Wish I could provide some info., but my first plunge. Thatcher message came through this morning with focus on Billon and as happens too often, went down that rabbit hole.
Additionally, had a need for 2019 Cote-Rotie for an upcoming (27th) Northern Rhone tasting. Will take the Les Elotins to this group, then open the La Vialliere (nothing on CT?) at home in February. Will throw out some info. next month.
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I tried a '19 Brocarde in couple months ago. Unfortunately an hour or two decant was not long enough and the next thing I knew our group drank the whole bottle. Been thinking about trying another by myself and giving it more air time. Seemed like it had all of the pieces and was well made, just a little shy/muted.
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The one I have tried is the 2016 Billon CĂ´te-RĂ´tie Vieilles Vignes, which I bought a few from Lyle Fass:
11/30/2020 - Tasted over two days. This is a very dark and impressive Cote-Rotie, dense and powerful and therefore unlike other Northern Rhone wines I have tasted from the 2016 vintage. The nose is very dark berries tinged with floral notes and smoky game; very refined and clear nose. On the palate there is a lot of extract here, dense but fresh with excellent acids - juicy. The fruit is very ripe but itâs beautifully relieved by the acidity. Power and finesse. On the first day, very fine tannins close out the finish with a cottony texture; these eased significantly toward silkiness on day 2, which showed the wine more open and no worse for wear given the day of air. Iâm burying my other bottle for at least ten years.
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More champagne (again)⌠and a bonus non-wine purchase
Charles Dufour Champagne Bulles de Comptoir #12 Cache dans LâEvidence
Charles Dufour & Françoise Martinot Champagne Bistrøtage B.19 Extra Brut
Gaspard Brochet Champagne 333.a, b, c, d
Fortaleza Tequila - lucky enough to get these from Total Wine at âcorrectâ pricing
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3 X 2019 Huet Le Mont Sec (inspired by the TN and discussion in Huet)
2 X 1996 Pichon Lalande
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Have you tried yet?
Annual Lopez de Heredia allocation, small volumes (ok tiny for the GR). Always happy to get them
2016 Gravonia Blanco
2013 Bosconia Reserva
2012 Tondonia Reserva Tinto
2012 Tondonia Reserva Tinto 2012 magnums
2013 Tondonia Reserva Blanco
2004 Tondonia Gran Reserva Tinto
2004 Tondonia Gran Reserva Blanco
2004 Bosconia Gran Reserva
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Backfilling Niellon premier crus from 2020, and buying a few Chevaliers as well.
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2 x 2011 LĂŠon Beyer Gewurztraminer Cuvee Des Comtes Dâeguisheim
2 x 2014 LĂŠon Beyer Riesling Cuvee Des Comtes Dâeguisheim
3 x 2019 LĂŠon Beyer Gewurztraminer
3 x 2021 LĂŠon Beyer Riesling
3 x 2016 La Spinona (Pietro Berutti) Barbaresco Secondine
2 x 2016 La Spinona (Pietro Berutti) Barolo Sori Gepin
2 x 2019 Vallana Colline Novaresi Spanna Cuvee Bernardo
3 x 2022 Oddero Barbera Dâalba Superiore
2 x 2022 Vietti Timorasso Colli Tortonesi
2 x 2023 Cantina Terlan MĂźller-Thurgau
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Have you tried the 13 blanco yet?
I posted my last Lafite Rothschild purchase in the supermarket thread but Iâll post this one here. Several months back I bought a 2008 Lafite Rothschild at my local grocery store that rang up at $279.99. Obviously not in the system correctly but I took advantage of the opportunity. Today they had a 2009 in the wine cabinet with no price tag so I asked for a scan. It rang up again at $279.99 so I bought it. Plus $1.25 in fuel saver points so another $25 off. BTW, Iâm a Napa Cab guy and not a big Bordeaux guy but I opened the 2008 last month and we enjoyed it with some Morgan Ranch Wagyu flank steak smoked and the reverse seared. Both were fantastic! My wife loved the Lafite.
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Nope I am cellaring all my LdH blancos to age them further.
I do my best to keep my hands off them, but itâs tough.
How much do you get the GRs for down under? Are they cellar price, or do you also get the crazy markups that we get in the US?
There is no three tier system in NZ so the retailer is also the importer. The price is extremely fair and reasonable; but we get tiny allocations. I am fortunate to get these at all, the GR are all single bottle allocations.
These are the two E-O cuvĂŠes I still buy, in addition to the rosĂŠ. My favorite is the CrayĂŠres, but Iâve been priced out of those.
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Went a little overboard for me:
2022 La Spinetta Timorasso
2019 Domaine du Couvent Vosne-RomanĂŠe Les Barreaux
2022 Domaine De Robert Fleurie CuvĂŠe Tradition
2018 Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc
2020 Domaine Amiot-Servelle Chambolle-Musigny Les Bas-Doix
2019 Domaine Garon CĂ´te-RĂ´tie Lancement
2019 Domaine Garon CĂ´te-RĂ´tie Les Rochins
2021 Jean-Paul Thevenet Morgon Vieilles Vignes
1982 Château Le Gay Pomerol
2020 Glaetzer Shiraz Amon-Ra Barossa Valley
2022 Domaine Antoine Lienhardt CĂ´te de Nuits Villages Emphase
2017 Domaine du Coulet (Matthieu Barret) Cornas Billes Noires
2020 Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Fairendes
2018 Domaine Belle Hermitage
2016 Roccolo Grassi Amarone della Valpolicella
2019 Domaine Duclaux CĂ´te-RĂ´tie Maison Rouge
2023 Falkenstein Spätlese âMammenâ #24
2019 Tiberio Montepulciano dâAbruzzo Archivio
2020 K Vintners King Coal
2020 K Vintners Syrah Cattle King Upland Vineyard
2020 K Vintners Syrah Powerline Vineyard
2020 K Vintners The Creator
2020 K Vintners Syrah Royal City
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2x 2021 Domaine Duroche, 2021, Gevrey-Chambertin
2x 2022 Domaine Trapet, Gevrey-Chambertin cuvĂŠe 1859
1x 2022 Hubert Lamy, Saint-Aubin 1. cru En Remilly
1x 2017 Domaine Guyon, Savingly-les-Beaune 1. cru Les Peuillets
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Thatâs a huge loss and error for a business, not sure if this is a small local grocer or a chain, but regardless, they are losing many hundreds of dollars per bottle. Not just profit, but the actual cost to them. And if this happened on a different vintage as well, presumably they have the entire lot coded improperly. That could be a very significant business loss depending on how many bottles they have. If I knew the grocer, I would call them to let them know.
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