2013 Meeker Syrah …even better than I remember from a few months ago. And now that I looked it up it was from a sale in January. (I must’ve drank the 2014 last time)
Tonight, 2015 CR Graybehl Grenache, Mathis Vineyards, Sonoma Valley.
Last night, 2015 Campesino Cellars Alina. Glad I picked up a couple during the most recent Last Bottle marathon.
2012 Parallel Cab Sauv
2014 Ty Caton Upper Bench-Block Three Red Wine
Prime NY & Rib Eyes (costco) and sides with good friends, weekend’s off to a great start!
Last night;
2009 Iron Horse Wedding Cuvee to celebrate our upcoming anniversary.
Also, a WineSmith red that will be coming to a website near you soon!
Today, bringing to a clam bake;
2009 Jana Old Vine Mendocino Riesling
2007 Twisted Oak Syrah Tanner Vineyard
2009 Ty Caton Racchus Red
2010 Iron Horse Wedding Cuvee, to continue the anniversary celebration with friends who attended our wedding.
Didn’t get to the Jana Riesling but added a 2017 Slingshot Cab. Ridiculously good deal for under $10/bottle at the current Casemates case price but I am still sitting on 5 bottles plus some from earlier vintages.
2011 Seven Deadly Zins
Years ago, gave it to the daughter’s boyfriend, and it has
been on her wine rack in her kitchen way past the expiration date of the boyfriend. Wine had gone about 85% up the cork and the bottle was dusty, but amazingly, it’s still good.
Late posting for the last three days:
2005 Markston Family CS Spring Mtn.
2009 Hesperian CS Rutherford Tom’s Vyd.
2004 Dettori Romangia Dettori IGT
2019 Pellegrino
@catcoland@hscottk
Beautiful Cab, drinking great now but long life ahead. I will probably open 1 a year for awhile to see its further development.
Took it out of wine fridge where it has been at 55 degrees for last 3-4yrs? decanted for about 30 minutes so first glass at 60ish. Great nose as soon as cork popped, no sediment very clear vibrant color. Nice fruit on entry and mid palate with a medium finish.
We drank this much to quickly to notice much change from start to end but that was basically because it was so damn good you just wanted to keep sipping. If it hadn’t been a Monday night I fear a second one would have been opened
2004 Warnke Cabernet, Napa
W/current offer, I thought I’d try an old one.
used ah-so, but the cork was perfect.
Tight at first, after vinturi, and an hour in it’s delicious.
Can’t wait to finish it off tomorrow.
Okay I finally popped it the 2011 Cameron Hughes private reserve cab. First of all the fruit is delicious mostly black fruits, plum, cassis, blackberries and the acidty is spot on. Medium tannin backbone and very light on the palate. Alcohol integrated nicely. One problem though is they oaked the crap out of this and for my palate it is pretty annoying especially because everything else is really nice. YMMV
@jmdavidson1
Great to hear, I’m hosting a get together Saturday evening, a couple of Syrah lovers (me included) will be here. This will get added to the wine list.
2012 Powers Reserve cab from Champoux Vineyard. I think it’s transitioning from youth to whatever comes next, not that I can remember what that’s like.
Got down to our (soon to be permanent) Missouri home last night (brought along my newest mixed Pedroncelli case), unloaded the trailer and pickup, then and opened up my previous Pedroncelli mixed case (already down here} and had a 2016 Merlot. Very enjoyable.
She’s already had her first taste of wine: that Shabbat '09 Harvest Moon. And she, like her brother, loves the smell and starts immediately face-sucking the glass.
2008 Winesmith Pinot Noir
Way nicer than what I recall from the Tour dinner last summer. Still a rather odd Pinot, not particularly varietal, imo. But an interesting wine experience as per usual.
Last night, 2013 WineSmith Cabernet Sauvignon (opened with my sister and brother-in-law visiting from the Paso Robles area – haven’t seen them since we visited them 4.5 years ago). That bottle disappeared too quickly, so I decided to try the first of my bottles of Twisted Oak *%#&@!.
2016 Pedroncelli Sonoma Classico. If there’s such a thing as travel shock, this wine isn’t subject to it. Off the truck Wednesday, toted home on the subway Thursday, packed into the trunk for a few hours’ drive on Friday. Now finishing the last sips of the bottle. It’s a most delicious red blend, perfect with the barbecue we grabbed on our trip upstate.
Last night we had a 2016 Markus Wine Co. Nativo Mokelumne Glen Vineyards
This was a purchase from the 2018 @rpm Tour. And what an excellent find this winery is, and that wine is excellent.
This is my type of Pinot. Nearly 10 years in a barrel helps, but it is earthy, musty, smells like a tannery, cigar box, all those good descriptors of opening an attic that hasn’t been opened in a decade.
