What's in your glass tonight?
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Went to the PA state store for some Sangiovese if I need to top off my aging kit, and found this cheap Bordeaux. Very close to the Merlot/Cab Sauv percentage in my Chilean batch I did this spring. Only difference was the 8% Cab Franc (mine had 13% Malbec). Was more looking for an overall idea of the tannic balance between the Merlot and Cab Sauv. I know, every year is different, just looking for a ball park taste to compare what I made. At $9 for the bottle it was worth a try. (PS. It is very drinkable, 1/2 way though the bottle already. Gotta slow down so I can teach Sunday school tomorrow a.m.)
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Boatboy24
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Family get together tonight and one of my sisters brought about 3 gallons of sangria. It was good. 
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2012 CC LR Red Mountain Trio. Mmmmm...
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Boatboy24
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The wine AND the food sound good.
Pouring some 2014 LE Grenache Rose with peruvian chicken tonight.
Boatboy24
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2014 Chilean Cab/Merlot. Really good now, but I think it's going to be a medal winner in another 6-12 months.
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I started with a 2013 Chilean Carmenere, It continues to improve and in a couple more years will be excellent. Finished up with a 2014 Petite Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend that just finished 16 weeks in a new American Oak 15 gallon barrel. It will be difficult to leave this one alone, it is so good!
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Kenridge Founder's Brunello style , over 2 years old . Spent some time in my Hungarian barrel . After a lamb diner it is one of the best I ever made .
Lamb dinner? What did you have?
I had opened a bottle of my 2012 Peso Pesado (The Heavy Weight) last weekend and had about 1/2 a bottle left so brought it out for last nights dinner. Dang this stuff is really good. I make them big, bold and cellar worthy!
75% Cab Sauv, 25% Zin and Syrah. Excellent bottle of wine.
75% Cab Sauv, 25% Zin and Syrah. Excellent bottle of wine.
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A great find at the local Costco. Rioja 2010, maybe $9/ bottle.
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I had a braised lamb shank from a Turkish place . It was falling of the bone tender and delicious .
Took a 1/2 day (beautiful day around these parts) to try and get some lawn done. Had 3-4 inches of rain yesterday (yikes, sounds like May not August). Was looking for a La Sorte Ripasso Valpolicello that @jgmann suggested, but alas, they were out. So the nice wine educator sent me towards this one. She described it as a baby Amarone with a silky smooth mouthfeel.
$18.99
Remember, I live in the Peoples Republic of Pennsylvania and deal with the prices their monopoly requires.
Just started sampling it. Reminded me of an Out of the Box Sangiovese I had last spring. The taste of the dried grapes (ripasso) is much more refined in this wine.
REDRUM
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this bad boy
... incredible.
... incredible.
Boatboy24
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Awesome stuff. We also went through a 2013 Amador Zin and some Black Forest Port.
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