2016 Virage CF Rose
Started last night, chilled with baked salmon. Was tasty but improved as it warmed. This afternoon at room temp it is much better. The nose is improved, the strawberry and watermelon is present on the palate. What a deal this was.
Last night; Finished the last glass from a bottle of the Virage Rose’. At 11pm we opened a Furthermore Blanc de Noir, some of the best I’ve tasted recently. Then we opened our last bottle of 2012 Ironhorse Russian Cuvée. A little tart at first but very enjoyable.
Friends over for dinner last night:
Charles Orban Champagne Cuvée Roger Daltrey - which one of the friends had been given as a gift - very good but wouldn’t splash out for it!
2007 Jana Cathedral Cabernet Magnum - delicious - will probably still improve over time
Starting off with some 2014 Iron Horse Vineyards Wedding Cuvée
with some Rieslings and saké in the queue.
Also got a 12-pack of samples from Clark.
Could get interesting, or not.
@xandersherry Delicious. A very pale rosé in color, great aromatics with a fine mousse, lively on the palate with just a very minor touch of sweetness, that could be the fruit.
Absolutely no hurry on this one.
Didn’t get to them.
Three different saké and a 2003 Riesling finished off with a very tasty
Emilio Lustau Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Capataz Andres DeLuxe Cream Solera Reserva
perhaps next time, or at a visit a bit North of here.
@Cerridwyn@karenhynes The Glenmorangie Nectar d’Or is aged/finished in Sauternes barrels. Also a good idea.
Not much icewine is aged in barrel - any idea where they got them?
@karenhynes@klezman
Oh, I don’t have that one. I have an Orangerie Scotch though. In one of my Norlan glasses, the orange on the nose is very distinct.
@Cerridwyn@karenhynes Cool…Peller Estates, it seems. One of the few that age in oak. I know Inniskillin does as well. Seems a rather pricey bottle, too.
@karenhynes@klezman
definitely. very limited run twice.
so it’s a seller’s market
when places actually have it , i’ve seen the range of 250-500 a bottle. but remember it is 21 year old glenfiddich to start with
@chipgreen@rjquillin
Okay I’m changing my story two plus hours in this beauty is drinking perfectly! Beautifully balanced between fruit,acid and tannin. Super complex should continue to age gracefully for many years. Gotta see if I can get more! This was one of the latest releases from the wine club.
@merrybill@rjquillin Yeah, it’s doing well now. The alcohol has calmed down a bit and it’s still fruity but much more interesting than the bottle I had 2.5 years ago.
2017 Dry Creek Vineyard Zinfandel with a very nice dinner at Barbianca in Marina Del Rey. Overnighting near LAX for a flight to Costa Rica in the morning, next 2 weeks is beer and rum.
Random (eyes closed) selection from the overflow
area in the cellar.
2006 Mockingbird Hill Petite Sirah, Napa Valley.
Really good with the spicy Asian veggies and chicken legs.
@chipgreen@rjquillin Curious what chipgreen thinks, but the bottle molarchae and I had a few weeks ago was excellent. A nice early teens Napa Cabernet.
@klezman@rjquillin
It’s drinking great, was wonderful with a ribeye. Earthy with dark fruits, well integrated oak and a touch of mint (more so on the nose than the palate).
@chipgreen@rjquillin I dredged it out of the depths of my bedroom closet storage. Found one of his '13 Malbecs right next to it. I’m going to have to go back for that one sometime, when the menu is right.
@rjquillin@ScottW58 Yeah, I might have to get in on Kelley Fox given all the love it’s been getting. But with them, Ridge, Briceland, and lord knows who else it’s going to be interesting trying to choose. And Turley just hit today as well, and Rivers-Marie is tomorrow. I had one of their Pinots for the first time recently and was absolutely stunned…to the point where I’m actually considering paying $60/bottle for some of them.
2016 Tamarack Firehouse red - Wednesday night red with great qpr. With a little air this punched way above it’s weight class. I’ll be buying a case of this.
@jmdavidson1
I bought these years ago when wine library was blowing them out for $19.99 sadly I have not found any since also it was my last one…still delicious as ever! imho
@rjquillin Was that the one we all really liked at the gathering here? If you have too many I can help out with one or two.
If I’d known you were going to WineX you could have picked up the Rioja I’ve got waiting there.
