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W(s)OTD - 12/26/2019 9:06:41 AM

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The teens are coming to an end. What's been your best since 2010?

excluding the 3 wines I posted in the 2019 WOTY:

#1 - 2005 Radford Dale Gravity 96pt Feb '16 ( a major surprise from South Africa)

I scored all of these 95pt at the time of tasting:

2006 Dom Pérignon Jul '18
2016 Roses de Jeanne / Cédric Bouchard Blanc de Noirs Côte de Val Vilaine Oct '18
2005 Klein Constantia Vin de Constance Feb '16
2000 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Goldert Vendange Tardive Jan '17
2001 Tokaj Hétszőlő Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos May '17
2015 Captûre Wines Sauvignon Blanc Les Pionniers Oct '17
2011 McPrice Myers Lil Man Jan '16
2004 Saxon-Brown Zinfandel Casa Santinamaria Vineyards Dec '12
2002 Basel Cellars The Alchemist Jul '12
2003 Yalumba Shiraz Vinnovation Collection Barossa Valley Aug '10
2006 Yalumba Shiraz Vinnovation Collection Barossa Valley Apr '15
2002 Viña Alicia Cabernet Sauvignon Sep '12
1998 Villagiachi Bartolomeo Toscana IGT Aug '12
1999 Villagiachi Bartolomeo Toscana IGT Feb '12
2007 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape (the most controversial. I've ranged from 89-95 on this over 5 bottles consumed)

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/26/2019 10:58:40 AM

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The teens are coming to an end. What's been your best since 2010?

Uh.....Bob? Technically, we have one more year in this decade.

There was no year 0, so decades run from 01 - 10, 11 - 20, 21 - 30, etc.

However, in the spirit of the thread, I can certainly say that 2002 Lokoya Diamond Mountain is still the best wine I've ever tasted. If I were a CT member then (late 2010) I would have scored it a 99. It's not the most expensive I've had, but certainly the most enjoyable.

Second best, at a 98+, was my Burgundy epiphany at Bern's: 1993 Ponsot Clos de la Roche.

Then comes 1966 Weise & Krohn's Colheita Port and 2001 Arrowood Reserve Speciale Cabernet Sauvignon.

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/26/2019 11:03:45 AM

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Forget the spirit, I want the facts!

The 2020s (pronounced "twenty-twenties" or "two thousand (and) twenties", shortened to "the '20s") is the upcoming decade in the Gregorian calendar that will begin on 1 January 2020, and will end on 31 December 2029. wikipedia

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/26/2019 11:05:16 AM

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Well, Wikipedia "facts" are about as reliable as Italian cars.

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/26/2019 11:06:06 AM

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/26/2019 11:56:09 AM

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I only started drinking seriously around 2007. So this decade - 2010 to 2019 - was a terrific one for wine. 95% of these were drank with fellow forumites and friends who also probably supplied them. As I have said in the past, the company, conversations, and memories always surpassed the quality of wines.

It would be hard to narrow a list to the 10 best of the best. I'll have to think about it.

CA Cab
1984 Diamond Creek Lake
1991 Ridge Monte Bello
1987 Dunn Howell Mountain
1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia
1999 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill
1994 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill
1990 Diamond Creek Lake Vineyard
1997 Heitz Martha’s Vineyard
2004 Schrader Old Sparky
2007 Spotteswoode

Bordeaux

1990 Lafite
1983 d’Yquem
1989 Margaux
1970 Lynch Bages
1989 Lynch Bages
1966 Leoville Las Cases
1986 L’Evangile
1995 Cheval Blanc
1986 Coutet Madame
1996 Haut Brion

Rhône

1998 Rayas
1996 Rayas Pignan
1996 Guigal La Mouline
1989 Jaboulet La Chappelle
1996 Guigal La Turque
1996 Auguste Clape Cornas
1999 Rene Rostaing La Bonette Condrieu
1989 Beaucastel
1999 Guigal D’Ampuis
2003 Juge Cornas

Syrah

1993 Penfolds Grange
1989 Jaboulet La Chappelle
1996 Guigal La Mouline
1996 La Turque
1996 Auguste Clape Cornas
1999 Guigal D’Ampuis
2003 Juge Cornas
1999 Rayas Syrah
2005 Alban Reva

Italy

1958 Fiorina Barolo
2005 Soldera Riserva
2009 Dal Forno Monte ? Amarone
1997 Solaia
1987 Biondi Santi Riserva
2007 Masseto
1997 Ornellaia
1996 Sassicaia
2005 Suolo
2001 Frescobaldi Brunello (normale)
1999 Biondi Santi Brunello Riserva

White/Champers
2004 Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang
1990 Charles Heidsieck Blanc de Millesnaires
1986 Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque
1999 Rene Rostaing La Bonette Condrieu
1996 Henriot Brut Les Enchanteleurs
2005 Joh Jos Prum MSW Spatlese
2013 Arnaud Ente Bourgongne Aligote
2011 Robert Mondavi I-Block
2014 Merry Edward Sauvignon Blanc
1986 Pol Roger

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/27/2019 5:10:57 AM

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I’ve been thinking about this for a while. Our greatest bottles are saved for occasion, sometimes an offline, sometimes a cellar visit, sometimes a life event. The generosity of old friends, new CT friends, and winemakers has made this collection possible.
Here are ones which really stood out for me (in no particular order, each at a different occasion).

