OK, so the people from work are coming over this evening. Starting out with a 1.5L Barefoot Moscato and a 1.5L Lambrusco for those soda drinkers and for those who want to drink wine, we’ve got:
CH Riesling, pretty dry (because I just got it and the cork was elevated, so had to drink…it’s ok.
QPR, because it’s mild and tasty.
Let’s see where we go from there:
A Mollydooker if someone wants an over the top Shiraz…
A Chappellet Signature if someone wants a good CA Cab
A Wine of Substance if someone wants to try a Merlot…
PS, lots to choose from, Zin, lots to choose from: Will a Turley make an appearance this evening?
We’ll see where it goes…
@catcoland it’s drinkable with food or as a secondary bottle for the night after your tastebuds are shot. It’ll be my go to mid week wine until I’ve finished them all. Sometimes you win sometimes you lose, but eff that 1 line CT review claiming it’s not that smokey! It is smokey…
@chipgreen its probably our favorite Wine woot white wine offer ever. I randomly found a bottle on a book shelf. I’m not sure if I was holding it for someone or what but its gone now.
@klezman As likely expected, fruit mostly diminished. Little if any secondary development, so a bit disappointed there, I was hoping for more, but it’s only 11, perhaps just in an awkward space time/space. No sediment at all; wonder if filtration pulled out some goodness. Overall good but uninspiring. Still got half a bottle, so we’ll see…
And one more bottle I’ll let rest at least a few more years.
Pulled it to pair with a Flannery loin tail that was excellent.
McNab Ridge Petite Sirah of unknown vintage at a hotel lounge while listening to a local blues duo. LW had a glass of Tuck Beckstoffer Hogwash Rosé.
I didn’t like the PS at first, it was a little hot and somewhat acetic but it softened and opened up some after a bit of swirling and time in the glass. Still, I followed it up with a Thirsty Dog Citra IPA instead of re-upping on the PS.
2015 Frog’s Leap Cab Sauv. Very drinkable now. Paired nicely with the Ethiopian beef/veggie platters we had takeout from Blue Nile Ethiopian in Houston.
Last night, the start of a 2010 Halcon Mourvedre Esquisto. The only year they made it that way before changing it up to being Grenache-based. Delicious.
Also working on a long-stored bottle of Wellington White Port. Also delicious.
Wow, what a terrible game of American football. Sheesh.
We finished off that Halcon, and also went through a Halleck Pinot Noir and a 2012 Pavillon de Chavannes Cote de Bruoilly Cuvee des Ambassades.
@AjRod27 It was very good. I need to start drawing down some of my Wellington holdings because of reduced storage space in my new home. I plan on posting a question for the experts shortly about which of the zins and cabs are better for long term storing.
2015 Austin Hope…
And yes, I do like that flavor…also have
Caymus including the 40th Anniversary, Red Schooner
several vintages and Caymus-Suisun Grand Durif in the cellar.
They all do taste the same, even though they are Cabernet, Malbec or Petite Sirah (Durif), so I drink the less expensive ones.
@chipgreen Yes they have, but it’s not like I ever sell…so it that just makes me more apprehensive to drink them. I got something like 3 750’s and 3 1-Liter bottles. And, the price of current vintages are so high (and there are so many other similar wines) that I haven’t bought the most recent offerings.
@radiolysis We had the 2014 Kendric last night, with pizza. Quite liked it.
Tonight we tried the Halleck PN. It’s aiiight, I think I’ll let a year or so go by before trying it again. Plenty of other Pinots to enjoy in the meantime.
@chipgreen Navarro was blowing out some ‘smoke tainted’ bottles that I think @cortot posted about.
Guess I’ve got dead smoke buds, as it was minimal at best to me.
Co-worker grabbed 8 in a mixed case. We both got a bit on PnP, but it dissipated on day two and beyond.
2008 Mendocino Old Vine Red Table Wine $5.00. This bottling was a cuvée of eight different varietal wines, the majority from old vines, all aged in seasoned French oak barrels for ten months. 27% Zinfandel, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Valdiguié, 12% Pinot Noir, 9% Carignane, 7% Syrah, 5% Grenache and 1% Cinsault.
New York Wine Drinkers!
There is a Finger Lakes Winery that makes Real Red Wine!
We attended a Food and Wine Pairing Event yesterday at Long Point Winery, on the SE side of Cayuga Lake.
The wines were fabulous (as was the food). We had their Cab Sauv, which would rival any $35 CA Cab. We also had their PS and Reserve Zin, both of which were Very Good. The wines of the night were their Barrel Select PS (QPR through the roof!) and their Port Style Zin called Amazin…and it was.
I went out to the tasting room to try their Merlot, and Right Bank blend, but did not care for either of them. Got a mixed case for $280, which was quite reasonable. The Owner/Winemaker Gary Barletta was personable, knowledgeable and a serious winemaker. Y’all can thank me later.
@chipgreen@FritzCat Maybe you can grow Cab Sauv in the Finger Lakes. They do it pretty well in Niagara, at least at some places. But you don’t have nearly enough sun and heat to ripen Zin or PS.
