St. Louis - I think we like you :). My 40th b-day year celebration continues.

[Jonathan_Favre]

@Charlie Fu

@Jonathan Favre

@Marshall Gelb

Jon & Roger: It seems that wine never disappoints! I am glad this bottle showed so well but a bit sorry that mine are all gone… It was a great venue to share my last one!


Cheers!
Marshall

We’ll miss you during the version 3.0 weekend - SF early August . Next year!!

looks like it’ll just be like 7 of us this time

We’re full ! Details to come soon…

[ToddFrench]

@Jonathan Favre

The next day we watched the WorldCup final at a friends house and sipped on a fresh bottle of 2007 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage with down home St.Louis BBQ. This is an old school rendition of Hermitage with plenty of blackberry, earthy granite, and meat aromas. Fabulous with the BBQ.

I’ve committed not to read Jon Favre posts because they make me frustrated, but when I heard of the '07 Chave tasted (the thread on the '95) I had to dig it out, though I quoted his post without all that other crap he gets to drink on a seemingly daily basis.

Now, further to the '07, for those who had it…

Sounds like it could be approachable now, which is odd as that’s REALLY young for a Chave Hermitage. This vintage is the only one I have multiple bottles of anymore, and I have a mag (saved for a BerserkerFest to come…) - do you think it worthy of opening now? Did you decant?

[CFu]

@Todd F r e n c h

@Jonathan Favre

The next day we watched the WorldCup final at a friends house and sipped on a fresh bottle of 2007 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage with down home St.Louis BBQ. This is an old school rendition of Hermitage with plenty of blackberry, earthy granite, and meat aromas. Fabulous with the BBQ.

I’ve committed not to read Jon Favre posts because they make me frustrated, but when I heard of the '07 Chave tasted (the thread on the '95) I had to dig it out, though I quoted his post without all that other crap he gets to drink on a seemingly daily basis.

[Jonathan_Favre]

@Todd F r e n c h

@Jonathan Favre

The next day we watched the WorldCup final at a friends house and sipped on a fresh bottle of 2007 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage with down home St.Louis BBQ. This is an old school rendition of Hermitage with plenty of blackberry, earthy granite, and meat aromas. Fabulous with the BBQ.

I’ve committed not to read Jon Favre posts because they make me frustrated, but when I heard of the '07 Chave tasted (the thread on the '95) I had to dig it out, though I quoted his post without all that other crap he gets to drink on a seemingly daily basis.

Now, further to the '07, for those who had it…

Sounds like it could be approachable now, which is odd as that’s REALLY young for a Chave Hermitage. This vintage is the only one I have multiple bottles of anymore, and I have a mag (saved for a BerserkerFest to come…) - do you think it worthy of opening now? Did you decant?

LOL T.French! The '07 was popped and poured with the best St. Louis BBQ. It certainly was approachable and not the densest young Chave for sure. If you have multiples I’d bring a 750ml to BerserkerFest and save the Maggie.

We have to share wine at some point Todd - you keep rejecting me though .

[ToddFrench]

@Jonathan Favre

@Todd F r e n c h

@Jonathan Favre

The next day we watched the WorldCup final at a friends house and sipped on a fresh bottle of 2007 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage with down home St.Louis BBQ. This is an old school rendition of Hermitage with plenty of blackberry, earthy granite, and meat aromas. Fabulous with the BBQ.

I’ve committed not to read Jon Favre posts because they make me frustrated, but when I heard of the '07 Chave tasted (the thread on the '95) I had to dig it out, though I quoted his post without all that other crap he gets to drink on a seemingly daily basis.

Now, further to the '07, for those who had it…

Sounds like it could be approachable now, which is odd as that’s REALLY young for a Chave Hermitage. This vintage is the only one I have multiple bottles of anymore, and I have a mag (saved for a BerserkerFest to come…) - do you think it worthy of opening now? Did you decant?

LOL T.French! The '07 was popped and poured with the best St. Louis BBQ. It certainly was approachable and not the densest young Chave for sure. If you have multiples I’d bring a 750ml to BerserkerFest and save the Maggie.

We have to share wine at some point Todd - you keep rejecting me though .

Hooker, puhleeze. You invited me to the Vegas event, but I was gone on a trip with my wife…make it happen!!!

[Jonathan_Favre]

Don’t forget about the SD rejection last summer and Paulee this past spring . I’ll be in Vegas this coming weekend then San Diego the weekend after… Then the version 3.0 weekend in San Francisco the second full weekend in August. Are you available :p?

[ToddFrench]

@Jonathan Favre

Don’t forget about the SD rejection last summer and Paulee this past spring . I’ll be in Vegas this coming weekend then San Diego the weekend after… Then the version 3.0 weekend in San Francisco the second full weekend in August. Are you available :p?

Do you ever WORK???

I’m coming down to Del Mar on Saturday, but you won’t be there - the weekend after…that might work, in SD? If I can get my wife to cover the kids, I could totally do it

[Jonathan_Favre]

@Todd F r e n c h

@Jonathan Favre

Don’t forget about the SD rejection last summer and Paulee this past spring . I’ll be in Vegas this coming weekend then San Diego the weekend after… Then the version 3.0 weekend in San Francisco the second full weekend in August. Are you available :p?

Do you ever WORK???

I’m coming down to Del Mar on Saturday, but you won’t be there - the weekend after…that might work, in SD? If I can get my wife to cover the kids, I could totally do it

PM sent…

[Brian_Heslop]

@Jonathan Favre

1993 Louis Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts: Another winner IMHO - the oldest Carillon Referts tasted for me and from such a nice vintage. Before the split of the domaine between the brothers I always thought the Referts was the winner in the cellar after the BBM - this tasting confirms my beliefs. Broad flavors throughout with lots of cold yellow orchard fruits and spiced apples - nice levels of acidity to pull it through. Lovely!

A recent Referts is one of my favourite wine experiences. Good to hear that it has the goods even with a bit of age, I’ll have to go hunting for some older vintages.

[Jonathan_Favre]

@Brian Heslop

@Jonathan Favre

1993 Louis Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts: Another winner IMHO - the oldest Carillon Referts tasted for me and from such a nice vintage. Before the split of the domaine between the brothers I always thought the Referts was the winner in the cellar after the BBM - this tasting confirms my beliefs. Broad flavors throughout with lots of cold yellow orchard fruits and spiced apples - nice levels of acidity to pull it through. Lovely!

A recent Referts is one of my favourite wine experiences. Good to hear that it has the goods even with a bit of age, I’ll have to go hunting for some older vintages.

I was blown away by Jacques '10s when I tasted them at the winery a couple of years+ back - he got his dad’s Referts plot. Stylish stuff that really shines!