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Rimmerman is flogging this today - 2017 Dead Arm for $37.

That's less than what I remember paying back in the 90s.

Sounds like the market for these has collapsed.

How much was this on release? That's good color for a 19-year old Napa Cab. I think it was $70ish? That felt like a lot then considering that (more proven, at least to me) Dominus and Togni were only $20 or so more. I think I ordered it over the phone from Bertellis in NJ (are they even around anym...

My experience with a modest Messmer was quite satisfactory last month or so

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I think some of the ones you're suggesting are in the running for 'worst' are really more average/ok/solid than ones that should even be in the running. 2012 for example.

2001 Paul Hobbs 'Stagecoach Vineyard' CS [Napa] held since release, double decanted. 14.8% abv. light amount of sediment. Dark ruby hue, color suggesting lots of runway still ahead, my guess is perhaps another 20 years. On the nose there is some cocoa, caramel, burnt sugar. Tremendous density in th...

I have also had issues with them in the past. However, I don't waste too much time with them specifically. Usually, I will chat with them, get them to tell me they will reimburse because of XYZ. If they don't follow through, I claim it from the credit card. That way, I don't waste hours with their ...

So here's a strange thought: do female winemakers make more 'feminine' wines than male ones?

Costco #471 has the 2016 normale for $36.

I passed, and honestly, have not liked how the 2010 is developing so far.

We drive up to Tahoe all the time with wine and don't really have issues. I have a variety of decent plastic stems I use for these trips. I do agree that if you're taking delicate, older bottles they aren't going to be at their best. Apres ski is a good time for throaty young Rhones, IMO

I think it is more helpful to just understand what a retailers strengths/weaknesses are. Maybe B-21 can't really handle Hold til Ship anymore (or perhaps they don't want to). I think that is something that can be lived with. Maybe one shops there 6mo of the year. I get the B21 emails even though I h...

I'll be the contrary cat here and point out that you can generally always find the cru classe wines later on, at auction/retail/private sale. You don't have to actually cellar, store, insure, commit capital to holding wines with 10-50k case productions just to be sure you will have a bottle to drink...

La Rioja (LRA, LdH, Ontanon, Riojanas) I rarely see the estate mentioned, but for California berserkers with a Total Wine near them, check to see if they have Ontanon. The 2010 Ontanon 'Gran Reserva' [Rioja] is $17 at mine, and at a number of other CA TW's I checked online. Typically this goes for ...

So I took the advice of many here. The wine tasting was fun and I think people liked it. Thanks to all. Here is what I served. For the most part, I wanted the wines to be in the low to mid teens, so that I wouldn't scare anyone away from purchasing wines that they liked. I also did some cellar clea...

92 Parker at 12 bucks...I just couldn't resist..in for 6..... Yves Cheron Cotes du Rhone Les Dentelles 2015 Although I purchased a bottle from Garagiste rather than LBW, the 2015 Yves Cheron 'Les Dentelles' [Cotes du Rhone] is pretty good! It's a multi village grenache blend with 1/3 syrah that is ...

Laurel Glen usually clocks in just slightly above 14% but don't taste heavy/ponderous to me.

Mountain fruit, maybe a touch of pyrazines in some years.

Global warming makes it harder to find what you are looking for.

I really never recall hearing about this before the early 2000's when it started getting reviewed. Was it just being sold to European customers before and never making its way stateside? https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/bordeaux-wine-producer-profiles/bordeaux/pomerol/providence/ Jeff's site sug...

I thought La Providence itself was kind of a recent creation, maybe around as a nameplate for 10-12 years?

Hosanna is a beautiful wine, but I've not bought nor tasted any in a long time. Nice picture!

If you like a modern take on Rioja, K&L has the 2016 of this for $41 with 9 btls left. They take PayPal btw. Might need to be logged into the K&L account to see that price though.

I had an 05 Rauzan Gassies a year ago or so which was still pretty manly, despite a few hours in a decanter. I do like Margaux from that year though!

http://www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com/ ... f=4&t=8753

My only experience with their wines was less positive

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What are your thoughts on 2019?

Every so often I switch my location to NY or CA and get jealous at the good stuff they have in stock. FL warehouse is like one of those cartoon deserts with a tumbleweed moseying through it Every time I switch my tax filing domicile from NY or CA, the revenue authorities start chasing me... There c...

For those of you trying to guesstimate how some of these might age, about 60 Cameron Hughes wines showed up on WineBid. Some are older cabs, with AVA designations, which I'd assume would be of the most interest. Obviously there is no guarantee at all that what might have been in a 10 year old Stags ...

I've had Dead Arm, Ironstone Pressings, and whatever that third one they had up to maybe 10-15 years age. For my tastes I liked them much more on release. When I was younger I used to work by a wine bar that would sell them for $60 a bottle, your pick, and they were crowdpleasers for biz meetings. (...

In the limited sampling I have had of OZ wines, I have not liked the ways they develop. True this is generally all Parker / Grateful Palate kind of selections back when they were the rage, so perhaps there are ones I would like, but its also a function of relative value. I can generally find good va...

