What's new in your cellar?

[Johnd]

Probably the last wine club delivery til the weather cools down in November. Always look forward to the Long Shadows releases, 2018 Feather Cabernet and 2018 Pirouette (“Bordeaux style”) Blend.
LS always includes some numbers on the wines, and I like seeing them. Feather weighs in at 14.9% ABV, pH 3.93, TA .51, Pirouette 14.9% ABV, pH 3.85, TA .34. The blend is 68% Cab, 22% Merlot, 10% PV. Both wines normally rate in the mid 90’s, haven’t seen any reviews yet, and I t’ll be a couple years before starting to taste them.

 

[sour_grapes]

Probably the last wine club delivery til the weather cools down in November. Always look forward to the Long Shadows releases, 2018 Feather Cabernet and 2018 Pirouette (“Bordeaux style”) Blend.
LS always includes some numbers on the wines, and I like seeing them. Feather weighs in at 14.9% ABV, pH 3.93, TA .51, Pirouette 14.9% ABV, pH 3.85, TA .34. The blend is 68% Cab, 22% Merlot, 10% PV. Both wines normally rate in the mid 90’s, haven’t seen any reviews yet, and I t’ll be a couple years before starting to taste them.

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Admiring the wines, but also geeking out on the art behind them!

 

[Johnd]

Admiring the wines, but also geeking out on the art behind them!

LOL, math art needs some geeking!

 

[jswordy]

View attachment 74176 Not brand new to the cellar but just dusted off a few bottles I almost forgot about, my wife made a trip to Normandy France several years ago, I gave her 250 dollars to bring back some red wine. I still cant find the occasion to open one.

Ah, that is so beautiful.... ♥

 

[jswordy]

Finally, a long-awaited shipment arrived to brighten my cloudy/drizzly day. It has been awhile since the cellar had any California wine in it.

 

[jswordy]

What I did with 33% off...



UNDER EDIT: From left – Pedestal 2017 Merlot, JS 95, RP 94; Abadia Retuerta 2016 Selecion Especiale (75% Tempranillo, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Syrah, 3% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot), JS 95, RP 93; and K Vintner 2017 The Hidden Syrah, JS 98, JD 97. All now in the cellar. And I found new coupons in the box.

 

[crushday]

Adding these to my collection today...

2012 Hamel Family Hamel Family Ranch Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1500ML (autographed)
2006 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Red Bordeaux 1500ML
2016 Bryant Family Vineyard Bettina Bordeaux Blend 750ML

 

[jswordy]

Last night's sips. In my book, for $16-$19 a bottle, you just can't beat Chateau Clos du Roy from Fronsac. Philippe makes a rich, dense, supple wine, with a merlot base, MLF, and solid mostly old oak aging that beckons rather than commands. This is the 2016 (90 points) but the 2018 now on offer got 93 and 91 and 90. You can lay a case of this down for 5-10 years and it will just get better and better. Until recently, I had some that was seven years old in the cellar. What a delight. This fall, I plan to stock some 2018 alongside the 2016 if it is still available.

 

[ibglowin]

@crushday got me thinking about old bottles in my Cellar that should be drunk soon.

These are my oldest. All stored properly since they came into my possession. I think the Columbia Crest has the better chance of being in excellent condition since it was actually a club selection one time from Columbia Crest when I was a member years ago. The Montelena was sitting in a local wine store in Santa fe and they had dropped the price down from like $90 to $70. According to CT I picked it up back in July 2009 so it was out on the shelf for quite some time before it came into my possession. Latest reviews from other owners are promising that it is still good.

Anyone else got some well aged beauties that have a little "dust on the bottle"? Post em up!

 

[sour_grapes]

Should we retitle thread to "What's old in your cellar?"

 

[ibglowin]

What's old is new sometimes!

Should we retitle thread to "What's old in your cellar?"

 

[cmason1957]

Should we retitle thread to "What's old in your cellar?"

We should not. Far too many of us might have to answer ourselves is the oldest thing in our cellars.

 

[winemaker81]

Thursday I toured 7 wineries in the NY Finger Lakes with family. I wanted to visit Wagner (right) as we had a great visit there 2 years ago, and Bagley's Poplar Ridge (left) as I knew the owner (sadly, he's passed away).

We were disappointed with most of the reds we tasted -- light in color, body, and flavor. This is quite a change from our last visit. However, Chateau Lafayette Reneau's reds were consistently very good.

Poplar Ridge's Seyval-Chardonnay was the best one of that blend we tasted -- several wineries are doing it, and while all do it well, this was a standout. It's 60/40 Seyval/Chardonnay, which is roughly what they other wineries used as a ratio.

Ditto for Wagner's Gewurztraminer -- many Finger Lakes wineries do good Gewurz, but Wagner's dry has an intense aroma followed by lots of flavor. In contrast, their semi-dry was dull. [My wife, who doesn't drink much, is going to ask me why I didn't buy more when she tastes this one.]

 

[jswordy]

Prolly not gonna be too much new in my cellar right now, with temps at 102 yesterday. I like my meat cooked, not my wine.

 

[Boatboy24]

I know a few folks here are fans of the Caymus Grand Durif from Suisun Valley. I just got an email from Bounty Hunter with a 50% off code. It's for the 2018 vintage, which they say is normally $60 and now $29.95. Use code CAYMUSFLASH. Not sure if this is a great deal or not, but thought I'd pass it along (looks like it's $49.99 at Total Wine).

 

[jswordy]

Scanning the Publix weekly ad today, and BOOM! – a BLOWOUT deal on Jacob's Creek Double Barrel Shiraz and Cab – 35% off! So I picked up a baker's dozen on the way home.

 

[ibglowin]

@Boatboy24

Get it while you can!

https://www.lastbottlewines.com/off...=Email marketing software&utm_term=VIEW OFFER

 

[Boatboy24]

@Boatboy24

Get it while you can!

https://www.lastbottlewines.com/off...=Email marketing software&utm_term=VIEW OFFER

Ha! You beat me to it! 6 pack coming my way.

 

[geek]

@Boatboy24

Get it while you can!

https://www.lastbottlewines.com/off...=Email marketing software&utm_term=VIEW OFFER

Wonder if they have it at Costco, checking later.

 

[Boatboy24]

Wonder if they have it at Costco, checking later.

I've never seen it there - and honestly, at $10 from Last Bottle, it's a steal (free shipping with a purchase of 6 or more).