2013 Bodegas Bilbainas Rioja Viña Pomal Reserva
$8 closeout at Costco, with
Flannery burger, roasted broccoli and onions with capers and fish sauce and mixed mushroom risotto.
Had to go light after a BD feast.
@rjquillin Looks delish, though at first glance I thought that ciabatta roll was a potato knish, which somehow didn’t fit the vibe on the rest of the plate.
Roasted veg with capers and fish sauce, eh? Intriguing. Like something the ancient Romans would go for.
@rjquillin It turns out I already had all the ingredients on hand, so following your inspiration gave it a try tonight. Very nice. Though a little salty, what with the capers. I went light on the fish sauce, and skipped the butter, just used some olive oil instead. No picture needed, it looked just like yours.
1st time grilling Flannery’s hanger and the Rudd steaks with 2014 Anderson’s Conn Valley CS. Wow, that was an experience… meat tastes and smells this way? Amazing and worth every penny, we are still talking about the meat. The wine was ok.
Last night, Gloria Ferrer Blanc de noirs
I’ve got a cellar full of wine.
I’m no spring chicken.
I resolve to drink the good stuff in 2020.
@FritzCat
Yes!
2016 Virage CF Rose
Started last night, chilled with baked salmon. Was tasty but improved as it warmed. This afternoon at room temp it is much better. The nose is improved, the strawberry and watermelon is present on the palate. What a deal this was.
@pjmartin Beserker Days are approaching, which should mean more can be had. Hard to decide which rose is better, this one or the Campesino Isa.
@jmdavidson1 @pjmartin She still, I think, has that special running from the offer here last month.
Last night; Finished the last glass from a bottle of the Virage Rose’. At 11pm we opened a Furthermore Blanc de Noir, some of the best I’ve tasted recently. Then we opened our last bottle of 2012 Ironhorse Russian Cuvée. A little tart at first but very enjoyable.
2013 WineSmith Meritage
2005 Marston Family CS
2006 Nicholas Cole Reserve (delicious, Scott)
@jmdavidson1
Nice JM sadly i’m out of those
2015 Château Labadie Médoc. I’m interested to taste it again tonight to see if it’s in its prime yet, but regardless, it’s certainly delicious.
Friends over for dinner last night:
Charles Orban Champagne Cuvée Roger Daltrey - which one of the friends had been given as a gift - very good but wouldn’t splash out for it!
2007 Jana Cathedral Cabernet Magnum - delicious - will probably still improve over time
2013 Wind Gap Wines Fox Hill Red
2004 Blackford Cabernet Sauvignon
Sushi/sashimi tonight…
Starting off with some
2014 Iron Horse Vineyards Wedding Cuvée
with some Rieslings and saké in the queue.
Also got a 12-pack of samples from Clark.
Could get interesting, or not.
@rjquillin bring the samples up for help!
@rjquillin How’s the IH 2014? Just realized I have a bunch of 2013s that I may or may not need to prioritize.
@xandersherry Delicious. A very pale rosé in color, great aromatics with a fine mousse, lively on the palate with just a very minor touch of sweetness, that could be the fruit.
Absolutely no hurry on this one.
@klezman @danandlisa
Didn’t get to them.
Three different saké and a 2003 Riesling finished off with a very tasty
Emilio Lustau Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Capataz Andres DeLuxe Cream Solera Reserva
perhaps next time, or at a visit a bit North of here.
@danandlisa @rjquillin I won’t be a bit north of you…I’ll be 45 minutes farther it seems.
And speaking of Wedding Cuvée, @WineDavid49 we need a case (or half case) of 2015 Wedding Cuvée once it’s released for wedding anniversary bottles!
Over the last couple of nights a pair of bottles from GO.
2013 Aril Syrah Atlas Peak
2017 Ousterhout Wine Pinot Noir Rosé Wood’s Vineyard
1/1:
2015 La Tordera Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brunei Brut
(for breakfast Mimosas, w/bacon and eggs)
2009 Cabot Vineyards Syrah Humboldt County
w/pork roast, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and asparagus
I know it’s not wine but Glenfiddich Winter Storm. Ice wine barrels though
@Cerridwyn
So good!
@Cerridwyn @karenhynes The Glenmorangie Nectar d’Or is aged/finished in Sauternes barrels. Also a good idea.
