Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
The French played with only 1.1 men?
CWD: What did you drink last night (or whenever)?
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The French played with only 1.1 men?
Zachary Ross
Zachary Ross
Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe.
Tristan Welles
Tristan Welles
The ship has long sailed on decimate. I have heard more than one person literate in both Greek and Latin use it in its 'modern' meaning.
Tristan Welles
Tristan Welles
Do you really believe the ethnic make up of the team was manipulated? By genes, people from Africa represent 1% to 4% of the population of Argentina. In my experience, sporting managers / coaches, in the year 2022, would play Beelzebub if they thought it slightly improved their chance of winning. They might be cynical about it. We are sure fed a lot of garbage these days, intended to divide human groups.
Larry Stein
Larry Stein
For Christmas dinner. A fine match with Prime Rib. Syrah/Grenache blend, no Mourvèdre. Grenache from Pallini Vineyard in Mendocino and Syrah from Durell Vineyard. Don't know the percentages (Steve, do you recall?) It spoke more of Syrah. Earth, bacon, olives, the usual Syrah descriptors. Started more earthy and the fruit came out to play after about 30 minutes. Structurally, it's ready to go. It may be on a plateau, but this is the time to drink it. Lovely wine.
Jim Hanlon
Jim Hanlon
Indeed, the meaning referred to here is described as "historical" in some dictionaries.
Steve Edmunds
Steve Edmunds
originally posted by Larry Stein:
For Christmas dinner. A fine match with Prime Rib. Syrah/Grenache blend, no Mourvèdre. Grenache from Pallini Vineyard in Mendocino and Syrah from Durell Vineyard. Don't know the percentages (Steve, do you recall?) It spoke more of Syrah. Earth, bacon, olives, the usual Syrah descriptors. Started more earthy and the fruit came out to play after about 30 minutes. Structurally, it's ready to go. It may be on a plateau, but this is the time to drink it. Lovely wine.
When Cornelia and I moved in 2014, I'm not sure what became of some of my winery notes from pre-2000; my recollection is that the '97 was very close to 2/3 Grenache, and 1/3 Syrah. Warm season, so fruit was pretty ripe.
Oswaldo Costa
Oswaldo Costa
It never crossed my mind that the ethnic make-up of the team was manipulated, only that of the country.
Oswaldo Costa
Oswaldo Costa
A word of warning to the AV-averse (or AVerse): since the 2019 had such a positive impact on distinguished disorderly palates, I looked for it and only found the 2020. Tasted last night, it was quite volatile. Not to the point of undrinkability, and it brought back fond memories of Verre des Poètes, which I used to appreciate before the last few vintages, which were also quite volatile. So, if anyone intends to load up the truck with the 2020 based on the 2019, give it a try first. If you are AVerse, of course. Otherwise, carry on as usual.
Ken Schramm
Ken Schramm
This was a delight. Magnificent fruit: freshness and vibrancy are completely in my sweet spot. 13.5%, fermentation w/native yeasts in cement, followed by 36 months in large French or Slavonian casks. Skurnik brings this in, but this bottle was purchased from a shop in Italy and shipped to Troy.
Captivating aromatics caught my attention before I poured the first glass. Arch-typistically Nebbiolo. Pretty much everything I have been trying to accomplish by buying near the source and having stuff shipped to me. I was worried it might be too soon, and that it might not have shed/integrated the oak, but that is in no way the case. Apprehension met with total glee. Gobsmacked. I have a few more bottles. I wish now I had gone deep. This is wine to love. Yowza.
Captivating aromatics caught my attention before I poured the first glass. Arch-typistically Nebbiolo. Pretty much everything I have been trying to accomplish by buying near the source and having stuff shipped to me. I was worried it might be too soon, and that it might not have shed/integrated the oak, but that is in no way the case. Apprehension met with total glee. Gobsmacked. I have a few more bottles. I wish now I had gone deep. This is wine to love. Yowza.
Peter Creasey
Peter Creasey
Ken, an upscale Italian restaurateur steered me to Gattinara many years ago. Quite affordable at that time. And my recollection is that the Gattinaras I've had easily measure up to your description and high praise.
Fond memories of Gattinaras.
. . . . . Pete
Fond memories of Gattinaras.
. . . . . Pete
Steve Guattery
Steve Guattery
Had a bottle of the 2012 basic Antoniolo Gattinara at a restaurant in Gattinara shortly after Thanksgiving. While not the gobsmacking delight that Ken's single-vineyard wine was, this bottle was an excellent, thoroughly enjoyable wine. 14% alcohol.
Our Thanksgiving Day wine was a Gaggiano 2018 Bramaterra "Gervasio". Lovely nose, it showed a little young but went well with the local cuisine. 12.5% alcohol. I don't know if anyone imports it, but it's something I'd buy if it was available in the U.S.
originally posted by Steve Guattery:
Our Thanksgiving Day wine was a Gaggiano 2018 Bramaterra "Gervasio". Lovely nose, it showed a little young but went well with the local cuisine. 12.5% alcohol. I don't know if anyone imports it, but it's something I'd buy if it was available in the U.S.
