What is YOUR most recent wine purchase? (Part 2)

[M.Newman]

Two.\bottles.
2021 Cobden-Willi Old Federal Vineyard Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon (from the UC Davis To-Kalon block).
2015 A.D. Coutelas Brut Champagne

[Alexander_Smith]

For $105/bottle this seems like good value, have you had Cobden before?

[M.Newman]

I have not had Cobden, but the vintage, the vineyard, the price (I paid $80) and the few Cobden tasting notes I found online convinced me.

[Warren_Taranow]

I haven’t opened any myself, but I’d expect them to be drinkable, though likely past their peak. The 1977 vintage was moderately good, but it lacked the density of 1975 or 1982. If I were born in 1977, I’d pick up bottles from top producers when available and enjoy them over the next few years. However, I’d focus most of my budget on Port and Piedmont, followed by Rioja or Napa.

[ErnestL]

Why right bank over left bank? Asking as someone born in 1978.

[MadsW]

@Zachary_Ross

1991 Levet Côte-Rôtie La Chavaroche

Birth year wine for me, so please leave a note

[Robert.A.Jr]

Another magnum of 2006 L’Eglise Clinet, Pomerol

[brodie_thomson]

My 1st allocation of Bouchard Roses de Jeane

2 x 2020 Ursulles
2 x 2022 Val Villane

Very excited to finally get an allocation

[Zachary_Ross]

We drank a couple of 1991s recently, showed so great!

A Northern Rhone Dinner (and bittersweet farewell)

Attendees: Neil and Leslie, Jay, Salil, Megan and Me. Neil and Leslie are leaving town in two weeks so we sent them off with a blowout dinner at Noreetuh. The food was as good as always and the service impeccable. Sorry in advance for the FOMO. We started with Champage and white Burgundy: 2013 Benoit Lahaye Champagne Violaine The Lahaye was incredible. So pleasing and seductive for a brut nature wine. Amazingly fine – need to buy some of this. 2013 Domaine de Montille Puligny-Montrachet 1er…

[MadsW]

Ah amazing, stoked for you! Had a(3 bottles) 1997 Lafoy last year which was unfortunately 5 years past, despite them having good provenance(cellar of Michel Bonnefond).

[Warren_Taranow]

I take it back, and will edit the post. I doubt anything from Bordeaux 1977 would be worth buying or cellaring. '78 might be good if you find La Mission and other Left Banks, but still past prime. Take it with a grain of tannin; I’m no Bdx expert

[Mike_Evans]

1991 may be my favorite vintage ever for the west bank appellations of the Northern Rhône. So many extraordinary wines, with Gentaz, Gallet, Jamet, and Ogier leading the pack for me.

[KThrane]

Paul Pillot

2x 2021 Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes Rouge
1x 2021 Chassagne-Montrachet Clos Saint Jean Rouge
1x 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Clos Saint Jean Rouge

Need to try some more red Chassagne…

[Warren_Taranow]

Some old Rivesaltes:

2 1927 Domaine Bory Grenache Rivesaltes
2 1939 Domaine Bachelet Maury
1 1940 Delving a Elne Rivesaltes

[Robert.A.Jr]

@Warren_Taranow

Some old Rivesaltes:

2 1927 Domaine Bory Grenache Rivesaltes
2 1939 Domaine Bachelet Maury
1 1940 Delving a Elne Rivesaltes

These are a lot of fun. I popped in 1939 Rivesaltes for my mom’s 80th birthday, it was quite the hit

[Warren_Taranow]

I agree. I’ve amassed a collection of Rivesaltes and Maury from the 1930s and 1940s. I’m gifting a 1935 to one of my patients, who plans to open it for her brother’s 90th birthday later this year. He’s reportedly a wine collector, so I’m sure he’ll appreciate it.

[Mark_Golodetz]

5 x12 bottles of Chateay Pitray 2016, on sale for $12 a bottle.

[Zachary_Ross]

Too bad about the 1997s. I bought a lot of 4 bottles of 1994 Lafoy/Gasse four years ago and drank through them. They were uneven but the best were very savory, pungent, super fragrant umami bombs.

[mattgw]

Some recent posts about older Tempier inspired me to pick up some youngish ones at auction:

2x 2019 La Migoua
2x 2017 La Tourtine
3x 2016 La Migoua

And a bonus two bottles of 2016 Fontalloro.

[Max_S1]

Ive got ancouple of the 1927s, need to drink a 100 year old bottle so waiting a couple years