Merlot, Cab Franc, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Vidal, and even more whites can find good homes in that climate.
@chipgreen@FritzCat@klezman I’ve seen rows of CS vines in the FL, but I can’t recall tasting any that impressed me. Now Can Franc, that’s a whole nother story.
@chipgreen@klezman The whites are good here, especially the sweet whites, but the reds are just nasty. The only good one I’ve had is a 2001 Cuvee d’Amore, the top red from Dr. Konstantin Frank. And I went and got a 2008 that’s somewhere in the cellar.
@FritzCat@InFrom
I agree on the Cab Franc. That’s about the only red we consistently do well in Ohio, where conditions are similar to the Finger Lakes. Best red I had in the FL was an Old Vines Pinot Noir from Dr. Frank. That one surprised me…
@ScottW58 In it’s prime. Delicious. Sad that NC is out of business. Still haven’t tried any of the Corliss I’m holding. The price structure in Spain for wine at restaurants is at a different level than our restaurants. Very drinkable wines, on the menu, are in the 12 - 18E/bottle range. Even the grocery stores are 4 - 12E/bottle. They aren’t great, but are decent.
@ScottW58 it was good. Very fruity with a little bit of earthiness. But this bottle was not a restrained Oregon. I still have a 2015 Not One and a 2011 iOTA left. If those are like this bottle, I’ll be on the hunt next BD.
2008 Indian creek old vine red blend with pizza. This bottle was decidedly not nearly as smokey as the 1st bottle and actually decent. Maybe there is hope here.
At our favorite seafood place with a bunch of friends…
2017 Van Ruiten Brut Rose
2011 Siduri Pinot Noir Sonoma County
2013 Campesino Alina
2015 Campesino Grenache Isa
2012 Sandler Pinot Noir Boer Vineyard
2012 Sandler Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands
Last night, with a belated VD dinner, 2013 Recaredo Cava Intens Rosat Brut Nature Gran Reserva. Very dry, beautiful deep color, but not my fave. The meal, however, was great. Sous-vide duck breast, along with broccoli sauteed in the duck fat. Yum. Oh, and then some Pedroncelli Port along with those chocolates it was sold with. We are loving that Port.
Over the weekend;
2014 Meeker Syrah
2013 Bailiwick Wines Pinot Noir Borderline
2010 Wellington Vineyards Old Vine Port Estate
2008 Indian Creek Old Vine Red
2014 Iron Horse Vineyards Chardonnay Estate
My cousin went to the Ty Caton Winery and really loved the Tytanium, and put a picture of it on facebook.
I looked in the cellar and found 3 2010 Tytaniums and 22 other assorted Ty Catons. So…I tried a 2010 Tytanium last night, and it was good. Ty Caton never disappoints.
2007 Paolo Scavino Barolo Carobric delicious with French onion soup! Tried out my Eto wine preserver that was a kick starter thing a couple of years ago that I completely forgot I had purchased. 7 days ago I put this bottle in and decanted had a couple of glasses and closed this thing up, fast forward to today and I cannot taste any change in the wine it seems to have worked perfectly! That being said I don’t think I really have any use for it because I drink all my bottles within a day or two. Oh well it’s pretty tho
Dear Wife and I had veal osso buco tonight paired with the Peterson 2013 Vignobles. Thank you @bahwm for the “Great Food without Fuss” cookbook recommendation!! The wine pairing was outstanding. Lots of new world fruit distinctive European barnyard backbone. The toasty notes were present pre and post meal, but with food this wine shines.
@foxrunner Thanks for the props! I just mentioned it to @ddeuddeg and neither of us remembered that there is a recipe for osso buco in there. Will have to pull it from the shelf to check it out. Again, the Pork Roast with Bay Leaves is outstanding!
Hi @bahwm@ddeuddeg! I’m foxrunner’s wife. He does the posting, but I do the cooking
The osso buco recipe is on pages 95-96. It is called “Veal Shanks” and it’s the one just before the Roast Pork with Bay Leaves, which we will make very soon.
I followed the Veal Shank recipe but made the following recommended variations from page 96:
I used marsala wine along with the white wine and beef stock. I also added the porcini mushrooms and the canned plum tomatoes. The rehydrated porcini mushrooms were still a bit gritty, even after straining the water, so next time I would just get some fresh mushrooms and allow them to cook down in the sauce while the veal braises. I served it with buttered orzo and a salad.
Cheers!
2012 Meyer Family Syrah. Sometimes you win, and…
So thin and hot, and not very good. I looked at
Cellartracker ratings and everyone seemed to agree.
I believe I got it at LB. …sad.
I don’t know if any of you are on their list, but VJB is having a nearly half-off sale on full cases of their “Wellington Cellars” Zinfandels. I’m curious, but not curious enough to bite.