1996 Salon for breakfast at Chez drycab
1978 DRC Echezeaux on our anniversary at ‘The Restaurant Which Must Not Be Named’
1985 Chave Hermitage at a different anniversary at ‘The Restaurant Which Must Not Be Named’
1985 Dujac Clos de Vougeot in their cave (another anniversary)
1996 DRC La Tâche at Chas Offlineorama II (thank you mclancy)
2010 Raveneau Les Clos from barrel
1890 Puig Parahÿ Rivesaltes Rancio while leaning on another barrel of the same, waiting to be bottled
1999 Screaming Eagle (also thank you drycab)
2000 La Mission Haut-Brion (thank you S2)
several 1990 Château Latour (thank you Jack)
1996 Château d’Yquem (thank you mc2)
2015 MACDONALD in the farmhouse
2009 Corra from barrel with winemaker, then 2005 while cooking for her that night (#stressful)
The dueling ’98 Roumier and ’01 Fourrier bottles at Chas Offlineorama V haunt me

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/28/2019 3:42:02 PM

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ORIGINAL: CranBurgundy

Well, Wikipedia "facts" are about as reliable as Italian cars.

I follow the authority of Arthur C. Clarke regarding the "decade issue".

He called it "2001" for a reason: the beginning of the 21st Century.

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/29/2019 5:20:00 AM

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Since I've been drinking wine seriously only since 2010, it's quite easy - I just need to check out what I've drunk thus far.

Some top 5 highlights that come to my mind:

Reds
- Chateau Musar 1989
- Produttori di Barbaresco Riserva Ovello 1970
- Paolo Scavino Barolo 1967
- Fontevino Brunello di Montalcino 1982
- Antinori Tignanello 1975

Whites
- Ganevat Les Vignes de Mon Pére 2006
- Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco 1986
- Chateau Musar Blanc 1992
- Nicolas Joly Coulée de Serrant 1997
- Borgo del Tiglio Malvasia 1994

Rosés
- Valentini Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo 2003
- Valentini Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo 2006
- Massa Vecchia Rosato 2006
- R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rosado 2000
- Oliver Horiot Rose de Riceys en Barmont 2003

Orange wines
- Radikon Ribolla Gialla 1998
- Terroir al Limit Cartoixa 2016
- Radikon Sladnik 2015
- Strohmeier Trauben, Liebe und Zeit Orange 2
- L'Acino Mantonicoz 2011

Bubblies
- Charles Heidsieck Brut Millésime 1990
- Marguet Grand Cru Millésime 2008
- Francis Boulard Les Rachais Rosé 2005
- Jacques Selosse Substance
- Krug Vintage Brut 2000

Sweet wines
- Claude Moine Vouvray Moelleux 1893
- Oremus Tokaji Eszencia 1995
- Oremus Tokaji Eszencia 1999
- Oremus Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos 1975
- Querbach Oestricher Lenchen Riesling Beerenauslese 1971

Fortified wines
- d'Oliveiras Malvazia 1895
- Massandra Kagor Ayu Dag 1933
- Massandra Kagor Ayu Dag 1940
- d'Oliveiras Moscatel 1900
- Château Sisqueille Rivesaltes 1874

Other wines
- Jean Bourdy Galant des Abbesses
- Jean Bourdy Château-Chalon 2006
- Omi Shuzo Omiji Kijoshu 1978 (well, not a wine but a Sake)
- Berthet-Bondet Chateau-Chalon 1997
- Chevassu (Marie) Château-Chalon 2007

Beers
- 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 1999
- Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon First Edition
- Cantillon Grand Cru Bruocsella 2006
- Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2012
- Cascade Brewing Sang Rouge 2013

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/29/2019 6:25:25 AM

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Nice idea on the beers! My favorites have all been draft and generally while on vacation.
Belhaven Stout (NYC Lower Manhattan), Belching Beaver Peanut Butter Stout (Carlsbad CA), Maui Brewing Company Coconut Porter (Kauai), Innis & Gunn Barrel Aged Porter (Edinburgh)

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/29/2019 9:14:57 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: forceberry

Since I've been drinking wine seriously only since 2010, it's quite easy - I just need to check out what I've drunk thus far.

Some top 5 highlights that come to my mind:

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Finally! A list that contains something that I have.

(Albeit that I bought the 1992 Musar blanc entirely on the basis of Forceberry's TN, so I hope I like it!

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/29/2019 10:01:28 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: forceberry

Since I've been drinking wine seriously only since 2010, it's quite easy - I just need to check out what I've drunk thus far.

Some top 5 highlights that come to my mind:

<snip>

Finally! A list that contains something that I have.

(Albeit that I bought the 1992 Musar blanc entirely on the basis of Forceberry's TN, so I hope I like it! )

I'm quite positive that as long as the wine is in sound condition, it should be phenomenal!

It's a whole another story altogether if you don't like the style. :D Although it's such a great wine that I'd be baffled if somebody didn't find it exceptional!

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/29/2019 11:29:57 AM

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It came direct from Musar's warehouse in London, so I'm fine with that. My only problem now is working out what to pair it with.

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/29/2019 5:22:02 PM

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For me the 1983 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne was the top.

There are many many on the list of contenders beyond the ones below, but these are definitely in the running.

1944 Château Haut-Brion
1980 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia
1982 Penfolds Grange
1986 Château Coutet Cuvée Madame
1996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche
2009 Next of Kyn Syrah No~3 Cumulus Vineyard
2012 MTR Productions Syrah Memory Found

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RE: W(s)OTD - 12/31/2019 10:16:37 AM

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If we are going 2010-2019 there can be only one.

1955 Taylor Vintage Port - an utterly profound wine experience

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