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This bottle will be deeply missed once emptied. 

This was really good

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I love everything from this brewer and this one was no exception!

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17 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

the last one was a different vintage?

Last one was a 2005, but this 2006 has a fuller body. Interesting how just one year apart there is quite a noticeable difference. 

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1 minute ago, SUP8333 said:

Last one was a 2005, but this 2006 has a fuller body. Interesting how just one year apart there is quite a noticeable difference. 

it is what keeps me in a living. 

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16 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:
Celebration of America and her wines with a couple of friends.


Never had the 79 Clos du Val but still remember the 97’s I enjoyed.


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7 hours ago, LLC said:

Never had the 79 Clos du Val but still remember the 97’s I enjoyed.

i remember the 79 clos du val. we saw a lot of the wines from clos du val around then and early 80s (i had just started getting interested in wine). they had the family link with taltarni, one of our more exciting wineries at the time. and, of course, Lafite. 

for those marginally younger than myself, it is a great story. the winemaker at Lafite, andre portet, thought that there was a heap of potential in both the Napa and Australia (in this case, the Yarra), so he encouraged his two sons to head out, one each. Dominique came to the yarra and set up taltarni. Bernard went to napa and founded clos du val. they would work together and the wines of each were sent across the pond. hence, we saw a lot of clos du val and they saw taltarni. Dominique was a lovely guy and very good winemaker. around 2000, he left taltarni and set up his own little eponymous operation, also in the yarra. no idea if Bernard stayed with clos du val. 

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A lovely Italian red blend that paired beautifully with our steaks and balsamic Brussel sprouts!

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30 minutes ago, SirVantes said:

Nice Volnay from a producer better known for their Pommard

had some cracking pommards from these guys. seriously good. not familiar with their volnays. but i am not a fan of 2003. not at all. 

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23 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

had some cracking pommards from these guys. seriously good. not familiar with their volnays. but i am not a fan of 2003. not at all. 

I rarely have burgs, and their Clos des Epeneaux is a very rare treat for me. This was fresh and a little linear, "nice", but I have no frame of reference for the vintage or their Fremiets generally.

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11 hours ago, SirVantes said:

I rarely have burgs, and their Clos des Epeneaux is a very rare treat for me. This was fresh and a little linear, "nice", but I have no frame of reference for the vintage or their Fremiets generally.

the clos d E is a cracker. you have inspired me to search for their Volnay. 

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On 7/20/2024 at 9:17 PM, SirVantes said:

Nice Volnay from a producer better known for their Pommard.

Their Pommard is fantastic!! I've had it a number of times in the EU, but have never been able to find it in my area.

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7 hours ago, Blazer said:

Moving a little slowly this morning.

Don't see much Travel on the market. How was it? A heavy rose color to it?

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17 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Don't see much Travel on the market. How was it? A heavy rose color to it?

Yes, heavy rose color, very fruit forward wine and extremely quaffable! 

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1 hour ago, Blazer said:

Yes, heavy rose color, very fruit forward wine and extremely quaffable! 

I would put Tavel on the "king of rose's" list.

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2017 "Vin De France" carbonic blend of Beaujolais Villages and Brouilly. Very good.

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