Please someone post the Seattle/Joel jeeb notes? Please!
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Joel Stewart
Joel Stewart
Congrats, Brad....that was very well done. Glad they had it captioned, as I am being held hostage at a watering hole in Vancouver's waterfront station before I head out to my flight (gots luggage and no storage lockers here in the station) and the techno is a bit loud to hear the interview. Liked what I saw though.
Photos may have to wait until I have time to negotiate them...and I hope someone else took shots at the gallery, cuz mine are not that great. Was great to see everyone again, and thanks for bringing some great shyte. Here's the approximated wine list thanks to Jim:
Whites
1995 Dauvissat La Forest
1989 Luneau-Papin Le L D'Or
2003 Chateau Musar Blanc
2008 Peza do Rei Ribeira Sacra
2010 Teutonic Wine Company Silvaner David Hill Vineyard WV
Reds
1998 Niedermayr Lagrein Aus Gries Blacedelle
2001 Domaine Diochon Moulin-a-Vent VV
2002 Overnoy Poulsard
2006 D. Ventura Ribeira SacraVina Caneiro
With Dinner at Tamerind Tree
2005 Domaine Belluard Mont Blanc Brut Zero
???? Faury St. Joseph Blanc - sorry did not get the year, but this was good. great mouth feel, light, some flowers, very smooth.
???? ??????? Rose Cava - sorry got nothing about this wine except that it tasted very nice, paired well to the Vietnamese cuisine.
???? ??????? Hermitage Blanc - corked
1985 Huet Clos du Bourg Moelleux
I thought the similarity between the Musar and the Dauvissat was palpable. One of the 2 Lebanese grapes that goes into the Musar is (in some quarters) claimed to be a forerunner to chardonnay, fwiw. Oxidative notes present, but in check, citrus, mineral and their own touches of umami. I liked them both, though the Musar, seemed a bit tired to me...after being open a couple of days, it lost a fair amount of it's lemon and lemon rind edge it showed on day 1.
The LP was just lovely. Showed fresher than the '04 we opened in November. No secondary characteristics I could tell. Gorgeous balance, and one of those wines that brightens one life by it's sheer success in the glass. I don't know how one could ask more of a combination of flavors. Easily my white of the night.
Pezo do Rei was a very aromatic, perfumey white...full, crisp, sturdy in the mouth. Opened a day before, it was very tight, then opened nicely for the jeeb. Even more giving the day after the jeeb. Would be curious to see how a wine like this ages.
The Teutonic was (esp. aromatically) just like the last Franken I had. Nicely balanced on the palate and refreshingly old world, though I did find myself wishing for just a tad more acidity. Want to try the whole lineup from this producer. (Jim, how are their other offerings?)
As for the reds, the Overnoy was it for me. It had the brightness, lightness of being, pop and length. Very easy to go back to, and seemed to have the highest evaporation rate. Just wish it was more readily available. The Niedermayr was a bit too shrill for me, but I confess to only having a sip. The D. Ventura was pleasant enough, showing some mencia characteristics, but just too ripe for me -esp. amongst it's peers. Was better right at the pop and pour stage, where it showed more like a c. franc. (Not sure E.A.'s notes resonate with me on the R. Sacra reds.) The MaV was tasty in it's agedness (even showed a brief shooting star burst of fruity liveliness the next evening back in Oly, Brad.) Thanks again for coming out, people.
Photos may have to wait until I have time to negotiate them...and I hope someone else took shots at the gallery, cuz mine are not that great. Was great to see everyone again, and thanks for bringing some great shyte. Here's the approximated wine list thanks to Jim:
Whites
1995 Dauvissat La Forest
1989 Luneau-Papin Le L D'Or
2003 Chateau Musar Blanc
2008 Peza do Rei Ribeira Sacra
2010 Teutonic Wine Company Silvaner David Hill Vineyard WV
Reds
1998 Niedermayr Lagrein Aus Gries Blacedelle
2001 Domaine Diochon Moulin-a-Vent VV
2002 Overnoy Poulsard
2006 D. Ventura Ribeira SacraVina Caneiro
With Dinner at Tamerind Tree
2005 Domaine Belluard Mont Blanc Brut Zero
???? Faury St. Joseph Blanc - sorry did not get the year, but this was good. great mouth feel, light, some flowers, very smooth.
???? ??????? Rose Cava - sorry got nothing about this wine except that it tasted very nice, paired well to the Vietnamese cuisine.
???? ??????? Hermitage Blanc - corked
1985 Huet Clos du Bourg Moelleux
I thought the similarity between the Musar and the Dauvissat was palpable. One of the 2 Lebanese grapes that goes into the Musar is (in some quarters) claimed to be a forerunner to chardonnay, fwiw. Oxidative notes present, but in check, citrus, mineral and their own touches of umami. I liked them both, though the Musar, seemed a bit tired to me...after being open a couple of days, it lost a fair amount of it's lemon and lemon rind edge it showed on day 1.
The LP was just lovely. Showed fresher than the '04 we opened in November. No secondary characteristics I could tell. Gorgeous balance, and one of those wines that brightens one life by it's sheer success in the glass. I don't know how one could ask more of a combination of flavors. Easily my white of the night.
Pezo do Rei was a very aromatic, perfumey white...full, crisp, sturdy in the mouth. Opened a day before, it was very tight, then opened nicely for the jeeb. Even more giving the day after the jeeb. Would be curious to see how a wine like this ages.
