What's in your glass tonight?

[ibglowin]

Baer sighting tonight!

 

[JamesGrape]

Went out to dinner tonite, wife ordered a bottle from the wine list.

I read the back label:

Fermention: 98% French oak (sur lie). 2% stainless steel.
Aged for 8 months in 34% new, 66% neutral French oak barrels.
22% malolactic fermentation.

I thought “wow that took some blending work”.

 

[pgentile]

Barbera and a chilean cab had a little last night finishing this evening.

 

[geek]

My very first wine from grapes, made October 2013.

Blend of Cabernet and Merlot.

Only 3 bottles left [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[Boatboy24]

LR Cabernet Sauvignon Rose.

 

[jgmann67]

Eclipse Lodi Cabernet. It’s over two years old and isn’t knocking my socks off. I mean it’s good. But, not my favorite.

 

[geek]

LR Cabernet Sauvignon Rose.

I really miss not making that kit [emoji23][emoji23]

 

[sour_grapes]

WE SI Australian Petit Verdot. At 3 yrs, it is still very "meh."

 

[Boatboy24]

A little something to go w/ Cinghiale.

 

[Boatboy24]

Enjoying a 2016 Chardonnay from The Winery at Bull Run that @mainshipfred gave me last weekend. Nice and crisp, but with subtle buttery notes. I'd say MLF, with just a little oak. The winery is very close by - only 5 or 6 miles away.

 

[Ajmassa]

Consistently one of my favorite cabs in the $20 range

 

[sour_grapes]

Rosso Fortissimo (~4 yrs old). Decent.

 

[sour_grapes]

I happened across a bottle of Blaufränkisch from Washington for small money, viz., $9. I've always been partial to Blaufränkisch, so I nabbed one. It did not disappoint. It is labeled "Shooting Star" (and the label gives a long backstory). It is denoted as a 2014 "Blue Franc," which the label risibly says is the "Anglicized version" of Blaufränkisch. It was delightful, with that pleasing Washington minerality that Mike and I like, with plenty of fruit, and the typical Blaufränkisch spice. Very good QPR.
PS: the label is based on a French franc bill (pre-euro, of course).

 

[Boatboy24]

Winery Series Amarone. Coming up on 28 months old and starting to shine.

 

[sour_grapes]

A WE Eclipse Nebbiolo, now at 2.5 years. It's pretty nice! Nicely tannined.

 

[wpt-me]

A Cran/Pom fruit wine (Ocean Spray juice) over a year old yummy !!

Bill

 

[Boatboy24]

CC Showcase Yakima Syrah that I started in January of 2014. Now that I'm down to 6 bottles, its finally come around. Nicely.

 

[sour_grapes]

CC Showcase Yakima Syrah that I started in January of 2014. Now that I'm down to 6 bottles, its finally come around. Nicely.

I don't know if I had realized this before (and forgot due to old-timer's disease) or not, but this is a co-inky-dink: I started my CC Showcase Yakima Syrah in January, 2014, too; I am down to 8. Mine is also not the best batch I have ever made, but is in the upper half, and still improving.

 

[Boatboy24]

I don't know if I had realized this before (and forgot due to old-timer's disease) or not, but this is a co-inky-dink: I started my CC Showcase Yakima Syrah in January, 2014, too; I am down to 8. Mine is also not the best batch I have ever made, but is in the upper half, and still improving.

I think we both jumped on this one when word got out it was being discontinued.

 

[ceeaton]

I don't know if I had realized this before (and forgot due to old-timer's disease) or not, but this is a co-inky-dink: I started my CC Showcase Yakima Syrah in January, 2014, too; I am down to 8. Mine is also not the best batch I have ever made, but is in the upper half, and still improving.

Nice to know that a kit wine is still improving at 4 years of age. Glad I used some Nomacorcs on my Brunello batch.