Not much icewine is aged in barrel - any idea where they got them?
@karenhynes @klezman
I know it was in the Niagra area, on the Canadian side. I think if you read the info on their site it says.
@karenhynes @klezman
Oh, I don’t have that one. I have an Orangerie Scotch though. In one of my Norlan glasses, the orange on the nose is very distinct.
@Cerridwyn @karenhynes Cool…Peller Estates, it seems. One of the few that age in oak. I know Inniskillin does as well. Seems a rather pricey bottle, too.
@karenhynes @klezman
definitely. very limited run twice.
so it’s a seller’s market
when places actually have it , i’ve seen the range of 250-500 a bottle. but remember it is 21 year old glenfiddich to start with
It’s not like me and I don’t like to say it but this is drinking very young, I think it could use more time
@ScottW58
Say it ain’t so!
@ScottW58 Clearly I’m in need of an ear horn to properly understand what I think I just heard (read).
@chipgreen @rjquillin
two plus hours in this beauty is drinking perfectly! Beautifully balanced between fruit,acid and tannin. Super complex should continue to age gracefully for many years. Gotta see if I can get more! This was one of the latest releases from the wine club.
Okay I’m changing my story
Rattage…
2016 Pedroncelli Sonoma Classico. Glad I still have more of these. A lovely blend, perfect with a sausage and mushroom large pie to go.
2012 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Old Vine
2008 The Central Chardonnay Late Harvest Sierra Madre Vineyard
The one that started it all… Little Vineyards Band Blend Track 9.
2013 Wellington Field Blend '24
@klezman I keep looking at those.
Should I de-cork one?
@klezman @rjquillin yes
@merrybill @rjquillin Yeah, it’s doing well now. The alcohol has calmed down a bit and it’s still fruity but much more interesting than the bottle I had 2.5 years ago.
2016 Roth Cabernet Sauvignon estate
2017 Ousterhout Wine Pinot Noir Rosé Wood’s Vineyard
2005 Eagles Trace Latitude 38
Tim’s 11th night party last night! Even @JavaDrinker showed up with @CoffeeMate!
1996 Corison Napa Valley Cab
2008 Spellbound Reserve PS Napa Valley
2006 St. Suprey Cab (3l)
2016 Rasmussen Esoterica North Coast Cab
2018 Pedroncelli Dry Rose of Zinfandel Dry Creek
2016 FONCÉ Camille Benitah Napa Valley Cab
2017 Casemates QPR Select
NV Winesmith Petit Manseng (375ml)
And forgot another Cab …
@MarkDaSpark well done synopsis.
Sorry I missed out on this one.
2005 Nicolette Christopher Cabernet Sauvignon
2017 Dry Creek Vineyard Zinfandel with a very nice dinner at Barbianca in Marina Del Rey. Overnighting near LAX for a flight to Costa Rica in the morning, next 2 weeks is beer and rum.
@rc70 Missed an opportunity to meet up and enjoy a bottle! If you have a similar layover on the way back do let us know.
@rc70
Have fun!
2016 Stolpman Para Maria.
Pop-N-Pour - Very unusual flavor.
Popped another bottle, same flavor.
Anyone have experience with this wine?
2013 Two Jakes of Diamonds Aspects Meritage. Very enjoyable!
2008 Wellington Victory
Happy Friday, indeed!!
Only one left after this! Still drinking great JM, with some hanger steaks.
@ScottW58 Didn’t get enough of those, and what CT thinks I have are with Klez. Hope he has them well secured.
Seghesio 2016 red blend defiant Sonoma county
2006 Chappellet Pritchard Hill Cab Sauv.
With 30 day Dry Aged Rib Steaks.
Life is good!!!
Last night at the AOC wine bar, it was a great evening.
2007 Moran Manor Anagram with sous vide prime rib eye & homemade creamed spinach. This is why I drink wine.
@hscottk
Yes it is! Looks great
@hscottk we opened an 05 with trip tip on Sunday. Really nice pairing!
2016 Haden Fig Pinot Noir Bjornson Vineyard
2015 carabella Pinot Gris
Finishing off a 2013 Sandler Syrah, Connell Vineyard, Bennett Valley. Damn this is good. Having instant pot lamb shanks, too.
@klezman
Hmmm how were the lamb shanks?