@klezman@rjquillin
Yeah really can’t do enough for her and her friend who bring first growths over as gifts, not to mention the 6 bottles of really old Port they left with us. Now that’s a waste
Krupp Brothers, Veraison Synchrony 2004. On woot April 2009. Had one 7 years ago and way too young and tannic. Wonderful now. Plenty of fruit balanced with much smoother tannins.
@rjquillin@Winedavid49
And he has no shortage of buyers currently, undercutting them to a flash site probably would not be not good for business. But what do I know?
@rjquillin@ScottW58@Winedavid49
Perhaps a very modest discount that covers shipping and a bit more? That wouldn’t ruffle too many feathers. Especially if he lets the mailing list know to come here…
@klezman@rjquillin@ScottW58@Winedavid49
It wouldn’t ruffle my feathers, I’d love to save a couple bucks. Just about finished working my way through the 12 & 13 vintages, will probably start on the 14& 15’s this winter.
@CorTot@klezman I had an '08 a few months ago and, I agree, it was fine. I don’t have a ton of experience with aged wines and certainly not Ty’s, but I don’t see anything positive happening by waiting on them.
I like his style; big, lush, silky wines that are enjoyable. I don’t entirely think aging is part of his vision. Just my two cents.
@klezman@KNmeh7 some folks got to try his merlot from first few years of winemaking and said it was fantastic and aged very well. But maybe his style has changed over the years from where he started.
@CorTot@klezman@KNmeh7
A very nice, developing, restrained, low AbV 2001 Merlot, his first.
At the farewell dinner after the '14 tour @winedavid49 's farm I ended up committing to half of (one of if not the) last case he claimed to have . Was supposed to be a case split or I’d have gotten the other half as well. I found out too late the other half wasn’t actually claimed to grab it as well.
I see CT has it now doubled in value from what it then cost and now close to the TyTanium. Last tasted in '15, I should scrounge up one of my remaining bottles and see how it’s doing.
@ScottW58 It is excellent, exactly what a 12 year old well made cab should be. Smooth with a long finish. Will have to track down some of the earlier W&M as they only have the 17 available from them. I’m getting to old to wait on a 17
@rc70
Heh I’m in the same boat but the 15 and 16 were really great young wines, I only bought 3 of the 17. I guess the doctor will be giving me these wines through a tube when they are mature pretty sure they have only been making them starting in 15
2018 Nobilis Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
Made locally with OR juice, at a new-ish winery/bakery. Went great with honey pepper bacon pizza (bacon, kale, mozzarella, w/honey aleppo pepper)
@InFrom
Some slight but noticeable oxidation. At this point it actually adds complexity and the wine is quite enjoyable but I would drink up sooner than later if you have any of these.
2012 Tercero Verbiage (Rouge). The first one I’ve opened from the set I bought early last year. I’m surprised that it seems so light, considering the AbV. Nice sipping it even without food.
The label with the single leaf is the perfect emblem of the season.
2010 Wellington Handal-Dernier Cabernet
2015 Three Wine Co Evangelho Zinfandel
2017 Pedroncelli Mother Clone Zin
With home-made pasta and meatballs.
The Wellington was singing and caused a few heads to turn. Dusty tannins and dark red and black fruits, some leather and tobacco coming along. As @klezman previously noted, long finish, but I got no bell pepper notes Was really enjoyable and disappeared quickly. The Evangelho is a favorite and was a great second bottle. The Pedroncelli was just ok - I have had a couple of bottles of the 2017 that were up to par, but a couple that had smokey notes that hid the fruit.
@Winedavid49 Second week in a row the pasta attachment got a work out; out of town guests. They brough a 2013 Turley, I pulled out a 2013 Est 1885 . You should work on Matt Cline for a Casemates offering, my other ‘source’ seems to have dried out
2008 Scott Harvey Zin, Old Vine Reserve. Fortunately I like mature reds, because this sure fits that description. Brick tones in the color, no prominent particular fruit, but very pleasant flavors. A fairly transparent garnet color, but much fuller in flavor that the color would suggest. The shows the crest way toward “Old World Style” on a “New World” to “Old World” style scale, and it definitely has that Euro style. This could have come from Italy.
Although I’m really enjoying it, I don’t think I would like it as much if I’d paid the winery web site price of $59. But in a Casemates mixed case deal, I’m very happy.
2014 Bonny Doon Vineyard Syrah X-Block Bien Nacido Vineyard at $20 per this was a killer deal wow! Now I can’t wait to try the 11 reserve they had on sale. 88% Syrah 13% Viognier
@chipgreen Received it on Monday at a Walgreens in PA. Need to get around the restrictive NJ license issues. Fortunately, I’m only about 15 min from the border.