@klezman friend from work (same one who came up to Cortot’s meetup) went there and tasted. Liked their stuff, but didn’t feel it worth the huge price increase. I’ll see if I can get any more info if you’re interested
@radiolysis I’m familiar with their evolution, from a winery where I liked most of their stuff (especially the Barbera) in 2010 to the extremely disappointing winery we visited in 2014. I doubt that even in the mid/high $20s I’m going to find it worthwhile.
i.e. if one showed up I’d be happy to try it. But I’m not going to make it happen or encourage others to make it happen.
@CorTot@rjquillin My haul was not that different:
2015 Chardonnay Mendocino
2016 Chardonnay 1er Reserve
2015 Navarrouge
2013 Petite Sirah Mendocino
2014 Pinot Noir Method a l’ancienne unfiltered
2015 Zinfandel Medocino
@ScottW58 Not sure how 2013 is as a vintage compared to 2010, but I like this. It’s a nice earthy rendition yet fairly light. I’ll probably let the others sleep another couple years.
@chipgreen I opened one of the Track 9 this past Wednesday (I arrived at our Missouri home and realized that I hadn’t brought a wine opener and it was about the only wine here with a screw top). I liked it (and made a note to bring 2 openers to leave at this house the next time we come).
@chipgreen Northeast end of Lake of the Ozarks (in the Barnett zip code, but just off the lake in what is referred to as the Golden Beach community). Beautiful log home to be our retirement home (at least for the coming years).
@CorTot@ScottW58 Mmmm…Bandol. A region I have very little experience with, but a grape I love. Wish the buy-in wasn’t so high just to get started in exploring! I don’t even know where to begin.
@CorTot@klezman well this one and Tempier is a great place to start, world class wines imho and around $36 to start, if that’s too much California makes a boat load of it now as you know
@CorTot@ScottW58 Tempier starts at $50 at K&L, with one other winery for $40, but yeah. I found one on invino a while back, too, that I’m going to try one of these days.
@CorTot@klezman@ScottW58
Being unfamiliar, I looked it up; Bandol produces amazing whites from Clairette blended with Ugni Blanc or Bourbouenc, and structured, flavorful rose but its signature wines are the rich, intense, red wines made with up to 95% Mourvedre and aged in oak for at least 18 months. Bandol’s champion grape Mourvedre plays a major role in Côtes du Rhône.
@chipgreen@CorTot@klezman I have not tried the whites yet but I will soon, I have a couple pending Do yourself a favor and try any of Tempier’s reds! They also age very well.
@ScottW58 $7 at Costco. Drinks well above its price. Prominent oak, but not over-powering, cherry, some spice, picking up something citrus, with some acidity. Would go with many different foods, i.e. cheeses, beef, tomato-based dishes, etc. Easy drinker. Hey, it was only 7 bucks, what do you expect? Also, better after an hour. Definitely will buy more to serve to my box-drinking friends.
Paired with creamy lobster fettucine, 2013 Le Sughere di Frassinello Maremma Toscana. This drinks well above its price. Went very well with the tarragon, basil and bacon undertones of the dish. In some ways, this drinks like a barbera.
@ScottW58 nice, i have a couple of their prichard hill bottles i need to open at some point. Im working on a hush brewery coffee kolsh. Sometimes free beer is still not the beer you want…
2013 Dilecta The Tiller
OK, so the people from work are coming over this evening. Starting out with a 1.5L Barefoot Moscato and a 1.5L Lambrusco for those soda drinkers and for those who want to drink wine, we’ve got:
CH Riesling, pretty dry (because I just got it and the cork was elevated, so had to drink…it’s ok.
QPR, because it’s mild and tasty.
Let’s see where we go from there:
A Mollydooker if someone wants an over the top Shiraz…
A Chappellet Signature if someone wants a good CA Cab
A Wine of Substance if someone wants to try a Merlot…
PS, lots to choose from, Zin, lots to choose from: Will a Turley make an appearance this evening?
We’ll see where it goes…
@FritzCat
That list keeps getting better and better!
Last Night with BBQ tri-tip
2016 J. Dusi pinot Grigio
2008 Indian Creek old vine blend
Continued these tonight. The Indian creek tastes like bottled Forest fire. No wonder they were $5.
@CorTot I ordered some also, was wondering what you thought. At least I got free shipping for my 2 bottles of juice!
@catcoland Now that’s what I call an optimist!
@catcoland it’s drinkable with food or as a secondary bottle for the night after your tastebuds are shot. It’ll be my go to mid week wine until I’ve finished them all. Sometimes you win sometimes you lose, but eff that 1 line CT review claiming it’s not that smokey! It is smokey…
@CorTot
I also bought a bottle of the Grenache in my mixed case, will let you know how it compares.
@CorTot
Gotta love that J Dusi PG though… at least we do here!
@chipgreen its probably our favorite Wine woot white wine offer ever. I randomly found a bottle on a book shelf. I’m not sure if I was holding it for someone or what but its gone now.
@chipgreen @CorTot Glad I decided to forego them, then! And good call on Navarro’s part for keeping that vino out of their regular label.
