The Official Wine Thread

[james_timothy]

My Atlas of Wines is in the mail....

 

[ryansmith]

Drinking a 1990 Palmer tomorrow.

 

[gomestar]

good book 1, good wine 2


Tomorrow I'm doing a Sauternes with some Stilton and some pate. I might get an extra wine just to get dizzy.

 

[gomestar]

Originally Posted by gomestar

the entire area around Bordeaux IS wine country as it produces a huge number of wines. But the very best Chateaus are all concentrated around the river in some way and are very close to each other.
quoting my own post for some revision: the right bank seems to be a little more spread out than the left bank (and this is my ****** memory, I don't have my book open anymore, correct me if wrong). In St. Emilion, Ch. Ausone is a bit of a distance from Ch. Cheval-Blanc, and it's hard to tell any continuity from here. I know the limestone presence can make a big difference as this tends to produce much bigger and tannic wines even with the Merlot grape. On the left bank, the big names are decently close to each other, much closer than say a Cote du Bohne (sp?) in the south vs. a Cote du Nuits in the north of Burgundy. Trying to get my last bit of semi knowledge in before Manton declares me a buffoon.

 

[gomestar]

an analysis of some Bordeaux scores from my former wine professor. Pretty interesting stuff.

 

[joopie]

Originally Posted by ryansmith

Drinking a 1990 Palmer tomorrow.

Should be a nice wine, although Palmer has only significantly started improving since the middle of the nineties.

 

[Mark from Plano]

WTSO has a 1995 Burgess Cab Library selection for $23. Dang it. Very tempted. Could buy a nice cab that I wouldn't need to cellar for 2+ years. What do you guiz think? EDIT: Too late. Already pulled the trigger. Got 4 bottles. Hope it's good. Somebody stop me. This is getting ridiculous.

 

[Manton]

Originally Posted by Mark from Plano

WTSO has a 1995 Burgess Cab Library selection for $23. Dang it. Very tempted. Could buy a nice cab that I wouldn't need to cellar for 2+ years. What do you guiz think?

EDIT: Too late. Already pulled the trigger. Got 4 bottles. Hope it's good.

Somebody stop me. This is getting ridiculous.

I am about a millimeter from buying that myself. Problem is, if I do I may end up joining you among the newly single.

 

[Johnny_5]

Every page of this thread Mark buys more wine!

Hell, since I found this thread I have been buying and drinking a lot more wine. A bad habit for a student...

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by Johnny_5

Every page of this thread Mark buys more wine!

 

[ryansmith]

Originally Posted by joopie

Should be a nice wine, although Palmer has only significantly started improving since the middle of the nineties.
I agree, I had an 01 about 2 months ago and it was quite good, esp for an 01.

 

[Manton]

'90 Palmer was an underachiever for the vintage, but still a very good wine. Should be perfectly mature by now.

 

[gomestar]

Hai Guiz, bonus day!!!!

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by gomestar

Hai Guiz, bonus day!!!!

Expecting a lengthy post of purchase pics!

I guess I got up too late/signed off too early to catch that Cab. I would have pulled the trigger for sure. Not sure whether to be relieved or sad.

At the very least, 08 Merry Edwards Sauv. Blanc tonight. California's answer to Didier.

 

[Manton]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

I guess I got up too late/signed off too early to catch that Cab. I would have pulled the trigger for sure. Not sure whether to be relieved or sad.

+1.