the new what did u drink tonite thread

'16 Domaine L'Oratoire St Martin Carainne Reserve des Seigneurs Been a while since we've had a southern Rhone and this does great. The Mourvedre is fully present but not overpowering. Great balance, old vine vinousity. Generally, Cairanne is the one CdR that needs earlier drinking to me, but this is an exception - I think this was somewhat early - would have enjoyed further in maybe five years?

Love these old line traditional producers.
 
'95 Druet Bourgueil Vaumoreau

I hand a glass to the Mme and within three seconds she says "Bourgueil". Who does that? With a thirty year old bottle? Not even knowing that I had that bottle?

It's a nice bottle, and a nice cap to Thanksgiving weekend wines. Nothing insane, just liquid calm, lovely light color, a sappy core of aged leafy CF, classic leather, woodsmoke, dirt, black pepper, a walk in the November woods, early on some (but not a lot) of acid thrust which got lost somewhat with air. On its decline, but very enjoyable nevertheless.
 
originally posted by BJ:
I hand a glass to the Mme and within three seconds she says "Bourgueil". Who does that? With a thirty year old bottle? Not even knowing that I had that bottle?
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Well, based on your notes, it doesn't seem completely out of character. I'm not sure she would even think to consider "Argentine Malbec", regardless of what aromas came from the glass.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by BJ:
I hand a glass to the Mme and within three seconds she says "Bourgueil". Who does that? With a thirty year old bottle? Not even knowing that I had that bottle?
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Well, based on your notes, it doesn't seem completely out of character. I'm not sure she would even think to consider "Argentine Malbec", regardless of what aromas came from the glass.
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The question is, does the pattern recognition apply to the wine or the hubby?
 
Hahaha. This gave the Mme a good laugh.

In all seriousness, the Mme is an excellent taster, far better than me. She is regularly dialed. I recently did an around-France white tasting for some family and she got every region and varietal.
 
originally posted by BJ:
Hahaha. This gave the Mme a good laugh.

In all seriousness, the Mme is an excellent taster, far better than me. She is regularly dialed. I recently did an around-France white tasting for some family and she got every region and varietal.
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Kudos!
 
originally posted by BJ:
'95 Druet Bourgueil Vaumoreau

I hand a glass to the Mme and within three seconds she says "Bourgueil". Who does that? With a thirty year old bottle? Not even knowing that I had that bottle?
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because this is upper benais [ 95% certain, brother connell would know for sure, but even if this spills into restigne the section should be nearly identical ] and that is where your archetypal bourgueil with a linear profile of white chalk a.k.a. middle turonian tuffeau with shallow topsoil is defined according to the glossary in the back of the book they have allegedly written about wine disorder according to the other thread.
the right coast has been overdosing on the wonderful wines of stephane guion thanks to chambers street (entirely textbook benais); perhaps the Mme has had the pleasure as well through your auspices?
another great exposure to the style is breton's clos senechal but, depending on vintage/age it can take a good hour of air for the tuffeau to obliterate the wine's other prodigious features
 
The last of eleven bottles of 1997 Dönnhoff Schlossböokelheimer Kupfergrube Riesling Spätlese Nahe 9.0% consumed over the last eight years was, as last bottles can be in the lore of the folk, absolutely glorious. So glorious that I forced myself to type the name.

Pristine color, still exuberant in fruitiness, but with plenty of complexity. At this point in the curve it shows a mature restraint that, thankfully, understated that varietal character that can often be too obvious. The unimposing Riesling character thus functioned more like a foundation upon which to build a towering edifice, truly a high-rise of flavor. Impressive stuff.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
1997 Dönnhoff Schlossböokelheimer Kupfergrube Riesling Spätlese Nahe 9.0% consumed over the last eight years was, as last bottles can be in the lore of the folk, absolutely glorious. So glorious that I forced myself to type the name.
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Not glorious enough to get it right, I guess. Is one typo the equivalent of 99/100 points?
 
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Yup!
 
For several years I've been holding a magnum of 2015 Andi Knauss "Without All" with the Selection Massale back label. Since no bored member has deigned to show up in Lisbon, I decided to open it. With a modicum of spite, but with much nostalgia for the days when these two names made frequent appearances here.

The wine itself, over three evenings, was a bit frizzy on the first two, with delicate and pleasing flavors reminiscent of patchouli and Oolong. Must have seen better days when the fruit was younger, but discharged itself with dignity, especially considering that its without all-ness, combined with a lightweight phenolic structure, must not have done it many favors in the longevity department. Should have been opened earlier, but that's on you guys (and gals).
 
Sing it, O. Living as I do in the much-maligned (with reason) flyover country, we haven’t exactly been inundated with visits from Disorderlies either, though Don Rice did once graciously put in an appearance a few years ago. And, yup, we have several magna just rotting down there.

Mark Lipton
(Would love to find an excuse to visit beautiful Lisboa)
 
originally posted by MLipton:
Sing it, O. Living as I do in the much-maligned (with reason) flyover country, we haven’t exactly been inundated with visits from Disorderlies either, though Don Rice did once graciously put in an appearance a few years ago. And, yup, we have several magna just rotting down there.

Mark Lipton
(Would love to find an excuse to visit beautiful Lisboa)
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Would love it if you came. But tic toc, because word on the street is that we may be moving in mid 27 to ze city of light.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by MLipton:
Sing it, O. Living as I do in the much-maligned (with reason) flyover country, we haven’t exactly been inundated with visits from Disorderlies either, though Don Rice did once graciously put in an appearance a few years ago. And, yup, we have several magna just rotting down there.

Mark Lipton
(Would love to find an excuse to visit beautiful Lisboa)
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Would love it if you came. But tic toc, because word on the street is that we may be moving in mid 27 to ze city of light.
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Ooh la la! Well, then you and Claude can hit the wine bars and bistrots.

Mark Lipton
 
having succeeded years ago in redrawing the maps to ensure new york state borders western swabia, i am taking the next - perhaps more challenging- steps in appropriating cultural traits, in this case implementing fatcave inventory methodology
glad to report hard work has been paying off, as i lost and/or forgot about the existence of 2016 Riesling, Albert Seltz in infrequently accessed corners of the cellar
this is delightful; light but impressing with all sorts of balance and subtle complexity.
at 12% this has notable r.s. with a balancing acidity that results in bittersweet quince flavours i'd normally (never mind that, *exclusively*) associate with the cousins from mosel/ruwer clocking in at 7.5-8.0%.
gotta do some digging, if lucky enough i may have lost some of his sylvaner
 
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