@danandlisa@karenhynes Well, I was notified, and UPS said it was delivered. But when I checked the shipping details, it was delivered to my old address. I notified Casemates (and the new owners) and all is well. If I get any comments from the recipients, I’ll post them.
Anybody in the Finger Lakes Region of NY, listen up…
Just got the new (yes, just bottled) 2015 Long Point Zinfandel, and it is phenomenal: Good Fruit, Good Oak, Brambly - Enough Tannin Structure that it should last a while in the cellar. They’re on the East side of Cayuga Lake. And…Customers in New York, Pennsylvania, California, Colorado and Florida get free shipping on orders of one case or more! Use Coupon Code: CASE when ordering from longpointwinery.com.
@FritzCat Yeah, a local guy using CA grapes is making a very tasty Zinfandel. I just wanted to get the word out there. I do feel somewhat sheepish about using this forum to do so…but I feel we’re all comrades in the pursuit of tasty wines.
2000 Turley Zinfandel Estate
I think these are little older than optimal for Turley. Seems that 7-12 years hits the right balance of fruit and complexity. At least with the older winemaking regime - maybe Tegan’s influence has things being more ageable now.
Last night we provided the wines for our friends’ 13th wedding anniversary dinner;
2016 Anne Amie Cuvée A Amrita as an aperitif
2012 Wellington Vineyards Roussanne w/shrimp in butter sauce over angel hair pasta
2013 Benessere Rosato di Sangiovese w/spinach ravioli
2001 Ardente Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Grande Riserva w/filet mignon & green beans w/almond slices
N.V. Vilarnau Cava Brut Rosado w/spring salad & mixed berries
2007 Bogle Vineyards Petite Sirah Port w/chocolate cake
On May 2nd, our daughters treated SWMBO and I to an online tasting by Frog’s Leap (tourists from the 2008 rpm Magical History Tour may remember visiting) of their Merlot. 2013, 2003 and, optionally 1993. We didn’t do the 1993. Both wines were excellent examples of Napa Valley Merlot made by someone who understands the grape and makes it taste like wine… The 2013 looks to have another 10-15 years life in it. Very solid, well balanced wine, still significant fruit, and rather closed to start, but nice structure. The 2003 was much more about bottle bouquet. Bordeaux-like aroma complexity and very nice flavors, with good fruit. The middle palate showed some flabbiness (they called it “roundness” when I commented on it online ) and my sense was that the acid/tannin balance in the finish was tending a bit more towards acid. In short, a wine at or very near peak to drink over the next year or three, but not a 25-30 year wine. Wish I’d tasted the 1993 for comparison (as they said that was still nicely alive), but the grapes weren’t from the same vineyard as they used for both the 2003 and 2013.
@klezman
It’s a Vega project in a more modern style, I think they use more french oak than American oak in this but I’m loving it! Valbuena is the second wine.
@klezman
Well considering a lot of people will tell you not to touch Vega Unico for 20 or 30 years from vintage not sure how modern that is? Maybe because they are from Ribera del Duero and they use American oak like everyone in Spain some people feel they are modern?
@klezman I opened my only bottle of this over the past weekend, and was greeted with a sour smelling cork, and a wine that tasted like a wet paper towel. Very sad, as it went down the drain…then opened a very nice '12 Wellington Petit Verdot to cleanse the palate, which was quite enjoyable (last of those, as well).
@CObrent This is my only bottle - I decided to open this one younger rather than go in on my 2010/11s.
This is not corked or turned to vinegar. This is deliciousness.
Got a couple hundred Wellingtons to tide me over for the next decade plus.
@rjquillin@ScottW58 It’s at 5pm today.
I’ll be there, but likely not with a glass of Bedrock or O+F.
Clark did one on his own, then? I didn’t know about it.
@rjquillin I think I bought the Merlot rather than the Tempranillo. Whichever it was, unfortunately it predated my entry into using CT. I guess I could page through all my Woot purchases… or not. Definitely not.
They never did get that “search order history” thing going, did they.
@rjquillin No, woot. The Truchard predates my using CT, so my only option, if I’m that intent on finding out what/when I bought, would be to page through my woot orders.
@rjquillin Highest QPR Woot/Casemates QPR I know of, those Truchard Tempranillos.
Of course, I wasn’t paying attention during the Wellington End Times because Woot hadn’t been Virginia for a while. And other good contenders. But those Truchards . . .
@InFrom@rjquillin Yes! I got some of that too. Got a case, and I believe another case with a woot-off follow-up opportunity. That was the blue PN with some Syrah in it?
2014 Bridge 1904 Cabernet Sauvignon. Had a 2013 a few days ago and am a bit let down by both. Removed the remaining bottles out of my “preferred” (temperature controlled) storage into my basement locker and moved some bottles that I am enjoying more (Two Jakes Aspects meritage) into the preferred storage.
@Mark_L
Well, I was really hoping this would be my summer porch/balcony wine, but I don’t think that’s going to be the case (pun intended!). I remember tasting it when I bought it and thinking it was oddly herbal. I hoped it was just on an “awkward” phase, but it’s still odd. At this point, I can say it has a “nose” but I can’t identify any component of it. Same for the palate. I’m confounded. I want to love it (it’s WineSmith!)…but I don’t. Pedroncelli to the rescue!?
@chipgreen@karenhynes I decided to try one of these tonight, and still getting an off-putting herbal emphasis that does not go away. At this points a .
Need to drink away the frustration of Casemates again shipping on a Friday, on the hottest weekend so far this year…Good reminder of why I’ve cut back drastically. They used to have this shipping thing handled like a boss and now it seems to always be the worst possible timing.
@trifecta I received my ship notice for the Scott Harvey today, showing delivery for Tuesday which means its sitting somewhere hot over the weekend as it only takes two days to arrive. If they had shipped Monday it would be delivered Wednesday, basically moving the whole time.
@rc70@trifecta Have they actually entered the system? The relationship in time from the notice/label to it hitting the system has been highly variable for me, in both directions.
@klezman@rc70 Yes. Entered system on Thurs, then “shipped” Friday from Petaluma at 7:15pm to arrive in Lathrop at 1AM. Will probably sit in Lathrop heat for a day or two before moving up the I5 corridor. One can only hope they bring it indoors in Lathrop, where it will be 95F today and 87F tomorrow.
@klezman@rc70@ScottW58@trifecta
Unload; not so at one of the centers in SD.
I went to pick up a box and the agent went to look and said the truck had already been unloaded, so he couldn’t find it.
At least this seems to be protocol at the destination.
ymmv
2006 Wellington Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Karren Vineyard
Been staring at these for a while, and it’s time to open one up! Got a big old hunk of beef about to come out of the sous vide.
@rjquillin Very nice, entering a great adolescent period. Still lots of fruit, but has put on a lot of complexity and is (of course) impeccably balanced.
