Recent content by Zachary Ross

It's enough to make one believe in progress.

Fucking Albanians!!!!

So interesting regarding the 2012 La Grande Colline Cornas. The one bottle I had years ago was a gout de souris disaster. Glad you got a good bottle.

I bought two cases of Richard Rottiers Moulin a Vent -- one of the 2022 Thorins, and one 2023 Dernier Souffle. I really enjoy these wines. And I faultlessly bought one case of 2018 Clos Cibonne Tibouren Cuvée Spéciale des Vignettes at auction for a very low price, only bidder, Eden-style. I...

As Jeff lays out above, "Dull When Put In Mouth". I'm with you both on Bitchin' Carmarans and the price point. I thought Alive was interesting but have preferred other wines in Gravillas's portfolio.

This was so fun, what a great evening. I posted this on the other bored: Wow! A lot of great wines. I think we all expected the 99 Verset and 99 Allemand magnums to reign supreme, but the wines that showed best to me were the 99 Barge and 99 Gallet - both were so in the zone, the Gallet being...

The magnitude of the opportunity cost matters. A few hundred dollars won't change my life; $300,000 would.

2018 Richard Rottiers Moulin-a-Vent Champ de Cour last night was lovely - fresh, nicely proportioned, delicious. 12.5% abv, if memory serves me. Thanks to comrade Brézème for the Rottiers tip.

It's already in Webster's. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tariff

Nice that you still have (had?) some of this Gravillas. I drank all of mine some time ago, and also a bottle of the 2023 in Paris over the xmas holidays (just as good as 2022). Haven't seen this particular wine stateside since CSW's first offering.

Jack the Ripper.

I have been watching it via a dodgy streaming site, which has the benefit of being able to avoid the American broadcast.

I agree. I prefer 1998 to 1999 in general. A recent large Northern Rhone dinner had the 98 Gallet, 98 Barge Cote Brune, and 98 Jamet Cote Brune as showstoppers.

Great notes Yule! Lots of good-sounding wines. I was "not bad" on the 2001 Chave, damning with faint praise. My notes from that evening: https://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=57599

Glad you're still enjoying the Gravillas; I drank the last of mine some time ago. I am not sure if Chambers Street ever brought in the 2023, but if they do I would surely buy some.