@hscottk@InFrom@WineDavid49
Wonder why they are arriving so late in Ohio. Not even shipped until Monday and not due until tomorrow and I just happen to be meeting up with someone who lives over an hour away to swap wines and they are supposed to get some of these. But they will not arrive in time, by a matter of hours.
I am sorry to hear that you are missing it for the swap. I am not disappointed, but quite curious, logistically, how people on the east coast got theirs before Ohio?
@CorTot The new edition is out - saw them in my local store last weekend. @PatrickKarcher I haven’t had the Gruet Rose so I don’t know how to compare. It’s an easy drinking brut bubbly, nicely fruity, not particularly complex or yeasty. But what do you expect for $10?
Visited Augustine after a work outing to the Valley:
1983 Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay Les Pierres Vineyard
1965 Gozzelino Angelo Barbaresco
1969 Riccardo Ceretto Barolo
@ScottW58 of course! But those old Italians were not cheap. The Barolo was singing, as was the 1983 Chardonnay. The Barbaresco was good but disappointing compared to the other two.
@rjquillin in the valley near Scott.
And yeah, I didn’t expect a 50 year old Barolo to be cheap. That wasn’t a complaint. I just don’t often drop nearly $100 on two glasses of wine. But yeah, it was worth it for the experience for sure.
TJs Brut rosé. My last one. I’m officially out of champagne! Stopped by TJs tonight but left empty and broken. Anyone have an idea on when this stuff hits the east coast?
Foppiano 2012 Gianna’s Block Petite Sirah, bought as futures on the 2014 rpm tour. The tannins have smoothed out and there’s tons of blue fruit. About as close to sublime as a PS can get.
@ScottW58 Great minds think alike! And you know there’s never any hesitation for molarchae to open a Riesling.
For now we started with a 2011 Siduri Garys’ Vineyard Pinot Noir. Excellent wine, too bad Adam sold the winery.
@ScottW58
I used a mishmash of a few different recipes. We brought back ajo amarillo paste from our Peru trip, and it lasts forever in jars. It was delicious. There are leftovers if you swing by in the next day or so
Opened a Casemates QPR (from last December) last night. It’s doing OK, but I’ll probably not wait too long on using my remaining bottles. I’m hoping to see some more “Casemates Cellars” offerings (maybe I should tag @Winedavid49)!
@pjmartin
Lookin’ at you…
@rjquillin yeah I guess I was more concerned with drinking than the start of the fourth quarter!
@pjmartin
Priorities in order…
Check!
Starting off October with 2016 Mas des Capitelles Faugères Vieilles Vignes
NV Twisted Oak Cockamamie
@rc70 that was so much better than I thought (and compared to the past version of that label)!
@klezman @rc70 It was VERY good but I only bought the 6pk. Always wishing for more!
For my wife’s birthday last night, we popped a bottle of '12 Wellington Victory. It’s starting to come into its own nicely.
2018 Refugio Ranch Vineyards Malvasia Bianca
Pretty yummy!
2013 Meeker Syrah …even better than I remember from a few months ago. And now that I looked it up it was from a sale in January. (I must’ve drank the 2014 last time)
2014 WineSmith St Laurent, Ricci Vineyard
@karenhynes Hey, you’re late with Mr. Oct.
Or did I just miss it?
@rjquillin
I’m waiting for the people who were seated at “MY” table to move so I can meet him.
@karenhynes @rjquillin
Gimme the phone number, I will call the restaurant and let them know that is your seat the first week of every month!
@rjquillin @ScottW58
Ok, by popular demand…please meet Mr October!
Tonight, 2015 CR Graybehl Grenache, Mathis Vineyards, Sonoma Valley.
Last night, 2015 Campesino Cellars Alina. Glad I picked up a couple during the most recent Last Bottle marathon.
2014 Red Newt Dry Riesling, Finger Lakes
2002 Chateau Malescasse
2014 Scratch Wines Grenache Ventana Vineyards
2014 wind gap Chardonnay Sonoma coast
2012 Parallel Cab Sauv
2014 Ty Caton Upper Bench-Block Three Red Wine
Prime NY & Rib Eyes (costco) and sides with good friends, weekend’s off to a great start!
2013 Wellington Vineyards Grenache Estate
2012 Pacific Rim Riesling Noble Selenium Vineyard
Last night;
2009 Iron Horse Wedding Cuvee to celebrate our upcoming anniversary.
Also, a WineSmith red that will be coming to a website near you soon!
Today, bringing to a clam bake;
2009 Jana Old Vine Mendocino Riesling
2007 Twisted Oak Syrah Tanner Vineyard
2009 Ty Caton Racchus Red
2010 Iron Horse Wedding Cuvee, to continue the anniversary celebration with friends who attended our wedding.
Didn’t get to the Jana Riesling but added a 2017 Slingshot Cab. Ridiculously good deal for under $10/bottle at the current Casemates case price but I am still sitting on 5 bottles plus some from earlier vintages.