@chipgreen @klezman Agreed!
Inspired by Friday’s offer…
2014 Furthermore Pinot Noir, Graton Ridge Vineyard, RRV.
2008 Harvest Moon Estate & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Buchignani Ranch
@rjquillin You have a 2008 still? How was it? My oldest vintage is 2010.
@klezman As likely expected, fruit mostly diminished. Little if any secondary development, so a bit disappointed there, I was hoping for more, but it’s only 11, perhaps just in an awkward space time/space. No sediment at all; wonder if filtration pulled out some goodness. Overall good but uninspiring. Still got half a bottle, so we’ll see…
And one more bottle I’ll let rest at least a few more years.
Pulled it to pair with a Flannery loin tail that was excellent.
2007 WineSmith Pinot Noir
@rc70
So good… it’s between that and the 2010 Roman Reserve Cab Franc for my favorite WineSmith wine.
McNab Ridge Petite Sirah of unknown vintage at a hotel lounge while listening to a local blues duo. LW had a glass of Tuck Beckstoffer Hogwash Rosé.
I didn’t like the PS at first, it was a little hot and somewhat acetic but it softened and opened up some after a bit of swirling and time in the glass. Still, I followed it up with a Thirsty Dog Citra IPA instead of re-upping on the PS.
2015 Frog’s Leap Cab Sauv. Very drinkable now. Paired nicely with the Ethiopian beef/veggie platters we had takeout from Blue Nile Ethiopian in Houston.
Last night, the start of a 2010 Halcon Mourvedre Esquisto. The only year they made it that way before changing it up to being Grenache-based. Delicious.
Also working on a long-stored bottle of Wellington White Port. Also delicious.
@klezman Speaking of Wellington Port, we opened our last bottle of the Criolla, my fave, last night.
@InFrom @klezman
You drank too fast, or just didn’t buy enough?
QPR
Wow, what a terrible game of American football. Sheesh.
We finished off that Halcon, and also went through a Halleck Pinot Noir and a 2012 Pavillon de Chavannes Cote de Bruoilly Cuvee des Ambassades.
2011 Notre Vin CS
Little Vineyards Band Blend Track 9
Super Bowl wines (with pizza, wings, pulled pork, etc);
2008 Scott Harvey Syrah Mountain Selection
2009 Rowland Cellars Pinot Noir Ramspeck
2013 Zenato Bardolino Chiaretto (Italian Rose of Corvina)
N.V. Reginato Malbec (Argentinian Sparkling Rose)
Last night was a 2012 Wellington Zinfandel (Meeks Hilltop Ranch)
@Mark_L How’s this doing? Looks like I have one bottle remaining that I’ve been holding onto.
@AjRod27 It was very good. I need to start drawing down some of my Wellington holdings because of reduced storage space in my new home. I plan on posting a question for the experts shortly about which of the zins and cabs are better for long term storing.
2015 Austin Hope…
And yes, I do like that flavor…also have
Caymus including the 40th Anniversary, Red Schooner
several vintages and Caymus-Suisun Grand Durif in the cellar.
They all do taste the same, even though they are Cabernet, Malbec or Petite Sirah (Durif), so I drink the less expensive ones.
@FritzCat
Those Caymus 40th Anniversary bottles have appreciated nicely. Wish I would have bought more of them.
@chipgreen Yes they have, but it’s not like I ever sell…so it that just makes me more apprehensive to drink them. I got something like 3 750’s and 3 1-Liter bottles. And, the price of current vintages are so high (and there are so many other similar wines) that I haven’t bought the most recent offerings.
2012 baker lane Syrah reserve
N.V. Tentaka Organaka, an organic Junmai sake
2008 Diamond Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Franc, Lake County
Work happy hour:
2016 Château de Grézels Cahors
2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 Firestone Parabola Stout vertical
Home:
2015 Kendric Sangiovese
@radiolysis We had the 2014 Kendric last night, with pizza. Quite liked it.
Tonight we tried the Halleck PN. It’s aiiight, I think I’ll let a year or so go by before trying it again. Plenty of other Pinots to enjoy in the meantime.
@radiolysis
Costco?
OWC?
@rjquillin Costco.
@radiolysis Any good?
I’m just now working on my '10’s and '12’s.
@rjquillin it was! Young and lively. It was killed pretty quickly.
2013 Windrun PN this morning, after work… A slightly heavier and darker PN than most I’ve encountered. I’m a fan so far.
2008 Indian Creek Old Vine Red
For $5?
Yup.
With a Flannery burger after getting home late.
@rjquillin
GO?
@chipgreen
Navarro was blowing out some ‘smoke tainted’ bottles that I think @cortot posted about.
Guess I’ve got dead smoke buds, as it was minimal at best to me.
Co-worker grabbed 8 in a mixed case. We both got a bit on PnP, but it dissipated on day two and beyond.
2008 Mendocino Old Vine Red Table Wine $5.00. This bottling was a cuvée of eight different varietal wines, the majority from old vines, all aged in seasoned French oak barrels for ten months. 27% Zinfandel, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Valdiguié, 12% Pinot Noir, 9% Carignane, 7% Syrah, 5% Grenache and 1% Cinsault.
