BrightonCorgi Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 12:04 AM, fokker4me said: It's ok to dust or wash the bottles now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVantes Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 A super-sherried, treacly HP 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevrknow Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 No pics but Blanton's dropped today. Got 3 bottles. Got to love states that aren't gubernment controlled! All hail free enterprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LLC Posted August 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2023 Nice wine with dinner but not as good as the 2012 vintage I’ve had (and still have). May wait a while to revisit. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 On 8/9/2023 at 1:21 AM, SirVantes said: A super-sherried, treacly HP That must cost quite a tidy sum in SG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVantes Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 2 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said: That must cost quite a tidy sum in SG It wasn't too bad - cost about the same as the 18yo locally when I bought it. The people who bottled this cask for the local scene did it right; well chosen and sensibly priced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicoIsHere Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Never really liked Manhattans until I had one at this restaurant, made with high proof bourbon, and Cocci Chinato. I haven't opened the chinato yet but this one is pretty close!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LLC Posted September 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2023 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Good but I think it needs some more time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 On 10/17/2023 at 11:05 AM, LLC said: Good but I think it needs some more time. Banfi was well distributed around Boston, but not so much the last few years. Sold line up of wines at competitive prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BrightonCorgi Posted November 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2023 Went to visit a cousin's house for an afternoon of food, wine, and cigars. The food was mostly middle eastern. He brought back some olives from Lebanon this summer that were out of this world. He also had fresh pickled turnips he made last week. For wines, I brought the '99 Musar and he opened '94 Haut Brion. We both thought the Musar was better, but the last glass of Haut Brion was really something. Took much longer to open up than we anticipated. I brought a couple different custom rolled cigars. We were both lamenting how expensive and lack of stock Habanos has become. He's been a Habanos smoker for 40+ years. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVantes Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 On 11/14/2023 at 11:41 PM, BrightonCorgi said: For wines, I brought the '99 Musar and he opened '94 Haut Brion. We both thought the Musar was better, but the last glass of Haut Brion was really something. Very nice. I read the text before looking closely at the pic, and I did a bit of a double take. As big a fan as I am of Musar, it surprised me that you both thought it was better than a Haut Brion (albeit a '94). Another Judgment of Paris moment? Then I looked at the pic...ahh, Le Bahans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 7 hours ago, SirVantes said: Very nice. I read the text before looking closely at the pic, and I did a bit of a double take. As big a fan as I am of Musar, it surprised me that you both thought it was better than a Haut Brion (albeit a '94). Another Judgment of Paris moment? Then I looked at the pic...ahh, Le Bahans. Not that the Le Bahans is anything to turn a nose at. That bottle was bought on current release as well. We would've opened them both at the same time if we knew it was a two bottle afternoon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 On 10/17/2023 at 10:05 AM, LLC said: Good but I think it needs some more time. i reckon you can drink 16s now, next year or in 20 years. amazing vintage. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVantes Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 5 hours ago, SirVantes said: visited di gresy about a month ago for a fabulous tasting with the current and future marchesi (the future marchesi, terrific bloke, but as casual as you could ever imagine). love their wines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BrightonCorgi Posted November 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2023 We had a nice selection of wines on Thanksgiving. It was just three of us, so didn't get too crazy. Started off with Phillipe Gonet "TER" which is an elegant refined Champagne. Crowd pleasing style. The Beaux Frères 2000 Pinot Noir magnum was a wine for the ages. Just wow! If that bottle was from Burgundy, add another zero to the price! Rock star nose, well integrated and balance. It's hitting its plateau now, but I'd say an 15+ years of life no problem. Pretty hard to find their wines this old, especially in magnum. Could be the best domestic Pinot I have had to date. Our guest brought the 2017 Ch. du Trignon Gigondas. Started off musty like it may've been corked, but eventually it did blow off (3 hours later) and was "nice", but not much more. It was more of just bottle stink the whiffed off. Both the pinot and Gigondas went well with turkey. 1985 Dow Vintage is destined to be a classic Dow. We each had a glass of '66 Croft (last of what was in the decanter) that I opened a few days previous to this that set the bar pretty high. I hadn't tried Dow 85 in some time and it's progressing to be one of the best of the vintage if not the best already. Fonseca, Graham, Gould Campbell, Ferreira, Dow... stiff competition in '85. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 On 11/26/2023 at 12:19 AM, BrightonCorgi said: We had a nice selection of wines on Thanksgiving. It was just three of us, so didn't get too crazy. Started off with Phillipe Gonet "TER" which is an elegant refined Champagne. Crowd pleasing style. The Beaux Frères 2000 Pinot Noir magnum was a wine for the ages. Just wow! If that bottle was from Burgundy, add another zero to the price! Rock star nose, well integrated and balance. It's hitting its plateau now, but I'd say an 15+ years of life no problem. Pretty hard to find their wines this old, especially in magnum. Could be the best domestic Pinot I have had to date. Our guest brought the 2017 Ch. du Trignon Gigondas. Started off musty like it may've been corked, but eventually it did blow off (3 hours later) and was "nice", but not much more. It was more of just bottle stink the whiffed off. Both the pinot and Gigondas went well with turkey. 1985 Dow Vintage is destined to be a classic Dow. We each had a glass of '66 Croft (last of what was in the decanter) that I opened a few days previous to this that set the bar pretty high. I hadn't tried Dow 85 in some time and it's progressing to be one of the best of the vintage if not the best already. Fonseca, Graham, Gould Campbell, Ferreira, Dow... stiff competition in '85. i have enjoyed some of the champagnes from Gonet but not familiar with that one. 85 Dows is a cracker. always loved the vintage. and dows of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin865 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Cheer for the Christmas season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVantes Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Hooray for cru beaujolais 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 14 hours ago, SirVantes said: Hooray for cru beaujolais absolute fave Beaujolais maker. have about 15 of these in the next door room - not chenas but fleurie, morgon, clos du moulin and a few others. from the 15 and 16 vintages. amazing wines. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 11:53 AM, Ken Gargett said: absolute fave Beaujolais maker. have about 15 of these in the next door room - not chenas but fleurie, morgon, clos du moulin and a few others. from the 15 and 16 vintages. amazing wines. I don't recall ever seen that maker at stores local to me. I buy a lot of cru Beaujolais too. One of the best values in French wine. Clos de la Roilette & Lapierre are the producers I go for normally, especially the Roilette's for the last decade. What a coincidence. Just got an email on a Beaujolais offer from one my main wine shops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 15 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said: I don't recall ever seen that maker at stores local to me. I buy a lot of cru Beaujolais too. One of the best values in French wine. Clos de la Roilette & Lapierre are the producers I go for normally, especially the Roilette's for the last decade. What a coincidence. Just got an email on a Beaujolais offer from one my main wine shops this guy is extremely small production and extremely expensive. burgundy expensive. australia got a few cases a few years ago and i'll confess i grabbed a large chunk of it. not sure we have seen any more since? massive scores from the critics (take that how you will), some up with top grand cru burgs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman4757 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Nothing's in my glass at the moment, but I pretty regularly like to cruise through the local shops here, and see what's on sale, or even being clearanced out at the moment -- people around here seem to be pretty loyal to Washington/Oregon wines, to the detriment of basically everything else... more for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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