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Highly recommend Pleasantry, natural wine bar and restaurant - really well executed food and the best wine list in town. Also ‘Please’ which is a little more experimental. Both downtown / OTR. Salazar and Mita as well. Boca and Sotto are also great for Italian. The Party Source across the river...

Anyone know Lustua's lot coding system? I just pick up a bottle of 'Lustau Almacenista' Fino del Puerto Jose Luis Gonzalez Obregon with #L0071. Unsure of storage...Is this 11 years old?

Long live real wine!

Track down a SNAPS and it gets even better...

Dry. 13%. Ripping acidity, chalk and yellow apples and an intriguing edge of funk (VA?) that I loved. Some wont. A bit awkward on the finish, but geez, this is like 11 bucks. Fresh and happy and vigorous and pure - with time, it softened up a bit and continued to develop floral aromatics and...

Chateau Musar red/whites? Pineau d'Aunis (Puzelat or Bellivire) makes me think of typical middle-eastern spices (cinnamon, cardamom, allspice too). Good Beaujolais too.

I've been impressed by the value of Jakob Schneider's basic Kabinett (Nahe) - esp the red fruit it brings. Could be a good match with the sauce. For more power and concentration, maybe move to his sptlesen (Hermannshhle?).

The wine is en route from Chambers to me. 600 miles. I will open it and report back as soon as I fucking can... thanks!

I just snagged a few of this new 2nd restock - and will post notes when I get the courage to try one..

Totally agree here. Except for maybe No Surprises.

I had my first Bouchard, the 'Val Vilaine' BdN (2006 i think?) with Thanksgiving this year and it was big, open and lip-smackin' good. Perfect with the meal - turned out to be a better partner than the 06 Foillard Cote de Py we had alongside it. I have to agree it's definitely a more vinous...

ya...the naim/linn/flat earth heads are awesomely geeked. exhibit 1, this "phase 4" mana acoustics isolation shelving... http://www.audiodoo.de/uploads/tx_pnmaudiodoo/showroom/147_4731_01.JPG

I had a bottle of the same wine (my first poulsard) this weekend and was blown away by the fresh-off-the-vine-into-the glass fruit. Definitely some upright tannins on this one, but thoroughly enjoyable now. Awesome pure wine, and you're right - perfect for fall...