@chipgreen @rjquillin the bottle I opened wasn’t great, I’ll try another this week. Maybe there’s hope there.
Or maybe ron has Klez’s palate
@chipgreen @CorTot @klezman
No, not great at all, but serviceable, and I think I’d be the sub-Yak.
The end of a Woot Cellars Bonus Level!
@klezman how’s it doing? Ive got 2 more left.
@klezman I just found a couple I had forgotten about. Excited to revisit.
@TechnoViking This was my first. It’s evolved a little faster than I thought it might. It’s still got a lot of time ahead of it.
2013 Alante Cab Sauv
2016 Pedroncelli Zin Bushnell vineyard.
2015 Whetstone Jon Boat Pinot
First glass in 2.5 weeks and a darn good one…2004 Arcadian Stopleman syrah with Flannery burgers.
@ScottW58 Had the Westerly?
Any idea how they compare?
@rjquillin what’s a Westerly?? Never heard of it
@ScottW58 You finally feeling better?
@klezman starting to come around
@ScottW58
2005 Arcadian Syrah Westerly Vineyard
@klezman @ScottW58 Would like to have seen you…
@klezman @rjquillin would have been nice! but way too sick
Start of a 2015 Briceland Chardonnay
2012 Twisted Oak Syrah
Last of my 2016 campesino isa case while out with my bride.
2011 TorCalvano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
2012 wellington estate zin with bbq rotisserie chicken.
2013 Wellington Vineyards Marsanne
Opened one of these today, killer wine! Also made some lemon curd in the Vitamix unbelievably easy and delicious!
New York Wine Drinkers!
There is a Finger Lakes Winery that makes Real Red Wine!
We attended a Food and Wine Pairing Event yesterday at Long Point Winery, on the SE side of Cayuga Lake.
The wines were fabulous (as was the food). We had their Cab Sauv, which would rival any $35 CA Cab. We also had their PS and Reserve Zin, both of which were Very Good. The wines of the night were their Barrel Select PS (QPR through the roof!) and their Port Style Zin called Amazin…and it was.
I went out to the tasting room to try their Merlot, and Right Bank blend, but did not care for either of them. Got a mixed case for $280, which was quite reasonable. The Owner/Winemaker Gary Barletta was personable, knowledgeable and a serious winemaker. Y’all can thank me later.
@FritzCat Long Point’s Grapes are all grown in CA.
@FritzCat
That’s what I figured…
@chipgreen @FritzCat
Maybe you can grow Cab Sauv in the Finger Lakes. They do it pretty well in Niagara, at least at some places. But you don’t have nearly enough sun and heat to ripen Zin or PS.
Merlot, Cab Franc, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Vidal, and even more whites can find good homes in that climate.
@chipgreen @FritzCat @klezman I’ve seen rows of CS vines in the FL, but I can’t recall tasting any that impressed me. Now Can Franc, that’s a whole nother story.
@chipgreen @klezman The whites are good here, especially the sweet whites, but the reds are just nasty. The only good one I’ve had is a 2001 Cuvee d’Amore, the top red from Dr. Konstantin Frank. And I went and got a 2008 that’s somewhere in the cellar.
@FritzCat I’ve consistently liked the Cab Franc (or Can Franc) from Hermann Weimer.
@FritzCat @InFrom
I agree on the Cab Franc. That’s about the only red we consistently do well in Ohio, where conditions are similar to the Finger Lakes. Best red I had in the FL was an Old Vines Pinot Noir from Dr. Frank. That one surprised me…
2006 Nicholas Cole Camille
@jmdavidson1 nice I have been out of those for years! How is it holding up? Drink anything good while you were in Spain?
@ScottW58 In it’s prime. Delicious. Sad that NC is out of business. Still haven’t tried any of the Corliss I’m holding. The price structure in Spain for wine at restaurants is at a different level than our restaurants. Very drinkable wines, on the menu, are in the 12 - 18E/bottle range. Even the grocery stores are 4 - 12E/bottle. They aren’t great, but are decent.
Vodka Gimlet
Twisted Oak 2013 Torcido (Grenache)
2012 Iron Horse Pinot Noir Estate
Masi Brolo di Campofiorin Oro 2013 - corvino blend
2013 Charles smith viognier Lawrence vineyard with grilled pork chops and scalloped potatos
2014 Not One iOTA Pinot Noir
@radiolysis How was this…came within an ace of buying some of their wines on BD
@ScottW58 it was good. Very fruity with a little bit of earthiness. But this bottle was not a restrained Oregon. I still have a 2015 Not One and a 2011 iOTA left. If those are like this bottle, I’ll be on the hunt next BD.
With burgers
@ScottW58 Flannery, I hope.
@rjquillin @ScottW58
Or at least not turkey!
@chipgreen @rjquillin not flannery and heh certainly not turkey!
