Bobby, was that Pahlmyer their proprietary red or merlot (IIRC the merlot is a green label?)?
Either way, that dude can make some killer wine.
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Bobby, was that Pahlmyer their proprietary red or merlot (IIRC the merlot is a green label?)?
Either way, that dude can make some killer wine.
It was the Cab.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLtlwAGZx6U
Speaking of Merlot I just grabbed 6 bottles of the latest 2018 Enclos de Viaud from garagiste.
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Ha! I love that movie so much. "Take it easy Myles, here, have some agua fria..."Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Stainless
I will say though, Pahlmeyer and Duckhorn make about the best Merlots I've ever had.
beaujolais. 10/10. and cheap.
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Ever since the Beaujolais Festival of aught-six I cannot fathom cracking another bottle.
Let's get serious.
Price point be damned; best of varietals, blends, etc. IYHO
I'll open with the 2006 Cakebread Merlot, since the relatively fresh in the thread (Beaujolais aren't real wine): better than any Duckhorn I've tasted so far, although the 3 palm are pretty darn good.
Fun approach.
I celebrate the entire Cakebread offering so you don’t have to convince me, however I’ll still place Duckhorn’s regular merlot slightly above theirs (3 Palms is outstanding), but I’ll still place Pahlmeyer’s above all of em.
Have to acknowledge that subsequent Cakebread merlots have not come close; must slurp the Pahlmeyer merlot.
Cab: Ridge Monte Bello, pretty much any vintage
Zin: Ridge Geyserville 2009
Ya'll showing that you're a bunch of old fucks who confuse Beajoulais Nouveau you drank as a dentist in the 80s is representative of modern Beajoulais. Drink a bottle of Morgon Cote du Py by Foillard with 5-10 years on it and tell me it's not real wine.
Chenin blanc (dry styles -- i consider dessert wines a whole nother category)-- Domaine Guiberteau, Breze cuvee. You probably can't find '90 anymore. But '14 is damn good too.Quote:
Originally Posted by PB
Guilty as charged; suggested sources?Quote:
Originally Posted by doebedoe
Fair enough, but I didn’t become a dentist until the later aughts so I may have some catch up to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by doebedoe
Back to best at any any price IYHO: I will always love and cherish some Anomaly Vineyards cab - last I cracked was an ‘07.
That and any Patricia Green or Lemelson Vineyards Pinot Noir - a virtual tie no matter the vintage.
Foreau Goutte d'Or? I think we still have a few bottles stashed from the 90s.Quote:
Originally Posted by doebedoe
Then Coulee de Serrant? I've only had that once. Killer.
Heh. Was thinking the same. Love some Beaujolais from time to timeQuote:
Originally Posted by doebedoe
There are so many wines that get a bad rap because you’re drinking the cheap, only-available-in-America version or something, and then you go to the source (or at least near the source), and have some good versions, and you’re like “oh now I get what they’re talking about”. Beaujolais, (because people often have a nouveau), Chablis, Riesling, Chianti and some others I’m not remembering right now fall into this category.
Straw basket Chianti is really good isn’t it[emoji1]
I’ll take that a step further if you don’t mind; not just varietals, but entire regions.Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
I’ve been blown away by some wines from Czech Republic, and despite much preconceived notions, areas like North Georgia/Western NC mountains, The Upstate, and Idaho.
^^^ Exactly.
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Bonny Doon is always worth a stop in.
I'd say start with the "Gang of Four" producers since even they aren't that pricey -- Lapierre, Foillard, Breton, Jean-Paul Thévenet. Depending on your preferred styles, just start tasting various cru beajoulais -- https://flatiron-wines.com/blogs/the...-of-beaujolais . Prices for cru beajoulais are up a good bit in recent years but still very affordable compared to most other regions. My weakness is Morgon and since my buddy distributes Georges Descombes I drink a good bit of his wines.Quote:
Originally Posted by PB
And -- some of these folks even make a nouveau with drinking. In the right time and place.
My local liquor store found it and ordered it for me... damn good $10 bottle of wine.Quote:
Originally Posted by skaredshtles
Thanks for the heads-up!
So who’s buying a Chateau Margaux vertical from Garagiste?