2016 Cabot Vineyards Zinfandel Marier Vineyard
Own-rooted, planted 2005, Cabot’s estate vineyard. This is fantastic. After hating Zinfandels for so long, turns out that there have been producers all along making lower alcohol Zin-based wines of place: Scott Harvey, Turley (sometimes), Cabot, Harvest Moon, Easton, Once&Future, Ridge, Briceland, and maybe Bedrock.
@trifecta That’s a tough one, the two blondes was sooo young but had all the parts I look for in a great cab. The Goat also had tons of structure but was super delicious at this young age, both needed a really long decant. So I guess I will go with the Goat right now IMHO this is some great wine making and hopefully they survive these crappy times!
@chipgreen@rjquillin
Yup. Pinot Noir is my go-to with grilled salmon. I’ve been trying some other reds with fish/seafood, but this is my favorite pairing.
@chipgreen@pseudogourmet98@rjquillin Try a classic light to medium bodied Zin…preferably with some age. Or a Turley Cinsault.
Lighter reds with fish ->
@InFrom@klezman
I’ve got the '94 and '95 Casa Santinamaria Vineyards Sonoma Valley
Those three would make for an awesome evening should we have a gathering.
Also starting off with a BD purchase: 2018 Sabelli-Frisch Flame Tokay Lanterna Chandler Vineyard
This is quite the nerd wine and very tasty, too! Never before has the descriptor “raisin” been a positive for me.
Drinking very well but certainly can go for years. Blueberry, black fruit nose, tannin’s very well integrated.
I’m not going to drink up my remaining bottles anytime soon, (4 left) but will probably pull one every 12 - 18 months.
@rjquillin@mark_l one of the great pleasures in having children is the ability to blame them for just about everything! The owner of the Beats headphones (extreme left of photo) is the responsible party.
@rjquillin It was very good. Tasted young, rather old-world, bright with plenty of acidity. Drinking the other half tonight. Wait a sec. Great nose today, still bright, a little more depth today. I’d drink one of the '06s. I was going to pull out a Turley cab, but decided that I wanted something more ‘classic’.
@FritzCat@rjquillin Ron, you have the 2006 Montelena Estate Cab, I think, as I do. I think the drinking window might be slightly later on it vs the Napa Valley.
Surprise sushi with 2013 Chester’s Anvil Hattori Hanzo, originally meant for Flannery hanger steak leftovers. Not the best pairing, but enjoyed nonetheless.
@ScottW58 It was tasty but could still use more time in the bottle. Good structure but still has a few rough edges that work better with steak than sushi! A steal at $15.
Tonight: was looking for some Scherrer since neither they nor I know if it was shipped/received.
Found a case of Goodfellow instead, but didn’t want that with pizza. Ended up with a 2015 CR Graybehl Grenache Mathis Vineyard
I didn’t even know I had.
Nice bottle. Need to try that Goodfellow with a better pairing than pizza. @scottw58
@rjquillin You make this too hard!
How many cases of Goodfellow do you have? You’ve got much of a case up here, too! (Which will make its way to your northern locker.)
@rjquillin I thought you posted once that you thought a Goodfellow was thin and not something you liked? I was hoping you would sell your stash of those to me!
@hscottk It was good. Certainly younger, went through some more open and some more closed phases over the evening. About 1/3 is left for tonight. I ended up with 5 bottles, otherwise I wouldn’t have opened one up so young. These are built to age nicely.
Over the weekend…
2018 St. Supery Sauvignon Blanc with Gulf of Maine grilled salmon, pecan basmati, green beans and dill sauce.
Also finished up a 2013 WineSmith Cabernet Sauvignon that went surprisingly well with a caramel sundae and had some 2013 Weinkellerei Hugl-Wimmer Grüner Veltliner w/buttered popcorn at the drive-in.
Finishing up a 2014 Sleight of Hand Cellars The Conjurer from Friday. This really smoothed out after 4 days under vacu-vin. Glad I have 4 more bottles!
2012 Welly cab with leftover Flannery hanger and homemade creamed spinach. The secret ingredient is Boursin! Just a hair over 2 cases left of Wellington. It will be a sad day when they’re gone.
@klezman@rjquillin Not garden grown, but we’re working on that! Should be ready to pick in a month or so. And yes, with a pescatarian wife, even Flannery can end up as leftovers. It is rare.
@klezman I remember those; we bought cases of them.
I think there may be another six in K12 if you can find that case is in the locker up there. I may even have some down here, if I can find them.
@klezman@rjquillin
Yup those were one of the best discoveries from the
old Trembling hills wine board. One of the better Bordeaux’s from a super hot year… IMHO
I really dig these Bedrock heritage zins probably because they are really more of a field blend more that a straight zin. This one just fell of the truck last week with hot dogs!
@ScottW58 I really wanted to order from the recent mailer but I just couldn’t justify it with all the salary reduction shit going on. Hopefully next year.
Not sure what to open yet, but it’s going with a Flannery Jorge ribs steak to go along with their WineBerserkers Zoom event. Probably an aged Cab or a 1994 Ravenswood Petite Sirah.
Also burger night…
Custom Flannery blend of 50% hanger, 25% Wagyu short rib and 25% rib cap fat; those puppies were ~juicy~.
Cuban beans, mac-n-cheese and grilled corn.
2012 Virage Vineyards Bourriquot; 73/27 CF/Merlot blend
Yum. Not frequently do I say I should have gotten more, this is one of those times. @rc70 good now but should get better; pop one.
@rjquillin they are coming or with a berserker blend but I have to say this Kali blend might be the best burger I have ever had! Info from Flannery website…
“When we wanted to call on a chef to help us figure out the ultimate dry-aged combo for a burger, we immediately tapped chef pal Kevin Meehan. He was awarded his first Michelin star this this year for his restaurant Kali in Los Angeles – and many would agree he has one of the best burgers in the city. Just in time for the holidays, we’re pleased to share a custom burger blend as directed by Chef Meehan, now available. Flannery’s Kali Burger Blend is a secret, naturally, but trust us—it’ll earn you your own Michelin star at home”
@rc70@rjquillin@ScottW58 Wow, how often do you order and eat Flannery? Seems like you’ve always got an order on the way!
See if Katie will tell you something else about what’s in that blend…
@klezman@rjquillin@ScottW58 Looking at my order history it appears I order about every 6 weeks, generally load up whenever they have a sale. Definitely my preferred beef purveyor although I do use Costco also.
Anniversary weekend.
Last night was 07 Wellington Victory with grilled ribeyes, homemade creamed spinach and salt baked potatoes.
Tonight Vino Noceto Sangiovese with 48 hour bolognese.
Trying to decide what to pour with the coconut tequila key lime pie I made.
@pseudogourmet98
Do you have any Verdejo? If not, maybe a Viognier or Sauv Blanc. Or if you want to highlight the coconut instead of the key lime, you could try a buttery chard or full bodied white like a Wellington Roussanne.
