Turkey Day wines?
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robert ames
robert ames
so it's back, eh? a few years back he stopped making nouveau and used the fruit to make Beaujolais Villages instead.
robert ames
robert ames
hi mark:
ah, it must be that he no longer makes it for the export/u.s. market. kermit doesn't list it in the foillard that he purveys, and I remember be told the year that it would not longer be offered that the fruit would go to beaujolais villages.
ah, it must be that he no longer makes it for the export/u.s. market. kermit doesn't list it in the foillard that he purveys, and I remember be told the year that it would not longer be offered that the fruit would go to beaujolais villages.
Peter Creasey
Peter Creasey
Our host likes Zins, as do we, so I'm taking one of Fred's Scherrer Old & Mature Vines Zins. It will work well with the traditional Thanksgiving fare.
. . . . . Pete
. . . . . Pete
Jonathan Loesberg
Jonathan Loesberg
Well, turkey is indigenous to North America, though the Spanish brought some back with them in the 16th century. They aren’t more flavorful in France, though since they sell baby turkeys there, they are easier to cook without the breasts drying out. Spatchcocking is the way to go here.
We will be having an 04 Charvin. I am astonished there will be so much CdP on the table from bored members here.
We will be having an 04 Charvin. I am astonished there will be so much CdP on the table from bored members here.
Larry Stein
Larry Stein
My extended family likes wine, but aren't geeky about it. 2019 Sandar & Hem Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mtns. (13.0%) and 2014 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley (13.7%).
My son-in-law makes a killer Old Fashioned. I've watched him and I believe the extra touch is to add a tiny splash of bubbly water. He told me he learned that from a bartender friend. It has the same effect as adding a bit of water to cask-strength whisk(e)y. No doubt I'll have a couple of those.
My son-in-law makes a killer Old Fashioned. I've watched him and I believe the extra touch is to add a tiny splash of bubbly water. He told me he learned that from a bartender friend. It has the same effect as adding a bit of water to cask-strength whisk(e)y. No doubt I'll have a couple of those.
Mark Anisman
Mark Anisman
2020 Bordelet Granit
2010 Lafarge CdB Villages
2015 Gonon St. Joseph
2010 Lafarge CdB Villages
2015 Gonon St. Joseph
Larry Stein
Larry Stein
I'll be curious about this wine. I have a small stash, but haven't opened one yet.
Florida Jim
Florida Jim
2020 Desvignes, Morgon Javernieres - with a many hour slow-ox, it got to an early drinking window. But no rush; many years to peak.
Accompanied turkey burgers, etc.
Low rent celebrating.
Accompanied turkey burgers, etc.
Low rent celebrating.
Jonathan Loesberg
Jonathan Loesberg
Tasted young, it was great. I haven’t tasted it since. Despite how ripe the 15 Northern Rhône’s tasted on release, they can be more ungiving now. Mark’s tasting of this wine now will, of course supersede this generalization.
Odd Rydland
Odd Rydland
Gonon 2015, drunk on Nov 2024
The balance suggests a wine in its drinking window, but it has not yet developed the complexity I expect in a fully mature Syrah. Benefits from a couple of hours of aeration and 17-18 C. Blue-red colour, deep aromas of blackberries and sweet-sour cherries. Light notes of juniper, some floral hints (lavender?) and leather. With the right temperaturei it has well-balanced structure. Fresh, acidic and elegant with dark, sweet-sour berries and a touch of leather/stable and pepper in the flavour profile. Still some upside.
The balance suggests a wine in its drinking window, but it has not yet developed the complexity I expect in a fully mature Syrah. Benefits from a couple of hours of aeration and 17-18 C. Blue-red colour, deep aromas of blackberries and sweet-sour cherries. Light notes of juniper, some floral hints (lavender?) and leather. With the right temperaturei it has well-balanced structure. Fresh, acidic and elegant with dark, sweet-sour berries and a touch of leather/stable and pepper in the flavour profile. Still some upside.
We kept it very minimal, had Thanksgiving lunch and less desire for alcohol from various parties for various reasons. But, I did have an uncle clamoring for something, so opened 2018 Court Garden Classic Cuvée Brut, which was fine. A better choice if you actually live in SE England, but it was also a nice taste of a recent trip.
Yet, somehow, nobody in my family was interested in hearing me wax on about English sparkling wine...
Yet, somehow, nobody in my family was interested in hearing me wax on about English sparkling wine...
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
The label says 12.5%.
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Brun J P (Terres Dorees) 2025 Beaujolais Nouveau l'Ancien VV while cooking; Barale 2016 Barbaresco Serraboella while eating.
The Brun is very good, just a hint of the B-N flavor profile (gentian? carbonic acid?), but really a lot like the regular cuvee.
The Barale is the first 2016 Barbaresco that I've had in a while. Open for business, drinking beautifully, earthy, dark red fruits, liked even by the 21-year-old at the table.
This was dinner for 12 at my brother's house. Only he, my nephew, and I drank wine. Two women shared a can of cider (they hated the one made from foraged apples and wild yeasts, and instead chose cider from Honeycrisps labeled 'Semi-Dry'). What a world.
The Brun is very good, just a hint of the B-N flavor profile (gentian? carbonic acid?), but really a lot like the regular cuvee.
The Barale is the first 2016 Barbaresco that I've had in a while. Open for business, drinking beautifully, earthy, dark red fruits, liked even by the 21-year-old at the table.
This was dinner for 12 at my brother's house. Only he, my nephew, and I drank wine. Two women shared a can of cider (they hated the one made from foraged apples and wild yeasts, and instead chose cider from Honeycrisps labeled 'Semi-Dry'). What a world.
Florida Jim
Florida Jim
2020 Desvignes, Morgon Javernieres.
I opened this about 4 days prior, had a sip, found it closed, recorked it, set back in the cooler and forgot about it.
‘Went to the cooler, saw it sitting there, grabbed it for turkey day and it was quite generous; young but generous.
First Javernieres I’ve had I can say that about.
‘Might be something to slow-ox.
I opened this about 4 days prior, had a sip, found it closed, recorked it, set back in the cooler and forgot about it.
‘Went to the cooler, saw it sitting there, grabbed it for turkey day and it was quite generous; young but generous.
First Javernieres I’ve had I can say that about.
‘Might be something to slow-ox.