Posts by Ricardo Malocchio

Quote: Originally Posted by Petrus1 I've had these but I think BN is ridiculous.In the past these wines weren't even bottled and just sold by the glass from the barrel in Dijon or Paris. They're dead in a few months....

Quote: Originally Posted by Piobaire Just for Gome, 07 Pur Sang. Yes, I got to taste his last bottling. We really lost a genius at wine making there. So layered. Peach stone, minerals, and citrus...

Opened another bottle of the Merieau gamay last night - cooked. It was from the same box/shipment as the non-cooked Merieau from the night before, and the same shipment but different box as the Montevertine from earlier this week...

Quote: Originally Posted by gomestar It was an '09 One of these "underachievers" from Louis Tete, maybe? Surely not one of the "WOWSERS!!!!"

Quote: Originally Posted by gomestar tonight is a Cru Beaujolais. I wont bother posting the name since I wouldn't recommend it to anybody. Was it a 2009 cru? That vintage is being lauded in ALL quarters,...

Quote: Originally Posted by iammatt I fucking love Bandol. Now that CdP has gotten both Parkerized and hellishly expensive, it is the last great hope for excellent food red. Fortunately, there are others as...

Quote: Originally Posted by Piobaire Dinner was too rich for me last night. I think what sent it over the edge was the cream/cognac sauce I made in the pan after doing the steaks. Tonight, I might go dry...

I wish I was more familiar with white bordeaux to better contextualize last night's wine. Not a bordeaux, but something akin I think.... 2006 Elian da Ros vin de table de France "Coucou Blanc" A bordeaux blend from the Côtes...

That menu's inspired me to finally do the salt-crusted, whole branzino thing. Lemon and fresh herb seasoning. Roasted tomatoes, potatoes, spinach or other green veg. But I'm a little stuck on the wine pairing. Inama Soave safest...

Here are the two most interesting wines enjoyed this past weekend, one temperamentally nearing its natural end, and the other exploding with the fresh exuberance of youth. 2002 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino A poor...