The Official Wine Thread

[patrickBOOTH]

 

[Principle]

Cross post from thrift thread



Got this last night to stop storing wine in cardboard cases in a corner of our apartment. Best part? The individual selling this was remodeling Eleven Madison Park, so this has a lovely history. Each steel shelf weighs like ten lbs, this was crazy to get into the apartment.

 

[venividivicibj]

dark fruit, brambly earth. Nice acid.

 

[alexg]

First time having D'Yquem. Lived up to the hype.

Aaand this was the official oldest wine I've ever had. No color left at all, it looked like a white wine. Tasted like old white Lopez de Heredia. Pretty crazy.

 

[Principle]

Has anyone here used a wine list from restaurants with a good wine program as a way to seek out new wines? I haven't tried it out until recently, it's only more challenging because I end up needing to drive to New Jersey for the more obscure producers.

 

[RedLantern]

^ In my limited experience, finding the cheap bottles on a list from a restaurant with a great wine program can be very fruitful. For example, when I ate at Paul Bocuse last year I asked for a demi-sec vouvray, of which they only had one. It happened to be maybe the cheapest bottle on the menu ($50), and it was fantastic. Now I look for wines from that winery and buy them whenever I see them.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Young but great.

 

[Piobaire]

It's about time you jumped on the Rioja wagon. Now get yourself some Priorat.

 

[Principle]

Very happy with this, wish I had more left.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Awesome cheap Nebbiolo

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I’ve never had great luck with Blaye, but for the $ this isn’t bad.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

 

[Principle]

@Piobaire

 

[CBrown85]

Cracked my '09 Chateau Pipeau. Wasn't the best from that area I've ever had, but it was $35 on release and I've been saving it for a special occasion.

I think I killed a baby, though. Needed a couple hours to open up and even then, it was pretty bold.

On another note, I sort-of forgot about how much I like a good tannat.

 

[Principle]