Cool choice. That’s a favorite of mine, especially the 2014.
Moving through some more Champagne, probably heading for still CA Pinot Noir next, to have them both open for dinner tonight. For now, the Lacourte Godbillon. Enjoying this, a richer styled Pinot Noir with enough zest to complement the richness.
@Phil_T_r_o_t_t_e_r thanks for supporting the event. Appreciate it very much.
Ok, the note and another bottle photo (as it may help some like me who had not tried these guys before).
- NV Lacourte Godbillon Champagne Premier Cru Mi-Pentes - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru (11/27/2024)
Disgorged January 2023. 100% Pinot Noir, with 2.5 gms of dosage. Farmed organic in Ecueil, just south and west of Reims. About 2/3rds from 2019 and the rest reserves from 2018. First time with this producer, recently brought a few things from their range. This is very approachable for right out of the chute. My son-in-law said Asian pear, which is a very good descriptor, plus meringue (he calls it a subtle richness). This has a delicious quality, with lots of yellow apple and pear, yet there is some zesty structure in the finish to support the fruit. There is a spice too within the wine, mostly the finish, which seems gingery to me. My note may read a lot like some dude drinking Chardonnay so forgive me--these are all the things I taste. Over all the wine seems more yellow and white fruited to me, without any real red signature, and in the end I like it.
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I love those wines. She spent time at Rodez.
Purchased at Weygandt’s shop in the last days. Rapet’s 2020 En Bully. Yep, it’s pinot. Good to be back to drinking wine.
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Looks like you got a bum wing, Tom. Here’s to a great recovery. Thank you for supporting the event and Laura’s House.
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Get well soon!
I told my son-in-law I wanted to shift to still Pinot Noir so we could drink either current release Kutch (which is gonna be tomorrow now!) or older Copain. He picked Copain. A note and photo follows. And a shout out to @brigcampbell who has had a # of bottles of this wine with me over the years. All the years visiting Copain, visiting Wells up at the winery or the wine dinners down here with him or the local guys like Brig, we have opened a lot of the 2007 En Bas. PS…Brig, hard to see maybe but look at the label stain on the wine. It’s from my cooler unit leak that really messed up a lot of bottles several years ago. Most of them are gone now, but this was an oldie so it has the tell-tale stain!
- 2007 Copain Pinot Noir "En Bas" Kiser - USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley (11/27/2024)
My last bottle of this, goodbye old friend. This has always been a favorite of mine (13 bottles since release), going back to 2010 when I had my first bottle of it. Tonight's bottle was acquired from Winebid back in 2015, it's been laying sideways in my cellar since it arrived. The sediment was all over the side of the inside shoulder of the bottle, and the cork crumbled all to hell. We had to strain it, rinse the bottle and then give it a chill. Like the bottle from 2019, the wine performs best and expresses what's best here when it's not at room temperature. Still plenty of fruit present, a tangy and saturating quality of the wine. And heck, even some tannin is rinsing the finish. Is there some age living here? Yes, there is some cedar in the taste. Wells got really good stuffing into this bottle, it's helping the wine to endure with time at 17 years old. I'd bet this goes another 5 years for those still holding it. 2007 was a lovely vintage and shift for Wells and the winery, and my oldest Copain now is just joyful memories and good wine for my son-in-law and I tonight for this Thanksgiving eve.
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I was so glad to finally get a taste of the legendary Meiomi! 
2022 Meiomi Pinot Noir - I expected something noxious as that’s what I normally get out of industrial wines. But this was rather inoffensive. Nothing much on the nose. The palate is very “smooth” and fairly sweet. And that’s it really. A great example of a manufactured wine. All that said, if I am an event and this is what is served, I’m ordering beer.
I also brought these two wines to Frank’s on Saturday. The Hanzell had been opened on Wednesday but didn’t really show much difference on Saturday than actually having more fruit character.
- 2012 Hanzell Pinot Noir - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley (11/20/2024)
Cork was already soft enough to break off low in the neck on a standard opener. All the primary fruit is long gone leaving a spicey, very light bodied Pinot. Its all secondary now so its kinda Burgundian.(?) Maybe I'm trolling. Very disappointing honestly. There is some charm in lean and clean bodied wine packed full of spice and herbs. A fuller expression would bring this into enjoyment. I'm shortening the window for the 2014.
A couple nights later this has actually brought some more fruit to the fore. Its still a stemmy, lean Pinot but its not showing worse for the wear. The same on the next day so I brought it to a party. Fun.
