With lamb burger with carmelized onions, potato salad and fresh peas with spinach.mint pesto (partner had me put gruyere on hers and it was better than mine)
No decant. First half hour was "ok"...and then it began to sing. Springy, great mid-palate, looong aftertaste, acidity stops it from being chocolate. A very impressive wine that fit the meal to a T
Delightful! My penultimate bottle. Will open the last one in the coming months, for the appropriate occasion, and will give it a short decant
Day 2 update.. darn good! Everything held up and it became fuller! Regret that I did not share this with others who would have been equally pleased
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With no tomato sauce spring pasta (guanciale, etc.). Two-thirds of the bottle decanted for 4 hours in fridge. Rest vac-u-vined in fridge
Significant upfront and mid-palate depth. Nice fragrance in glass. In reviewing comments below - not obvious alcohol heat despite 16+%. Tannins did not overpower
Remaining one-third on Day 3. With pizza. Had held up well and was quite smooth. Maybe some heat - but barely
Today - would open next bottle with red meat
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2017 de Négoce Merlot OG N.04
4/19/2024 - CheapAndBest Likes this wine:
With lamb burger with carmelized onions, potato salad and fresh peas with spinach.mint pesto (partner had me put gruyere on hers and it was better than mine)
No decant. First half hour was "ok"...and then it began to sing. Springy, great mid-palate, looong aftertaste, acidity stops it from being chocolate. A very impressive wine that fit the meal to a T
Delightful! My penultimate bottle. Will open the last one in the coming months, for the appropriate occasion, and will give it a short decant
Day 2 update.. darn good! Everything held up and it became fuller! Regret that I did not share this with others who would have been equally pleased
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2019 Hollick Cabernet Sauvignon Old Vines
4/12/2024 - CheapAndBest wrote:
With chorizo and beans. Was OK. A bit sour, tasted hotter than the 14.9. And stayed that way. Final bottle.
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2018 de Négoce Cabernet Sauvignon OG N.59
4/12/2024 - CheapAndBest Likes this wine:
With no tomato sauce spring pasta (guanciale, etc.). Two-thirds of the bottle decanted for 4 hours in fridge. Rest vac-u-vined in fridge
Significant upfront and mid-palate depth. Nice fragrance in glass. In reviewing comments below - not obvious alcohol heat despite 16+%. Tannins did not overpower
Remaining one-third on Day 3. With pizza. Had held up well and was quite smooth. Maybe some heat - but barely
Today - would open next bottle with red meat
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