What did you drink tonight?

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Luneau-Papin Excelsior Poyet 2002: Opens dumb. With 30-60 minutes air time, becomes a cord of rather fine mineral-acid tension. Flavor-aroma profile is modest throughout, but a fine wine with impressive presence that seduces.

Burgaud Cote Rotie, 1999: At 15, a lovely dark crimson hue, tannins are fine and well-integrated, acid is brisk and refreshing. Flavors? Sour cherry, almost cranberry, without the sweetness. At 12.5 % abv, pretty light on its feet, but full of impact. Good with rack of lamb. Drink or hold.

Opened a corked magnum of 2002 Pepiere Briords for Easter dinner with the relatives, alas.
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Excellent conformance to the rule, Ian.
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:
I think, in a fit of pique at smarmy welcomes on other boards, I first plumped for fuck you. Others have shown discomfort with it and I too now think it has, so to speak, worn out its welcome, since it needs to be excused and some people, out of lack of awareness, understandably get offended when someone so welcomes them. Maybe it should be replaced with something blander like "On behalf of the Politburo, you are officially welcomed to this People's Republic!" which is semantically a welcome but still sufficiently threatening.
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I think, ideally, the greeting would capture something of the flavor of the initial "interview" that one had with the Inquisition: they showed you the tools of the trade -- thumbscrews, manacles, weights, the rack, etc. -- and then verified that you still stand by your position.
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How about "Welcome comrade: watch your step, or it's seven grams in the neck."

Agree with Maureen on the 06 Pavelot les Vergelesses.
 
originally posted by BJ:
The 01 Vieille Julienne CDP was ok; but the 06 Roilette was nice crushed macerated strawberries.
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06 Roilette? Really? That's downright monkeyish of you.

2011 the other night was vivid and lovely and maybe a little, ah, umm, ahem, young.
 
originally posted by Ian Halbert:
Pernand, Briailles, Etc.
originally posted by .sasha:
Who makes great Pernand besides Rollin and Briailles these days?
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I quite like Dubreuil-Fontaine in PV (and Corton and SLB too), but, Rollin and Briailles are certainly hors classe in rgard to the appellation. Jeff's right: Jadot's Croix de la Perriere is PDG, in both colors. Pavelot used to make PV 1er Les Vergelesses, but the wine was never stellar. Rapet is decent, I think. I can never make up my mind about them!
originally posted by .sasha:
Speaking of, I went to a comprehensive pouring of 2011s from Chandon de Briailles at Gordon's last week. A couple of observations.
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Thanks for coming!
originally posted by .sasha:
Another item worth pondering is that the wines *tasted* like they had less sulfur than in previous vintages, and I think CdB have been below average to begin with. I need to confirm this; I am going by what they tasted like. But this makes for nicely approachable young juice in a vintage like 2011 - particularly the village Pernand-Vergelesses which, unless I am mistaken, isn't typically brought in to either New York or Boston.
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Right on all fronts. Sulfur has been reduced at bottling and the PV Village is not typically imported. According to Hugh, the PV AC we sold was new to the Boston market in 2011. And, yes, Sasha is right: the PVs generally showed beautifully, especially the AC PV!

Cheers!
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Ian, fuck you, you fucking fuck. Welcome to the best place on the intertubes for teeth gnashing about Pernand and short vintages of CRB.
 
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by BJ:
The 01 Vieille Julienne CDP was ok; but the 06 Roilette was nice crushed macerated strawberries.
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06 Roilette? Really? That's downright monkeyish of you.

2011 the other night was vivid and lovely and maybe a little, ah, umm, ahem, young.
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You mean 2011 Roilette? Mine have been kinda weird. A very subtle hint of burnt barrel or something. Can't quite put my finger on it.
 
'11 Metras Beaujolais was really fine tonight. Joyful, as Jean put it, though she also added that it wasn't profound. Profundity wasn't required tonight, though, just a good, honest expression of Gamay to wash down a few (well, more than a few) smoked quail. No pineapple tonight, Tovarisch, but, bloated Bourgeoisie that we are, we're working on it.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by Bill Lundstrom:
You mean 2011 Roilette? Mine have been kinda weird. A very subtle hint of burnt barrel or something. Can't quite put my finger on it.
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Yep, every bottle like that. Gave up on it.
 
originally posted by JasonA:
'07 L'Arpent Rouge - cause you just can't have enough Pineau d'Aunis
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Wow!

Wasn't the 07 a pink though? (Obviously not)
 
originally posted by VLM:
2011 the other night was vivid and lovely and maybe a little, ah, umm, ahem, young.
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I've been enjoying the 2011 Griffe du Marquis recently, and while it may be young, it is delicious, which makes me happy.

