mostly wine stuff

[Tony S]

An old friend met again. Leaner and more focused than i remembered, in this vintage. Extremely pure fruit. Raspberry juice with stone dust. A lot there but maybe needs a couple years. Cut the richness of the braised short ribs well. More intellectual than hedonist.

 

[mdf]

Another older Chardonnay that has held up very well, this time from Charles Smith.

 

[Tony S]

There's somebody in your wine, mdf.

 

[mdf]

There's somebody in your wine, mdf.

One of the hazards of dinner outdoors.

 

[skibob]

There's somebody in your wine, mdf.

Her name is "Chardonnay".

 

[mdf]

I thought it was "Eve"

 

[skibob]

I thought it was "Eve"

You're just ribbing me, right?

 

[coskigirl]

I took the LSAT today so I'm drinking this thanks to a very kind friend.

 

[Jilly]

And that's the way it should be!!

 

[Tony S]

I thought it was "Eve"

I figured it was Kung Fu Girl.

 

[Mendieta]

I took the LSAT today so I'm drinking this thanks to a very kind friend.

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Yay! Cheers! A classic, enjoy!

And that's the way it should be!!

Yes, the only thing that should be added to the mix is ,,, another bottle and our flutes

 

[Uncle-A]

V Chianti

• Uncle-A
• Jun 12, 2017

I tried some of this over the weekend and it was very pleasant, but I did not know much about it. Does any one of our resident wine geeks know anything?

 

[mdf]

I figured it was Kung Fu Girl.

Nope, I keep her in the basement.

Umm, don't tell anyone, ok?

 

[Mendieta]

Nope, I keep her in the basement.
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Umm, don't tell anyone, ok?

What happens in the basement ... now, where is @KingGrump when we need him?

 

[Jilly]

Yay! Cheers! A classic, enjoy!



Yes, the only thing that should be added to the mix is ,,, another bottle and our flutes

Being on the other side of the continent I was having a glass of Chardonnay while texting Robyn. So close.

 

[Mendieta]

This Bordeaux Superieur got much nicer since I tried it in 2015. Not an expensive one, but it reached a Mendieta 90 by now Dry, still lots of tannin. It stayed in the fridge with a vacuvin for almost a week and it's still singing. The blend (looked it up)

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc

It shows. I think it will evolve for at least 5 years at this pace ,,,

 

[Tony S]

What Macon once was, and still can be, apparently.

 

[mdf]

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc

There is a reason for the received wisdom. Although the radical idea 1 or 2% Petit Verdot often pays off.

 

[Mendieta]

There is a reason for the received wisdom. Although the radical idea 1 or 2% Petit Verdot often pays off.

Couple years ago tasting wines with my buddy. We try this Red Zin, expecting "meh", and we both open our eyes and look at each other with a WTF expression in our faces. It had 3% petit verdot, we heard a couple minutes later

 

[mdf]

A Father's day indulgence. ... Spanish grenache and good cheese. I'm going out on a limb here and saying Cowgirl Creamery Red Hawk is the world's best soft cheese. The others are an English Cheddar and a Stilton whose provenance I'm not sure about. All excellent.




The wine is Atteca 2014. It was everywhere here a few years ago, but I don't see it much anymore. Probably the salesman who was pushing it moved on.