2011 Seven Deadly Zins
Years ago, gave it to the daughter’s boyfriend, and it has
been on her wine rack in her kitchen way past the expiration date of the boyfriend. Wine had gone about 85% up the cork and the bottle was dusty, but amazingly, it’s still good.
2012 Dusted Valley cab. Lighter bodied but stood up to a prime tomahawk Sous vide ribeye. Much improved from previous bottles.
2016 Twisted Oak *%#&@!
Rosenblum cellars 2013 zin rockpile road vineyard
Mariella rose Portugal
Late posting for the last three days:
2005 Markston Family CS Spring Mtn.
2009 Hesperian CS Rutherford Tom’s Vyd.
2004 Dettori Romangia Dettori IGT
2019 Pellegrino
2009 Cameron Hughes Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 257
Seriously improved since last tasted in '13; still had years left, alas, last bottle.
Ah, with Flannery hangers, asparagus, chanterelles in truffle butter, spuds and grilled nasu.
2012 Lone Madrone Points West Red
Drinking the 2009 Jana Old Vine Mendocino Riesling that we didn’t get to the other day. Really nice complement to some spicy Szechuan chicken.
2007 WineSmith Crucible. My best friend and Cab Sauv buddy is in town for the night.
@rc70 How was this? Drink/hold?
@hscottk @rc70 Inquiring minds want to know!
@catcoland @hscottk
Beautiful Cab, drinking great now but long life ahead. I will probably open 1 a year for awhile to see its further development.
Took it out of wine fridge where it has been at 55 degrees for last 3-4yrs? decanted for about 30 minutes so first glass at 60ish. Great nose as soon as cork popped, no sediment very clear vibrant color. Nice fruit on entry and mid palate with a medium finish.
We drank this much to quickly to notice much change from start to end but that was basically because it was so damn good you just wanted to keep sipping. If it hadn’t been a Monday night I fear a second one would have been opened
@rc70 I opened one last week and thought that it was delicious. Only one left in the inventory. What a pity!
2004 Warnke Cabernet, Napa
W/current offer, I thought I’d try an old one.
used ah-so, but the cork was perfect.
Tight at first, after vinturi, and an hour in it’s delicious.
Can’t wait to finish it off tomorrow.
@FritzCat
Was that an old Vanerchuck wine??
@ScottW58 Could have been. I still go back and watch his videos occasionally.
2009 hawk crest Cabernet lake county red hills
Okay I finally popped it the 2011 Cameron Hughes private reserve cab. First of all the fruit is delicious mostly black fruits, plum, cassis, blackberries and the acidty is spot on. Medium tannin backbone and very light on the palate. Alcohol integrated nicely. One problem though is they oaked the crap out of this and for my palate it is pretty annoying especially because everything else is really nice. YMMV
@ScottW58 When these went on sale I bought a couple each of 2011 and 2012. Thanks for the review…exactly what I was hoping for.
2014 Jemrose Syrah Cardiac Hill Vyd. Glad I held on to this until now because it is drinking beautifully.
@jmdavidson1
Great to hear, I’m hosting a get together Saturday evening, a couple of Syrah lovers (me included) will be here. This will get added to the wine list.
2012 Powers Reserve cab from Champoux Vineyard. I think it’s transitioning from youth to whatever comes next, not that I can remember what that’s like.
Got down to our (soon to be permanent) Missouri home last night (brought along my newest mixed Pedroncelli case), unloaded the trailer and pickup, then and opened up my previous Pedroncelli mixed case (already down here} and had a 2016 Merlot. Very enjoyable.
Last night we celebrated our newest arrival and the end of Yom Kippur with 2011 Raumland Brut Prestige Rose
@klezman
Congratulations on the new arrival!
@klezman
And you now have reason to squirrel away a new vintage.
Thanks!!
Yeah, hoping for some stellar age-worthy 2019 wines…
@klezman Mazel tov!
@klezman
Congrats!!!
She’s already had her first taste of wine: that Shabbat '09 Harvest Moon. And she, like her brother, loves the smell and starts immediately face-sucking the glass.
2009 Iron Horse Classic Brut
Not sure what else yet…
2008 Winesmith Pinot Noir
Way nicer than what I recall from the Tour dinner last summer. Still a rather odd Pinot, not particularly varietal, imo. But an interesting wine experience as per usual.
2015 Kendric Vineyards Sangiovese Reward Ranch
Last night, 2013 WineSmith Cabernet Sauvignon (opened with my sister and brother-in-law visiting from the Paso Robles area – haven’t seen them since we visited them 4.5 years ago). That bottle disappeared too quickly, so I decided to try the first of my bottles of Twisted Oak *%#&@!.
