The Official Wine Thread

[Piobaire]

Booker is the schiznit. FWIW I've empty some glasses with Eric a few times and he maintains his wine should be drank young...actually, he maintains people tend to age most wine too long. His allocation just went through and I added half a dozen Oublie onto my order.

 

[Omega Male]

Yeah, no complaints from me on the Ripper. I bought mainly that and the Vertigo this year, a few Oublie and Fracture for variety. Denner allocation was delivered last week, still waiting on Herman Story.

 

[Omega Male]

Another crappy day in Northern California.



Great vineyard and great winemaker in David Ramey. Delicious.

 

[Piobaire]

Looking at a 2013 Stefania Chard tonight.

 

[Omega Male]

Any idea why they stopped making it after 2013? Lost the grapes?

This, like a lot of Napa 2014s, is already drinking great.

 

[Piobaire]

Seems to me they're going out of business. I stopped buying in 2013 and I see they're down to just a few bottlings in 2016.

 

[Omega Male]

Would be sad. It's always a shame to see a real passion project come up short. But it's a tough business.

 

[Omega Male]

Denner Ditch Digger 2016, Paso Robles. This is 50% Grenache, 25% Mourvedre, 15% Syrah, 10% other stuff. Lots of strawberries and five spice evident at the moment.

 

[Piobaire]

Vinfanticide, mate! I had a 2013 the other day and should have waited.

I just cancelled my Limerick Lane allocation. Third party shippers suck. California sales tax plus $10 a bottle shipping. **** them.

 

[Omega Male]

Had to pop one. Rest are going to sleep for a few years. I mean it's not bad now, just very primary -- all red fruit. Should have a bit more gravitas in time.

I use a specialist shipper these days and it's great. They pick up from the wineries in Napa/Sonoma (further afield just ship to their warehouse), consolidate everything and deliver to the house in a refrigerated Sprinter when I ask them to. $25 a case.

 

[Principle]

Smells dense and sweet, a lot of acid on the palette and dry enough to hang with food. Sad to say I only purchased one of these. We’re having carrot based gnocchi with a Parmesan and black pepper emulsion sauce.

 

[EvanNole]

I'm not sure when Grenache Day was but we had a Ferrand CdP last week.

2006 Domaine de Ferrand Châteauneuf-du-Pape - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (9/17/2018)
Medium red, Browning slightly. Elegant light intense nose, earthy BlackBerry, mushroom and pepper. Dry medium weight flavours, plum, berry and pepper and a dry mouth filling finish.

Nice traditional CdP just turned d down to about 6 on the volume. (90 pts.)

Nice. I have one of the 2005 left.... Last time I had it, it was excellent. Hopefully it's holding up as well as your 2006.

 

[EvanNole]

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Smells dense and sweet, a lot of acid on the palette and dry enough to hang with food. Sad to say I only purchased one of these. We’re having carrot based gnocchi with a Parmesan and black pepper emulsion sauce.

If it's from Kermit, it's almost certainly very good. Wish his wines were easier to find here in Atlanta.

 

[Piobaire]

Has anyone had any of this, regardless of the vintage?

http://rockssandfruit.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-inner-circle-of-king-of-rhone-his.html

 

[Omega Male]

Sorry, no. Gonna go out on a limb and guess it's pretty plush.

Speaking of which, some pure hedonism tonight. They could sell this for a LOT more. Nice that they don't.