Last night at a backyard wedding.
Pedroncelli ‘18 rose
Filigree ‘17 Pinot Grigio
Shannon ridge ‘18 dalliance arabella Pinot Grigio
Lang Twins ‘18 moscato
Little vineyards band blend live
Aril ‘13 Syrah atlas peak
Robert hall ‘15 Cabernet Sauvignon
2010 Harvest Moon Cabernet Sauvignon Buchignani Ranch @WineDavid49 this would get me to temporarily suspend the WBM just long enough to hit “buy”. Just saying…
2009 Tercero Syrah Thompson Vineyard @TerceroWines would appreciate that when taking a sniff from almost every bottle we open, one of says “not corked!”
Oh yeah, this is delicious, too. Glad I held on to it for 6 years.
@jmdavidson1@rjquillin
We bought a bottle of the 2009 Gianna’s Block on the 2014 tour. Still sitting on it. The 2012 Gianna’s Block was being sold as futures.
@chipgreen@rjquillin I dug out an old receipt, dated 08/04/2014, and see that we bought 2 of the 2009 and 3 of the 2012 futures, none of which we have opened yet.
@Mark_L
Ravings? Haha, I have certainly promoted its use a number of times so I guess that’s not unfair. I’ve gone through a couple dozen of them because I end up giving them away all the time to people who are impressed with the amount of sediment they trap.
But yes, the mesh screen is only so fine and the smallest grains of sediment do get through. I usually try to be careful not to tip the bottle too much on that last pour for that very reason. Better to leave a few drops in the bottle than get a mouthful of sediment on the last sip. If there is a filtered pour spout that does a better job, I would love to know about it!
@chipgreen I did notice that the bottom of the spout has a small unfiltered opening. Perhaps I’ll try some means to block it and see if that might help.
2016 Anthill Farms Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
2015 Keller Estate Pinot Noir La Cruz Vineyard
2011 Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta with Flannery Hangers wonderful wine and great beef!
Pinot pre dinner with appetizers and hanging out.
Back in Salt Lake City for a weekend visit with the kids, first time in 2 1/2 months to my pre Covid regular residence.
Tart with red fruits and a medium finish. Didn’t give this much air and will need to remedy that the next go round. I preferred the 07 but this is still great QPR at $8.
2007 Palmeri Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach Vineyard
with leftover Flannery hanger sandwiches with Point Reyes “Original” blue cheese from @Winedavid49 other site.
Opened a 2011 Wellington Estate Syrah to accompany some leftover grilled chicken from Saturday’s Labrat of the 2018 Stolpman Syrah. Didn’t have the freshness of the Stolpman, but very enjoyable. Not much left for tomorrow.
2017 Navarro Mendocino Pinot Blanc.
2015 Apriori Pinot Noir…ZOOM drinking with the girls.
Tonight’s offering with grilled chicken, sautéed spinach, and oricchiette pasta with a brown butter thyme sauce.
@danandlisa I should have been joining you with the same offering (with grilled pork chops), but…
@Mark_L what happened?
@danandlisa @Mark_L
UPS failure?
@karenhynes @Mark_L That is what I thought…which is a bummer.
@danandlisa @karenhynes Well, I was notified, and UPS said it was delivered. But when I checked the shipping details, it was delivered to my old address. I notified Casemates (and the new owners) and all is well. If I get any comments from the recipients, I’ll post them.
@karenhynes @Mark_L It is a good one. That is all I can say until you read my report.
@danandlisa @karenhynes I got a good hint from the UPS Reference Number.
Smoked Flannery pork chops again and this mag of 1990 Liparita Merlot Howell Mountain , Andrea and I will try to kill it
It’s really good!
@ScottW58 Wow…good luck!
I still need to discuss possible visiting with molarchae…stay tuned.
@klezman
Well hurry up I’m starting to open up old mags and I’m eyeballing some old chave Hermitage
@klezman @ScottW58
Humm, perhaps I have a source inspection in my future that will take me north a ways.
2008 Twisted Oak Syrah Tanner Vineyard
2008 Roessler Pinot Noir Brosseau
Picked up a pizza and finished 3 bottles opened earlier in the week.
Was a lovely evening…
Margaritas. Our local Mexican restaurant reopened for take away food and margaritas. Yes we will!!
Anybody in the Finger Lakes Region of NY, listen up…
Just got the new (yes, just bottled) 2015 Long Point Zinfandel, and it is phenomenal: Good Fruit, Good Oak, Brambly - Enough Tannin Structure that it should last a while in the cellar. They’re on the East side of Cayuga Lake. And…Customers in New York, Pennsylvania, California, Colorado and Florida get free shipping on orders of one case or more! Use Coupon Code: CASE when ordering from longpointwinery.com.
@FritzCat They can’t grow Zinfandel in the Finger Lakes…
@FritzCat @klezman I think you said previously they use CA fruit?
@FritzCat Also, better place to file this would be in the Deals thread.
@FritzCat @InFrom @klezman
Yup, it’s there too…
@FritzCat Yeah, a local guy using CA grapes is making a very tasty Zinfandel. I just wanted to get the word out there. I do feel somewhat sheepish about using this forum to do so…but I feel we’re all comrades in the pursuit of tasty wines.
@FritzCat
I see nothing wrong with that!
The house white: 2018 Jadot Mâcon-village. Cheap, consistent, plays well with food.
2019 scherrer rose around the fire pit tonight.
2014 Coppola ‘Director’s Cut’ Cabernet Sauvignon.
2000 Turley Zinfandel Estate
I think these are little older than optimal for Turley. Seems that 7-12 years hits the right balance of fruit and complexity. At least with the older winemaking regime - maybe Tegan’s influence has things being more ageable now.
2011 Expression Pinot Noir 38 Gap’s Crown Vineyard
Last night we provided the wines for our friends’ 13th wedding anniversary dinner;
2016 Anne Amie Cuvée A Amrita as an aperitif
2012 Wellington Vineyards Roussanne w/shrimp in butter sauce over angel hair pasta
2013 Benessere Rosato di Sangiovese w/spinach ravioli
2001 Ardente Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Grande Riserva w/filet mignon & green beans w/almond slices
N.V. Vilarnau Cava Brut Rosado w/spring salad & mixed berries
2007 Bogle Vineyards Petite Sirah Port w/chocolate cake
@chipgreen
Nice! My anniversary is in two weeks.
@pseudogourmet98
FL is a bit too far away
@chipgreen @pseudogourmet98 Ours is in 2 as well. Number 5!
@klezman @pseudogourmet98
Congrats to both of you!
@pseudogourmet98
Can’t Seem to get picture to post
@pseudogourmet98
2013 Scherrer Syrah. Fantastic. Now I know what all the fuss was about.
Finishing a 2017 Fogline Gewurtztraminer - probably the best Sonoma Gewurtz I’ve tried.
