Happy Wednesday everyone!
I really didn’t know what to open this evening so i closed my eyes ( after I was in my cellar) and blindly pulled out a 2005 Domaine Alfred Califa Pinot Noir. Popped and poured. Beautiful bouquet. Th aroma fills the glass nicely. Tasted bright very ripe cherries with a little tobacco on the finish. I thought this wine would have been over the hill but its quit pleasant.
2009 Bedrock Sonoma County Zin. This is the first Bedrock my wife and I have ever tried. After much talk about their wines and the fact that the first red wine my wife ever likes was Ravenswood Zin, I decided to buy a mixed case from a fellow forum member. I decided to start off with a vineyard blend that was ready. I will move to another single vineyard one this weekend when I have a few hours to decant.
I loved the wine, my wife liked it. I think she would have loved it if it decanted for about an hour.
I think Bedrock is going to be one of my favorite wineries to purchase from, hopefully I am of the wait list soon. Although, there is,plenty of people sharing the wines out there.
2009 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Embrazees - the '09s are really good from this producer… Had this out of magnum at one of the dinners during La Paulee a couple of weeks ago and had to go out and buy some. Got the box yesterday - got them to cellar temp - yum stuff :O). CHEERS
2009 Chateau Pezat on the rec of a fellow board member. Saw this locally and decided to buy it. Unfortunately not so good. Raisiny roasted flavors that I hope are not indicative of the vintage, since this is my first '09 BDX. Maybe a storage issue. Not undrinkable, and maybe some good fruit and some lightly floral elements, but flawed, either the bottle or the wine itself.
Tonight is sauteed scallops with a salad of crabmeat, english peas, and micro-greens. So we’re opening a 2009 Le Haut Lieu Sec.
Baby killing but i’m trying to decide whether to buy more 2009, or just more 2010.