@ScottW58 Pretty good…I would season them differently next time and probably cook them longer. That’s what experimentation is all about!
Random (eyes closed) selection from the overflow
area in the cellar.
2006 Mockingbird Hill Petite Sirah, Napa Valley.
Really good with the spicy Asian veggies and chicken legs.
With a pork belly banh mi.
2013 Onesta Cinsaut, Bechthold Vineyard, Lodi
A secret Santa gift from the CT board, really a beautiful silky and balanced wine from Portugal. Who knew?
@ScottW58 I totally forgot to tune in when that was happening last month!
2009 Twisted Oak Syrah, Tanner Vineyard
2009 Iron Horse Classic Vintage Brut
2016 Virage Rose
2015 Colene Clemens Dopp Creek pinot. First time tasting her wines and really like it.
2005 Jana Cathedral alongside a ribeye topped with boursin butter, sour cream & chive mashers and roasted veggies.
@chipgreen
How’s the Jana progressing?
@chipgreen @rjquillin Curious what chipgreen thinks, but the bottle molarchae and I had a few weeks ago was excellent. A nice early teens Napa Cabernet.
@klezman @rjquillin
It’s drinking great, was wonderful with a ribeye. Earthy with dark fruits, well integrated oak and a touch of mint (more so on the nose than the palate).
Segue into a 2009 Mayo Family Winery Jessica’s Cuvee “The Gypsy” (GSM blend).
Going to an Italian restaurant tonight…just gettin ready
@ScottW58 What vintage was that? Where’d you go for dinner?
@klezman
we went to Panzanella.
2012 just picked up a few of them and wanted to give one a spin before I laid the rest down for a while
2016 Battle Creek Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
2013 Anthill Farms Grenache Steel Plow Vineyard
@klezman I have a few Campesino Grenache steel plow I’ve been meaning to try. Curious how they compare to the Anthill.
Wellington Field Blend '24. Yum.
@InFrom Just opened my first a few days ago as well.
Yum!
@InFrom @rjquillin
I am due to try one of those…
@chipgreen @rjquillin I dredged it out of the depths of my bedroom closet storage. Found one of his '13 Malbecs right next to it. I’m going to have to go back for that one sometime, when the menu is right.
2010 Wellington Meeks Zin.
A future offer - I assume tonight’s.
2004 Bodegas Navarro-Lopez Valdepeñas Old Vines Gran Reserva
2007 Wellington Victory in celebration of a fun trip / time in Costa Rica.
Last night prepping for next weeks debacle
@ScottW58
Lubing up the plastic are you?
@rjquillin @ScottW58 Yeah, I might have to get in on Kelley Fox given all the love it’s been getting. But with them, Ridge, Briceland, and lord knows who else it’s going to be interesting trying to choose. And Turley just hit today as well, and Rivers-Marie is tomorrow. I had one of their Pinots for the first time recently and was absolutely stunned…to the point where I’m actually considering paying $60/bottle for some of them.
@rjquillin
very impressive wines to me ymmv.
Yeah I have a problem with her wines everytime I pop one I have to log into her website and buy more
@klezman @rjquillin
That’s impressive! They make pretty awesome cabs too.
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
2011 Turley Mead Ranch Zinfandel
A big 16.1% alcohol, but it’s starting to come together as some of it blows off.
2009 Dry Creek Heritage Zin - Still wonderful.
2015 Twisted Oak Touriga Nacional
It’s Twisted Oak night! 2013 The Spaniard.
2016 Tamarack Firehouse red - Wednesday night red with great qpr. With a little air this punched way above it’s weight class. I’ll be buying a case of this.
2013 Creekside Estate Winery Cabernet Franc Serluca Family Vineyard, Niagara
An old friend the @jmdavidson might be familiar with
@ScottW58 How do you find this wine? It doesn’t seem to have much of a distribution here.
@jmdavidson1
also it was my last one…still delicious as ever! imho
I bought these years ago when wine library was blowing them out for $19.99 sadly I have not found any since
2014 Château Bianca Pinot Noir Winery Estate Reserve Wetzel Estate 1.5L at a fundraiser for Ohio’s Secretary of State.
Started with the 50th Fetzer CAB
quickly moved to some
2006 Malvira’ Roero Renesio Riserva
@scottw58
Do I still owe you three bottles?
