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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/12/2008 10:45:53 AM

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Good night today. Had a couple of decent bottles:

Howard Park Riesling 2001 (on my Australian dry Rieslings phase - I think some of them can beat the daylights out of German Trockens at half the price) http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=341688

Nice notes, I'll look for it.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/12/2008 11:27:35 AM

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That is very interesting Paul. I have been buying these in ones and twos because I did not have any knowledge of ageability. I have had some others that are very good especially the Seppelt Riesling from my pre CT days.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/12/2008 9:08:18 PM

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2001 Finca Sandoval. Satrted a little funky then licorice. Hours later that blew off to more fruit, still dry but smooth.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/12/2008 11:31:03 PM

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Lots: http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=5421

Craig

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/13/2008 9:04:30 AM

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That is very interesting Paul. I have been buying these in ones and twos because I did not have any knowledge of ageability. I have had some others that are very good especially the Seppelt Riesling from my pre CT days.

There has been quite a lot of hype surrounding these drier Riesling styles recently, both the Australian version as well as the Trockens coming out of Germany, so I decided to try a few of the most reputed Aussie ones very recently like Knappstein, Grosset Polish Hill, Howard Park. I also have a bottle of Petaluma Hanlin Hill waiting to be popped. I find most of them to start of very food friendly and generally well-made wines, if a tad simple. Lots of bracing acidity. However, I also found that bottle-age does tone down the excess, trim the rough edges and add a layer or class and complexity. Given that most of them are in screw-cap now, they do seem to age pretty well while retaining that freshness which, to me, is one of their most important features.

However, call me a fuddy-duddy, but to my palate at least, these wines cannot hold a candle to the more traditional German styles, whether Kabinetts, Spatlesen or Auslesen. Not that they are bad though, just lacking the depth of complexity that a noble Riesling has.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/14/2008 8:22:58 AM

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Majella Cab 2003 - look for it if you can, I think it's great value. http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=102883

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/14/2008 1:57:22 PM

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Allow me to introduce an excellent meritage from.....Virginia. Rappahannock Cellars is a family owned (12 children help run the place) winery at the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains. They make some excellent whites but this 2005 Bordeaux blend is absolutely wonderful. Smokey with a hint of tobacco and lingering berries it has a wonderfully subtle and long finish. One also gets hints of oak and vanilla but only after the wine has opened up. A refreshingly low 13.6 percent alcohol.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/14/2008 2:33:41 PM

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My first bottle of Silver Oak 1994, alexander valley, I have been sitting on these for 11-12 years now. Always wanted a good reason to open one of them.. Well wifes surgery went well and is the best reason I can find to open it..

Great taste, nice nose, silky soft tannins, and the flavor lingered a while.. I am glad no one esle drinks wine in the house;; I will fiiish it tonight. pairing it with Pasta,,should go well..

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/14/2008 9:12:13 PM

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I'll start off paraphrasing from a larger-then-life critic.
"Fee, fife, foe, fumb, i drank the blood of an englishman"

Englishman was a bit salty and thick but it had a musky scent which really set off a primal thirst for more... i found that if I garggled for aprox 10sec before i swished, i could faintly make out the remenisence of a fine burley port. I couldn't get enough of this stuff... unfortunately one englishman, of average height and weight, can only fill aprox three cases worth. So next time you're up in the UK, drop by Jack's Green Stalk on the Isle of Man... ask to see the Wicker Man, he makes a mean grilled steak sandwich... tell him zippizoo sent ya and he'll throw in a case of englishman for free.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/16/2008 2:58:53 PM

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Been reading a lot about Columbia crest two vines red wine vineyard 10,, 2005,, decided to buy a bottle for $6-7 or so.. what a surprise,,
had it with grilled rib eye and was very tasty, heck of a bottle to keep around the house to pop and pour...will buy more.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/17/2008 4:39:20 PM

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2005 Verget Mâcon-Villages Grand Elevage

7/17/2008: Faceless and forgettable. Not the wine "Drop everything and look for it". I'll pass the next time I see it, even though there is absolutelly nothing wrong with it

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/17/2008 10:43:11 PM

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2007 Bergstrom, Dr. Bergstrom Riesling--bought at the winery. Very nice...

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 3:57:04 AM

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CG, I'll have to check your consolidated notes before we go. Bergstrom is one of my favorite Oregon producers.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 8:26:13 AM

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CG, I'll have to check your consolidated notes before we go. Bergstrom is one of my favorite Oregon producers.

Have fun. I was most impressed by Bergstrom's wines this year (although the small-batch Torii Mor's were my biggest surprise). Bergstrom's pinots just seem to have a complexity that is sometimes lacking from other producers.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 8:30:57 AM

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CG, I'll have to check your consolidated notes before we go. Bergstrom is one of my favorite Oregon producers.

Have fun. I was most impressed by Bergstrom's wines this year (although the small-batch Torii Mor's were my biggest surprise). Bergstrom's pinots just seem to have a complexity that is sometimes lacking from other producers.