According to wine-searcher, you can get the 2017 from a store in NC. No idea if it’s a direct import or not. Maybe VLM has some insight.
Mark Lipton
scottreiner
scott reiner
I had the 04 last Thursday, a little dumbed down, read young. I would definitely hold for a decade.
Jim Hanlon
Jim Hanlon
2021 Scar of the Sea Bassi Vineyard Syrah. My first taste after a dry January, so take that into account. But this is the first California Syrah I've ever tasted that reminds me of a young ESJ Syrah (other than young ESJ Syrah, of course). Acid, nice chalky tannin, darker Syrah fruit that's fresh and not roasted. 11.8% ABV. From a vineyard near Avila Beach, about 1.2 miles from the Pacific. There's a new AVA down there -- the SLO Coast. (San Luis Obispo) Good AVA name. Really exciting wine. Look forward to trying more from the producer. Highly recommended.
Jim Hanlon
Jim Hanlon
2021 Extradimensional Wine Co. Full King Crab: I'm an enthusiastic follower of Hardy Wallace's work, even if I don't quite have a great sense of it yet. Dirty & Rowdy was pretty straightforward -- winery built on California Mourvedre, which no one had really taken up, particularly with Hardy's light-handed style. Now that's done, and it's on to Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah. Frankly, there aren't too many folks who could name a winery that and get me to sign up. But Hardy is one of them, and I appreciate his quirkiness. And it's not just the name. Most of the wines are now pretty wild blends, that have no grounding in terroir or winemaking tradition. Often four or more varieties, from completely different places. Blending is an art, and I'm there for it with Hardy. I also get how it's a smart way to run a winery when you don't own land.
That said, I am mostly a terroir person, as I expect is true for most/all Disorderlies. So it was nice to spend some time with this Full King Crab. It's named after graffiti in a restaurant bathroom ("Order the full king crab!" or something like that). The wine is entirely from Brosseau Vineyard in Chalone AVA. Chard, Chenin, and Pinot Blanc. This reminded me a bit of a California version of the Marcel Deiss vineyard blends. I've had my share of Brosseau wines over the years, and this bottle did a great job of capturing the vineyard. It was firmly grounded in place. I'm all for the mad scientist blending, but I hope that Hardy keeps some of these wines in his rotation as well. I expect he will. I didn't have it with crab, king or otherwise, but that would be great. I did have it with roast chicken, and that worked too.
That said, I am mostly a terroir person, as I expect is true for most/all Disorderlies. So it was nice to spend some time with this Full King Crab. It's named after graffiti in a restaurant bathroom ("Order the full king crab!" or something like that). The wine is entirely from Brosseau Vineyard in Chalone AVA. Chard, Chenin, and Pinot Blanc. This reminded me a bit of a California version of the Marcel Deiss vineyard blends. I've had my share of Brosseau wines over the years, and this bottle did a great job of capturing the vineyard. It was firmly grounded in place. I'm all for the mad scientist blending, but I hope that Hardy keeps some of these wines in his rotation as well. I expect he will. I didn't have it with crab, king or otherwise, but that would be great. I did have it with roast chicken, and that worked too.
Jim Hanlon
Jim Hanlon
2012 Puffeney Poulsard M: Decided to open this at home for my birthday yesterday. (Neal Rosenthal and Jacques Puffeney were born on the same day, a small, sentimental detail that makes me think of Puffeney and birthdays.) Damn this is real wine. Initially taut, opens up over an hour or so to be structured, pure, and beautiful. Strict, almost in a Nebbiolo-like manner. Early in this wine's life. Hopefully I'm still celebrating birthdays when it reaches its peak, which is probably still decades away, at least for my palate.
Jean had a tough day today: meetings throughout the morning and at 3 pm her mother passed away. A good dinner was called for, so some venison chops were defrosted, potatoes roasted, bok choy sautéed and a good bottle pulled from the cellar. 2009 Gonon St Joseph met the needs of the moment, an intoxicating mix of primary fruit, green olive and leather in a medium-weight package framed by tart acidity. It was a treat with the venison and stood up easily to the flavors. Clearly it has another decade of development ahead of it, but tonight it was just what the doctor ordered, literally.
ETA: no idea why it came in sideways. Oh, well
Jayson Cohen
Jayson Cohen
originally posted by MLipton:
Jean had a tough day today: meetings throughout the morning and at 3 pm her mother passed away. A good dinner was called for, so some venison chops were defrosted, potatoes roasted, bok choy sautéed and a good bottle pulled from the cellar. 2009 Gonon St Joseph met the needs of the moment, an intoxicating mix of primary fruit, green olive and leather in a medium-weight package framed by tart acidity. It was a treat with the venison and stood up easily to the flavors. Clearly it has another decade of development ahead of it, but tonight it was just what the doctor ordered, literally.
ETA: no idea why it came in sideways. Oh, well
Sorry for Jean’s loss and yours.
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
I offer my condolences, as well.