The Wine Thread
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Any recommendations for something similar to Monkey Bay - Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand seems to really have it going on now.
New Zealand seems to really have it going on now.
The friend that brought the bottle of Rothschild came up last weekend. She brought a magnum of 1988 Cab something something blend from Mt Veeder. Talk about rocking my world. I didn't want to tell her, she used to own Mt Veeder, I liked the Rothchild a little better. s***, who am I kidding, when wine gets that good they are out of my league. I just shut up and enjoy.
I wished I had bought more of this...bought a couple bottles to try and now they're sold out. What a nice bottle of 2005 Grenache...Abacela Winery in Southern Oregon.
Grenache 2005
Grenache 2005
Hogue Chardonnay: .... hmm. Not great but fine. I prefer final blend to this hogue 2004, but it was pretty decent. Nothing remarkable, slightly oaky, but a good screw cap bottle.
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X2 on the Hogue.
I never go on chat anymore and I forgot about this thread. I'll be checking back in more!
I spent a weekend in Lodi last month. They have 36 wineries there. I really fell in love with a couple of their Zins.
After spending the weekend there, went North and hit a bunch of wineries in Napa.
Much preferred the Zinfandels from Lodi. In fact, found an old vine Zin from Vino Con Brio called Matzin Estate Old Vine Zinfandel. Bought a whole case and had it shipped back to Tucson.
Your thoughts on Zinfandels in general?
After spending the weekend there, went North and hit a bunch of wineries in Napa.
Much preferred the Zinfandels from Lodi. In fact, found an old vine Zin from Vino Con Brio called Matzin Estate Old Vine Zinfandel. Bought a whole case and had it shipped back to Tucson.
Your thoughts on Zinfandels in general?
Big fan of Diamond Creek, Judd's Hill, Miner and Reguzi. My wife LOVES a huge inky, mouth puckering cab. Looking for suggestions in the Napa/Sonoma/Russian Valley areas to check out. We have a 300 bottle wine room now and its full of some decent fluids. Would also like some suggestions on cellar-able wines. 10+ years.
Our wine room, my handiwork:
6211 Randi :: Wine Cellar
Our wine room, my handiwork:
6211 Randi :: Wine Cellar
you shoulda gone east a bit into Amador County. Some great zins out near/around Plymouth.
Will do that next time I'm in the area.
thump!
sort of a Shiraz taste but a more interesting ruby red .
lol!
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"A good value, slightly better as well as more complex than the Terrasses, is the 2004 Pesquie Quintessence, a blend of 80% Syrah from 40-year-old vines and 20% Grenache from 80-year-old vines, all in the cooler northern zone in the Cotes du Ventoux appellation. This wine is aged in French oak for 12 months then bottled unfined and unfiltered. Dense ruby/purple to the rim with a big, sweet nose of graphite, black currant liqueur, licorice, as well as smoke, flowers, and barbecue spice, it is full-bodied, has superb fruit, beautiful texture, and a long, heady finish."
sort of a Shiraz taste but a more interesting ruby red .
lol! / 5"A good value, slightly better as well as more complex than the Terrasses, is the 2004 Pesquie Quintessence, a blend of 80% Syrah from 40-year-old vines and 20% Grenache from 80-year-old vines, all in the cooler northern zone in the Cotes du Ventoux appellation. This wine is aged in French oak for 12 months then bottled unfined and unfiltered. Dense ruby/purple to the rim with a big, sweet nose of graphite, black currant liqueur, licorice, as well as smoke, flowers, and barbecue spice, it is full-bodied, has superb fruit, beautiful texture, and a long, heady finish."
My prickly pear wine is about ready.
The fruits are from a block away, and it was fermented in my pantry.