Baby’s first Shabbat, so wedding wine it is!
2009 Harvest Moon Zin with steaks
snuck home a .375 vino noceto tonight. no, I didn’t try this particular wine ahead of time. certain folks we trust.
it was truly delightful.
@Winedavid49 Surely you don’t need to sneak the wine home!
2009 Veleta Tempranillo. Meh.
2016 Pedroncelli Sonoma Classico. If there’s such a thing as travel shock, this wine isn’t subject to it. Off the truck Wednesday, toted home on the subway Thursday, packed into the trunk for a few hours’ drive on Friday. Now finishing the last sips of the bottle. It’s a most delicious red blend, perfect with the barbecue we grabbed on our trip upstate.
2006 Neal Family CS
@jmdavidson1
We drank a magnum of that (same vintage) a few years back and it was delicious!
2013 hall Syrah “Darwin”
2013 Hall Cab, Excellent!
2013 Laura Michael zin
2016 Kent Rasmussen Esoterica Cabernet Sauvignon.
Last night we had a 2016 Markus Wine Co. Nativo Mokelumne Glen Vineyards
This was a purchase from the 2018 @rpm Tour. And what an excellent find this winery is, and that wine is excellent.
@klezman has never returned my call…
@Winedavid49 Get Rob or Brad to call
@klezman @Winedavid49
I think I have his number as well, but if he isn’t returning calls, you already have it. Assuming it’s correct.
Here’s what I have
Markus Niggli markus@markuswine.com
@klezman @rjquillin i’ll try Markus. Thanks!
In lieu of a ruby Port for our first chilly days — Abbe Rous Banyuls Rimage 2008 Cornet & Cie.
2014 iron horse estate Chardonnay. Excellent as always.
Last night 2007 Jana Cathedral CS, magnum. Beautiful wine.
2013 Stillman Brown Verdejo Chateau d’Abalone
2010 Wellington Cabernet, Handal-Denier
Last night;
2017 Van Ruiten Sparkling Rosé
2015 Chateau Ste. Michelle Syrah Rosé
2008 WineSmith Pinot Noir. Thanks, Clark!
This is my type of Pinot. Nearly 10 years in a barrel helps, but it is earthy, musty, smells like a tannery, cigar box, all those good descriptors of opening an attic that hasn’t been opened in a decade.
At a French restaurant of course.
@ScottW58 eipc fial
@rjquillin
Yeah oop’s
@rjquillin
And the night before at an Italian restaurant of course…sister in law in town for the weekend
@rjquillin @ScottW58 Nice bottles! You do make sure to really enjoy it when she’s in town, eh?
@klezman @rjquillin
Yeah really can’t do enough for her and her friend who bring first growths over as gifts, not to mention the 6 bottles of really old Port they left with us. Now that’s a waste
@klezman @ScottW58
Well, if you need help with any of those really old bottles…
@klezman @rjquillin
Trust me I will need help with all those old Ports!
@rjquillin @ScottW58 You know you have willing helpers. Especially now that molarchae is back off the wagon.
2008 Ty Caton PS
For Thanksgiving tonight: 1994 Haubs-Barzen Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Auslese
2015 Ty Caton Ty’s Red Caton Vineyard
2012 Wellington Estate Zinfandel
@klezman holding up?
@Winedavid49 Good both on day 1 and day 2. It’s still in its relative youth and a bottle a year for each of my last 4 bottles is likely.
@klezman @Winedavid49 also opened one this month. Very enjoyable.
2013 Engracia Syrah Deerfield Vineyard
@rc70 really liked this one. You?
@Winedavid49 One of my favorites, have a few more to enjoy. Mike makes some tasty wines.
2009 Ty Caton Cab Sauv (Sonoma)
It’s the bomb!
2005 Easton Zinfandel Fiddletown
Youthful but nicely evolved.
Krupp Brothers, Veraison Synchrony 2004. On woot April 2009. Had one 7 years ago and way too young and tannic. Wonderful now. Plenty of fruit balanced with much smoother tannins.
With a burrito from some guy making them on the street
@ScottW58 this guy is our neighbor. But pretty big time. Hard to crack.
@Winedavid49
Yeah he has a pretty strong mailing list. I do dig his wines and what he does to save old vineyards from being destroyed.
@ScottW58 @Winedavid49
Hydraulics are better than a larger hammer and chisel.
Everything I’ve had has been worth the effort.
@rjquillin @Winedavid49
And he has no shortage of buyers currently, undercutting them to a flash site probably would not be not good for business. But what do I know?
