Community Tasting Note

• MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 97 points

  August 8, 2019 - Fantastic representation of Oakville by Keplinger! Wow, it's hard to believe this is 2015. PNP with a beautiful balance of fruit and earth. Consumed over two days and it only got better. One of my favorites of the trip.
  
  Tasted along side the following wines in Mountain Village Telluride at 10,000'.
  
  16 Outpost True Vineyard
  13 Dakota Shy
  12 Odette Reserve
  12 Blankiet Rive Droite

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• LiteItOnFire commented:

  8/15/19, 10:54 AM - Ok a bit jealous over here. Telluride is one of our favorite places- and with a bottle of Keplinger, hard to beat. I just ordered a few more of the ‘15 as they are nearly sold out. Thanks for the tasting update, can’t wait for the ‘16s which I heard are pretty spectacular. Hope to taste them first week of September when I am there.

• MJP Hou TX commented:

  8/15/19, 11:59 AM - I purchased 3 and should have bought more. I need to call DJ asap! Please let me know what you think of 16.
  
  Oh, and how about Vine Hill Ranch/Keplinger in 2018! That's going to be amazing!

• LiteItOnFire commented:

  8/15/19, 1:17 PM - I want to try both the oakville and VHR side by side as that will really help formulate an understanding of Helen with VHR grapes and continue direction of their oakville Cabernet which pound for pound is hard to beat.
  
  Will update CT for sure... caveat is not sure what condition I will be in as I tend to have ADD/ADHD and pack in liver damaging itineraries to maximize time/wine consumption. It’s a curse but someone has to do it.

• MJP Hou TX commented:

  8/15/19, 1:23 PM - Helen Keplinger vs. Francoise Peschon. Break out the popcorn!

• LiteItOnFire commented:

  8/15/19, 1:28 PM - Or steak at B&B Butchers or Steak 48!

• MJP Hou TX commented:

  8/15/19, 1:31 PM - Pappas Steakhouse? Love the wine list but not the wine prices.

• quincy01 commented:

  3/11/20, 9:14 PM - Rest in Peace Denis Malbec. His Rive Droite was perhaps one of the finest expressions of New World merlot.

• MJP Hou TX commented:

  3/12/20, 5:08 AM - Quincy01, Rive Droite is also one of my favorites merlots on the New world. Which vintage happens to be your favorite to date?

• quincy01 commented:

  3/12/20, 7:08 AM - I think these wines need 8-10 years to really start hitting their peak. I’m really liking the ‘07 and ‘08 right now. That being said I think the ‘12 is a great wine and will only get better over the next 3-5 years. Cheers!

• MJP Hou TX commented:

  3/12/20, 8:45 AM - My oldest vintage is 2009. I'm loaded up on 10, 12-16. I passed on 17 which might turn out to be great but I'm underwhelmed by most 2017's so far.

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