Did you buy anything? I’m trying to reduce my wine inventory a bit and I have too many lists I’m on that I love so I’m avoiding other purchases. I did consider beef or other stuff but got too busy and forgot.
Grabbed a smaller lot from Sandlands than normal for the winter release. Two each of the carignane, trousseau, and assyrtiko.
LOL, went a little mad, which coincidently, is how the wife is feeling. 4 cases of stuff for around $3000. Main things I get every year are the cabs from Riverain, Saunter (love us some TRB) and Di Costanzo. Then I like taking a chance on some of the smaller producers they always have on there, just to support them. Of course, I also have some Pinots coming from Rivers-Marie and the box from Fingers Crossed, so I need to find somewhere to fit 60 bottles in the next few months. Guess I'd better start drinking.
This should be done with others but family life with kids is too hard so I did a comparison of 2019 Andremily and Saxum wines from G2 vineyard (Paso Robles Willow Creek District AVA). My preference is Andremily (former SQN winemaker that started up his winery with SQN contracts as SQN estate vineyards started to come online).
I bought this back in 2011 intending to have it for a friend’s going away dinner until the going away dinner changes to 15 people from 4. I finally opened it tonight.
'19 Clos des Boucheres was super dense, powerful and took about 45 minutes to start showing its stuff. MG 05 bourgogne rouge was ready to go from the moment we pulled the cork.
The Gramercy was better but I think the Waters may have aged a bit too long. I had another bottle of the same vintage in 2018. I remember loving it at the time and thinking I wanted to give this more time just to see where it went. In retrospect, I think 6-9 years is probably better than 12 years for Washington Syrah.
Ridiculous night at work. Very fun and informative vertical of 84-89 of Spottswoode, some palate cleansers, and then perhaps the best bottle of wine I've ever had.
I do love them as well but they've entered the pricing threshold where they're no longer (for me) stockable, weeknight/party wines. But that's life.
The '13 Cristal was definitely better but I'm also obsessed with that wine. This was my fifth bottle of it and maybe the best so far. For me, Salon needs so much more time than Cristal. I've had a few 02s that are in a perfect window right now. We opened a '96 Dom Perignon the other day and it's everything you want in mature champagne.
Popped my DRC cherry last night. 1995, 2001, 2006, 2012 all lights out. But even then, very glad I will never be in a position where I'm thinking of spending my own money on it. Also opened every vintage of Clos d'Ambonnay annnnnnd the greatest white Burg I've ever had.