The Official Wine Thread

[NJE66]

For tonight with pasta alla norma
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Man, love Château de Beaucastel's châteauneuf-du-pape.

For dessert

 

[Piobaire]

What year was it Beaucastel cleaned things up and got rid of their bret? I found some vintages with too much so I tended to steer clear unless I know the level of bret going in.

 

[Omega Male]

Mid-90s was when the French got serious about brett, so anything from the last 20 years shouldn't be too funky.

 

[esoxm]

Serious QPR at $25

 

[NJE66]

What year was it Beaucastel cleaned things up and got rid of their bret? I found some vintages with too much so I tended to steer clear unless I know the level of bret going in.

Had their Châteauneuf-du-pape on a vertical testning about a year ago. Maybe 2004-2014 or something in that ballpark. Most of the vintages was great.

Recommend Beaucastels Blanc roussanne vieilles vignes. Some seriously good years and 2009 was kind of mind blowing.

 

[Omega Male]

Nebbiolo.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Their Iso is usually pretty drinkable but I can't get over the fact they are now owned by Fiji Water.

True Story: Fiji water is owned by David Gilmour. I emailed them to ask if their owner is the same David Gilmour from Pink Floyd. It isn't.

 

[Omega Male]

Gilmour sold to the Resnick Family in 2004.They also own POM Wonderful and grow most of the almonds and pistachios in California, making them probably the state's biggest water (ab)users. After buying Justin, they sneakily cut down most of the old oaks on the property to max out vineyard plantings. Not a fan.

Back to cab.

 

[jbarwick]

I don't feel bad for drinking the Justin...

 

[Piobaire]

Man, got a huge allocation of Kosta. Will buy all the mags for horse trading.

 

[Omega Male]

Man, got a huge allocation of Kosta.

Feels like a warning sign maybe? Currency is devaluing.

 

[Nemesis_4]

Good stuff

 

[Piobaire]

Could be but I'm a long term buyer. I remember buying a case of their Sonoma Coast alone several years ago and then it was named WOTY. I horse traded away 10 bottles with somm friends and think I got back about 4x what I paid. I'm sure they did well hand merc'ing it.

 

[Omega Male]

What I have heard about KB is they are consciously trying to change the house style after the sale to Duckhorn and the next few vintages will be a bit of an experiment.

Some more Antica. Really like the balance here in a year when lots of people made massive wines.

 

[NJE66]

Ventoux, souteast Rhône valley. Grenache and syrah.