Opening a 2013 Qupe Sawyer Lundquist Grenache
Tonight’s offer.
2010 WineSmith Cabernet Franc
@rc70 Love that wine.
2018 langetwins rose of Sangiovese
2016 Bianchi Cabernet Sauvignon
Jonata Winery La Miel de Jonata
w/some English chocolates (Quality Street)
2013 Wellington Malbec Estate Vineyard
2014 Randy Zin, paired nicely with several games of virtual Euchre.
@pseudogourmet98
Euchre; an Indiana pastime.
Randy Zin; not so much, but I need to go dig out a bottle.
@rjquillin
I grew up in Ohio. Learned to play Euchre before the age of 10. Majored in it in college.
The Randy Zin is in a really good place.
@pseudogourmet98 @rjquillin Also in Ontario…
@klezman @pseudogourmet98
Euchre or Randy Zin?
@pseudogourmet98 @rjquillin Euchre, obviously.
2016 Basciano Chianti Rufina
Brilliant at under $12 delivered as a Garagiste mystery wine.
2017 Tocatta Malvasia Bianca
On May 2nd, our daughters treated SWMBO and I to an online tasting by Frog’s Leap (tourists from the 2008 rpm Magical History Tour may remember visiting) of their Merlot. 2013, 2003 and, optionally 1993. We didn’t do the 1993. Both wines were excellent examples of Napa Valley Merlot made by someone who understands the grape and makes it taste like wine… The 2013 looks to have another 10-15 years life in it. Very solid, well balanced wine, still significant fruit, and rather closed to start, but nice structure. The 2003 was much more about bottle bouquet. Bordeaux-like aroma complexity and very nice flavors, with good fruit. The middle palate showed some flabbiness (they called it “roundness” when I commented on it online
) and my sense was that the acid/tannin balance in the finish was tending a bit more towards acid. In short, a wine at or very near peak to drink over the next year or three, but not a 25-30 year wine. Wish I’d tasted the 1993 for comparison (as they said that was still nicely alive), but the grapes weren’t from the same vineyard as they used for both the 2003 and 2013.
2014 Zepaltas Pinot Noir, Nunes
With Chicken and baked potatoes.
@ScottW58 You just keep knocking it out of the park! Is that Vega Sicilia’s second label or something?
@klezman
It’s a Vega project in a more modern style, I think they use more french oak than American oak in this but I’m loving it! Valbuena is the second wine.
@ScottW58 I thought Vega was already super modern. Must have misheard that somewhere.
@klezman
Well considering a lot of people will tell you not to touch Vega Unico for 20 or 30 years from vintage not sure how modern that is? Maybe because they are from Ribera del Duero and they use American oak like everyone in Spain some people feel they are modern?
2013 Bonnet Rouge Cuvée Marianne - Beaujolais Villages
Pedroncelli 2008 Vintage Port four grapes.
Went to Portugal recently (Feb. 2020) I know…
This is every bit as good as the “real” Ports.
2012 Wellington Vineyards Petite Sirah
@klezman I opened my only bottle of this over the past weekend, and was greeted with a sour smelling cork, and a wine that tasted like a wet paper towel. Very sad, as it went down the drain…then opened a very nice '12 Wellington Petit Verdot to cleanse the palate, which was quite enjoyable (last of those, as well).
@CObrent This is my only bottle - I decided to open this one younger rather than go in on my 2010/11s.
This is not corked or turned to vinegar. This is deliciousness.
Got a couple hundred Wellingtons to tide me over for the next decade plus.
2014 Erewhon Pinot Noir
@rc70
What did you think? I liked that one a lot.
@ScottW58 Really enjoyed it , both on its own and with dinner. Chicken breast stuffed with spinach and feta. Great QPR
With Chicken Piccata
@ScottW58 Is that all Meunier? I’ve been wanting to try more of those.
@klezman
It is and it’s gorgeous! You should watch the zoom with the winemaker over on berserkers great stuff.
@ScottW58 You joining the one this afternoon with the Petersons?
@klezman Damn right! just need to pry the only computer in the house that has a camera from my wife
@klezman @ScottW58
Not that I’ll be able to make it, but time and address link?
Do these get archived?
The one Clark did ~week ago did.
@klezman @ScottW58 watching the Mousse Fils youtube now – and i might need an offroad Segway after this.
@klezman @rjquillin
You need to pm Frank for the link. Yes there is a thread that has all of them together. They record all of them.
@klezman @radiolysis
I agree!
@rjquillin @ScottW58 It’s at 5pm today.
I’ll be there, but likely not with a glass of Bedrock or O+F.
Clark did one on his own, then? I didn’t know about it.
@klezman @rjquillin
With no wine?! say it ain’t so
@klezman @radiolysis
Just finished watching the Marc Hochar from Chateau Musar one it’s great!
Anyone have coupon code that was given when WD switched to UPS? Thanks
@losthighwayz I believe it’s TRYCASEMATES
2012 Wellington Mohrhardt Ridge Cab over a couple nights with a couple rich beef tenderloin dishes. Down to the last 47 bottles of Wellington
2016 Agricola San Felice Chianti Classico with Pizza Margherita
2004 Truchard Tempranillo
a WW June '11 purchase for pasta night that keeps improving with air.
@rjquillin That was great when WD was selling those Truchards. Mine are long gone.
@InFrom CT thinks I’m still sitting on a mixed case.
Who knows, but this one was quite nice. Tomorrow will tell more.
@rjquillin I think I bought the Merlot rather than the Tempranillo. Whichever it was, unfortunately it predated my entry into using CT. I guess I could page through all my Woot purchases… or not. Definitely not.
They never did get that “search order history” thing going, did they.
@InFrom
CT?
You can order/sort your inventory by purchase date.
Merlot, possible 5 of those left, if I can find them.
@InFrom
@InFrom @rjquillin
Wait?! I thought you hated the new cellar tracker?
@rjquillin No, woot. The Truchard predates my using CT, so my only option, if I’m that intent on finding out what/when I bought, would be to page through my woot orders.
That Tempranillo fogged up your reading specs.
@InFrom An expected outcome.
Only dusted half the bottle.
Yeah, paging thru WW orders is a true pita.
@InFrom @ScottW58
I’m CT bi
@rjquillin @ScottW58 I think the kids today would say “CT-fluid”.
@InFrom @ScottW58 showing my age am I?
But that is quite appropriate.
@rjquillin Highest QPR Woot/Casemates QPR I know of, those Truchard Tempranillos.
Of course, I wasn’t paying attention during the Wellington End Times because Woot hadn’t been Virginia for a while. And other good contenders. But those Truchards . . .
@PatrickKarcher @rjquillin Another excellent QPR was some of that wine from Gazzi, that Scott Harvey had made.
@InFrom @rjquillin Yes! I got some of that too. Got a case, and I believe another case with a woot-off follow-up opportunity. That was the blue PN with some Syrah in it?
