Recent vintages you went long on

originally posted by Florida Jim:
Lee,
Always good to hear someone else pleased with 2019 Oregon. I too, spent some money there, although I stuck with a single producer so probably not the same thing.
Best, Jim
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It is their first coolish vintage since 2011. I’m very happy with the few 2019 Oregon wines I’ve tried so far and think the vintage character would appeal to the peeps here on WD. Ripeness with lower alcohols is a nice thing. Apologies for the generalizations.

If you are reading this Vincent F, we drank a bottle of the 18 Redford Wetle Pinot Noir this week that was outstanding. Maybe my favorite of your PNs I’ve tried so far (unfortunately limited to about 7 or 8 at this point). Not too familiar with this vineyard, but MJ and I both loved it. Kudos!
 
originally posted by mark e:
Curious if anyone has comments on Hope Well.
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that's been on my list to try ( for too long )
recommended by my friendly neighborhood meilleurs ouvriers de france sommelier, given my preferences in the region
 
Mark, no comments on Hope Well. Too many good wineries in Oregon these days to try them all.

I had stopped buying Evesham Wood when Russ Raney retired. Revisited them a couple of years ago, and found that they were still worth drinking.
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
originally posted by Lee Short:

I bought from Vincent, Kelley Fox, Championship Bottle, Goodfellow, Twill, Evesham Wood, and Martin Woods. Even squeezed in a few bottle of Thomas.
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I'm tasting Vincent's wines now. I buy from Arterberry Maresh and Kelley Fox regularly. I've had Goodfellow wines from time to time but they've been hard to get. Ditto Thomas. I don't know Martin Woods at all.

Re nebbiolo, yes to Vajra but I'm very happy to go Alte: Ghemme, Gattinara, etc.
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I have good local access to Goodfellow — though now I’m buying from the list.

I did also pick up some Arterberry Maresh in 2019, now that you remind me. And a couple of bottles of his new Chardonnay project, Tan Fruit.

Did you buy any of the Kelley Fox vermouth? A must purchase, IMO. It drinks as sort of as a less-bitter, low-alcohol amaro. Fantastic aromatics.
 
originally posted by mark e:
Curious if anyone has comments on Hope Well.
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Very nice Pinots, bit spendy but alas no more. She's selling the last harvest of white wines direct now and has sold the vineyard so no more red under that label, at least from that vineyard.
 
originally posted by Lee Short:
Did you buy any of the Kelley Fox vermouth? A must purchase, IMO. It drinks as sort of as a less-bitter, low-alcohol amaro. Fantastic aromatics.
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I hadn't but now I did. Thanks!
 
originally posted by Lee Short:
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
originally posted by Lee Short:

I bought from Vincent, Kelley Fox, Championship Bottle, Goodfellow, Twill, Evesham Wood, and Martin Woods. Even squeezed in a few bottle of Thomas.
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I'm tasting Vincent's wines now. I buy from Arterberry Maresh and Kelley Fox regularly. I've had Goodfellow wines from time to time but they've been hard to get. Ditto Thomas. I don't know Martin Woods at all.

Re nebbiolo, yes to Vajra but I'm very happy to go Alte: Ghemme, Gattinara, etc.
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I have good local access to Goodfellow — though now I’m buying from the list.

I did also pick up some Arterberry Maresh in 2019, now that you remind me. And a couple of bottles of his new Chardonnay project, Tan Fruit.

Did you buy any of the Kelley Fox vermouth? A must purchase, IMO. It drinks as sort of as a less-bitter, low-alcohol amaro. Fantastic aromatics.
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I just received an email offer for the 2019 Arteberry Maresh Maresh Pinot Noir. $78.99??? Yikes!

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by MLipton:

I just received an email offer for the 2019 Arteberry Maresh Maresh Pinot Noir. $78.99??? Yikes!

Mark Lipton
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Look for the “Old Vines” Pinot Noir for the value play at this address.
 
We do not go long on vintages since 2010 red Burgundy days. We have enough wine to last for a good while so less need to continue exploring. We are in our 60's and thus in the appreciation phase but still do not buy green bananas as they often don't ripen sufficiently

Wine in cellar has decreased ~20% over the last 4-5 years thru selling a little wine that holds less happiness for us and simply restricting purchases to producers we love (either for sentimental reasons or dang they make super good wine) or occasionally thinking it sure would be quite interesting to try Magnin's mondeuse or Ulli Stein's cabernet. Tempted to try 2019 Oregon pinot noir. We also will buy wines that David or Jamie tell us to....

We try to stay committed to the gradual decrease but remain fascinated about how folks can make such wonders from a mere grape. We usually drink wine nightly but this appeal is only magnified when one has not had a sip for a week or so and then break fast like last night with the 2002 Lafarge Caillerets (yes, i do acknowledge this tidbit is inserted in the wrong thread) and are struck dumb by its magic

and we do not worry if there is any left over in the long run as it should not be hard to get good wine into the hands of appreciative souls (not selling for profit but family and friends and even folks you know would relish the chance to sample)
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by Jay Miller:

Probably 2005 red Burgundy was the last one.
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+1 (and did I live to regret it)
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I think it's far too early to talk of regrets. Another 10 years will hopefully tell the tale one way or the other.
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mine ( in the village category ) are waking up nicely

e.g. gevrey from lucien (yes, lucien, that's not a typo) boillot a year ago was gorgeous

and then there is this negociant that Jay likes...
 
originally posted by Jim Hanlon:
The issue of right-sizing a cellar can be difficult, and is for me. My wife doesn't drink, so consumption is just me and bottles shared with others. I suppose the latter will pick back up after Covid (whatever that means) and as my kids get older. But realistically, I'm opening 150 bottles a year, or less. More than that, and I'm drinking too much.

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This is a good template for me. I could reasonably double my cellar size, but I'd prefer to half it, mostly for purposes of mobility. A big cellar is a big encumbrance, unless you're well-resourced. My idea these days is to let attrition take its course, making exception for a few wines that are highly-leveraged, with respect to benefits of long aging. A sampling of these will be nice to have down the road, and the balance of my personal demand can be met by opportunistic back-filling, or whim-buying for near-term drinking. It's all about trade-offs.
 
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