I don't think I've ever renewed anything with WS, but the issues keep on coming, years later. The TN's in the back, and some of the producer profiles/advertorials are ok though. I will give them some credit for that. Lots of props to doing all their tastings blind too. Not as pukey as I recall, well...

1998 was not only a very good / great year in the Graves, it wasn't recognized that way immediately. Some of the vintage charts from that era had relatively low numerical scores, and years later were bumped up a lot, which I never knew if it was due to a late recognized typo or re-evaluation. But th...

No matter how many times we corrected him, my dad always pronounced the nearby city of Vallejo as valley-JOE

That is awful, I have really enjoyed some of their wines in their fruity youth.

I didn't even know that Priorato could get snow? Isn't it a Mediterranean clime?

1990 Villa La Selva 'Riserva' [Chianti] This has an appealing label with bright colors and scroll work -- a true pleasure to look at. The color is a rusty red brown, with fading edges, and light body/legs. Unfortunately, the 12% abv wine inside is thin, lean, and tart - with a tertiary nose of fore...

I've had Coudelets up to age 10 through 20 and its pretty amazing how well they keep. Seems almost like a sneak peak at only age 5....

Very good reputation and a 'destination' type of merchant like Table & Vine in western Mass or K&L in SF.

I had a 95 a while back that was popped and poured....it kept getting better as the night went on. I don't think a splash in a decanter will hurt this, but 91 might be a touch more verve than 95.

For our 2nd date, my now wife invites me over and says she'll cook dinner. I say fine, and I'll bring a bottle of wine, grabbing a bottle of the 99 Pegau . Oh and J says 'bring your dog over too' So we toodle over and are drinking wine in the kitchen while I marvel at her polite cats (who don't dest...

I recently ordered from Empire with no issues at all. It came highly recommended from others on this board. To be honest I order outside my state only to get wines I cannot get through my local retailers. In many cases I have found my local retailers will work with me on pricing. Whaaaaa? Please sa...

I pulled the first of a half case of the 2010 Muga Reserva 'Unfiltered' [Rioja] last night to go with beef & chipotle carrot tacos. Note that this is NOT the Especiale referred to by OP (which is an oaky/modern take on Rioja) rather the Reserva is the Bodegas oaky/traditional version. I'm happy ...

A friend shared a 64 Canon a while ago, and it was stunning. At another dinner a range of 66's were also superb. Personally I would not be going out of my way to acquire old Bordeaux (I stopped buying 1970 in the mid 90's) but I could see how others might want to try really old ones. I also recommen...

Personally I think all these drank bast at release/young, and didn't develop well.

Don't think I have any OZ in the cellar anywhere

So has anyone actually thrown any money into Vinovest? 1k minimum to open an account and I think it would be fun to do and talk about. I would enter with the assumption I will lose all my money. You could also take your 1k, and buy a case of nice wines from Sherry Lehman et al, and have something f...

My local Total Wine has three 2015 Ridge Geyserville's that have wine splatter all over the labels. They are on the bottom shelf and I know a bottle above it got knocked off and broken causing the splatter. Those three bottles have been there well over a year and probably won't sell because of the ...

I think very high end bottles with blemishes on the label (of any kind) should be disclosed. Often those are being purchased with the potential for resale, and even if not, it might matter at an appraisal, or (sadly) for an estate valuation. The one and only time I purchased a Lafleur it was a damag...

The last time I was in one, they had a ton of 2nd wines from big Bordeaux estates, with shelf talkers describing the grand vin. At first I thought it was just incompetence but it seemed to be pattern & practice at this location through out the French aisle. I haven't been back in some years. htt...

If you want to learn more about Cantemerle, there is a nice hagiography on Amazon.

I tapped up a review last year.

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The last one I had was the 1983 a little while ago, which was quite good still.

I just had this 16 Domaine Eden Chardonnay [Santa Cruz Mountains] over the last few days and enjoyed it, but actually liked the lower level 2016 Edna Valley bottling better this year. I don't have much experience with this producer (unlike Dan) but I'd assumed I would preferred the higher level one...

It's crazy but I think I've seen 2-3 different Madiran producers at my Costco in the last few years. At least they keep them near the half dozen bdx they carry at any given time. I'm not sure how these get sold since they don't do any sampling, and its not real obvious that the AOC does any marketin...

Is this wine that good? I've been passing up cases of this(current vintage maybe 2014?) at Costco for closeout $9??? That's a good price for any Madiran...but I'd note that I don't think these are mass market tastes. I've never understood why Costco would carry this (I see it in mine too, other pro...

I had a couple really 2007's some years back with similar impression. When I remember how little these used to go for, I'm kind of amazed that these change hands for mid $30's at my Costco, but everything in the north coast bdx varietal / blend / cab world is up now.

On my Amex Platinum, I got $30 off $30 for Wine Insiders. They have a $50 discount of $100 as a referral offer (PM me with your email address if you would like a referral). They should stack (haven't tried it yet), giving you $80 off $100, and if it's over $120, free shipping. This is only on Amex ...

I think for Hold Til Ship policies, one has to discern between what their stated policy is versus what they follow in practice.

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