Simply...The Wine Thread

[Lucky777]

Originally Posted by southtexas

So far tonight...Daou, then plumpjack, now Heitz. Shafer’s on deck.




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Some of my favorites...none will disappoint! Enjoy!

[incontrol]

Originally Posted by G8RDPM

A few bottles of great Pinot were delivered today. They will rest a bit!

Great stuff! Enjoy!


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[joerivers1961]

No wine glass cheers? :)

[mjclark32]

Originally Posted by emersm

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The Wagner family knows wine!

Just ordered a case of this.
For fellow Pennsylvania people they have it here as a customer special order only for about $26/bottle, including tax and freight. Figured it was too good a price to pass up. Should come in soon.
Also waiting on a case to come in of 13' clos du Val they have at clearance for ~$26. Usually PA sucks on pricing and I go to DE instead, but these seem good to me

[BNA/LION]

Merlot tonight...

[mjclark32]

Will finish this off tonight

[emersm]

Originally Posted by mjclark32

Just ordered a case of this.
For fellow Pennsylvania people they have it here as a customer special order only for about $26/bottle, including tax and freight. Figured it was too good a price to pass up. Should come in soon.
Also waiting on a case to come in of 13' clos du Val they have at clearance for ~$26. Usually PA sucks on pricing and I go to DE instead, but these seem good to me

When it first came out in Ohio it was $49/bottle. A few months later I was able to find it for $39/bottle. Nice score at $26/bottle!

[fkim011]

Originally Posted by southtexas

So far tonight...Daou, then plumpjack, now Heitz. Shafer’s on deck.




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Love the Soul of Lion.

[mjclark32]

Originally Posted by emersm

When it first came out in Ohio it was $49/bottle. A few months later I was able to find it for $39/bottle. Nice score at $26/bottle!

Got here quick will get a bottle or two open tomorrow night

[MDuke10]

Enjoying a bottle from Hill Family Estates. It's a red blend from 2015. Not too bad

[BNA/LION]

Got a Box of Mini Champagne from Costco the other day. Perfect for the Wife when she wants a mimosa or single glass of bubbly. They only seem to have them over the holidays. Works out to $10 a bottle.

[emersm]

Originally Posted by BNALION

Got a Box of Mini Champagne from Costco the other day. Perfect for the Wife when she wants a mimosa or single glass of bubbly. They only seem to have them over the holidays. Works out to $10 a bottle.

I love this! I will see if my Costco has them, tomorrow.

[Naples09]

Originally Posted by G8RDPM

A few bottles of great Pinot were delivered today. They will rest a bit!

We love Pinot. I looked for this locally but couldn't find it.

Might have to order from their website.

Which one would you recommend?

Thanks!

[G8RDPM]

Originally Posted by Naples09

We love Pinot. I looked for this locally but couldn't find it.

Might have to order from their website.

Which one would you recommend?

Thanks!

Haven't tried these as they just arrived! These are not typical Pinot's.

Maybe Trace can further explain.

I've had several of their wines as have others on this thread!

Highly recommended!

[wantonebad]

Just picked up three of these bad boys, going to be hard not to pop one soon, but they need at least 7-10 years.

[fusionstorm]

Originally Posted by wantonebad

Just picked up three of these bad boys, going to be hard not to pop one soon, but they need at least 7-10 years.

Nice! Just pray to the wine gods that premox doesn't become an issue.....

[fusionstorm]

Great way to start off celebrating my anniversary with the wife this weekend......






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[Lawman77]

Originally Posted by fusionstorm

Great way to start off celebrating my anniversary with the wife this weekend......






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Excellent bottles!! Happy anniversary.

[fusionstorm]

Originally Posted by Lawman77

Excellent bottles!! Happy anniversary.

[wantonebad]

Originally Posted by fusionstorm

Nice! Just pray to the wine gods that premox doesn't become an issue.....

Shouldn't be an issue, never say never but the 12's are just about out of the woods from the rampant plague of the early and mid 00's so I'm reasonably safe, but... you never really know till you pop it.

Speaking of POPING!! Love me me some young MacDonald!! LOL Screagle killer right there!!

[mjclark32]

Time to test it out gonna let it breathe for a little bit first

[mjclark32]

My novice pallet enjoyed the quilt. Glad I grabbed some, I’m guessing I’ll be getting more soon too.
We also polished off these tonight with some great Italian food:

[RHIII]

Originally Posted by MDuke10

Enjoying a bottle from Hill Family Estates. It's a red blend from 2015. Not too bad

Hill family makes some great wines!

We opened a bottle of their Double Barrel not long ago and it was quite good. They make a good Chardonnay as well.


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[Rock]

I am continually surprised by how much better almost any wine drinks with an hour or two to breathe.
This should not be a revelation to me at the end of a 45 year wine obsession during which I routinely decanted my wine, but I am constantly reminded.
I usually open a bottle, sample it immediately, and then rest it for an hour or so, and the difference is marked.
Did it yesterday with a 2014 Chardonnay, which initially tasted a bit acid and one dimensional. Two hours later it was a different wine.
Again last night I opened a reasonably priced 2013 Shiraz and decanted it immediately. Two hours later it was so different.
I stopped decanting wine for a couple of decades but I think I am going to go back to this practice as it pays dividends.

[Baco Noir]

Amazing Zin from the cellar tonight.

[Runnin' Rebel]

Originally Posted by Baco Noir

Amazing Zin from the cellar tonight.

Hi Roger !!
Wow 😳

Almost 17% ???!!

How long did you decant

[Baco Noir]

Originally Posted by Runnin' Rebel

Hi Roger !!

Wow



Almost 17% ???!!



How long did you decant

We didn’t. We had some neighbors over for a holiday get together and they randomly picked it from the cellar. We weren’t serving it with dinner, which was a good thing as it’s somewhere between a great Zin and a port - sweet with lots of dark red fruit. We had some dark chocolate out as well as some cambozola cheese and crackers and it went well with both of those.

[Baco Noir]

[Naples09]

Originally Posted by mjclark32

Got here quick will get a bottle or two open tomorrow night

We picked up a bottle of Quilt today. I never heard of it until this thread. It was very good and I might pick up a case later this week!

Thanks for the posting!

[mjclark32]

Originally Posted by Naples09

We picked up a bottle of Quilt today. I never heard of it until this thread. It was very good and I might pick up a case later this week!

Thanks for the posting!

We enjoyed it too and like you never heard of it till emersm posted it
I use this thread a LOT before purchasing