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November 30, 2014, 12:14 AM #1
What nice wines did you taste this weekend?
Though we dined on Thanksgiving-day proper with mostly non-wine folks, my wife and I brought a few simple bottles to share and all were tasty and appreciated:
- Brutocao - 2012 Chardonnay - Hopland Ranches, Mendocino
- Ancient Oak - 2012 Chardonnay - Russian River
- Kim Crawford 2012 Pinot Noir - New Zealand
Tonight my wife and I are home from travel and tasting a nice 2003 Lafaurie-Peyraguey Sauternes from the cellar in celebration of a nice weekend visiting family.
What wines have you tasted lately that we should know about? Please share your finds.Avanti Audio
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November 30, 2014, 01:01 AM #2
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our relatives provided a very pedestrian merlot on thanksgiving and that was that.
i'm not big on chards but i'll check yours out. given a choice i reach for a cab, doesn't matter if clashes with fish/fowl i'm still having it. tonight we grilled ribeyes and drank a '08 Caymus special selection (my standby).
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November 30, 2014, 07:43 AM #3
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Rob, same here, I drink Cabs whether it 'goes' with the meal or not.
Caymus SS is your standby? Boy, would love to come over for a drink and tunes one day! Have you tried the 40th Anniversary cab? Worth buying?
Opened Thanksgiving with a 2006 Concha Y Toro Chilean Cab. I'm trying to finish off my Shiraz's that I kept many years ago, so finished off with 2 bottles of 2002 E&E 'Black Pepper'. They were good but nothing to write home about.
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November 30, 2014, 09:21 PM #4
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I buy up CSS when they're released and lay them down for 4+ years before we drink them. it takes the sting out of paying collector prices when they've been in someone else's cellar for several years.
love Chilean and Argentine reds, the Norton malbec reserva is a huge bargain and drinkable with everything.
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November 30, 2014, 09:22 PM #5
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November 30, 2014, 09:56 PM #6
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2010
Bright, light staw color with crisp, golden highlights, this wine displays lime zest, nutmeg and quince on the nose with hints of lemon, clove and vanilla. It is lush and silky on the palate, with bright flavors of nectarine, acacia and tangerine fruit. The coolest vintage in 20 years brings out the minerality and tang in this vibrant, crisp Chardonnay. Nutty, spicy notes and rich stone fruit dominate this stylish wine.
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November 30, 2014, 10:28 PM #7
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Glad to see some white wine drinkers here. Good on you guys for stepping out from the bigger reds.
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November 30, 2014, 10:45 PM #8
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Its turkey time.
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November 30, 2014, 11:06 PM #9
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Myles B. Astor, Senior Editor, PF, www.positive-feedback.com
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December 1, 2014, 09:24 AM #10
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I had a nice bottle of Bogle Chardonay
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December 1, 2014, 11:32 AM #11
Re: What nice wines did you taste this weekend?
That's pretty much a "go-to" wine label for my wife. She likes the Sauvignon Blanc from Kimmy.
I picked up a few wines from some places in Pennsylvania when we dropped off my daughter at Penn State this past fall. Not bad at all, and not pricy either (always a winning combo when serving family :-).
- Mount Nittany - Chardonnay
But this one topped my list for the weekend:
- Black Slate - 2011 Porrera vi de la villa (Priorat - Spain)
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December 1, 2014, 09:26 PM #12
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December 1, 2014, 10:39 PM #13
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Tonight's sampling:
2009 Brutocao Cellars Hopland Ranches Quadriga, Mendocino, USA: prices in USA
When visiting Brutocao Vineyards in 2007 we signed up for their bi-yearly club. They send us six bottles twice a year. We can specify our preferences or just go with their latest grouping each time. We've done both, but lately just let them send us their current grouping.
Over the years, we've found that laying down the Brutocao reds for a minimum of three years is a great strategy. They do well with a little age and really come into their own after a bit of rest.