Last night, 2008 Keever CS (Yountville). Tonight, 2015 ISA with grilled barramundi.
2008 Indian creek old vine red blend with pizza. This bottle was decidedly not nearly as smokey as the 1st bottle and actually decent. Maybe there is hope here.
Finished a 2012 Wellington Roussanne
2003 St Supery Rutherford Cabernet
2009 Bennett Lane Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
At our favorite seafood place with a bunch of friends…
2017 Van Ruiten Brut Rose
2011 Siduri Pinot Noir Sonoma County
2013 Campesino Alina
2015 Campesino Grenache Isa
2012 Sandler Pinot Noir Boer Vineyard
2012 Sandler Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands
Last night, with a belated VD dinner, 2013 Recaredo Cava Intens Rosat Brut Nature Gran Reserva. Very dry, beautiful deep color, but not my fave. The meal, however, was great. Sous-vide duck breast, along with broccoli sauteed in the duck fat. Yum. Oh, and then some Pedroncelli Port along with those chocolates it was sold with. We are loving that Port.
2008 Congruence CS. Still going strong. Glad I have more!
@hscottk You now I hate both you and the other Scott for still having these.
2014 Halleck Vineyards Pinot Noir, Hillside Cuvée
2017 Trinity Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon at a wedding open bar. Yay!
2006 Il Corzano Toscana Rosso. My last bottle of a purchase from Wine Access in 11/2010. Glad I held on to one. It was delicious.
2016 Carl Weinberg Eisenhower Wein, Heimersheimer Sonnerberg, Riesling
Delicious.
2014 Rotie Cellars Southern Blend
2016 Sandler Cuvée Marcy PN, which has been the tightest cork if encountered.
2012 Pedroncelli Port
2013 Wind run pinot. Heavier than expected with good acidity and dark fruits. Medium finish. Great daily drinker and definitely worth the tariff.
2013 Winesmith Meritage
Along with a home 50-day dry-aged steak.
@klezman
That that big one you showed me?
SW make it down?
@rjquillin Yeah, rib #3 of the rack of 7. Scott isn’t up for proper drinking still.
Over the weekend;
2014 Meeker Syrah
2013 Bailiwick Wines Pinot Noir Borderline
2010 Wellington Vineyards Old Vine Port Estate
2008 Indian Creek Old Vine Red
2014 Iron Horse Vineyards Chardonnay Estate
2014 Bailiwick Wines Vermentino
2013 Wellington Chardonnay
2013 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma, Alexander valley w/ BBQ tri-tip
@CorTot We’ll be stocking up on 2016 Jordan wine…I hear they age very well.
@klezman this one at 6 years old was drinking pretty well, never had one at 10+.
@CorTot @klezman
Costco?
Seems like I recall seeing Jordan there, but passed.
@klezman @rjquillin random bottle in the clearance section at vons.
@CorTot @rjquillin Oh wow…how much did you pay? It’s $50 at K&L, $56 for current vintage from the winery.
@klezman @rjquillin $33
@CorTot @klezman @rjquillin I bet if you buy 6 you get another 20% off, well at least at my Vons.
2004 James Johnson CS Bisou
@jmdavidson1
What did you think? I’m sitting on a couple '07s.
@chipgreen +1 thought this was one of the best CS’s we’ve ever had (open for debate, of course). Paired very well with a grilled t-bone.
@chipgreen @jmdavidson1 damn I seem to remember someone was blowing those out?
@jmdavidson1
Good to hear!
My cousin went to the Ty Caton Winery and really loved the Tytanium, and put a picture of it on facebook.
I looked in the cellar and found 3 2010 Tytaniums and 22 other assorted Ty Catons. So…I tried a 2010 Tytanium last night, and it was good. Ty Caton never disappoints.
@FritzCat
That is his premium blend, like Wellington’s Victory and Scott Harvey’s Jana Cathedral.
@chipgreen Both of which I’ve got, thanks to the folks at Wine Woot.
@FritzCat
I have still not sampled any of my TyTaniums. I should correct that…
@chipgreen 2nd evening with the 2010 Tytanium…drink it all in one sitting! Get help if you need it.
Twisted oak '14 Torcido with green chili pork tacos
2007 Paolo Scavino Barolo Carobric delicious with French onion soup! Tried out my Eto wine preserver that was a kick starter thing a couple of years ago that I completely forgot I had purchased. 7 days ago I put this bottle in and decanted had a couple of glasses and closed this thing up, fast forward to today and I cannot taste any change in the wine it seems to have worked perfectly! That being said I don’t think I really have any use for it because I drink all my bottles within a day or two. Oh well it’s pretty tho
@ScottW58 That’s a pretty nifty device! More reusable than the repour…
@klezman yes it is and if you’re looking to store a bottle for a couple/three weeks I think it’s pretty darn nice! Wanna buy it?
@klezman @ScottW58
Does it come with Ar?
$$?
