Any Christmas wines drunk around here?

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by .sasha:
I will drink sparking water tonight after a dinner at Milling Room last night - 02 Tattinger CdC, 85 Krug, 98 M Gaunoux Renards, 88 Clos Ste Hune and 71 La Mission in magnum. Scott Bryan is my hero. His sauces have all sorts of illegal affairs with my wines.

Yeah, I guess Tuesday is the night for BYO there but unfortunately my scheduling didn't work out so I ate there last night.

But our wine went in the wrong order. First the juicy '13 Schrock weissburgunder and then the tart tight '13 Jacky Blot Les Caburoches. But somehow we survived!

 

[Larry Stein]

Sandi's daughter brought '05 Vina Ardanza, La Rioja Alta for the extended family dinner on the 23rd. It was lovely and is a steal for the price. Tonight, it's just me, Sandi and my daughter for a quiet Xmas dinner. Tonight's wine will be either '02 or '04 Lenoir Chinon, with the other as back-up.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

Gonon '06 St-Joseph VV has been in the decanter since 1:30p. Ducks and potatoes coming soon.

 

[BJ]

Last night

13 CRB Sauvignon 2

98 Gaussen Bandol LG

A really complex and involving 93 Hospice de Beaune Corton Peste - great structure, pine, underbrush, one of the best wines I've had in a while.

Now

A very pure 13 CRB Gamay while puttering around getting ready for Christmas dinner.

Tonight

Pinon non dose

95 Canon

another red (undecided)

70 Tour Blanche

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by Marc D:

originally posted by .sasha:
I will drink sparking water tonight after a dinner at Milling Room last night - 02 Tattinger CdC, 85 Krug, 98 M Gaunoux Renards, 88 Clos Ste Hune and 71 La Mission in magnum. Scott Bryan is my hero. His sauces have all sorts of illegal affairs with my wines. The special was short ribs that played in the same league as Joe's Olivia version. (In fact, he's got a few portions left over for tonight, in case anyone is stranded). I had to switch the red burg/Hune order because the cod in bouillabaisse (by now established as a classic red burg dish even by such pinotphiles as Bradley Kane) came out before a superior version of the sweetbreads - brilliant acidity in the dish with a bit more tarragon than usual; outstanding flavors for the Hune.

How was the '98 Gaunoux? A bottle maybe 2 years ago was sort of quiet, almost mute.
Wasn't sure if it was shut down or what.

double decanted a couple of hours before arrival, helps quite a bit

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Gonon '06 St-Joseph VV has been in the decanter since 1:30p. Ducks and potatoes coming soon.

ah yes, the famous Twitter wine.

please report!

 

[kirk wallace]

originally posted by Marc D:
Kirk, jealous of your vinous treats.
I was stuck drinking from a magnum bottle of industrial Prosecco.
There was a tiny bit of '12 Puffeney Poulsard M left from the night before which was blended into my glass of Prosecco and made it much better.

Sorry to hear that, but I love your Macgiveresque move: a thoroughly modern, geek Kir royale.

Tonight will be nice too, but low key. Pork chops on the grill. Maybe a bottle of reflets d'antan.

Loving your city. Amazing ( for us, quite ordinary for the locals) hike this AM: the loop hike up the Wakheena trail and over to multohoma falls and back down the multohoma trail. Home in time for lunch with Bouland '12 Morgon de lys

Merry Xmas to all!

 

[Marc D]

Tonight

Le Sot de l'Ange 2013 pink Grolleau from Touraine Azay-Le-Rideau pre dinner which is my new definition for vin de soif. Really good.

'96 Cos D' Estournelle with a filet roast - it smells quite classic once the bottle funk dissipates.
Plummy, graphite/oregano coming out of the decanter.

 

[Dan McQ]

Last night, Luneau-Papin Clos des Alees VV 2013 was young and broad, needing some cellar time, but a good foil for shrimp in dill-cream sauce with french peas. This morning, mimosas made with cheap industrial american champagne to go with sausage-cheddar-egg-white bread casserole and hash browns. Tonight we progressed through CRB L'Arpent Rouge 2012 (great), Metras Fleurie Le Printemps 2009 (great) and Rhys Syrah Horseshoe Vineyard 2007 (just short of great) with turkey roulade with cranberry sausage stuffing, shrimp scampi, mashed potatoes and roasted winter root veggies. There was some Grossot Chablis 2012 as well for the few not drinking red; nice enough stuff for an everyday drinker.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by .sasha:

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Gonon '06 St-Joseph VV has been in the decanter since 1:30p. Ducks and potatoes coming soon.

ah yes, the famous Twitter wine.

please report!

Started drinking at 4 hours. Was outstanding. When I could grasp it, or when a touch of sweetness rose up, it was black raspberry - boysenberry flavors, some damp earth, an occasional note of iron, rich and viscous, no longer primary but just barely starting to offer secondary flavors (e.g., olives, meat but not yet bacon, game); several times I thought to myself that I was drinking young Hermitage.

The duck was prepared with grated zest and Five-Spice powder rubbed into the skin; the breast meat was silky and the cuisse dense. The potatoes were mashed with butter, sour cream, and roasted garlic. Both foods loved the wine, too.

I've got a little left. If you're at the cellar tomorrow around 2p....

 

[Ken Schramm]

Pinot Noir smorgasbord with ribeyes, roast cauliflower, grilled veggies and other assorted treats at my daughter's. '12 Clos du Val, '07 Icardi Nej, '10 Brittan Gestalt Block, '09 Bachelet Bourgogne. The Bachelet was terrific; spicy, still a touch tannic, but lean, clean, pure and really delicious. I'm sure it will round out more over the next few years, but it was a great counterpoint to the meat. The Brittan was big, dark, and lush, but lacking any of the cola notes that are so overwhelming in the Clos du Val. It felt inappropriate, but I liked the Brittan a good deal. The Nej was tannic enough to put off some on the crew, but I found it tasty if unexceptional in this company.

 

[Larry Stein]

originally posted by Larry Stein:
Sandi's daughter brought '05 Vina Ardanza, La Rioja Alta for the extended family dinner on the 23rd. It was lovely and is a steal for the price. Tonight, it's just me, Sandi and my daughter for a quiet Xmas dinner. Tonight's wine will be either '02 or '04 Lenoir Chinon, with the other as back-up.

We drank the '04. It started off as primarily earthy with little in the way of fruit. Those roles reversed after about an hour. If you open a bottle in the near-term, I would decant it.

 

[Sharon Bowman]

 

[Tristan Welles]

JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslesen 2005. a little more ripe than I remember, though certainly not cloying. Receding petrol, grapefruit rind, flowers, plenty of acidity and body, really nice. Great with grilled shrimp.

A glass of Keller's '11 trocken, great with a shrimp side dish at Herbsainte in New Orleans. (Recommended.)

A split of '11 Faiveley Bourgogne with the glazed quail at Gallatoire's. Some funk, good bottle.