Best wines since the beginning of 2019

WINE TALK
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At home, a great lunch with friends last sunday :

Champagne Egly Ouriet, Cuvée brut non Dosé, grand cru Ambonnay et Bouzy : 18/20
Dégorgé en mars 2000 après 45 mois sur lattes > 1996

Yquem 1996 : 18/20

Chambertin , A. Rousseau, 2006 : 18,5/20

Antoniolo, Gattinara, Osso San Grato, 2008 : 17,5/20

Cos d’ Estournel, Saint Estèphe, 1995 : 18/20

Clos Joliette, Jurançon 1985 : 18,5/20

Sylvie et Luc Boilley, Vin Jaune, Côtes du Jura, élevé en fût, 1995 (10 ans) : 18/20

Vouvray Moelleux, Clos Naudin Réserve, 2005 : 17,5/20

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1999 Ridge Petite Sirah Dynamite Hill
2000 Pride Mountain Petite Sirah Napa Valley

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Enjoyed two of them last night but here’s a few:

White:
Ravines 2016 Dry Riesling
Mari 2016 Semi-Dry Scriptorium Riesling
Bussy 2017 1er ‘Vaillons’

Red:
Ch Font Du Loup 2016 CdP Rouge
Ch de Saint Cosme 2015 Saint Joseph
Bedrock 2017 Papera Ranch


So far these have all been excellent, but none have served as a “I can’t believe I’m drinking this right now” moment quite yet. Lots of time left in the year!

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2003 Rudolf Fürst Centgrafenberg Frühburgunder “R”

This was amazing and it’s no where near their top bottling.

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By my quick count, Laurent, that’s +/- 33 “best” wines of the year so far for you in 2019, and it’s only late April!

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1979 Blandy’s Verdelho
2014 Rieussec (so young, but so good)
2008 Quivet Syrah Hulda Block Las Madras Vineyard

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Last night, I had two of the most beautiful, memorable, and impressive wines I’ve ever had:
1996 Giacosa Asili Riserva
1996 Salon

Number 1 and 2 for best wines of the year so far. The Asili probably takes the crown of best wine experience ever so far… flirtysmile

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I hope there will be many others, Brandon … I taste about 2000 wines per year … (and I am lucky enough to share great cellars with good friends) :slight_smile:

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I had this wine a couple weeks ago and I can definitely agree. one of the best I’ve had in a while as well.

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Last night a 2014 Jouan Chambolle Musigny VV pretty much stopped me in my tracks. The aromatics were stunning, the palate elegant and persistent.

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Thanks. That’s interesting as I usually just ordered Aux Echezeaux, MSD, Clos Sorbe, and CSD during EP, will look for this in the future.

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Yum + Yum

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Both of these are top 10 all timers for me.

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So far this year, my best has easily been 2016 A.P. Vin The Trick Bien Nacido Z block syrah. In a class by itself.
I Pobega’d a bottle, and immediately bought more.

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Equipo Navazos Montilla-Moriles Oloroso Bota 74 : 18,5/19 - 13 may 2019
A great venerable Oloroso, made with Pedro Ximenez …

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‘66 Beychevelle, in top form, could last another 10 years without breaking a sweat.

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2001 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel - had this with a local German winemaker and made his day

2014 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave St. Joseph - It might be infanticide, but I loved this and it kept me occupied for the better part of an afternoon

2016 Azienda Agricola Ricci Colli Tortonesi “Terre Del Timorasso” - Had this with some Carbonara at a local italian restaurant, cool producer of this variety doing pretty awesome things

2017 Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc - So good and my GF loved it (sometimes the small battles win the war)

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Celebrating my daughter’s move to LA, we drank several of her birth year wines, the best of which was a super 1992 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon… and digging for it in the cellar unearthed two hidden bottles of 92 Dominus which will be opened in the future!

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Got to update this with a few bottles from last week:

1973 Krug, which was outstanding.
1970 Figeac, a savoury ambrosia.
1959 Moulin Touchais, a stunning ageless wine, served after
1988 Mas de Daumas Gassac Blanc, which also blew me away.
1997 Jean-Marc Millot Grands Echezeaux, in a beautiful spot right now.

…but the WOTY so far still has to be the Belgrave 1945 - just spellbinding.

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1976 Lopez de Heredia Bosconia
1964 Conterno Barolo
1989 Monprivato