@klezman @rjquillin no ar
https://www.etowine.com
2004 La Fiorita BdM Rsv with meatloaf, mashed and grn beans.
Dear Wife and I had veal osso buco tonight paired with the Peterson 2013 Vignobles. Thank you @bahwm for the “Great Food without Fuss” cookbook recommendation!! The wine pairing was outstanding. Lots of new world fruit distinctive European barnyard backbone. The toasty notes were present pre and post meal, but with food this wine shines.
@foxrunner Thanks for the props! I just mentioned it to @ddeuddeg and neither of us remembered that there is a recipe for osso buco in there. Will have to pull it from the shelf to check it out. Again, the Pork Roast with Bay Leaves is outstanding!
Hi @bahwm @ddeuddeg! I’m foxrunner’s wife. He does the posting, but I do the cooking
The osso buco recipe is on pages 95-96. It is called “Veal Shanks” and it’s the one just before the Roast Pork with Bay Leaves, which we will make very soon.
I followed the Veal Shank recipe but made the following recommended variations from page 96:
I used marsala wine along with the white wine and beef stock. I also added the porcini mushrooms and the canned plum tomatoes. The rehydrated porcini mushrooms were still a bit gritty, even after straining the water, so next time I would just get some fresh mushrooms and allow them to cook down in the sauce while the veal braises. I served it with buttered orzo and a salad.
Cheers!
North by Northwest Rose… we have cooled down to 74 degrees. it was 86 today and the air is super thick with pollen
2013 scott Harvey red label zin
2013 Navarro Petite Sirah Mendocino
2012 muscardini rancho salinas moon mountain district
2012 Wellington Syrah estate vineyard with chicken tacos
2012 Meyer Family Syrah. Sometimes you win, and…
So thin and hot, and not very good. I looked at
Cellartracker ratings and everyone seemed to agree.
I believe I got it at LB. …sad.
@FritzCat
I remember being tempted by that. Guess I’m glad I didn’t bite…
2015 Cline Viognier, North Coast
2009 Wellington Estate Syrah
I don’t know if any of you are on their list, but VJB is having a nearly half-off sale on full cases of their “Wellington Cellars” Zinfandels. I’m curious, but not curious enough to bite.
@klezman friend from work (same one who came up to Cortot’s meetup) went there and tasted. Liked their stuff, but didn’t feel it worth the huge price increase. I’ll see if I can get any more info if you’re interested
@radiolysis I’m familiar with their evolution, from a winery where I liked most of their stuff (especially the Barbera) in 2010 to the extremely disappointing winery we visited in 2014. I doubt that even in the mid/high $20s I’m going to find it worthwhile.
i.e. if one showed up I’d be happy to try it. But I’m not going to make it happen or encourage others to make it happen.
@klezman @radiolysis
But… but… Tommy Bahama!
Had to capture this rare Vegas snow moment with some wine.
2011 Wellington Cab Sauv Sonoma
With Cuban beef
Wellington 2004 Noir de Noir - just opened. Still super fresh and juicy.
@woopdedoo
Nearly as rare as a nightghost sighting, you are.
2012 Black Cat Syrah with a grilled NY strip steak, wedge salad and crostini.
With grilled chicken and baked potatoes, this is a beauty with years left in the tank.
@ScottW58 ACV, a favorite in any bottle.
2013 McEvoy Ranch The Evening Standard Pinot Noir, Marin County
2007 WineSmith Crucible Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
@karenhynes Crucible, eh? Any special occasion?
@InFrom
Not really.
Tonight is the annual “Open That Bottle Night”…I just started a bit early.
@karenhynes I like “early.”
2014 Navarro vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Mendocino
@CorTot Fukubukuro? If so what was your haul?
@klezman yes
2016 Navarro Vineyards Rosé Mendocino Rosé
2014 Navarro Vineyards Zinfandel Mendocino
2013 Navarro Vineyards Petite Sirah Mendocino
2016 Navarro Vineyards Edelzwicker Mendocino White Blend
2016 Navarro Vineyards Chardonnay Première Réserve Anderson Valley
2014 Navarro Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Mendocino
@CorTot @klezman
eh?
BD?
@klezman @rjquillin direct offer to email listers. 6 random recent library bottles for fairly cheap.
@CorTot @rjquillin My haul was not that different:
2015 Chardonnay Mendocino
2016 Chardonnay 1er Reserve
2015 Navarrouge
2013 Petite Sirah Mendocino
2014 Pinot Noir Method a l’ancienne unfiltered
2015 Zinfandel Medocino
@klezman @rjquillin I generally like the QPR on their specials. I got nothing at BD so this made sense. Looks like you got a nice set.
2013 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses
@klezman how is that I have a couple of 10’s somewhere?
@ScottW58 Not sure how 2013 is as a vintage compared to 2010, but I like this. It’s a nice earthy rendition yet fairly light. I’ll probably let the others sleep another couple years.
Couple of Midwest Hanger steaks,
crab stuffed portabella, truffel smashed taters and roasted green beans.
Wine?
2014 Bailiwick Wines Vermentino
2011 Two Jakes of Diamonds Merlot
A beautiful cab franc from Maremma.