@rjquillin @ScottW58 @Winedavid49
Perhaps a very modest discount that covers shipping and a bit more? That wouldn’t ruffle too many feathers. Especially if he lets the mailing list know to come here…
@klezman @rjquillin @ScottW58 @Winedavid49
It wouldn’t ruffle my feathers, I’d love to save a couple bucks. Just about finished working my way through the 12 & 13 vintages, will probably start on the 14& 15’s this winter.
@ScottW58 @Winedavid49 when did that ever stop you!
@CorTot @Winedavid49
I see what you did here 
@ScottW58 @Winedavid49 lol!
2010 Parallel CS, paired w/nothing.
@jmdavidson1 I often drink my Parallel by itself, it is such a well made Cab I like to enjoy it as is.
The CH Lot 691 Barbera
From our friend in Amador County
SWMBO “This is good wine, very good”.
2014 Fidelitas Red Mountain Malbec. Very juicy.
2013 Two Jakes of Diamonds, Aspects, Lake County
@karenhynes good stuff!
2009 Tytanium with a big rib eye!
@CorTot How’s it doing? I’ve got 2006, 08, and 2011 hanging out…
@klezman honestly it’s fine, doesn’t jump out at me as anything special. Better with red meat than on its own.
@CorTot @klezman I had an '08 a few months ago and, I agree, it was fine. I don’t have a ton of experience with aged wines and certainly not Ty’s, but I don’t see anything positive happening by waiting on them.
I like his style; big, lush, silky wines that are enjoyable. I don’t entirely think aging is part of his vision. Just my two cents.
@klezman @KNmeh7 some folks got to try his merlot from first few years of winemaking and said it was fantastic and aged very well. But maybe his style has changed over the years from where he started.
@CorTot @klezman @KNmeh7
A very nice, developing, restrained, low AbV 2001 Merlot, his first.
At the farewell dinner after the '14 tour @winedavid49 's farm I ended up committing to half of (one of if not the) last case he claimed to have . Was supposed to be a case split or I’d have gotten the other half as well. I found out too late the other half wasn’t actually claimed to grab it as well.
I see CT has it now doubled in value from what it then cost and now close to the TyTanium. Last tasted in '15, I should scrounge up one of my remaining bottles and see how it’s doing.
2014 Tercero Mourvedre Rose, Vogelzang Vineyard
2007 JKL Cabernet Sauvignon Shifflett Vineyard
@rc70
ohh how is that, I have been buying some cabs from Shifflett Vineyard and what I have tried they are great! (William and Mary)
@ScottW58 It is excellent, exactly what a 12 year old well made cab should be. Smooth with a long finish. Will have to track down some of the earlier W&M as they only have the 17 available from them. I’m getting to old to wait on a 17
@rc70
pretty sure they have only been making them starting in 15
Heh I’m in the same boat but the 15 and 16 were really great young wines, I only bought 3 of the 17. I guess the doctor will be giving me these wines through a tube when they are mature
Tonight with a Miso chicken salad.
2014 Windrun Pinot noir
2014 Iron Horse estate chard
With sushi…
2018 Nobilis Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
Made locally with OR juice, at a new-ish winery/bakery. Went great with honey pepper bacon pizza (bacon, kale, mozzarella, w/honey aleppo pepper)
Also opened up a N.V. Pavi Sémillon Due Sorelle Vin Santo
Not sure what to think of it, I think I tried it too cold.
What temp would you guys recommend this be consumed at?
@CorTot Vin Santo? Probably in the 50-55 degree range. I usually just keep something like that in the fridge and taste it as it warms up.
@klezman hmmmm…
I’ll let it warm up a bit more next time.
2013 Wellington estate Syrah with burgers.
2012 Wellington estate zin. Blame it on @klezman
@hscottk You’re welcome
Lord Sandwich Blanc for the Veal Scaloppine wine sauce and option for Pedroncelli Sonoma Classico at the table. Both enjoyable.
2010 Chateau LaGarde, Pessac-Léognan
2013 Buoncristiani Syrah Artistico
2013 Marziano Abbona Nebbiolo d’Alba Bricco Barone
2004 WineSmith Faux Chablis
@chipgreen How’s it doin’?
@InFrom
Some slight but noticeable oxidation. At this point it actually adds complexity and the wine is quite enjoyable but I would drink up sooner than later if you have any of these.
@chipgreen Cellartracker alleges that I do, along with an 03. And here I thought I only had 05s left!
@chipgreen I opened an '05 tonight. I’d say your comments on the '04 apply to this as well. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
2012 Tercero Verbiage (Rouge). The first one I’ve opened from the set I bought early last year. I’m surprised that it seems so light, considering the AbV. Nice sipping it even without food.
The label with the single leaf is the perfect emblem of the season.
2011 Iron Horse Brut X
2008 Congruence Cabernet Sauvignon
Every night should be like this!
