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  • if i do not get an explanation as to how b_p and milkman each drink over $100,000 of wine every weekend before this site ultimately shuts down, i am going to be severely pissed off.

  • Headed to higher ground and cooler temps to crush some vino!  

  • Precious cargo....

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10 hours ago, HenryJames said:

Is that good?

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11 hours ago, milkman said:

So this is happening....

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I need to move into your neighborhood.

21 hours ago, milkman said:

So this is happening....

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ummm, where motherfucker? 

very, very nice.  1990 vintage was pretty legendary in an otherwise pedestrian year for burgundy overall.  la tache especially supposed to be above and beyond.  any reviews between the four vines?  supposed to be some notes of mint hidden in all of them but especially the richebourg.

On 6/8/2019 at 8:56 PM, milkman said:

So this is happening....

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Lame, you're missing the Romanee-St Vivant and Grands Echezeaux.....

Incredible night of wines! The highlight of the show was the 1990 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and tons of other special bottles.


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ummm, where motherfucker? 
very, very nice.  1990 vintage was pretty legendary in an otherwise pedestrian year for burgundy overall.  la tache especially supposed to be above and beyond.  any reviews between the four vines?  supposed to be some notes of mint hidden in all of them but especially the richebourg.


This happened in Dallas. I will pull all of my notes together and make a post.
Lame, you're missing the Romanee-St Vivant and Grands Echezeaux.....


You bring them and we will party!

Wow.  That is one hell of a lineup.

Where in Dallas?  Based on those wines I suspect I might know one or two of the folks in your group.

Got into some nice stuff last night at The Little Nell in Aspen


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How was the Clos du Papillon?


Fine. Wasn’t my cup of tea but everyone else seemed to like it.



If you have to ask, probably not.

All you really need is something open to bottle. The rest is for show.

I wouldn’t spend the extra cost on one. All you need is a good waiters pull and a Durand for those older bottles. The Durand on the other hand is worth every penny!

 

So private dinner Thursday night in Aspen with some customers was a nice treat . More great wine. The theme was Wines That Inspired You and was hosted by Charles Bieler and Joel Gott. Joel also brought a few wines from his cellar. Mezcal was for dessert.

That Trevallon was whole cluster Cab with Syrah and big. The Insignia was classic old school Napa Cab.

Yesterday was Fried Chicken and Champagne lunch.

About the Building Blocks Cab: Story is that Joey Wagner volunteered to chair the charity event for his kids school. Then the next day realized he made a mistake. So he called Dave Phinney and Joel Gott (their kids go to same school ) and tried to rope them into helping. After a couple of weeks of floundering to get things going, they agreed to hire an Event Coordinator to handle it. She knocked it out of the park and they decided to do something fun for the auction. So they bottled 10 case of 2010 mags of Building Blocks Cab, which is 1/3 Caymus Special Select, 1/3 Pappillion, and 1/3 Gott Napa Cab.

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On 6/15/2019 at 12:51 PM, Mac8111 said:

So private dinner Thursday night in Aspen with some customers was a nice treat . More great wine. The theme was Wines That Inspired You and was hosted by Charles Bieler and Joel Gott. Joel also brought a few wines from his cellar. Mezcal was for dessert.

That Trevallon was whole cluster Cab with Syrah and big. The Insignia was classic old school Napa Cab.

Yesterday was Fried Chicken and Champagne lunch.

About the Building Blocks Cab: Story is that Joey Wagner volunteered to chair the charity event for his kids school. Then the next day realized he made a mistake. So he called Dave Phinney and Joel Gott (their kids go to same school ) and tried to rope them into helping. After a couple of weeks of floundering to get things going, they agreed to hire an Event Coordinator to handle it. She knocked it out of the park and they decided to do something fun for the auction. So they bottled 10 case of 2010 mags of Building Blocks Cab, which is 1/3 Caymus Special Select, 1/3 Pappillion, and 1/3 Gott Napa Cab.

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How was the Trevallon?  I load up on that in London for about $25-$35 per bottle (have several cases stored there) but just saw it in Houston for $75/bottle.  It, and Mas de Daumas Gassac have always been amazing at that price point.

  • 2 weeks later...

Good buddy came through with a solid engagement present... these gon’ be good!

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Sancerre Rouge, imo.

Is that all cab franc?
Pinot 

Really? In Sancerre? Never heard of Pinot from there.

I believe gamay is allowed as well, but I don't know if anyone is actually bottling one.  Vatan used to make a great pinot, which is pretty much impossible to find.  Vacheron makes a pretty good one, and while not super easy to find, it's out there.

Popped some mags and [emoji91] Bordeaux for an epic birthday celebration!

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On 7/21/2019 at 5:53 AM, milkman said:

Popped some mags and emoji91.png Bordeaux for an epic birthday celebration!

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Definitely some superstars in that lineup. How did the 75s hold up against the Margaux?

Point me toward a good $20 - $30 red that’s not Zinfandel, please.
I like Napa Cabs. I do not like $80+ per bottle often.

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