Restless Jay Syndrome

originally posted by Brad Kane:
originally posted by Chris Coad:
No, I don't. That's not what I was talking about. It's a likely story that I "misremembered." But thanks for playing.
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Even Jay can tell you I love that wine. I must've had it about six or so times with him as he knows I like it, so he opens them when I'm around.
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I'm afraid that, um, Brad is right here. Though he does not like either the Trocken or Halbtrocken versions of this wine (imo the Halbtrocken was the best though I like all three).

I didn't open this bottle of the 1998 MC HB Spatlese and was a little disappointed that I didn't get a taste before it was all gone. I did get to sniff it though and it smelled gorgeous. And I still have one or two of my own left so it's not as though I won't get to try it again.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Brad Kane:
originally posted by Chris Coad:
No, I don't. That's not what I was talking about. It's a likely story that I "misremembered." But thanks for playing.
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Even Jay can tell you I love that wine. I must've had it about six or so times with him as he knows I like it, so he opens them when I'm around.
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I'm afraid that, um, Brad is right here.
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Chris, you stand corrected, again.
 
originally posted by Chris Coad:
Restless Jay Syndrome

Hey, here's a Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 'Vintage Selection Lot F1' 1974. Muddy brown color. Smells like tea-laced pondwater, madeirized, even deader than the '68 of a few months ago. Someone says that it showed a little bit of life immediately after the bottle was opened, but I'm not sure when that was, as I found it sitting here on the counter just now.
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This bottle probably saw poor storage at some point in its journey. The 1974 Krug Vintage Selection F1, which is from Fay Vineyard (thus the "F1"), can still be awfully good if you find a bottle that was well cellared. A bottle opened last year was one of the best 1974 California Cabs I've had, and I've had a number of wines from that vintage (almost all of which, if well stored, were good or better). Note that Krug also made a regular Vintage Selection in 1974, which is not as good as the F1.
 
Chris I enjoyed the twin 96 Bourgueil comparison (thanks for bringing the Chevalerie) and admit that my "bruiser" description of the Taluau is no longer a useful descriptor for it. Glad it has moved on!

Mea culpa, it was I who brought the South Dakota rose of raspberry/rhubarb. What... I'm supposed to open it alone at home?!?

Thanks for the hospitality Jay.
 
I have to admit, Denyse scared me off the raspberry/rhubarb concoction that Bradley so enjoyed. Was it truly as transcendent as he claimed?
 
It's a fun novelty, cleanly made. I would have liked it better if it had been a little less sweet, and like Denyse said the aroma did seem to cling to the glass.

I'd serve it to my mom with an ice cube and a sprig of mint.
 
originally posted by Chris Coad:
Capercaillie Shiraz Hunter Valley 'The Ghillie' 2000. Medium translucent garnet color. Ripe-smelling, boysenberry-raspberry aromatics, hints of tarriness and toast. It's big and a little bumptious, but has a charming honesty about it, like a riper, smokier version of everyone's favorite geek zinfandel. Nothing of complexity here, just a hefty juicy goofy thing. Everyone besides Grossman and me seems to hate it, driven batty by ripeness, but that's cool. More for us.
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Drinking my last bottle of this tonight. Just like Chris said, above.
 
The Hunter is such a different animal, climate-wise, from everything else in Australia...
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
originally posted by Kay Bixler:
He could have at least faked his death, as is Internet tradition, instead of just fading away.
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Wait, I thought there were ghostly spectre of Coad sightings, no?
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in balloons.

shit is terrifying. like patty hearst terrifying.

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