2010 Wellington Handal-Dernier Cabernet
2015 Three Wine Co Evangelho Zinfandel
2017 Pedroncelli Mother Clone Zin
With home-made pasta and meatballs.
The Wellington was singing and caused a few heads to turn. Dusty tannins and dark red and black fruits, some leather and tobacco coming along. As @klezman previously noted, long finish, but I got no bell pepper notes Was really enjoyable and disappeared quickly. The Evangelho is a favorite and was a great second bottle. The Pedroncelli was just ok - I have had a couple of bottles of the 2017 that were up to par, but a couple that had smokey notes that hid the fruit.
@pjmartin home made pasta and meatballs with that line up? Can i come over? !!
@Winedavid49 Second week in a row the pasta attachment got a work out; out of town guests. They brough a 2013 Turley, I pulled out a 2013 Est 1885 . You should work on Matt Cline for a Casemates offering, my other ‘source’ seems to have dried out
@pjmartin @Winedavid49 Which 2013 Turley? I’ve got a couple of those remaining.
Too bad a Turley offering just won’t happen.
@pjmartin @Winedavid49
Three Wine Company produced some of the Woot Cellars wines of yore but I don’t know if we ever had an actual Three Wine offer?
@klezman 2013 Howell Mountain Cedarman It was very nice.
@pjmartin Nice…I have one more bottle of that. Probably going to open in in the 1-3 year time frame.
2009 Wellington Victory
2008 Scott Harvey Zin, Old Vine Reserve. Fortunately I like mature reds, because this sure fits that description. Brick tones in the color, no prominent particular fruit, but very pleasant flavors. A fairly transparent garnet color, but much fuller in flavor that the color would suggest. The shows the crest way toward “Old World Style” on a “New World” to “Old World” style scale, and it definitely has that Euro style. This could have come from Italy.
Although I’m really enjoying it, I don’t think I would like it as much if I’d paid the winery web site price of $59. But in a Casemates mixed case deal, I’m very happy.
@DickL Thankfully on release the reserve Zins at that time used to be in the mid-$20s, which are now mid-$30s. $60 is the library price.
2012 Wellington Zin Meeks Hilltop Ranch
2007 Roessler Pinot Noir Griffin’s Lair
@klezman Ah, just what I need to grab to go with some salmon.
But I only found an '08.
@klezman roessler pinot holding up? those were some fun deals.
@Winedavid49 Holding up quite nicely! Still got most of a case of various Roesslers hanging around.
2014 Bonny Doon Vineyard Syrah X-Block Bien Nacido Vineyard at $20 per this was a killer deal wow! Now I can’t wait to try the 11 reserve they had on sale. 88% Syrah 13% Viognier
@ScottW58 Good to hear, my case with X-Block and and a few pocket bottles (375) is scheduled for delivery tomorrow.
@rc70
Give it lots of air and you will be very happy IMHO!
Friday’s offer and a 2015 Noceto sangiovese 375ml.
@hscottk
Already received the Noceto in NJ?
@chipgreen Received it on Monday at a Walgreens in PA. Need to get around the restrictive NJ license issues. Fortunately, I’m only about 15 min from the border.
@chipgreen @hscottk Mine arrived Monday as well. In da Bronx.
@hscottk @InFrom @WineDavid49
Wonder why they are arriving so late in Ohio. Not even shipped until Monday and not due until tomorrow and I just happen to be meeting up with someone who lives over an hour away to swap wines and they are supposed to get some of these. But they will not arrive in time, by a matter of hours.
Disappointed.
@chipgreen @InFrom @Winedavid49 That’s a bummer. But I think you’ll be quite pleased with the wine. Off the charts QPR with this deal.
@chipgreen @Winedavid49
I am sorry to hear that you are missing it for the swap. I am not disappointed, but quite curious, logistically, how people on the east coast got theirs before Ohio?
@chipgreen @KNmeh7 @Winedavid49 It’s bizarre IMO.
My theory: FedEx has it in for chipgreen.
2018 release of Trader Joe’s Brut Rose
@klezman I’m looking for this years in the next month.
@CorTot @klezman I’m down to my last bottle of this and need to restock. Hoping to see the 19 soon.
@klezman thanks for the reminder!!
@CorTot @hscottk @klezman how does this compare to the Gruet Rose?
@CorTot The new edition is out - saw them in my local store last weekend.
@PatrickKarcher I haven’t had the Gruet Rose so I don’t know how to compare. It’s an easy drinking brut bubbly, nicely fruity, not particularly complex or yeasty. But what do you expect for $10?
@klezman Good to hear. Hoping it makes its way to the east coast soon.
2012 Bonny Doon Cigare juicebox, very drinkable! and and the Pichanha’s are in the house
@ScottW58 Looking forward to my Picanha next week!
