Larry Stein
Larry Stein
Forgot the Nero d'Avola from Occhipinti! Great stuff.
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Very Veri Vini Wine Tour to Launch in LA on Tuesday, April 21st
- Thread starter Joe Dressner
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Thanks for the pic Steve...wow, must be nice to taste in that setting. For each "human", add 3+ more and you'd have NYC. How'd you do with your French?originally posted by SteveTimko:Lots of nice wines....I'll post more photos later.
RT
Larry Stein
Larry Stein
Terroir limited the tasting to 40 people as they figured that's all the room they'd have. It's not a large space.
Cory Cartwright
Cory Cartwright
Great stuff, the Luneau-Papin, the Bera, the Vergano stuff, Belliviere, Pinon, Briseau, Occhipinti's Frappato were all excellent, with the muscadet coming out of nowhere and knocking me on my ass. Also Scott Kraft looks like I imagined VLM to look, and VLM didn't look at all like I imagined him.
Lou Kessler
Lou Kessler
Spreading false info, if Bush was still president you would be water boarded. JBL and I got there a little after 12 and left at about 1:30+. The early bird gets the worm. (The Gusano had a long finish)originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
No sign of Kessler or JBLat the SF tasting either. But a good time was had, nonetheless... Nice to see Joe after so long.
As i walked up Folsom St. from my parking space I was surprised to smell red wine in the air. There was a good explanation; it was running in the gutter down Folsom toward the Bay. Oh, the South of the Slot!
I knew Eric was talented, but now he's making self-chilling wines? Wow!Breezeme Blanc from Texier
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
I knew Eric was talented, but now he's making self-chilling wines? Wow!Breezeme Blanc from Texier
Nah. It's wine from Bree. (He's got hobbit help in the winery now.)
Larry Stein
Larry Stein
Thor, if you were a *true* wine geek you would've caught my other typing error.
Now, you're too late and I'll never tell...
Now, you're too late and I'll never tell...
Larry Stein
Larry Stein
That's a horse of a different color.
Larry Stein
Larry Stein
Thanks, a little ed-ification is always appreciated.
Kriss Reed
Kriss Reed
originally posted by Thor:
Of course. Of course.
You two Wilburn in hell.
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Some post.
Lou Kessler
Lou Kessler
I agree with you, Thor and Larry have to get a life.originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Some post.
But the 2nd mouse gets the cheese.originally posted by Lou Kessler:
The early bird gets the worm.
From memory, some favorites from last night.
2002 Luneau-Papin Muscadet Excelsior was pretty and nuanced, with a rich, nutty midpalate from 36 months spent on the lees. 2005 Closel Clos de Papillon was showing very well, layered and very long. I skipped this vintage but may have to go back and find some. 2007 Bellivere was delicious, but I've forgotten whether this was the l'Effraie or Les Rosiers.
Among the reds, the sangiovese were nearly all winners, particularly 2006 Montesecondo Chianti Classico, 2006 Campi di Fonterenza Rosso di Montalcino, and a varietally labelled sangiovese from the same producer. The 2006 Bourgogne Cuvee Gravel from Catherine et Claude Marechal was a delicious, generous drink with ultra fine, silky tannins, whereas the 2007 is unsurprisingly tight and a bit difficult currently. Both Beaujolais from Desvignes were lovely, particularly the 2007 Desvignes Morgon Cote du Py. Lots of pinosity to the fruit here compared to say, 2007 Foillard (which I also loved). The Vergano Chinato was very complex and engaging if relatively easygoing for Chinato, with more sugar than I remember from others I've tasted. Loved it.
It was great to meet Eric Texier and taste his entire lineup, although I selfishly wished he'd brought some Pergault. I found his grenache based wines very enjoyable considering I tend to dislike most wines made from the grape.
There was titillating conversation galore, and as a result I missed the Chaussard Jasnieres, Fonterenza Brunello, and perhaps a Pommard from Marechal. I also missed the white Vergano aperitivo, but from description it sounded like a crafted version of the Aperitivo Americano (such as Cocchi). Can anyone confirm that?
Unless I goofed, Luca Roagna was missing in action.
It was great to meet Cory, Matthew, and a few other board members as well as see some of the usual suspects again.
I give Scott Kraft's new beard 98 points.
2002 Luneau-Papin Muscadet Excelsior was pretty and nuanced, with a rich, nutty midpalate from 36 months spent on the lees. 2005 Closel Clos de Papillon was showing very well, layered and very long. I skipped this vintage but may have to go back and find some. 2007 Bellivere was delicious, but I've forgotten whether this was the l'Effraie or Les Rosiers.
Among the reds, the sangiovese were nearly all winners, particularly 2006 Montesecondo Chianti Classico, 2006 Campi di Fonterenza Rosso di Montalcino, and a varietally labelled sangiovese from the same producer. The 2006 Bourgogne Cuvee Gravel from Catherine et Claude Marechal was a delicious, generous drink with ultra fine, silky tannins, whereas the 2007 is unsurprisingly tight and a bit difficult currently. Both Beaujolais from Desvignes were lovely, particularly the 2007 Desvignes Morgon Cote du Py. Lots of pinosity to the fruit here compared to say, 2007 Foillard (which I also loved). The Vergano Chinato was very complex and engaging if relatively easygoing for Chinato, with more sugar than I remember from others I've tasted. Loved it.
It was great to meet Eric Texier and taste his entire lineup, although I selfishly wished he'd brought some Pergault. I found his grenache based wines very enjoyable considering I tend to dislike most wines made from the grape.
There was titillating conversation galore, and as a result I missed the Chaussard Jasnieres, Fonterenza Brunello, and perhaps a Pommard from Marechal. I also missed the white Vergano aperitivo, but from description it sounded like a crafted version of the Aperitivo Americano (such as Cocchi). Can anyone confirm that?
Unless I goofed, Luca Roagna was missing in action.
It was great to meet Cory, Matthew, and a few other board members as well as see some of the usual suspects again.
I give Scott Kraft's new beard 98 points.