I just bought this.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 8:33:43 AM

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CG, I'll have to check your consolidated notes before we go. Bergstrom is one of my favorite Oregon producers.

Have fun. I was most impressed by Bergstrom's wines this year (although the small-batch Torii Mor's were my biggest surprise). Bergstrom's pinots just seem to have a complexity that is sometimes lacking from other producers.

I just bought this.

Oooh Enjoy, that was a good one. Where in the world did you find that in Italy (or are you travelling?)
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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 9:37:09 AM

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Had two ho-hum NV Bruts today, from Taittinger and Henriot today, decent but nothing to shout about, so I will not bore you guys with the notes. The red that followed, L'Aventure's Optimus 2002, was really nice though http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=67990 . I am getting more and more impressed with Paso Robles.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 3:20:23 PM

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Just bought and popped 2005 The Lackey - Aussie Shiraz.

Its big and powerful but a bit all over the place - not refined. I wonder if it would calm down given 2-3 years in the cellar. Excellent value if you like big Shiraz.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 3:55:04 PM

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Oooh Enjoy, that was a good one. Where in the world did you find that in Italy (or are you travelling?)
Craig

I went to pick up the Drouhin (which we are going to taste in the August event) and the importer said, 'do you like Oregon PN? I have some Bergström available'.

I had never heard of Bergström, so I said 'no thanks, I'll just have the Drouhin'.

Then I came home, read this thread, investigated the wines, went back to the importer and grabed the Bergström.

I will wait until the bottle shock is over, but I am looking forward to tasting it.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 4:11:40 PM

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http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=377842
2005 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Langhe Nebbiolo Starderi

7/18/2008: The wine down my valley, modern style Nebbiolo, concentrated, complex with lots of flowery notes, long finish and surprisingly mild tannins.
$23 price tag just makes this wine irresistable. Tomorrow I'll buy more. Aparently I liked it more than Tanzer, much more and I am glad Tanzer and Co keeps the price down with lower rankings.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 6:37:37 PM

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Just drank -2004 d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz-Viognier
Then ranted on the "delivery rant" subject on the forum.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 8:22:41 PM

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Oooh Enjoy, that was a good one. Where in the world did you find that in Italy (or are you travelling?)
Craig

I went to pick up the Drouhin (which we are going to taste in the August event) and the importer said, 'do you like Oregon PN? I have some Bergström available'.

I had never heard of Bergström, so I said 'no thanks, I'll just have the Drouhin'.

Then I came home, read this thread, investigated the wines, went back to the importer and grabed the Bergström.

I will wait until the bottle shock is over, but I am looking forward to tasting it.

I highly doubt it will disappoint you. The 2006 de Lancellotti and the Whole Cluster selection (1/2 which comes from de Lancellotti, 1/2 from the Bergstrom vineyards) were our favorites at our recent tasting at the vineyard. If you haven't seen it yet here is the event note from my recent trip: http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=5421 It is much more complex than the Drouhin Willamette Valley (though the Drouhin Laurene cuvee is one of my favorites as well). The de Lancellotti is good now but will settle down more if you age it for a few years. You may just want to drink this in a few months to see if it is your style and may want to cellar more in the future. Send me a note when you taste it.
Craig

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 8:23:47 PM

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http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=377842
2005 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Langhe Nebbiolo Starderi

7/18/2008: The wine down my valley, modern style Nebbiolo, concentrated, complex with lots of flowery notes, long finish and surprisingly mild tannins.
$23 price tag just makes this wine irresistable. Tomorrow I'll buy more. Aparently I liked it more than Tanzer, much more and I am glad Tanzer and Co keeps the price down with lower rankings.

I've always liked this producer, especially their various Barberas.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/18/2008 8:30:56 PM

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2007 Torii Mor Viognier. http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=543829

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/19/2008 9:32:58 AM

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A very nice but way too young Barolo.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/19/2008 10:51:23 AM

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Been reading a lot about Columbia crest two vines red wine vineyard 10,, 2005,, decided to buy a bottle for $6-7 or so.. what a surprise,,
had it with grilled rib eye and was very tasty, heck of a bottle to keep around the house to pop and pour...will buy more.

Couldn't agree more. (In fact I think I may have posted on this just a few weeks ago. I defy anyone to identify a better wine at this price that is as widely available in the US.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/19/2008 6:25:11 PM

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2005 Evans & Tate Chardonnay Margaret River--
More stone & mineral then I expected and less oak then I expected. Getting better as I drink it.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/20/2008 8:27:59 PM

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http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=5464

Lots of Burg. Yummy.

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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/20/2008 10:12:24 PM

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http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=5464

Lots of Burg. Yummy.

Wine Event envy

I had to settle with a very well-made 2007 OR Pinot Gris from Elk Cove. Nice with grilled orange roughy.
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RE: I Just Drank ............ - 7/21/2008 5:36:35 AM

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http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=5464

Lots of Burg. Yummy.

Holy molly!
lots of my favorite produceres there, thanks for the notes!
Maaaaaaannnnn, you drink good juice!

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