2017 OTP Rosè.
2015 Keller Estate Pinot Noir La Cruz
2016 Kacaba Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Niagara Escarpment VQA
@InFrom Nice to see Niagara represented!
@klezman Well represented, in fact! Souvenir of our one shot at the Wooters’ ice-wine festival. That was a great weekend.
@InFrom Being from Toronto I still haven’t made it out for that event. At least not with B&D. I’d gone multiple times before I knew them.
Finishing a couple open bottles:
-2018 La Marea Albariño, Kristy Vineyard
-2013 Canonica a Cerreto Sandiavolo Toscana
2014 Windrun Pinot Noir
2014 Bridge 1904 Cabernet Sauvignon. Had a 2013 a few days ago and am a bit let down by both. Removed the remaining bottles out of my “preferred” (temperature controlled) storage into my basement locker and moved some bottles that I am enjoying more (Two Jakes Aspects meritage) into the preferred storage.
2018 WineSmith Grenache Rosé
@karenhynes What are your thoughts?
@Mark_L
Well, I was really hoping this would be my summer porch/balcony wine, but I don’t think that’s going to be the case (pun intended!). I remember tasting it when I bought it and thinking it was oddly herbal. I hoped it was just on an “awkward” phase, but it’s still odd. At this point, I can say it has a “nose” but I can’t identify any component of it. Same for the palate. I’m confounded. I want to love it (it’s WineSmith!)…but I don’t. Pedroncelli to the rescue!?
@karenhynes @Mark_L
I have to believe the acacia wood influence is largely to blame. Only WS wine I have ever tried that gets a
Mayday! @DrWorm did the thing.
@chipgreen @karenhynes I decided to try one of these tonight, and still getting an off-putting herbal emphasis that does not go away. At this points a
.
2008 Scheid Vineyards Pinot Gris Mesa del Rio Vineyard
I keep finding these old WW bottles.
This from Oct '11
2014 Radio-Coteau Syrah Las Colinas,
Bruichladdic 2010 islay barley
Need to drink away the frustration of Casemates again shipping on a Friday, on the hottest weekend so far this year…Good reminder of why I’ve cut back drastically. They used to have this shipping thing handled like a boss and now it seems to always be the worst possible timing.
@trifecta I received my ship notice for the Scott Harvey today, showing delivery for Tuesday which means its sitting somewhere hot over the weekend as it only takes two days to arrive. If they had shipped Monday it would be delivered Wednesday, basically moving the whole time.
@rc70 same here… If one was to intentionally try for the worst shipping situation possible, this would be it. WTH… Ship Monday!
@rc70 @trifecta Have they actually entered the system? The relationship in time from the notice/label to it hitting the system has been highly variable for me, in both directions.
@klezman @rc70 Yes. Entered system on Thurs, then “shipped” Friday from Petaluma at 7:15pm to arrive in Lathrop at 1AM. Will probably sit in Lathrop heat for a day or two before moving up the I5 corridor. One can only hope they bring it indoors in Lathrop, where it will be 95F today and 87F tomorrow.
@rc70 @trifecta Blech.
@klezman @rc70 @trifecta
Sadly they do not unload trucks at night
@klezman @rc70 @ScottW58 @trifecta
Unload; not so at one of the centers in SD.
I went to pick up a box and the agent went to look and said the truck had already been unloaded, so he couldn’t find it.
At least this seems to be protocol at the destination.
ymmv
It’s been hot so last night…
William Chris pet nat rosé with apps, 2013 Fantesca King Richard Pinot with main (Bison strip steaks, blackberry/pinot reduction, gnocchi+asparagus)
FSM says that’s not real pasta.
@mediocrebot mediocrebot is programmed sooo wrong. Gnocchi is a righteous pasta.
What kind of ridiculous name is that for a pasta?
Trader Joe’s brut rosè with takeaway sushi.
Thought I would pour a glass of this to see how it’s doing, tannins are a little sticky but pretty delicious with a Flannery burger.
2016 Maxville Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc.
2006 Wellington Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Karren Vineyard
Been staring at these for a while, and it’s time to open one up! Got a big old hunk of beef about to come out of the sous vide.
@klezman
So how was this…?
@rjquillin Very nice, entering a great adolescent period. Still lots of fruit, but has put on a lot of complexity and is (of course) impeccably balanced.
Making molarchae one of her favourites for dinner - piccatta. Having it with 2015 Liquid Farm Chardonnay La Hermana.
2007 Saxon-Brown Syrah Flora Ranch
hangers, beets, carrots & corn.
Still loads of fruit in the S-B; one more to go.
2007 Iron Horse Brut Rose with buttermilk fried chicken and biscuits.
@chipgreen
Jealous!
2016 Cabot Vineyards Zinfandel Marier Vineyard
Own-rooted, planted 2005, Cabot’s estate vineyard. This is fantastic. After hating Zinfandels for so long, turns out that there have been producers all along making lower alcohol Zin-based wines of place: Scott Harvey, Turley (sometimes), Cabot, Harvest Moon, Easton, Once&Future, Ridge, Briceland, and maybe Bedrock.
With BBQ chicken sandwiches, 15 JB Neufeld Old Goat cab, really enjoying trying these bottles!
@DrWorm has no idea why they’re being tagged here.
@ScottW58 Preference on the goat or the two blondes?
@DrWorm doesn’t celebrate Mother’s Day because they think it’s a Hallmark Holiday.
@trifecta That’s a tough one, the two blondes was sooo young but had all the parts I look for in a great cab. The Goat also had tons of structure but was super delicious at this young age, both needed a really long decant. So I guess I will go with the Goat right now
IMHO this is some great wine making and hopefully they survive these crappy times!
@DrWorm bought your mom that necklace you hated.
2013 Keller Estate Syrah Rotie
2015 Campesino Grenache with buffalo chicken enchiladas, black beans & rice.
With pasta Carbonera and yes the Durand worked flawlessly again
BTW this is really a great cab that probably has a decade or more life left imho.
2013 Domaine Bart Marsannay Les Echezots
Hoping this opens up with some air…
2013 L’Appel du Vide Cabernet Sauvignon with a Flannery Hanger marinated in a honey chipotle concoction. Flannery 95 / Wine 88/89
@rc70 haha!
2010 Diamond Ridge Petite Sirah with carnitas.
2007 Turley Old Vines Zinfandel
Yum!
2007 Bogle Vineyards Petite Sirah Port
With a smoked brisket and onion BBQ sauce pizza, smoked a brisket last night
@ScottW58 love the label
2012 Fietri Chianti Classico Riserva.
2008 Roessler Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard
& salmon
@rjquillin
I love pairing Pinot with salmon. It blows people’s minds.
@chipgreen @rjquillin
Yup. Pinot Noir is my go-to with grilled salmon. I’ve been trying some other reds with fish/seafood, but this is my favorite pairing.
