What did you buy a case of this year?

originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
Jim, Pigato is, some say, genetically close to Vermentino, and there does seem to be more than a passing resemblance.
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i wish i could find my photos, but at least at punta crena the leaves of the pigato plant have a different shape and the grapes are indeed "freckled"

in the glass there are fairly significant differences as the wine is considerably more oily in texture compared to vermentino , from the same vintage
 
originally posted by fatboy:
originally posted by Larry Stein:

Call it wine ADHD
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don't.

i have several wines this year ~ 36 or more. in all but a couple of (red, age) cases, i question my restraint.

i've bored long and hard on this over time, but i like to have a conversation with a wine. it's the opposite of teh tasting mentality. we've been here before.


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This thread is about collecting, not tasting/drinking. As I said, I get bored with a wine after drinking 4 or so bottles of the same wine. THAT'S the ADHD I'm referring to. Having a conversation with a wine and that are not mutually exclusive.
 
originally posted by Larry Stein:

This thread is about collecting, not tasting/drinking. As I said, I get bored with a wine after drinking 4 or so bottles of the same wine. THAT'S the ADHD I'm referring to. Having a conversation with a wine and that are not mutually exclusive.
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having adhd is actually a lifetime condition for me larry.

and (how can i know?) that notwithstanding, you haven't understood anything.

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originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:
originally posted by Bill Lundstrom:
a couple case purchases for me this year

Bruna 2024 Riviera Ligure di Ponente Maje Pigato. This is a terrific wine and excellent value. Polaner import.

Maccario Dringenberg, Rossese di Dolceacqua “Posau" . A Jan D'Amore import. Lots of interesting wines in this book.
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Bill, how do these compare to punta crena's? The pigato was a 1-to-2-case buy between 2015 and 2019 inclusive and has since gone down to bottles not because I like less (a couple of warm vintages notwithstanding) but because i've discovered i like them with a little age and they started taking up space.
quite remarkable how well they've aged actually: the '16 is perfect right now if one knows how to speak ligurian or north-coastal dialects in the kitchen.
the rossese was probably a case buy only once, but 6-packs for sure - really a handy grape to have around and am in agreement regarding its pairing flexibility. particularly i like with spicy foods where you want a red but most reds will fail. amazing how it transforms within as little as 2-3 years in the cellar, the moment it drops any notions of primary fruit.
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I like Punta Crena Pigato quite a bit but don't see it my market too often. I'd say the Bruna Maje is more approachable young than Punta Crena's version. Not sure the Bruna Maje is something that would improve with age but we drink it too quickly to have any frame of reference. Bruna does have a single cru Pigato that is pricey and I will let them age before I open one.
The Dringenberg Rossese wines are exceptional in my opinion. The Poseau is kinda delicate but complex at the same time. The Luvaira is a more earthy version. I prefer them to PC's Rossese.

Another Ligurian grape worth seeking out is Cimixa by Bisson. Rosenthal import. Cool stuff.
 
originally posted by fatboy:
originally posted by Larry Stein:

This thread is about collecting, not tasting/drinking. As I said, I get bored with a wine after drinking 4 or so bottles of the same wine. THAT'S the ADHD I'm referring to. Having a conversation with a wine and that are not mutually exclusive.
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having adhd is actually a lifetime condition for me larry.

and (how can i know?) that notwithstanding, you haven't understood anything.

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Well, you can't know because you don't know me. That only happens in person, certainly not through pixels and wine boreds. We've never met face-to-face.
 
originally posted by Larry Stein:
originally posted by fatboy:
originally posted by Larry Stein:

This thread is about collecting, not tasting/drinking. As I said, I get bored with a wine after drinking 4 or so bottles of the same wine. THAT'S the ADHD I'm referring to. Having a conversation with a wine and that are not mutually exclusive.
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having adhd is actually a lifetime condition for me larry.

and (how can i know?) that notwithstanding, you haven't understood anything.

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Well, you can't know because you don't know me. That only happens in person, certainly not through pixels and wine boreds. We've never met face-to-face.
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i don't know you. what i do know is that i have been asking you very gently now to rein back on using a psychiatric disability as a metaphor for your appalling taste.

my further gentle suggestion is that you stop doing so. how hard is that?

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Not at all. I will not use that term in the future. My apologies.