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- 2017 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Summa Old Vines - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (11/23/2024)
Touch of charcoal smoke leads into that big burst of blood orange. Bold yet balanced. Lengthy. Its in a great spot now. Classic RM OV.
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Popping an '08 Skyline tonight so I’ll have a pic and note for that tomorrow.
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Thanks, appreciate it.
Was a bum wing, on the road to recovery.
Starts out muted but quickly picks up steam. So pretty and transparent. Reminds me of the Fourrier Gevrey VV, with maybe just a pinch of California sunshine.
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2009 DeMontille Beaune “Les Greves”
Drinking nicely, this seems to be in a nice place of early maturity. The fruit is bright and fresh, red-mostly currants, cranberries, pie cherries and a bit of orange peel. The palate still has some tension and there is a nice fine quality to the tannins. Acid is bright but not aggressive at all. Lighter weight than some of the “solar” recent vintages but for me this is a lovely example of the commune. A very deft touch on the winemaking as well.
I’m going to enjoy the heck out of this tonight and hope that the Kings vs Jets game is equally enjoyable (a big ask).
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You’re rocking Kings gear? I had no idea. That will not be an easy game. At this point, Blake and Luc are both art risk given the play and results. Well, that’s my take.
Enjoy the Montille.
Ducks in an hour versus Shattle.
Thank you, @Vince_T Your back for another contribution. 
@Cris_Whetstone enjoy the 08 Skyline. It will be a definite contrast to the manufactured Meiomi dreck from this past weekend. The only thing imaginably worse than another bottle of Meiomi would be a sparkling version of Meiomi.
2013 Rhys Skyline- perfect cork. More depth than other Rhys wines I’ve tried, and it’s still drinking well tonight, the third night it’s been open. The rough finish I found the first two nights is gone. No idea if it will improve, but I have one more bottle to find out.
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totally forgot to take a selfie, but can contribute this from last night’s DC dinner
2014 Philippe Rossignol Gevrey Les Evocelles
This was my contrib and I got to the restaurant an hour early and decanted, so it had 2 hours of air. It needed it. Oh my—soooo Gevrey (my idea of it anyway). Dark strawberry and cherry with gamey overtones and cedar. Continues and stays firm throughout the night, and it grows more expressive as the evening goes on. Has very nice focus. I do like this vintage for red Burgundies as well as whites, and this is very good indeed.
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Love this note, Frankie. I’ve been blessed on my east coast trip to have a chance to try the 10 Combe de Gres which is a serious contender for WOTY for me, and the 12 En Haut yesterday, which was a lovely drink as well. Such beautiful wines.
Thought I’d show a little more support - and offer up a berserker day purchase from a few years ago.
Bohneme 2018 Pinot Noir - Stuller Vineyard
From a site in the Sonoma Coast AVA at 1200 ft elevation and 6 miles from the Pacific Ocean; a lend of 115 and 667
Deeply hued with tart cherry, cranberry, some oak spice, and a touch of underbrush and all of this carries through in the mouth as well. Still young - happy to have a few more to enjoy over the next decade or so.
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David, Larry and Grams, thank you for writing the notes and posting. All three of you have been supporting LH for a longgg time—we appreciate you for that time and effort you’ve all made. Happy Thanksgiving.
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I moved to Los Angeles in 1988. My best friend and I left Portland early afternoon on August 7th, and rolled into LA about noon on August 8th. We stopped at Norm’s Diner in Santa Monica for breakfast and I grabbed a newspaper to start looking for a job. Front page was Gretzky’s trade to the Kings. I was already a hockey fan, but have been a Kings fan since that day.
I feel like Blake is definitely in a position of needing some things to fall into place this year but I am not sure they will. I really don’t think Hiller’s habit of mixing up lines all the time is a good strategy. At this level of play, knowing the tendencies of the players on the ice with you at a subconscious level seems pretty key.
Fun season though, it’s just nice to watch games.
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2017 Our Wines Pinot noir
I ordered a case of mixed vintages of Our Wines back in September during the Franny Beck closeout sale. Due to a labeling issue, the case just arrived this week. (Michael was super to deal with during this issue; very communicative and did all he could to get them here by Thanksgiving).
On to the wine… this is not a deeply layered and complex wine demanding contemplation. Rather it’s a joy to drink. Yet it’s more than a simple wine. Red cherries and a bit of spice. I’m happy to have a few more of the 2017’s.
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Thanks Frank for putting this together once again. I’ll check back in if there’s a Zinfandel Week.
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