As the Rabbis said, if my Bubbe had Baytzim, she would have been my Zede.
You didn’t like my under $10 wine thread and suggested that if $10 were $15, there would be so many great choices. We will therefore reprogram the simulator and move from the premium wine category, which I think is anything over $7, to the ultra premium wine category, which is something like $10 to $15. What really good wines in that category should we recommend to the Newbie? Sorry about the fact that the Carlisle Sonoma County blends are still not includable, but you can’t get those without waiting on the list for a while or having a generous friend and they are $19, IIRC.
My tasting notes: Violets burst from the glass. Sweet leather, black cherry, a little raspberry and licorice fill your mouth. Good tannic backbone. Great QPR at $15. In fact might be the best under $20 wine I’ve had. P n P, slightly cool. Drink or hold. 90 ish
Who didn’t like the old thread? Some interesting suggestions. I simply said in my experience it was hard to do esp with reds. Others thought I was wrong
It’s ok Neal…Jay’s just a bit sensitive these past couple of days. Cooking all that grub for such an uncaring & ungrateful group will make even the heartiest of men break down like a cheap Ikea bookcase.
Another perennial QPR champ is the Monsanto Chianti Reserva, can readily be found for $15-$18.
There’s usually a bunch of Rosso di Montalcinos right around $15 that are world class values- I’m fond of the rossos from Il Poggoine, Uccelliera, and Agostino Pieri.
Never been to Ikea. Who didn’t like the old thread? Just look at all the cry babies who complained that they couldn’t go up to $15. We still have one who won’t play if we do not go up to $20. You know what he can do. He can . . . [I’m trying to be nice and avoid micro-aggressive behavior so I will not say anything.]
PS - for those who are mathematically challenged, $18 is not between $10 and $15.