The Teutonic was (esp. aromatically) just like the last Franken I had. Nicely balanced on the palate and refreshingly old world, though I did find myself wishing for just a tad more acidity. Want to try the whole lineup from this producer. (Jim, how are their other offerings?)
As for the reds, the Overnoy was it for me. It had the brightness, lightness of being, pop and length. Very easy to go back to, and seemed to have the highest evaporation rate. Just wish it was more readily available. The Niedermayr was a bit too shrill for me, but I confess to only having a sip. The D. Ventura was pleasant enough, showing some mencia characteristics, but just too ripe for me -esp. amongst it's peers. Was better right at the pop and pour stage, where it showed more like a c. franc. (Not sure E.A.'s notes resonate with me on the R. Sacra reds.) The MaV was tasty in it's agedness (even showed a brief shooting star burst of fruity liveliness the next evening back in Oly, Brad.) Thanks again for coming out, people.
Oswaldo Costa
Oswaldo Costa
Nice! I like the sound of "deep" green.
Eden Mylunsch
Eden Mylunsch
Brad- cool project (and good 'get' with the WSJ video clip. Don't forget to tip your publicist). I'd move in there in a flash, but for the fact that it's about 1000 miles here and the ecological footprint of the daily commute would likely resemble that of Godzilla. I'm not exactly a Prius-driving, patchouli-reeking, Grateful Dead-listening, rather-live-in-a-yurt sort of person by any means, but the whole deep green concept is intriguing. I'd even go so far as viridian or myrtle if it meant more than just "deep green". Let me know when you build someplace closer like the Oxnard Shores or Port Hueneme.
-Eden (idealistic pragmatist)
-Eden (idealistic pragmatist)
Sorry, got caught up in a bit of a home network project the last evening or so. Thanks for posting the list.
Brad had let me know the Philippe Faury St.J Blanc was 2005, and Lee that the Cava Rose was a Llopart - NV I believe.
I have some very bad (iPhone) bottle shots from the gallery I will try and post.
The dinner wines not corked were all good and went well with the vietnamese based food. We put away the spatlese and auslese and held off on sweetness until the moelleux which was definitely not sweet enough to stand up to the exotic ice creams, but really lovely by itself. To me more like more recent demi sec sweetness, and at 26 still w/ great cut and that nice, not overwhelming wooliness.
No real notes as we were milling around a gallery looking at art some 5 days ago, but loved the whites and wouldn't want to pick a favorite. The L D'Or showed well I thought. With little experience w/ muscadet at that age, I was surprised. The La Forest had a great nose, was fairly saline, a little oxidized maybe. It started shy, but I thought opened a bit (or maybe I opened a bit?). I like the silvaner in general but it did stick out a bit against all the dry wines. If you get a chance try the Teutonic gris from the Maresh vineyard - love that wine - should have opened that instead.
After the shock of Brad opening a 10 yr old bojo - kept going back to check if it really said 1991 - I had to admit it was a nice wine. The Overnoy was a pretty interesting wine in the mouth but it took some getting past the bretty nose.
The paintings were great, hope someone got some decent shots. The Azuma Gallery site seems to be having some problems right now, but the url below may give you a better idea eventually.
http://www.azumagallery.com/gallery/artists/stewart.joel.window.html
Brad had let me know the Philippe Faury St.J Blanc was 2005, and Lee that the Cava Rose was a Llopart - NV I believe.
I have some very bad (iPhone) bottle shots from the gallery I will try and post.
The dinner wines not corked were all good and went well with the vietnamese based food. We put away the spatlese and auslese and held off on sweetness until the moelleux which was definitely not sweet enough to stand up to the exotic ice creams, but really lovely by itself. To me more like more recent demi sec sweetness, and at 26 still w/ great cut and that nice, not overwhelming wooliness.
No real notes as we were milling around a gallery looking at art some 5 days ago, but loved the whites and wouldn't want to pick a favorite. The L D'Or showed well I thought. With little experience w/ muscadet at that age, I was surprised. The La Forest had a great nose, was fairly saline, a little oxidized maybe. It started shy, but I thought opened a bit (or maybe I opened a bit?). I like the silvaner in general but it did stick out a bit against all the dry wines. If you get a chance try the Teutonic gris from the Maresh vineyard - love that wine - should have opened that instead.
After the shock of Brad opening a 10 yr old bojo - kept going back to check if it really said 1991 - I had to admit it was a nice wine. The Overnoy was a pretty interesting wine in the mouth but it took some getting past the bretty nose.
The paintings were great, hope someone got some decent shots. The Azuma Gallery site seems to be having some problems right now, but the url below may give you a better idea eventually.
http://www.azumagallery.com/gallery/artists/stewart.joel.window.html
Florida Jim
Florida Jim
What is/are the grape(s)?
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
Nice presentation Brad; wouldn't it have been more effective with you cradling a double magnum of 09 Roilette Cuvee Tardive?
I absorbed a lot of RMI propaganda last winter, which I'd guess you're steeped in, so I think your venture is brilliant and a wave of the future. I remember when you announced starting up zHome a couple of years ago, and it's good to see how much progress you've made in the tough intervening years. Congratulations.
I absorbed a lot of RMI propaganda last winter, which I'd guess you're steeped in, so I think your venture is brilliant and a wave of the future. I remember when you announced starting up zHome a couple of years ago, and it's good to see how much progress you've made in the tough intervening years. Congratulations.
Oswaldo Costa
Oswaldo Costa
Biutiful.
Larry Stein
Larry Stein
Yep