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The Official Wine Thread

itsstillmatt

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Originally Posted by foodguy
the thivin seems to be changeable in the bottle. i bought some from a friend, who subsequently was so disappointed as compared to what he had the first time that he accused the winery of "extending" the harvest by bottling not-their-own production. two weeks later we tasted it together and it was fine. wine does funny things some times.
I've had a lot of that wine, and nearly always enjoyed it. I have to admit, though, that I am really not very picky about wine. Maybe the first sip, but then I am pretty much just enjoying myself, the food and the company. That goes for wines of all levels. Now that I think about it, I should probably make that disclaimer whenever I make a suggestion.
 

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Originally Posted by Huntsman
No, it was a few weeks ago now -- have just been running since our return. It was the only vineyard we had time for (major flight problems), and I couldn't even do the private tour that I had arranged.

The tasting experience, well, I mean, we went into a room where I nice guy poured me some wine and I tasted them while he discussed them. I've never done it before. I didn't talk about the wine much, and since it was the only one I was doing, I swallowed. Can't say that aspect of the experience was you know, special in any way. The Sauvy is fine though.

BTW, k, how long should I hold the Sauv and the PN before drinking them? I bow to your experience.

Well I will bow to Piob's much greater experience with ME in particular, since he is the one who turned me onto that winery however many years ago it was. For the Klopp Ranch, I'd drink it around 2014-2015. The Sauv blanc I wouldn't hold onto any longer than 2013, but it should be great anytime between now and then.
 

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http://www.liocowine.com/pdfs/LABEL-PNMV07.pdf Anybody tried any of the stuff from Lioco? I had the 08(?) Michaud vineyard Pinot Noir last week and I've got a bottle of their Indica, which this time around is mostly old-vine Carignan and is supposed to be very tasty. The Michaud was one of those wines that you drink and then you think about it for days afterwards - intellectually stimulating. Really liked it. I want to try the Hirsch vineyard P.N. soon.
 

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Originally Posted by Quatsch
http://www.liocowine.com/pdfs/LABEL-PNMV07.pdf

Anybody tried any of the stuff from Lioco? I had the 08(?) Michaud vineyard Pinot Noir last week and I've got a bottle of their Indica, which this time around is mostly old-vine Carignan and is supposed to be very tasty. The Michaud was one of those wines that you drink and then you think about it for days afterwards - intellectually stimulating. Really liked it. I want to try the Hirsch vineyard P.N. soon.


I have not but had a friend tell me the Hirsch was the best thing they did.
 

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enjoyed this:
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with this truffled brie from DiBruno Brothers:
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Kermit Lynch recently redid their previously useless website. kermitlynch.com OMG. Their new "our wines" section is so so so so so so so sick.
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Originally Posted by kwilkinson
Kermit Lynch recently redid their previously useless website. kermitlynch.com OMG. Their new "our wines" section is so so so so so so so sick.
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What's really crazy is how long most of those wines have been in their stable. They are recognizable now, but not when he found them. Really a genius.
 

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I don't think I've ever seen the Italians he imports, but maybe I haven't been looking hard enough. Noted going forward.
 

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La Cardonne 2005. A steal at $19.
 

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Originally Posted by gomestar
^^^

$19 in Cali or locally?


I think I got it at Fairway. I checked on W-S, $19 is about right, but still for $19 it's quite good. Not really a steal.
 

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'08 Bojo's are much more reticent & traditional than the highly touted '09. For my taste, I've found the latter to be too fruit-forward & plump.

and in reference to Kermit Lynch's italian offerings, try to find a Langhe or Barolo from Guido Porro if you like more traditional Piedmontese bottles. They're moderately priced compared to other more well-known producers from that zona.
 

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Originally Posted by kwilkinson
Well I will bow to Piob's much greater experience with ME in particular, since he is the one who turned me onto that winery however many years ago it was. For the Klopp Ranch, I'd drink it around 2014-2015. The Sauv blanc I wouldn't hold onto any longer than 2013, but it should be great anytime between now and then.
Thanks, k!
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enjoyed this: with this truffled brie from DiBruno Brothers:
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Wow. Want!
 

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Is it wrong of me to select so highly on importer that I'm overjoyed to see the "Imported by Kermit Lynch" neck ring on bottles?

I just had a 2007 Domaine du Dragon Côtes de Provence CuvÃ
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e St. Michel- hoping to discover another garrigue dripping wine. It was fine, more animal musk (mouverdre?) than garrigue. I just love the St Martin of Garrigue Bronzinville much more.

So I went out and bought the 2010 Château de Trinquevedel Rose (a Tavel) only because it is imported by Kermit Lynch.
 

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