Simply...The Wine Thread

[branman1986]

2006 Grillet...it's outstanding, in a great place. Shame this has gone up in price so much, used to be reasonable, but now it's gone way way up :(

[BNA/LION]

I'm not sure if you Wine O's know about this website... http://www.plummarket.com/store/

Plum Market has some Great Brands of Wine and other Spirts and Good Prices!

If you are interested in trying the Dolce I posted above, Great Price!
http://www.plummarket.com/store/2010...ley-375ml.html

[RHIII]

One of my favorites...has held up PHENOMENALLY!!




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[rr-nyc]

Originally Posted by fusionstorm

Damn good time last night celebrating my 10th anniversary with my beloved wife. Truffle tasting menu at Gary Danko for both of us, paired with some of this......

Happy anniversary. DRC La Tache.... wow

[branman1986]

Awesome, I don't have any older vintage PM, just stuff from about 2007 on. The bordeaux blends are all sleeping :) Glad to see they're ageing well.

[incontrol]

Originally Posted by RHIII

One of my favorites...has held up PHENOMENALLY!!




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Good to hear. I have some of these but all much younger.


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[ppbskis]

Originally Posted by incontrol

Good to hear. I have some of these but all much younger.


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I recently spent several days in Calistoga, can't wait to go back and use the info gleaned from these posts.


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[mjclark32]

Had some good ones over the weekend. Brought an 09 Silver Oak and a Prisoner to a BYOB Saturday night. Sunday night cooked in and finished off the Prisoner and had a 13' Clos du Val (first time I've had it).
Great weekend, hope you all enjoyed yours as well

[branman1986]

Tonight, 2007 Carlisle PS. IMHO, they set the standard for the daily drinker.

[limenko]

Magnums for Xmas.

[branman1986]

Oh, just a mag of Raveneau...

[limenko]

Originally Posted by branman1986

Oh, just a mag of Raveneau...

MDT is my favourite Rav, whenever i see it, no matter what the vintage I find it hard to resist.

[G8RDPM]

Originally Posted by BNALION

I'm not sure if you Wine O's know about this website... http://www.plummarket.com/store/

Plum Market has some Great Brands of Wine and other Spirts and Good Prices!

If you are interested in trying the Dolce I posted above, Great Price!
http://www.plummarket.com/store/2010...ley-375ml.html

Thank you,Larry!
The price is a lot lower than I pay in the FN wine club.

[offrdmania]

I'm a bit biased. Just picked up the labels and will be bottling next month. It's been on French oak for 18 months. It has an amazing nose, inky black color and a surprisingly soft finish.





I also just finished up a port comprised of 5 Portuguese varietals and some left over Zinfandel for fruitiness. I'm currently cold settling it and will be putting it on oak shortly for the next 12-16 months.



I also have a Petite Sirah finishing up Malolactic right now which will also be going into oak soon.

[offrdmania]

Originally Posted by limenko

Magnums for Xmas.

That's a tough drink. Unless they have been refrigerated, whites tend to turn after about 2-3 years.

[limenko]

Originally Posted by offrdmania

That's a tough drink. Unless the have been refrigerated, whites tend to turn after about 2-3 years.

Depends on how you cellar it.

Wines like semillon change significantly with age and get a lot better. Same with a lot of grand cru chablis, drinking those young is heavy going due to use of new oak. Riesling can age for a long time too I recently had a bottle of Trimbach 1990 Clos Ste Hune and it was out of this world.

[offrdmania]

Originally Posted by limenko

Depends on how you cellar it.

Wines like semillon change significantly with age and get a lot better. Same with a lot of grand cru chablis, drinking those young is heavy going due to use of new oak. Riesling can age for a long time too I recently had a bottle of Trimbach 1990 Clos Ste Hune and it was out of this world.

I just had a nice Australian Riesling the other night that was given to me. It was a 2014 and was outstanding. Whites are hit and miss when it comes to aging unless you know exactly where they have been all of their life. They arent as stable as a red and usually dont age accordingly.

[RHIII]

Originally Posted by limenko

Depends on how you cellar it.



Wines like semillon change significantly with age and get a lot better. Same with a lot of grand cru chablis, drinking those young is heavy going due to use of new oak. Riesling can age for a long time too I recently had a bottle of Trimbach 1990 Clos Ste Hune and it was out of this world.

Spot on -- opened this beauty this past weekend with friends -- and it was SPECTACULAR




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[RHIII]

This one was pretty tasty as well!

Such a different style back then!!!

Cheers all!!




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[GerardoG]

Starting with something simple tonight. Pascual Toso/Malbec/Argentina

[offrdmania]

A nice free run blend with dinner tonight. So soft and smooth.

[branman1986]

Originally Posted by limenko

Depends on how you cellar it.

Wines like semillon change significantly with age and get a lot better. Same with a lot of grand cru chablis, drinking those young is heavy going due to use of new oak. Riesling can age for a long time too I recently had a bottle of Trimbach 1990 Clos Ste Hune and it was out of this world.

I think he's joking

[branman1986]

Originally Posted by RHIII

This one was pretty tasty as well!

Such a different style back then!!!

Cheers all!!



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Way different! Respectfully, the recent vintages have been koolaid with ridiculous RS. It's a manufactured wine these days, but the American palate loves sugar so more power to em. I'm a little inebriated, so I should probably get off my soap box ;)

[limenko]

Just at Xmas lunch and keeping to the magnum theme to kick festivities off. This one is a very fresh 15

[branman1986]

Originally Posted by offrdmania

I just had a nice Australian Riesling the other night that was given to me. It was a 2014 and was outstanding. Whites are hit and miss when it comes to aging unless you know exactly where they have been all of their life. They arent as stable as a red and usually dont age accordingly.

Sorry, I missed this post. Whaaaaaaaaaaat on earth? 1979 Le Montrachets are perfection right now...79 champers are money too...Acid is the ageability backbone to whites as tannin is to reds. No self respecting white burg or decent white for that matter should be ready to drink until at least ten years. White Rhones need 20 years or you're missing the point!

[branman1986]

Originally Posted by limenko

Just at Xmas lunch and keeping to the magnum theme to kick festivities off. This one is a very fresh 15

You drink cool wine

[branman1986]

Had a 12 Oakville Ranch Cab Franc and a 12 Turley Pesenti tonight. Both good, but the Cab Franc needed a few more years in bottle.

Sorry for my drunk ranting last night - I'm paying for it today!

[fusionstorm]

Gents, with regards to French whites and their ageability, I'd suggest you research "premox", which is short for premature oxidation. Major issue that affects a noticeable number of vintages, unfortunately.

[Lawman77]

I know. You're better than all of us "noobs."
#sorich

[Rock]

"Blandy's Madeira"
Product of the Island of Madeira, Portugal.
I have been a keen aficionado of fortified wines all my life. Australia makes some wonderful fortifieds but for a change I am drinking this one from Portugal, courtesy of my good mate Gary. Best with great crumbly cheeses, but tonight just a glass on its own.