@chipgreen @pseudogourmet98 @rjquillin Try a classic light to medium bodied Zin…preferably with some age. Or a Turley Cinsault.
Lighter reds with fish ->
@klezman Ima give it a try. For a long while our go-to Friday night dinner has been salmon with Pinot.
@klezman Enough age?
@InFrom @klezman
I’ve got the '94 and '95 Casa Santinamaria Vineyards Sonoma Valley
Those three would make for an awesome evening should we have a gathering.
WORKER BEES! HERCULES! TURKEY GREASE! AWESOME!
@InFrom Yeah, I’m sure that’d do it!
@klezman @rjquillin 'Twould, if only we could!
@InFrom @klezman @rjquillin
Those are 15 year old wines. I think waiting a few more months till things open up a bit would be okay.
Last night, 2010 Congruence CS. Still great with no signs of being over the hill.
@jmdavidson1 I’d hope it’s got a long life ahead of it still!
Well this wine could use a lot more time! 2013 Percarlo should integrate better when the Flannery hangers come off the grill.
@ScottW58
My guess is that the grilling time is not going to improve the wine all that much.
@pseudogourmet98 well not the time but the meat
2007 Wind Gap Wines Syrah Castelli-Knight Ranch
2013 Wellington Vineyards Alicante Bouschet Noir de Noirs, Old vines
meat-ball steaks w/provolone, truffle spuds and B. sprouts with Botte Piccola
2009 Canihan Family Syrah Exuberance Estate
2012 Twisted Oak The Spaniard
BrewDog Zombie Cake Praline Chocolate Porter
2015 Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Spätlese Riesling, Josef Reuscher Erben, Mosel
While ZOOMing with the girls!
2011 Hand of God Malbec Estate Sobremesa Vineyard
@CorTot
UC? What do you think? I am sitting on a 750 and a 1.5L of it.
@chipgreen yup, pretty solid. I’d say give it an hour of air before diving in.
Had it with red meat and it stood up well.
2016 Viragé Rosé. It was a Rosé kinda day!
Fresh strawberry daiquiri. I bought too many berries yesterday so I’m doing my part.
@radiolysis and 2016 Pedroncelli Sonoma Classico.
2014 Sleight of Hand Cellars The Conjurer
NV Maison de Grand Esprit Champagne Marquis de La Mysteriale
Mystery bottle from Garagiste for $20…we’ll see how it is.
16 Dominus Napanook and 13 Spaniard both oaky beyond my tolerances yikes. But the burgers were good
2011 Eagles Trace Latitude 38
2010 Pavi Dolcetto
Thinking of a Zin to go with the BBQ ribs I’m preparing. Decided on a 2013 Wellington (Meeks).
5th anniversary tomorrow, so tonight it’s a 2005 Corison Kronos (from the Lookout Ridge project) with lamb rack.
Also starting off with a BD purchase: 2018 Sabelli-Frisch Flame Tokay Lanterna Chandler Vineyard
This is quite the nerd wine and very tasty, too! Never before has the descriptor “raisin” been a positive for me.
@klezman can’t wait to pop mine. just haven’t felt geeky enough recently
Last night:
2007 WineSmith Cabernet Sauvignon Crucible
2014 Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Reserve
@rc70 Thoughts on the Crucible? I only have one bottle each of 2005 and 2007 and have no idea when I should open them.
Drinking very well but certainly can go for years. Blueberry, black fruit nose, tannin’s very well integrated.
I’m not going to drink up my remaining bottles anytime soon, (4 left) but will probably pull one every 12 - 18 months.
Onesta Cinsaut 2015 with chicken parm. Wonderful.
2008 Congruence cabernet… with grilled Flannery hangers. In a perfect world, this would be my life every day!
@hscottk Brilliant!
@hscottk And tube steaks!
I got some of those hangers too. Fabulous!
@hscottk Please tell me the ketchup was for the tube steaks and not for the hangers!
@hscottk
Ketchup?
What on the menu required that?
@rjquillin @mark_l one of the great pleasures in having children is the ability to blame them for just about everything! The owner of the Beats headphones (extreme left of photo) is the responsible party.
@DrWorm bought your mom that necklace you hated.
@hscottk
Looks like a great night!
2012 Bravium Pinot Noir Seppa Vineyard
Finishing off the '13 NdN.
Even better after a few days open.
2008 Gabrielle Collection CS Cask 321
2010 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
@FritzCat
I’ve been eyeing, but hesitant to open, an '06 I’ve got two of. How’s that 10 doing?
@rjquillin It was very good. Tasted young, rather old-world, bright with plenty of acidity. Drinking the other half tonight. Wait a sec. Great nose today, still bright, a little more depth today. I’d drink one of the '06s. I was going to pull out a Turley cab, but decided that I wanted something more ‘classic’.
@FritzCat @rjquillin Ron, you have the 2006 Montelena Estate Cab, I think, as I do. I think the drinking window might be slightly later on it vs the Napa Valley.
Kind of rocking my world tonight with smoked salmon.
@ScottW58 This is now on my list to try. The ‘17 Kelley Fox Hyland blew us away! My wife still raves about it.
Surprise sushi with 2013 Chester’s Anvil Hattori Hanzo, originally meant for Flannery hanger steak leftovers. Not the best pairing, but enjoyed nonetheless.
@hscottk Man I really dig your pot filler
how was the wine?
@ScottW58 It was tasty but could still use more time in the bottle. Good structure but still has a few rough edges that work better with steak than sushi! A steal at $15.
2013 Barr Estate “Dane Head” Red Blend.
Tonight: was looking for some Scherrer since neither they nor I know if it was shipped/received.
Found a case of Goodfellow instead, but didn’t want that with pizza. Ended up with a
2015 CR Graybehl Grenache Mathis Vineyard
I didn’t even know I had.
Nice bottle. Need to try that Goodfellow with a better pairing than pizza.
@scottw58
@rjquillin You make this too hard!
How many cases of Goodfellow do you have? You’ve got much of a case up here, too! (Which will make its way to your northern locker.)
@klezman Just comes naturally.
CT thinks 1.75
Reality may be elsewhere.
@rjquillin Hmm, pizza here too.
@rjquillin I thought you posted once that you thought a Goodfellow was thin and not something you liked? I was hoping you would sell your stash of those to me!
@rjquillin the scherrer we split is sitting on the floor in my office. 2 pinots, 2 syrahs , 2 roses.
@CorTot That explains a lot.
Did you notice the rosé is '19 and not the oversold '18?
I’ll let her know. Thanks.
@rjquillin yes, it’s the 19 and very tasty.
2016 Halcon Esquisto
@klezman How was it? The bottle I tried last year was so tight and closed, I stashed the case in a far off corner for the future. Time to try another?
@hscottk It was good. Certainly younger, went through some more open and some more closed phases over the evening. About 1/3 is left for tonight. I ended up with 5 bottles, otherwise I wouldn’t have opened one up so young. These are built to age nicely.
