April 19, 2024 - April BYO (Bodø, Norway): Cork
April 12, 2024 - Generous and densely styled, and delicious. Orchard fruit including pear and apricot, crème brûlée, almond and caramel apple. A mineral and metallic note. Billecart Salmon excelled in 2002.
April 11, 2024 - Brioche, apples/pears, this is a nice drinking spot. Not much experience with this, so not sure how it will develop with more age?
April 6, 2024 - Another Wine gathering at RJ’s; 4/4/2024-4/7/2024 (Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina): Beautiful mature nose displaying decadent sweet yellow fruit, baked apple, lemon curd, strong brioche, oyster shell, light caramel and fine limestone mineral. Perfectly integrated palate, finely layered sweet yellow fruit, delicate and airy, incredibly fine medium generous mousse, bright acidity, fine limestone mineral, and a seamless long yellow fruit driven finish with strong brioche at the end. Super fine mousse is really attractive. This is exceptional fined wine that is drinking beautifully.
March 29, 2024 - Return of the Shrimp Heads to La Belle Vie, now PS Steak in Minneapolis. 6 of us back in our beloved lounge w/ the old LBV lounge menu. CV,KB,LI,BB,JV & MA. Lonny's btl tonight. I've had this a couple times before going back 6yrs to Jan 2018 and it has mellowed substantially. Tonight, its delightful with fruit cocktail, mineral, bread & more mineral. This is much more finessed than in its youth and 100% ready to go. Maybe even a little past if you prefer the livelier presentation in its youth like me. That said, I enjoyed every drop & where it's at in maturity too. Drink up if you own them IMO.
March 28, 2024 - Shrimp Heads Ride Again (PS Steak (Pseudo La Belle Vie, Mpls, MN)): Medium gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Same bottle as Chablis28, and I think Craig's note is spot on. This is more oxidative now, showing toast, almond, flan, green melon, and honey on the nose. The palate shows the oxidativeness more, golden pear, honey, baked fruit, lemon, briny minerality, sour lemon, mature and richer than in its youth. I've got some, and I not worried at this point. Still excellent, but one to keep an eye on.
February 26, 2024 - Med gold color; chalky yeasty notes with subtle honey, honey nut cheerios, pear, apricot skin notes; full soft and rich mouthfeel with fine bubbles, slight sour ting at the end with long finish. Very nice but it peaked 2 years ago when it won in a bling tasting against all the great prestige cuvees. At home W/S&L, Q, Carbonara.
February 24, 2024 - Deep gold color. Nice mousse. Some brioche and apple/pear. Moderate acidity. Still drinking well no rush.
February 23, 2024 - Soldera vs Stella (Gemma): Bready, nutty, full body, good acidity, slight caramel, with med finish. 2nd time having in 2 months but this does not taste as good as the first in Nov 2023.
February 23, 2024 - Pronounced nose intensity with notes mineral, bread, yeast, apple, pear. High acidity.