I picked up 24 bottles of Goodfelllow today, and I can assure you that one will be opened tonight.
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Hahaha. Aren’t you the same fella that chided Terry Harris about opening Patricia Green wines too early?
2013 continues to be a polarizing vintage. Time will tell, but I haven’t seen much evolution opening and enjoying bottles of the 2013 Whistling Ridge Pinot Noir over 5-8 years. Sitting on a case plus, I’m hopeful that the best days are ahead…
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I am! He is opening 2021s and I’d feel the same way about 2021 Goodfellows. But 2013? Sorry you are not enjoying them. I’ve found both PGC and Goodfellow 2013s to be good drinking already.
…I haven’t seen much evolution opening and enjoying bottles of the 2013 Whistling Ridge Pinot Noir over 5-8 years…
Oh sorry. I misread that.
Pssssttttt! Terry…
This is the Goodfellow thread 
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Wait . . . was that a problem? I mean, I alerted that I was cross-pollinating threads . . . .
And, anyway, don’t they live pretty close to one another? And are buddies?
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I’m just happy to see you got to drink some PGC with a bit of age on it.
If I’m getting only 12 bottles should I be worried about getting kicked off the list?
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Yup, it’s all good.
I do think that. It will go awhile longer but is definitely drinking well now.
Has anyone had the vin soif yet?
I opened one last night. It reminded me of a more serious Macon co-op wine with a little more depth. Specifically a step up from the Verezet single vineyard wines. It’s fruity, fresh, and well balanced. I don’t think this is necessarily a long term ager, but more something to enjoy over the next couple of years. I’m very happy to have a case, and may buy more if it becomes the summer “house” wine, which I suspect it will.
Great info thanks for sharing. Bought a case for a big event coming up and if it doesn’t get finished I’ll have plenty left for holidays and other events over next few years.
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It sounds good; how would you or anyone else compare it to the recent berserker cuvée or the older WV chard?
This ties in a bit to the earlier question about the front label as well(why the labeling looks so different for it). The Vin Soif is an early release Chardonnay for us, bottled the spring after vintage (7 months on lees) where the Berserker Cuvees and past Willamette Valley bottlings are barrel selections from the full Chardonnay program, and always over vintaged, with 17-20 months on the lees.
The 2022 Vintage Chardonnay was especially impacted by the early spring freeze, and we only have two single vineyard bottlings from the vintage (releasing in the Fall) along with what was pressed and selected for base wine. In contrast the 2023 vintage was incredibly generous, the fruit quality is excellent, and it was a good excuse to offer something fresh and vibrant, but you can definitely see where the textural layering and complexity comes in with extended time in our large format barrels (for the other cuvees).
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Ok to open a 23 Riesling or Pinot Blanc or should I wait?
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Riesling for science