Winex had more for me than I had expected…
@rjquillin Was that the one we all really liked at the gathering here? If you have too many I can help out with one or two.
If I’d known you were going to WineX you could have picked up the Rioja I’ve got waiting there.
@klezman I never seem to know when/where I go anywhere.
Yes sir
@ScottW58
Noted.
2012 Wellington Syrah Estate
Prohibido
2010 Mount Veeder Winery Cabernet Sauvignon
2011 Tercero Mourvedre, Santa Barbara County
2016 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir, RRV
@karenhynes What’s up with no Mr. Jan, or did I just miss the post?
How’s the PN? Still a bit on the young side, or a long decant?
@karenhynes @rjquillin
Most people here find scantily clad humans to be offensive…well except me
@karenhynes @ScottW58 It would be fitting for equal opportunity with a Miss now and again.
@rjquillin
Ah, yes, how rude of me. Please meet Mr. January.
@rjquillin
As for the Pinot, yes, a bit on the young side but certainly enjoyable as is.
@rjquillin @ScottW58
Rumor has it, there’s a calendar in the kitchen that you might find more appealing.
@karenhynes Young, rather like Mr. Jan.
@karenhynes @rjquillin
Karen rocks!
@rjquillin @ScottW58
If you think Mr. January is young, you should have seen Mr. December.
2005 Iron Horse Chinese Cuvee with teriyaki chicken, egg roll, fried rice and wonton soup. Happy New Year!
@chipgreen Oh, that would have been a good idea!
NV TJs brut rose, current release. Not complex, but tasty nonetheless.
2004 St Supery Rutherford Cabernet with Flannery 63 and 84 day aged NY Strips from last Berserker Day
@klezman
…and that’s never a bad idea!
Zepaltas 2014 Pinot noir Nunes in honor of BD11. These were a steal at $20.
2013 Bodegas Bilbainas Rioja Viña Pomal Reserva
$8 closeout at Costco, with
Flannery burger, roasted broccoli and onions with capers and fish sauce and mixed mushroom risotto.
Had to go light after a BD feast.
@rjquillin Looks delish, though at first glance I thought that ciabatta roll was a potato knish, which somehow didn’t fit the vibe on the rest of the plate.
Roasted veg with capers and fish sauce, eh? Intriguing. Like something the ancient Romans would go for.
@InFrom Recipes for both that and the risotto both came from the latest issue of Food & Wine.
@InFrom @rjquillin Use fish sauce anywhere you need salt and/or umami. Anywhere you’d use soy sauce also. Yum.
@rjquillin It turns out I already had all the ingredients on hand, so following your inspiration gave it a try tonight. Very nice. Though a little salty, what with the capers. I went light on the fish sauce, and skipped the butter, just used some olive oil instead. No picture needed, it looked just like yours.
2012 Wellington Marsanne
Not a BD wine, but hey, felt like a white tonight. And it’s delicious.
@klezman Yes they are.
2005 Eagles Trace Latitude 38
2005 Sempre Vive Cabernet Sauvignon Old Vine
Lord Sandwich 2017 Blanc
Staying with the berserkerday theme…2015 Princess and Peasant Carignan. Delicious!
@hscottk Oooh…that didn’t come up this year. That was an excellent wine.
@hscottk
Agreed 2016 DiCo cab, damn I guess I have to buy the new release
2014 Et Fille Pinot Noir Deux Vert Vineyard
On closeout at Wine House for $20 - for OR Pinot? Yes please.
2014 HR Winery Alibernet Barrique
Alibernet is the grape! Picked this up in Slovakia a few years ago.
2012 Denier-Handal Zinfandel. Yum, and I still have three more.
2009 Liquid Sky Cabernet Sauvignon
2013 Wellington Syrah Charlie Walkers corner. Need to make room for Cabot!
1st time grilling Flannery’s hanger and the Rudd steaks with 2014 Anderson’s Conn Valley CS. Wow, that was an experience… meat tastes and smells this way? Amazing and worth every penny, we are still talking about the meat. The wine was ok.
@TechnoViking Looks delicious. Welcome to February!
@TechnoViking
Lol Flannery usually is the WOTN
@TechnoViking
Yup.
That’s what all the chatter is about.
@InFrom oh wow it’s February?! Haha there’s always one hanging in the past thread.