Goodfellow Durant Blanc de Blanc and a 2021 Robert Craig Zinfandel Black Sears. Yum with dinner.
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We did the Sandler merlot last night. Excellent.
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2018 Ultramarine Keefer BdB
2018 Philoppanat BbN
2008 Paul Bara Comtesse
2020 Benoit Courait Empreinte
2020 Lapierre Morgon
2018 Clos de Roilette Tardive
Ultramarine and Courault stole the show.
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Stereophonic Dream of Spring 2018 and it is rocking!
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We hosted again this year, about 25 folks, extended family both sides. Just snuck upstairs for a bit to wind down and for some quiet, getting pretty tired!
Started with my last bottle of ‘17 Guillemot Michel Vire-Clesse. Fully mature, starting on the downslope, something for everyone.
2003 Vieux Telegraphe next. Didn’t show as well in the large vertical here recently, but with a careful decant and an hour of air this was great, at its peak even though the last bottle a few years ago was tired. Quite surprisingly great wine.
2005 Jamet Côte Rotie next. Birth year for my daughter, the VT my son’s. This was at its best when opened, a little surprising after being stubbornly closed for so long. For like 15 minutes the best Jamet in memory, but not for long.
2008 Lambrays was next, another bottle at its best right after opening, lost some intensity and presence with air. Good to know how to enjoy this and the Jamet next time.
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Champagne and some mascarello freisa!!
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Whoa!
That’s another level
That looks like a good time!
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen the collaboration between Steve and Bob before. Two of the best with Syrah in California and each made spectacular 1995s, I bet it was special.
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I might be drinking blueberry from Oregon. Just sayin
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Not surprisingly, this was superb. And also, not surprisingly, it was still showing young. Two things which seem to be hallmarks of Cecile’s wine, a mid palate shard of fruit and a lovely minerality. In addition to the minerality, the nose was cherry mixed with violets and a touch of mint. Full on the palate with that mid palate lift, and an easy long finish. Even fifteen years on, there was no real sign of tertiary development, but the wine was so beautiful now, that it was barely missed. Gorgeous now.
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