small splash of it, but it didn’t seem off to me…but I don’t have all that much experience with older white Burgs.

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This reminds me … new Flannery order must be put in Monday … hangar steak alert … Got a Flannery virgin coming into town next week.

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Ugh. Reading this makes it hurt even more that I had to miss it. But, it would not have been a pretty sight back at the home front had I gone. At least I can live vicariously through you guys for a while.

Chris

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Seriously? These guys were playing your crib and you didn’t invite us? And here I though we were buds.

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Is there any word on when the '07’s will be available?

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Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

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usually in the springtime

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For me, a very good thing.

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That’s cool… I’m glad you liked it. The merlot didn’t do it for me all that much with the 07 I had a couple nights ago but I think it just needs a little time to round itself out.

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Kristi liked the Switchback better the next day against the two '06 Realm’s that I brought home with me. I think at this stage of the game, the cab needed the full day to open up and round out a bit.

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There was an offline this weekend? [soap.gif]