Simply...The Wine Thread

[incontrol]

Originally Posted by RHIII

My wife usually says I'm full of....a lot of useless wine information...LOL

Cheers!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I like the info, I can never remember it all. I have a close friend who has all the info too. It helps! Cheers!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Runnin' Rebel]

Originally Posted by RHIII

Nice!!!!

That Duhart-Milon -09 is a great bottle from a great vintage -- it is primarily Cabernet -- so will definitely have a bold - but balanced flavor profile. Parker rated it 97 points -- so it should not disappoint -- also they are owned by Lafite...which is some good pedigree!!

The Saffredi is another GREAT wine -- Hails from Tuscany -- and is a nice Cab, Merlot blend -- might have a little petit Verdot in there also...should be a bold, intense elegant wine - for the region. Parker rated it 96 -- so again -- it shouldn't disappoint.

If it were me -- I would have the Bordeaux by itself -- or maybe with a nice cheese board -- the Italian -- would definitely be with food (as I do with most of my Italian wines wines). They tend to have more acidity -- making them pair much better with a 'bigger' meal.

Two GREAT wines right there my friend!! Enjoy!!!!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Roger..
These were a gift from a purveyor a few years ago, 6 bottles each, so I just put them in the back and haven't touched them Yet. Thank you so much !

Originally Posted by incontrol

Much more detail than I could post, I know the Saffredi is delicious. I really enjoy good Italian wines and have several of these in the cellar.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good to hear about Saffredi. I read about both but reading isn't actually someone telling you how it taste. Looks nice wine both of them Excited to try them soon.

[encarter13]

Frogtown Sauvignon Gris served at 55* (sorry for the food in the pic)




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[s15blk]

Pulled one of these out from my stash for dinner. It went so well with wagyu beef and wasabi. Fine grained tannins, medium weight, flavoursome/savoury aromas of spice, licorice and berry. It still has at least 5-10 years in it.

[fusionstorm]

Just now shaking off the lethargy of an incredible Sunday night dinner with a few of my wine aficionado friends at 5A5 Steakhouse in San Francisco. Food was really good, which it had to be with a lineup like this:

2004 Jacquesson
1997 Salon
2008 Roulot Les Luchots
2004 Harlan Estate
2002 Lignier-Michelot Clos de la Roche
2001 DRC Romanee St Vivant
1982 Ch Cheval Blanc
1985 Ch Cheval Blanc
1990 Ch Montrose
1997 Ch d'Yquem
2006 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr




Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[wantonebad]

Originally Posted by fusionstorm

Just now shaking off the lethargy of an incredible Sunday night dinner with a few of my wine aficionado friends at 5A5 Steakhouse in San Francisco. Food was really good, which it had to be with a lineup like this:

2004 Jacquesson
1997 Salon
2008 Roulot Les Luchots
2004 Harlan Estate
2002 Lignier-Michelot Clos de la Roche
2001 DRC Romanee St Vivant
1982 Ch Cheval Blanc
1985 Ch Cheval Blanc
1990 Ch Montrose
1997 Ch d'Yquem
2006 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr




Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

WOW!!!! Quite the lineup!! What was the occasion? What were the highlights? Though with that runway not sure there could have been a low-light...

[fusionstorm]

Originally Posted by wantonebad

WOW!!!! Quite the lineup!! What was the occasion? What were the highlights? Though with that runway not sure there could have been a low-light...

Wish I could say it was simply a typical Sunday night.......

Guy was in town for a medical conference, and he wanted to share the Montrose and d'Yquem. We assembled the troops, and collectively knocked it out of the park. Everything showed well. WOTN nose-wise was the DRC........such a beautifully complex melange of floral and spices. Palate-wise, for me it was the DRC just nosing out the '82 Cheval Blanc for 1st. '97 Salon was close behind, and the favorite of the ladies that were in attendance. But really, any of the bottles could've been a star at any other gathering.

[RHIII]

Originally Posted by fusionstorm

Just now shaking off the lethargy of an incredible Sunday night dinner with a few of my wine aficionado friends at 5A5 Steakhouse in San Francisco. Food was really good, which it had to be with a lineup like this:

2004 Jacquesson
1997 Salon
2008 Roulot Les Luchots
2004 Harlan Estate
2002 Lignier-Michelot Clos de la Roche
2001 DRC Romanee St Vivant
1982 Ch Cheval Blanc
1985 Ch Cheval Blanc
1990 Ch Montrose
1997 Ch d'Yquem
2006 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr




Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Definitely an impressive lineup right there!!!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[RHIII]

Originally Posted by RHIII

Definitely an impressive lineup right there!!!! Cheers!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[yoniman]

In NZ

[wantonebad]

Originally Posted by fusionstorm

Wish I could say it was simply a typical Sunday night.......