Tonight we tasted the Italian blend Quadriga listed above and like other Brutocao reds we've laid down for a spell, is quite nice for the price.Avanti Audio
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December 1, 2014, 11:45 PM #14
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For white drinkers, I found this little Puligny Montrachet very nice and refreshing with good structure beneath. Around $28 bottle, less than half what I saw on the shelf for premier and grand crus from the region. It is one of the wines responsible for my developing some fondness for white wines, and most excellent on a hot summer night.
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December 2, 2014, 04:08 AM #15
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Nice suggestions of white wine here.
I 'm drinking more white than red since a few years.
Had a blast last week with the Château Meursault 2010 1 er Cru Classé.
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December 2, 2014, 11:31 PM #16
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May 24, 2015, 06:50 PM #17
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Drank an amazing 100 point (Parker) cabernet with my wife
out on the Oregon coast the other night. We brought it from the
cellar. The current 2012 is also a 100 point wine, as are quite a few vintages of this amazing cabernet. It was my first taste of a 100 point wine, I can't afford too many like it, but may just put a case of this (2012) up for a decade long nap.
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May 25, 2015, 05:16 AM #18
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Nice, Bob! How much does a 2012 bottle go for?
I had a bottle of Brunello last night, scored a 98 from James Suckling who hasn't let me down yet. But this didn't tickle my palate. Maybe I'm just not used to the varietal (only my 2nd bottle).
A good price for a 98 scored wine (<$50 on sale).
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May 25, 2015, 07:34 AM #19
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One fabulous wine and hard to get
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May 25, 2015, 08:24 AM #20
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This week end I have tasted with my friends a great red wine, 2009 Bordeaux Saint Emilion " Les Hauts de la Gaffelière" A must have in your cellar. This wine was perfect choice with the farm chicken roosted in a low temperature in the oven of my AGA during 3 hours. On the side I have prepared a Basque Piperade with the organic vegetable from my kitchen garden. After lunch we listen beautiful music on my new pair of amps Bricasti M28 connected to Bricasti M1.
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May 25, 2015, 11:49 AM #21
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Re: What nice wines did you taste this weekend?
The 2012 Quilceda Creek cab goes for ~$190 if you can find it, with some shops asking much more. It is an amazing example of a great wine.
The 2010 vintage in France, Italy, and western USA was outstanding, and I like Brunello. I would think that a 2010 could benefit from a long nap, or decant for even 24+ hours. I expect the tannins are pretty sharp at this young age. I find some wines fall apart if vacuum corked and refrigerated after opening, but some get better after a few days like that. Matches what I heard from the owner of Yamhill Vineyards here in Oregon recently - he said pour a small glass and set aside. Taste a little every day, if it is better after after a couple days it reflects how many years it would benefit from cellaring.
By the way, if you like Pinot, the 2012 vintage from Oregon is off the hook, with several 100 point wines currently available. I'm learning to like Pinot, but it is a long lesson.
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Oh yeah, I do love Bordeaux wines! It is really something that you can find some great Bordeaux wines from small producers for less than $20. If I am looking for something very pleasing for not too much $$, left bank blends from 2010 offer great values. And I posted above, they can often be opened, vacuum corked, and refridgerated for several days - and actually get better! (Its nice to open a bottle mid-week that you don't finish and find it is still very good a couple days later. I know some will say WHAT? What do you mean you didn't finish it!)
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May 25, 2015, 09:41 PM #24
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This one is tolerable
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May 25, 2015, 09:59 PM #25
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Good job gentlemen.
We had a nice little unclassified Sauternes tonight with a pineapple upside down cake my wife made:
2003 Haut Charmes:
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I keep thinking I am watching the movie Sideways with all these rotated pics
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May 26, 2015, 11:23 PM #30
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May 27, 2015, 12:23 AM #31
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May 27, 2015, 12:59 AM #32
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2012. They make a great Pinot, don't they.
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