@ScottW58 Those wines are delicious. I’m still sitting on my two bottles of Scrio Syrah.
Last night…
Terrestrial Brewing Co. Space Chimp Wit OG
Anderson Valley Brewing Co. Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Stout
Tonight…
NV Little Vineyards Band Blend Track 9
@chipgreen I opened one of the Track 9 this past Wednesday (I arrived at our Missouri home and realized that I hadn’t brought a wine opener and it was about the only wine here with a screw top). I liked it (and made a note to bring 2 openers to leave at this house the next time we come).
@Mark_L
I only had 1 glass but yeah, pretty tasty. Whereabouts in MO?
@chipgreen Northeast end of Lake of the Ozarks (in the Barnett zip code, but just off the lake in what is referred to as the Golden Beach community). Beautiful log home to be our retirement home (at least for the coming years).
@Mark_L
Nice! My sister and her family had a vacation condo at LotO. They eventually sold it without ever inviting us to visit.
J. Bookwalter Readers Merlot 2015 - nice merlot
2008 Wellington Victory
2016 Benessere Moscato di Canelli
Pouracle
2018 Grove Mill SB Marlborough to go with grilled swordfish (+basil citrus pesto), fennel au gratin and tomato/mozzarella side.
2016 Julien Schaal Riesling Granite
2013 Turley Cedarman Zin Howell Mountain
2011 Scott Harvey Zin Old Vine Reserve
Tannin still a bit strong but this wine rocks!
@ScottW58 I think we are drinking at opposite ends of the spectrum…
@CorTot I paid less than $40 for these not sure that’s the other end of the spectrum
@ScottW58 more of a general statement.
@CorTot @ScottW58 Mmmm…Bandol. A region I have very little experience with, but a grape I love. Wish the buy-in wasn’t so high just to get started in exploring! I don’t even know where to begin.
@CorTot @klezman well this one and Tempier is a great place to start, world class wines imho and around $36 to start, if that’s too much California makes a boat load of it now as you know
@CorTot @ScottW58 Tempier starts at $50 at K&L, with one other winery for $40, but yeah. I found one on invino a while back, too, that I’m going to try one of these days.
@CorTot @klezman yeah the price has gone up I noticed, the last ones I bought were the 14’s I think but still worth it imho.
@CorTot @klezman @ScottW58
Being unfamiliar, I looked it up;
Bandol produces amazing whites from Clairette blended with Ugni Blanc or Bourbouenc, and structured, flavorful rose but its signature wines are the rich, intense, red wines made with up to 95% Mourvedre and aged in oak for at least 18 months. Bandol’s champion grape Mourvedre plays a major role in Côtes du Rhône.
@chipgreen @CorTot @klezman I have not tried the whites yet but I will soon, I have a couple pending
Do yourself a favor and try any of Tempier’s reds! They also age very well.
They also do have quite the history
https://www.kermitlynch.com/our-wines/domaine-tempier/
@chipgreen @CorTot @ScottW58 Yeah, I definitely want to try Tempier one of these days. Preferably a properly mature example.
2013 Tommasi Amarone,
that my youngest daughter and her boyfriend
brought me the last time they visited.
He’s a keeper.
Wellington 2011 Estate Syrah…amazing
Drum roll-l-l-l, 2014 Kirkland Rioja Reserva.
@jmdavidson1 Well don’t leave us hanging??
@ScottW58 $7 at Costco. Drinks well above its price. Prominent oak, but not over-powering, cherry, some spice, picking up something citrus, with some acidity. Would go with many different foods, i.e. cheeses, beef, tomato-based dishes, etc. Easy drinker. Hey, it was only 7 bucks, what do you expect? Also, better after an hour. Definitely will buy more to serve to my box-drinking friends.
@jmdavidson1 @ScottW58 Just picked up 4 bottles today.
Peter said drink the Meeks first, so…
2012 Wellington Vineyards Zinfandel Meeks Hilltop Ranch
Paired with creamy lobster fettucine, 2013 Le Sughere di Frassinello Maremma Toscana. This drinks well above its price. Went very well with the tarragon, basil and bacon undertones of the dish. In some ways, this drinks like a barbera.
@jmdavidson1 oh man that wine is a blast from the past! Iirc every vintage I ever had was fantastic qpr. Where did you get the 13?
@jmdavidson1 eh nevermind I just picked up a 6 pack of the 15 from empire
damn enabler!
Finally my Friday is over! trying out a bottle of this with some short ribs.
@ScottW58 nice, i have a couple of their prichard hill bottles i need to open at some point. Im working on a hush brewery coffee kolsh. Sometimes free beer is still not the beer you want…
Nice! I don’t have any of those bottles
this one really hit the spot tonight, or maybe it was the ribs…well anyways it was a good night 
2013 Buoncristiani Syrah Artistico
With grilled pork tenderloin medallions & raspberry chipolte sauce. Delish - both
Leftovers night for food.
Opened a 2013 praxis Merot