2011 Two Jakes of Diamonds Merlot, with leftover Tri-Tip sandwiches. Worked well for a Monday night.
Over the weekend…
2018 St. Supery Sauvignon Blanc with Gulf of Maine grilled salmon, pecan basmati, green beans and dill sauce.
Also finished up a 2013 WineSmith Cabernet Sauvignon that went surprisingly well with a caramel sundae and had some 2013 Weinkellerei Hugl-Wimmer Grüner Veltliner w/buttered popcorn at the drive-in.
2013 La Follette Pinot Noir Van der Kamp
2008 Core Hardcore
2016 SH Mountain Selection Barbera. From the February offer.
Twisted Oak Tempranillo with paella.
2014 Erewhon Pinot Noir
One of the better Garagiste mystery wines
@klezman
Yeah iirc I got a few of them just to fill out a case and loved each and every one of them.
@klezman @ScottW58 I drank one of those last week, nice bottle 1 left.
@rc70 @ScottW58 This bottle is good as well. It’s my last one.
Finishing up a 2014 Sleight of Hand Cellars The Conjurer from Friday. This really smoothed out after 4 days under vacu-vin. Glad I have 4 more bottles!
2012 Welly cab with leftover Flannery hanger and homemade creamed spinach. The secret ingredient is Boursin! Just a hair over 2 cases left of Wellington. It will be a sad day when they’re gone.
@hscottk Left over Flannery? I don’t understand…
@hscottk @klezman
Happens here too, on occasion.
Homemade, as in garden grown?
@klezman @rjquillin Not garden grown, but we’re working on that! Should be ready to pick in a month or so. And yes, with a pescatarian wife, even Flannery can end up as leftovers. It is rare.
2013 Calcareous Tres Violet with BBQ chicken.
2012 Albatreti Brunello di Montalcino, good but probably better in a couple more years.
@rc70 I’ve got a bottle or two of the 2009 that I’ll probably sample soon. Haven’t started my 2012s yet.
2006 Winesmith Cabernet Franc
2003 Château Sainte-Colombe
My last one of these - a great find from LastBottle at $10/bottle 4+ years ago.
@klezman I remember those; we bought cases of them.
I think there may be another six in K12 if you can find that case is in the locker up there. I may even have some down here, if I can find them.
@klezman @rjquillin
Yup those were one of the best discoveries from the
old Trembling hills wine board. One of the better Bordeaux’s from a super hot year… IMHO
2008 Virage Vineyards
2014 Jana Winery Rosé of Pinot Noir
2011 Halcon Vineyards Esquisto
2013 Peterson Vignobles
2013 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir, Rocchioli Riverblock Vineyard with pesto and almond crusted salmon over spring greens/butter lettuce.
@karenhynes hmmm I bet that is delicious!
@ScottW58
It was delicious!
With smoked ribs.
@ScottW58 Nice! Pork or beef?
@klezman pork of course
2016 Cave Spring Pinot Noir
2015 Vino Noceto Sangiovese
2013 Briceland Vineyards Arneis Spirit Canyon Vineyard
I really dig these Bedrock heritage zins probably because they are really more of a field blend more that a straight zin. This one just fell of the truck last week
with hot dogs!
@ScottW58 I’m still working through my 16&17, haven’t even unboxed the 18
@rc70 yeah I will go back to those but you know when I opened the box I couldn’t resist
btw it’s a real good one!
@ScottW58 I really wanted to order from the recent mailer but I just couldn’t justify it with all the salary reduction shit going on. Hopefully next year.
Not sure what to open yet, but it’s going with a Flannery Jorge ribs steak to go along with their WineBerserkers Zoom event. Probably an aged Cab or a 1994 Ravenswood Petite Sirah.
2004 Ridge York Creek Zinfandel
@klezman what kind of an event?
@klezman @rjquillin wow it was fantastic! Watch the video replay!
@klezman @ScottW58 found it, watching now
@rjquillin @ScottW58 Scott, were you on it live? I didn’t see you name there.
@klezman @rjquillin
Sadly no but I was close
2017 Niner Wine Estates Sauvignon Blanc with take-out falafel.
Also burger night…
Custom Flannery blend of 50% hanger, 25% Wagyu short rib and 25% rib cap fat; those puppies were ~juicy~.
Cuban beans, mac-n-cheese and grilled corn.
2012 Virage Vineyards Bourriquot; 73/27 CF/Merlot blend
Yum. Not frequently do I say I should have gotten more, this is one of those times.
@rc70 good now but should get better; pop one.
@rjquillin they are coming or with a berserker blend but I have to say this Kali blend might be the best burger I have ever had! Info from Flannery website…
“When we wanted to call on a chef to help us figure out the ultimate dry-aged combo for a burger, we immediately tapped chef pal Kevin Meehan. He was awarded his first Michelin star this this year for his restaurant Kali in Los Angeles – and many would agree he has one of the best burgers in the city. Just in time for the holidays, we’re pleased to share a custom burger blend as directed by Chef Meehan, now available. Flannery’s Kali Burger Blend is a secret, naturally, but trust us—it’ll earn you your own Michelin star at home”
@ScottW58 just finished watching. Looooong, but worth it.
@rjquillin It was a nice two hours. If you’re on it live, you also get to text chat.
I’d totally have a beer or a bottle of wine with those two.
@klezman and a burger
@rjquillin @ScottW58
Fascinating!
I’ll have to watch the second half tomorrow.
@rjquillin @ScottW58 Kali blend is great, picked up some at the end of March, need to reload.
@rc70 @ScottW58 I’ll have to call Katie and see if she can add some to an order scheduled to ship soon…
@rc70 @rjquillin @ScottW58 Wow, how often do you order and eat Flannery? Seems like you’ve always got an order on the way!
See if Katie will tell you something else about what’s in that blend…
@rc70 @rjquillin
Me too such a great blend!
@klezman @rc70 @ScottW58
I’ve got two pending right now.
Had to postpone one scheduled for shipment last Monday due to UPS/FedEx receiving issues.
@klezman @rjquillin @ScottW58 Looking at my order history it appears I order about every 6 weeks, generally load up whenever they have a sale. Definitely my preferred beef purveyor although I do use Costco also.
NV Francois Bedel Champagne “Dis Vin Secret” Brut
Moving on, 2013 Hawks View Pinot Gris Hawks View Vineyard Chehalem Mountains
Chateau de Pez 2011, St. Estephe, with grass-fed beef NY strip & charred tomato compound butter.
2015 Scott Harvey Zinfandel Vineyard 1869 with grilled pork tenderloin.
Anniversary weekend.
Last night was 07 Wellington Victory with grilled ribeyes, homemade creamed spinach and salt baked potatoes.
Tonight Vino Noceto Sangiovese with 48 hour bolognese.
Trying to decide what to pour with the coconut tequila key lime pie I made.