Tonight I opened a bottle when the 09 Louis Boillot Volnay Grands Poisots was slow to get going, and I needed something to drink with dinner. Eventually the Boillot was stellar, but so was the 11 Griffe, in its own quicker easier way.
 
A profusion of ciders at the Berkeley Cider Summit, a tasting and fundraiser featuring cider from all over the U.S. plus France, Italy, Spain and England. Some of the more interesting ones included:

Christian Drouin Pays d'Auge "Cidre de Lion" - yeasty and fruity appley aroma; medium body, fruity but dry, fine mousse, elegant cider.

Finn River Washington Fire Barrel - slightly smoky with a touch of brett and pithy complexity, good solid apple fruit, autumnal tone, dry, fairly fine mousse. Aged in bourbon barrels.

Finn River Washington Honey Meadow Seasonal - mellow apple sauce fruit with honey and heather-Macon or Semillon like tone, medium body, moderate mousse, different and intrguing, off-dry.

Reverand Nat's Oregon Hallilujah Hopricot - distinct attractive floral-fruity-apricot aroma; off-dry, similar flavors with slightly beery-appley tone, good mousse.

Schilling Washington Oak-aged - vanilla-oak plus sweet apple aroma; medium bodied, barely dry, nice acid-bubbles balance, decent length

Baladin Italy Sidro - mild but odd appley-cheesy aroma; good apple fruit and mousse with a touch of yeast, slightly sweet on palate.

Virtue Michigan Nouveau - very light and fresh, effervescent green appley fruit, dry but not austere.

Virtue Michigan The Ledbury - dense, appley-cider, some yeast, some malty beeriness yet also fruit, moderate sparkle, dry but not harsh. "English style"

Virtue Michigan The Mitten - complex aroma with cider apple fruit, touches of smoke and vanilla, less charry-oaky than the Finn River; good fruit on palate, balanced, medium-long with some density, dry but not austere.
 
Have been hankering to get rid of my last bottle of Pergole Torte because of the pearls of tort surrounding the Martino Manetti dude. I can take an evening's bad karma for my liver, but not an ongoing one for my cellar. This 2006 was handsome, but there's plenty of fish in the ocean, as they say.
 
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:
I think, in a fit of pique at smarmy welcomes on other boards, I first plumped for fuck you. Others have shown discomfort with it and I too now think it has, so to speak, worn out its welcome, since it needs to be excused and some people, out of lack of awareness, understandably get offended when someone so welcomes them. Maybe it should be replaced with something blander like "On behalf of the Politburo, you are officially welcomed to this People's Republic!" which is semantically a welcome but still sufficiently threatening.
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Frankly, I am surprised. Decidedly unprofessorial. Disorienting how unreliable one's internalized versions of others can be. I had attributed this to one of the handful who sport an uncouth veneer (with mixed degees of winningness). So, not quiet flows the don, after all.
 
originally posted by .sasha:
originally posted by JasonA:
'07 L'Arpent Rouge - cause you just can't have enough Pineau d'Aunis
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Wow!

Wasn't the 07 a pink though? (Obviously not)
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Still very red. Just fantastic. The edges and angles softened only to become more unctuous. A nice surprise find in the cellar
 
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:
I think, in a fit of pique at smarmy welcomes on other boards, I first plumped for fuck you. Others have shown discomfort with it and I too now think it has, so to speak, worn out its welcome, since it needs to be excused and some people, out of lack of awareness, understandably get offended when someone so welcomes them. Maybe it should be replaced with something blander like "On behalf of the Politburo, you are officially welcomed to this People's Republic!" which is semantically a welcome but still sufficiently threatening.
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Geez, Professor, you are one of the last people I'd expect to be so politically correct! If a newbie gets offended, well, fuck them and good riddance! And fuck you too! (I say that with great affection and respect, in case you are suddenly thin-skinned.)
 
So my palate was off last night i guess as i didn't like at all a 2001 Barthod Charmes from my cellar, a wine i have had several times before and liked. My dining companions liked it very much however, which is why i think it was me, not the wine. The 02 Prager Bodenstein that preceded it was pretty good altho not quite as penetrating as my previous bottle.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
We had a bunch of wine last night, if only Brad had taken some pictures...
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I did take a few pictures. Still have to line up the bottles this morning, though Don took that bottle of '24 J. Gremy- Vouvray Clos Descartes bottle back with him.
 
nice stink on opening...opened slowly but became quite nice over about an hour....did well with seared sashimi grade tuna

Also '12 Mordoree Tavel la Damme Rose was showing nicely
 
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