W mushroom risotto in Rhinebeck. This was a Tenaska 2018 tombstone bottle. Pretty good mid weight bottle with good fruit and decent balance. Very Bordeaux like.
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W Nice salmon dish (rice / bokchoy). Strange dark color (for a 6 yr old). Solid chardonnay with subtleties that make it either great or nothing special (depending on yr take). Good fruit, some tannins - decent length. Drink now for sure, enjoy and move on. Bad qpr
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W lamb meatballs. Yummy dish and good combo. Very well made wine, yes light ish/medium body but it had some weight that is interesting. Good fruit, nice spice, some length. No reason to wait drinking this.
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12/26/2020 7:43:00 PM - Caught an old note from where you mentioned venison from your property. Do you have a deer farm, or any way to ship venison meat to the Pac NW?
5/3/2020 10:28:00 AM - Hi, MichielV!
My wine-loving and educated friends with whom I did the informal tasting and I all agreed we liked the 2010 the best. Interestingly, we came to the same conclusion when we tasted the same vertical (2009-2011) of Gramercy's Walla Walla Valley Syrah.
Thanks for asking - I've edited my tasting notes to include our favorite of the three.
Also, I haven't yet posted this quite yet - I'm waiting to finish the rest of the bottle - but the 2013 Gramercy Cellars Mourvédre L’idiot du Village Columbia Valley is absolutely striking right now. The minute I opened the bottle, the nose was unlike anything I had ever smelled; I'm still trying to pinpoint what I'm smelling. It's drinking beautifully.
I hope you and yours are safe and healthy in these challenging times.
Cheers, Faith
2013 Château Tour Pibran
5/10/2024 - MichielV wrote: 90 Points
W mushroom risotto in Rhinebeck. This was a Tenaska 2018 tombstone bottle. Pretty good mid weight bottle with good fruit and decent balance. Very Bordeaux like.
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2017 Ridge Chardonnay Estate
5/6/2024 - MichielV wrote: 90 Points
W Nice salmon dish (rice / bokchoy). Strange dark color (for a 6 yr old). Solid chardonnay with subtleties that make it either great or nothing special (depending on yr take). Good fruit, some tannins - decent length. Drink now for sure, enjoy and move on. Bad qpr
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2018 Gramercy Cellars Grenache The Third Man
5/3/2024 - MichielV wrote: 90 Points
W lamb meatballs. Yummy dish and good combo. Very well made wine, yes light ish/medium body but it had some weight that is interesting. Good fruit, nice spice, some length. No reason to wait drinking this.
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