As far as my taste being appalling, you don't know that either. You don't know what's in my cellar or the types/styles of wine I prefer. Just because one chooses to not purchase any wine by the case doesn't mean that person has questionable taste.
 
originally posted by Larry Stein:
As I said, I get bored with a wine after drinking 4 or so bottles of the same wine.
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perhaps this is out of context, but it's a sad world where a wine from my cellar will show similarly enough four times in a row to be repetitive

when that happens, i hire new cellar manager
 
I rarely buy by the case, but I recently ordered a case of the '24 Max. Ferd. Richter- Riesling Kabinett Brauneberger Juffer. Fair warning to the locals; you're gonna have it a bunch!
 
originally posted by Bill Lundstrom:

The Dringenberg Rossese wines are exceptional in my opinion. The Poseau is kinda delicate but complex at the same time. The Luvaira is a more earthy version. I prefer them to PC's Rossese.
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thanks Bill, i must try that

re PC's version, i actually stopped drinking them young altogether. they go surprisingly hipster (in the best sense) within a few years
 
originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:
originally posted by Larry Stein:
As I said, I get bored with a wine after drinking 4 or so bottles of the same wine.
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perhaps this is out of context, but it's a sad world where a wine from my cellar will show similarly enough four times in a row to be repetitive
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No denying that, but I prefer to have more variety in my cellar. Monetary constraints come into play. If I purchased a case of one wine, that's 2-3 other wines I'd have to pass on.
 
This question has gotten a little easier now that we've let Them get away with foisting the 6-bottle case on us. Going by the customary definition my last true case was a nice auction score on '16 Claure Naudin Orchis Mascula
 
originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
This question has gotten a little easier now that we've let Them get away with foisting the 6-bottle case on us. Going by the customary definition my last true case was a nice auction score on '16 Claure Naudin Orchis Mascula
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i prefer teh old money definition too, by which my last purchase of the year -- 6 mags of 2021 griesel & co blanc de blancs that arrived yesterday -- still counts, i think. this was something of a panic buy, because my normal source ran dry during teh pre holiday frenzy, and teh hooch is so ridiculously superior in this format that i experienced a few frenzied minutes of my own securing this batch from an alternate hoochslinger.

in what i perceive to be teh original spirit of teh thread, however, i'm not sure fizz counts, since i have bought old money cases of multiple different bubbles during the year. teh still wine i have gone longest on is the sabine koch reserve pinot 22 that teh dotster wrote up during his last visit to teh fatschloss. not only have i stashed several cases away in teh fatskeller, but in teh spirit of true irrationality that marks out teh properly possessed, i have been preserving said stash by slowly working my way through teh slightly overpriced stock that is still available at teh local booze store. oy.

finally, since i am replying to keith, and he alone amongst teh inmates might appreciate this, last night i opened my most corked wine of the year. perhaps ever, tbh. cobin michotte 82. my last one too. fuck. yet another reason to go large or go home.

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I indeed get a warm feeling whenever Corbin Michotte is opened, even if the Portuguese demon lurks. What a bummer. Don't think I've ever seen the '82 around.
 
Whoa, this made me check my records and the answer is too many. A lot of them were HDH auction purchases from two producers at a significant discount (30-45%) to my wholesale price. To my credit, I did offset those incoming with outgoing sales so my net bottles in the cellar are about even.

Then there was the yearly Caparsa and Collier purchases.
 
Through no fault of my own, I bought a case of 2011 Quinta da Muradella Monterrei Tino Berrande at auction. It's from an obscure Spanish region so small that it could probably pass as a mesoclimate. I'd never tasted any of their wines before, but the reviews were good-verging-on-ecstatic, the release price tetered on the edge of extortionate, and best of all, nobody bid against me. The lot also included another case of mixed wines from the same producer, so it's been an enlightening (and fun) immersion into the wines of the D.O. Thus far, the wines have lived up to the critical hype.

-Eden (I also picked up a mixed case of Raul Perez bottles at this auction. It might be considered a Sketchy deal, but in a good way)
 
The only case I bought this year was Moric Blaufrankisch 2022. I have a terrible soft spot for red wines from the north though this year's 13% (relative to 12-12.5 in the past) was a mild cause for concern. Still delicious.
 
I bought two cases of Richard Rottiers Moulin a Vent -- one of the 2022 Thorins, and one 2023 Dernier Souffle. I really enjoy these wines.

And I faultlessly bought one case of 2018 Clos Cibonne Tibouren Cuvée Spéciale des Vignettes at auction for a very low price, only bidder, Eden-style. I love this cuvée, which I have recently learned is genetically identical to Rossese di Dolceacqua, but buy it sparingly because of the relatively high retail price.
 
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