@pseudogourmet98 A nice anejo?
@pseudogourmet98
Do you have any Verdejo? If not, maybe a Viognier or Sauv Blanc. Or if you want to highlight the coconut instead of the key lime, you could try a buttery chard or full bodied white like a Wellington Roussanne.
2018 J Dusi Rose
2008 Fjellene The South Col Blend
@chipgreen Fjellene is a blast from the past from the Old Site - I bought into a couple of their offers - pretty good stuff/QPR IIRC
Last night at a backyard wedding.
Pedroncelli ‘18 rose
Filigree ‘17 Pinot Grigio
Shannon ridge ‘18 dalliance arabella Pinot Grigio
Lang Twins ‘18 moscato
Little vineyards band blend live
Aril ‘13 Syrah atlas peak
Robert hall ‘15 Cabernet Sauvignon
Dram of Clear Creek 2-yr Apple Brandy.
Upcoming offer over the past two days and today
@losthighwayz I hope it’s under 500 case production!
@klezman @losthighwayz
What, this isn’t Sunday night?
@klezman lol but you are probably correct!
@klezman @rjquillin Wednesday
2014 Stillwaters Syrah with burgers
2010 Harvest Moon Cabernet Sauvignon Buchignani Ranch
@WineDavid49 this would get me to temporarily suspend the WBM just long enough to hit “buy”. Just saying…
2019 Division Wine “Béton”. Cab franc blend and I wish I ordered more. No better time than now?
2008 Robert Craig CS Howell Mtn. A purchase from an RPM tour (sigh).
@jmdavidson1
One of my favorite Cabs. The RPM “vets” may not have enjoyed their time at RC but the Howell Mountain Cab was a revelation to me.
2010 WineSmith Cab Franc Lake County
2018 Sybille Kuntz Riesling Trocken, QbA.
Once & Future 2018 Zinfandel, Teldeschi Vineyard.
Berserker buy, I think. It’s good (day 2)
Missed it last year, so I got a case this year.
2011 Wellington Cab - Sonoma
2009 Tercero Syrah Thompson Vineyard
@TerceroWines would appreciate that when taking a sniff from almost every bottle we open, one of says “not corked!”
Oh yeah, this is delicious, too. Glad I held on to it for 6 years.
2009 Foppiano PS RRV. Another RPM tour purchase. Delizioso.
@jmdavidson1
Was that the futures bottle that was offered?
@rjquillin No, that was the 2012 Gianna’s Block.
@rjquillin or maybe the 2009.
@jmdavidson1 I think I’m remembering it was for three bottles, which, for me, suggests the '12 Gianna’s.
Drink up on the '09’s?
@jmdavidson1 @rjquillin
We bought a bottle of the 2009 Gianna’s Block on the 2014 tour. Still sitting on it. The 2012 Gianna’s Block was being sold as futures.
@chipgreen @rjquillin I dug out an old receipt, dated 08/04/2014, and see that we bought 2 of the 2009 and 3 of the 2012 futures, none of which we have opened yet.
2014 Iron Horse Estate chard. Served from the fridge which was a mistake. It was too cold and muted. Time in the glass definitely helped.
Scherrer 2013 PN. Perfume.
Smoked a couple of birds last night with a 2015 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Vieilles Vignes Clos des Briords
@ScottW58 Anything goes well with CheezIt.
With a wee dollup of Crest for dessert.
@rjquillin @ScottW58 I was going to mention that I usually use wood chips to smoke my poultry, and I’m curious how using the wine instead worked out.
@Mark_L @rjquillin wine makes everything better for that matter so do cheezit! I’m surprised you guys don’t know that
Cockamamie! I like it.
@radiolysis It is very good. Wish I had more.
Elyse Ficante (friends with benefits) - nice red blend of Portuguese varietals
1999 Esterlina Pinot Noir Romani Vineyards
Decided at 21 years this was legal to open. Still enjoyable, but a lot of sediment.
@Mark_L
Nice. I have one of those somewhere as well. I should probably dig it out and pop in my handy filtered pour spout.
@chipgreen Upon your ravings, I used one of those spouts. However, considerable fine sediment found its way into the glass (especially the last pour).
@Mark_L
Ravings? Haha, I have certainly promoted its use a number of times so I guess that’s not unfair. I’ve gone through a couple dozen of them because I end up giving them away all the time to people who are impressed with the amount of sediment they trap.
But yes, the mesh screen is only so fine and the smallest grains of sediment do get through. I usually try to be careful not to tip the bottle too much on that last pour for that very reason. Better to leave a few drops in the bottle than get a mouthful of sediment on the last sip. If there is a filtered pour spout that does a better job, I would love to know about it!
@chipgreen I did notice that the bottom of the spout has a small unfiltered opening. Perhaps I’ll try some means to block it and see if that might help.
1999 seems to be the year tonight - enjoy!
@ctmariner I can go with that…
1999 Astrale e Terra Arcturus
Covert Sage Estate 2014 Cab
Earlier, a big glass of Revelry while sitting on the balcony staring at the clear blue sky (full of helicopters filming the protests).
Now, Gruet Blanc de Noirs with Linguine Alfredo and Veal Parmigiano.
Oh my yes, linguine.
@karenhynes Takeout from your usual place?
@InFrom
Indeed!
With a Gino’s sausage patty pizza, love Pepper Bridge.
A future offering.
SakeOne “g joy” with home made sushi.
2013 Maroon Napa zin
2016 Anthill Farms Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
2015 Keller Estate Pinot Noir La Cruz Vineyard
2011 Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta with Flannery Hangers wonderful wine and great beef!
Pinot pre dinner with appetizers and hanging out.
Back in Salt Lake City for a weekend visit with the kids, first time in 2 1/2 months to my pre Covid regular residence.
2012 Wellington Petit Verdot with lamb chops. Loads of fruit, full body, tannins have mellowed. Perfect pairing.
Tart with red fruits and a medium finish. Didn’t give this much air and will need to remedy that the next go round. I preferred the 07 but this is still great QPR at $8.
Another future offering.
2007 Palmeri Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach Vineyard
with leftover Flannery hanger sandwiches with Point Reyes “Original” blue cheese from @Winedavid49 other site.
Opened a 2011 Wellington Estate Syrah to accompany some leftover grilled chicken from Saturday’s Labrat of the 2018 Stolpman Syrah. Didn’t have the freshness of the Stolpman, but very enjoyable. Not much left for tomorrow.
2010 Two Jakes Petite Sirah
@klezman how is this, ran in to 2 bottles while redoing my wine room
@rc70 Very good. Drink one soon and the other in 5 years or so, I’m thinking.
haven’t opened a bottle since shelter in place. every time i think about it, i make coffee…
you can see where my real addiction is.
gotta set an alarm or something, LOL
2012 Bonny Doon Vineyard Syrah X-Block Bien Nacido Vineyard with Kali burgers - delish!