FIRST COME FIRST SERVED up to the stated limit/person until we run out:
Chateau Margaux 6 Bottle Vertical – 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 – 6 x 750ml (Bordeaux) - $6,978.74
LIMIT 3/person (18 total bottles)
(6 bottles, all original condition from the Chateau cellar; the 1996 is one of the greatest bottles ever produced in Bordeaux, just ask my nephew Michael about this wine; 1996 (NM100), 2000 (WA100)(JD100), 2003 (WA98), 2005 (JS100), 2009 (WA99), 2010 (JS100) )
Chateau Margaux 3 Magnum Vertical – 2005, 2009, 2010 – 3 x 1.5lt (Bordeaux) - $6,876.43
LIMIT 3/person (9 total magnums)
(3 magnums, all original condition from the Chateau cellar)
Chateau Margaux 3 Double Magnum Vertical – 2005, 2009, 2010 – 3 x 3.0lt (Bordeaux) - $16,918.60
LIMIT 1/person (3 total double magnums)
(3 double magnums, all original condition from the Chateau cellar)
Chateau “100pt” Collection – 6 x 100pt examples from around Bordeaux 6 x 750ml (Bordeaux) - $2,870.64
LIMIT 6/person (36 total bottles)
(6 bottles, 1 x 750ml each: 2009 Smith Haut Lafite (WA100), 2009 Leoville-Poyferre (WA100), 2010 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion (JS100), 2010 Chateau Montrose (WA100), 2010 Leoville Barton (WE100), 2016 Cos d’Estournel (WA100) )
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Ha! Saw that this morning - real investors selection there.Quote:
Originally Posted by neufox47
“I just finished a bottle of Old CrowQuote:
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I just bought a case of Chateau Margaux - not the 95, the 96”
I started out on Burgundy.
But I just never got to the harder stuff.
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Delicious. Balanced. Red fruit, mostly cherry, and leather. I’m sure it would change with age but didn’t feel like it wasn’t ready.
^^^ That's a cool bottle!
Back before the me too era we used to describe barbaresco as being more feminine in style and barolo more masculine. The hallmark nebbiolo tannin is still present but usually not in the abundance that it is in barolo. Plus that 2015 vintage was so warm throughout Europe that it made the all the premium stuff feel plump and generous with fruit which served to further obscure some of the tannin.
Opened this up last night, called the store in the morning first thing to get more and they're out! Mon dieu, fuck.
https://www.morenaturalwine.com/prod...dos-dchat-2019
I wish i could drink Jura and cru Beaujolais reds like...4x a week and still have a pocketbook.Quote:
Originally Posted by ml242
Will say -- for value-Beaujolais, this hit the spot at <$20 at Costco.
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I have this one on deck!Quote:
Originally Posted by doebedoe
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=3950397
ETA: no luck finding that one in Quebec. :/
Mmmmm how was it?Quote:
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The pandemic and interesting allocation/demographic situation in Baltimore, as well as help from some friends, has allowed us to expand our palates over the last year.
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Friends of ours own a killer little bistro that they pivoted into a speciality grocer and bottle shop. They were the ones that convinced me there was more complexity in a bottle of wine than you could ever find in a cocktail. It's worth listening when they say something shouldn't be missed. This bottle shifted my perspective in a big way. Ulli Stein is well worth a read on his own.
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We're still new to wine so I approach importers like I did record labels in my teens. The blue label is 70 y/o Elbling from the Mosel. Far left is a producer that sources fruit from old vines/trees on Long Island, lots of fun.
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I thought I would try some northern France as well. Two bottles on the left are Haut-Rhin, I have liked everything from Binner I have tried. The four on the right are Bas-Rhin. I have yet to find a Riesling that I like from Alsace, there is an off-note at the end that I still cannot identify. The skin contact Gewürztraminer to the right was a fucking party.
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I love acidity in all things but wanted to learn what a bit of sugar can do as well. Still excellent minerality.
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Wife's birthday at home. The left bottle is Instagram candy, it was good with the oyster and killer with the lobster tail. Anders Steen was the original som for Noma, again someone to read about if you're interested. Right is 2019 bottling from 120 y/o Riesling vines. Occasionally I feel guilt over opening some of these bottles so young but it's hard to get them to set aside without knowing. For sure the best Riesling we've tasted so far. We have another for an anniversary in the future.
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Wife's birthday at the Dabney. I really enjoy these bottles of Cru/GG grapes that don't make the cut.
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Dry Gewürztraminer from S. Alsace. Best bottle we had this spring.
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And some domestic action for this thread. A local shop downtown that mostly sells value wines had a case of these half bottles stashed in the back. After trying one we bought the whole case, they have been killer picnic wine this summer.
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Last photo. Pre-pandemic, I would pull a shift or two behind the bar at a big name restaurant for some extra cash. This was the owner's gift to the staff before Christmas 2019. I didn't get it then and still wouldn't fully appreciate it now but found the Potel my preference.
Deelish. More carmel than botrytis bite, softer than the '83. I hoarded this one for myself and wife.Quote:
Originally Posted by neufox47
Love that you're still crushing 80s Doisy Daene, buster! That's what winning looks like right there, kids.
I like Climens a lot, but DD, Raymond Lafon and de Fargues have been better values.
I'll buy Guiraud and Lafaurie-Peyraguey if I can find a good deal.
But someone at Suduiraut has gone nuts with the orange peel candy machine.
Picked up half a case of shiners from Last Bottle, 2015 Pinot from the Santa Maria Valley, $16 a bottle shipped. Often shiners have been recorked to protect the identity but not these. Turns out it is Grevino’s Estate Pinot. Wish I’d bought a case or two.
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Cracked a couple last night that had been sitting awhile. Set up well. Attachment 388214
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Fun stuff, Art. Two of my favorite valleys and I'd be curious to know the general thoughts on both bottles given the same year (yes I'm aware of the million other variables before the pedants get in)