Guy was in town for a medical conference, and he wanted to share the Montrose and d'Yquem. We assembled the troops, and collectively knocked it out of the park. Everything showed well. WOTN nose-wise was the DRC........such a beautifully complex melange of floral and spices. Palate-wise, for me it was the DRC just nosing out the '82 Cheval Blanc for 1st. '97 Salon was close behind, and the favorite of the ladies that were in attendance. But really, any of the bottles could've been a star at any other gathering.

I've had Salon few times and never been disappointed! DRC I've had what can only be considered as "off" vintages however it's still amazing even when not in a peak year.

[encarter13]

2011 Frogtown Citizens Estate Reserve - Cab Sav


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[G8RDPM]

Originally Posted by fusionstorm

Just now shaking off the lethargy of an incredible Sunday night dinner with a few of my wine aficionado friends at 5A5 Steakhouse in San Francisco. Food was really good, which it had to be with a lineup like this:

2004 Jacquesson
1997 Salon
2008 Roulot Les Luchots
2004 Harlan Estate
2002 Lignier-Michelot Clos de la Roche
2001 DRC Romanee St Vivant
1982 Ch Cheval Blanc
1985 Ch Cheval Blanc
1990 Ch Montrose
1997 Ch d'Yquem
2006 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr




Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Amazing line up!

How many friends were there to share?

[fusionstorm]

Originally Posted by G8RDPM

Amazing line up!

How many friends were there to share?

There were a total of 8 of us. My wife and my friend's new girlfriend were the two ladies in attendance, so really more like 7.5 drinkers....

Our server and the GM both got plenty of opportunities to taste the lineup. My friends who own the place were unfortunately elsewhere that night, and were taken aback to say the least at the lineup we brought.

[rhipsher]

Ruffino Riserva Ducale Oro Chianti.
Been expanding into craft beers lately. And European ones.

[incontrol]

This is such a delicious wine.




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Mr Kram]

last night

[wantonebad]

Originally Posted by incontrol

This is such a delicious wine.




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The French are to Chardonnay what the Sun is to photosynthesis

[BNA/LION]

Originally Posted by fusionstorm

There were a total of 8 of us. My wife and my friend's new girlfriend were the two ladies in attendance, so really more like 7.5 drinkers....

Our server and the GM both got plenty of opportunities to taste the lineup. My friends who own the place were unfortunately elsewhere that night, and were taken aback to say the least at the lineup we brought.

WOW! looks like a good line up with great food and company. I would expect nothing less from you...

[incontrol]

Originally Posted by wantonebad

The French are to Chardonnay what the Sun is to photosynthesis

Great line


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[s15blk]

For tonight.

[s15blk]

Still young for my tasting ... will leave my other 3 bottles for few more years.

[BNA/LION]

Tonight...

[limenko]

Originally Posted by s15blk

For tonight.

Yum. I know i keep saying it but the Wynn's stuff ages so well. Last week at the winery they did a 60 year vertical for the black label cab sauv, all the way back form 1954 to 2014...took them two good days!

BTW what is the Wendouree in the background?

[Mr Kram]

had this over the weekend. nice bold napa cab with good balance of acidity and dark fruit. tannins are mature.

[fusionstorm]

Got lucky and was able to pick up 7 bottles of this.......



Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[wantonebad]

Originally Posted by fusionstorm

Got lucky and was able to pick up 7 bottles of this.......



Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You slay it sir!! And BTW this is my favorite time of the year for champagne, I love sipping bubbles in the summer heat!!

[fusionstorm]

Originally Posted by wantonebad

You slay it sir!! And BTW this is my favorite time of the year for champagne, I love sipping bubbles in the summer heat!!

Thank you, sir. Always happy to add champagne to the cellar, but Krug is a particularly fine additiom!

And my favorite time of the year to have champagne is any day that ends in "y".....



Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[Baco Noir]

Great dinner tonight at the backyard "Creekside Cafe" with a lot of garden vegetables and a 2004 Fritz Cabernet Sauvignon from the cellar. Basil for the pesto potatoes came out of the garden, along with the green beans and squash, and the jalapeños for the ABTs. Oh, and the Rosemary that seasoned the veggies and steaks.

[Lawman77]

Originally Posted by s15blk

Still young for my tasting ... will leave my other 3 bottles for few more years.

Dang. 2000!?!
Infantcide!!!