Visited Augustine after a work outing to the Valley:
1983 Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay Les Pierres Vineyard
1965 Gozzelino Angelo Barbaresco
1969 Riccardo Ceretto Barolo
@klezman
Well what did you think? Have a good time?
@ScottW58 of course! But those old Italians were not cheap. The Barolo was singing, as was the 1983 Chardonnay. The Barbaresco was good but disappointing compared to the other two.
@klezman
Heh I’m not sure you go there to buy a 50 year old barolo by the glass for cheap? Glad you had a good time tho
@klezman OK, I’m ignorant. What/where is Augustine?
Planning on Berns next July tho…
@rjquillin in the valley near Scott.
And yeah, I didn’t expect a 50 year old Barolo to be cheap. That wasn’t a complaint. I just don’t often drop nearly $100 on two glasses of wine. But yeah, it was worth it for the experience for sure.
I don’t even remember ordering this yet it showed up yesterday!? Pretty nice Napa cab tho.
2012 Salvestrin CS Napa
TJs Brut rosé. My last one. I’m officially out of champagne! Stopped by TJs tonight but left empty and broken. Anyone have an idea on when this stuff hits the east coast?
@hscottk I picked up 6 bottles at TJ’s today (western Chicago suburbs).
Metz Frères crémant d’alsace rose
2016 “Levesque Estates” late harvest Cabernet Sauvignon, Niagara VQA
The latter appears to be produced by Pillitteri.
Foppiano 2012 Gianna’s Block Petite Sirah, bought as futures on the 2014 rpm tour. The tannins have smoothed out and there’s tons of blue fruit. About as close to sublime as a PS can get.
@merrybill
I absolutely loved the 2009 Gianna’s Block PS but did not buy futures of the 2012.
Last night.
2006 Bello Family Vineyards CS
2013 Rudius CS Panek Vineyard
2013 Maroon zin reserve single vineyard coombsville
With some pork chops.
@CorTot RIP Paul Maroon. Nice wines.
@jmdavidson1 GO $10.
@CorTot leftovers from this.
Making aji de gallina, but don’t yet know what wines we’ll have tonight. Any suggestions?
@klezman
That sounds good! Reisling or champagne is what I’m thinking.
@ScottW58 Great minds think alike! And you know there’s never any hesitation for molarchae to open a Riesling.
For now we started with a 2011 Siduri Garys’ Vineyard Pinot Noir. Excellent wine, too bad Adam sold the winery.
@klezman
how did the recipe turn out? Did you find the proper peppers?
@ScottW58
I used a mishmash of a few different recipes. We brought back ajo amarillo paste from our Peru trip, and it lasts forever in jars. It was delicious. There are leftovers if you swing by in the next day or so
@klezman
Wish we could it sounds great! Just too damn busy right now but soon.
Last night 2013 chateau Bianca riesling
2014 Navarro Mendocino Zinfandel. Great with Szechuan takeout.
N.V. Cardinal Point Hopped Chardonnay
2007 Geyser Peak Shiraz Sparkling
@chipgreen Wait just a minute there – a hopped Chardonnay?
@InFrom
Yes, it was pretty good!
2011 Wellington estate syrah. A very nice wine in a sub par year.
2006 Buty Columbia Rediviva Phinny Hill Vyd. Yumm.
@jmdavidson1
Hmmm according to Cellartracker I loved this wine in 2012. Glad to hear its still rocking
Wellington Grenache 2012
With burgers, i’m happy!
@ScottW58 La Lagune is pretty excellent. One of the more excellent discoveries we’ve had at your place.
2012 Halcon Esquisto
Damn this has evolved nicely.
Opened a Casemates QPR (from last December) last night. It’s doing OK, but I’ll probably not wait too long on using my remaining bottles. I’m hoping to see some more “Casemates Cellars” offerings (maybe I should tag @Winedavid49)!
2013 Iron Horse Unoaked Chardonnay
With diver scallops from the farmers market
2013 Campesino Syrah with pulled pork sandwiches and cole slaw.
Tanqueray & tonic
@chipgreen Did that make you fucked up now?
@chipgreen Oh-oh!
Pliny the Elder. A rare treat on the east coast.
2013 Miura Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard
with Scallops & Folgie di Carciofo, Artichoke Leaf Pasta
2006 Fattoria Poggiopiano Rosso di Sera with Bucatini all’amatriciana, chicken limone and sautéed broccoli.
2007 Wellington Meeks Hilltop Zin - still excellent
Last night almost perfection in a glass, with Flannery rib-eyes.
2012 Vino Noceto OGP Zinfandel with roast chicken
2011 Scott Harvey Zinfandel Old Vine Reserve
2000 York Creek Vineyards Meritage