I was very pleasantly suprised by several dry German Rieslings this past Tuesday. I know that you only have great things to say about Riesling but before Tues I hadn’t found one that I liked. It’s hard to find quality and variety in the small PA state stores where I live.

Amisfield= “PINECONE CITY!!!!”

There have been many out of body wine experiences but a few that come to mind was the 2003 Couvent Des Jacobins, my favorite of the 12 days of Christmas. The 2003 Avaton was great and the 2005 Ghisolfi Pinay was killer. Going back a year or so, the 2003 Pontac Lynch that was in a tasting of ’04 Bordeaux which included several 2nd growths was spectacular, for me easily the best wine of the tasting. I bought it and a couple of cases of the 05 from you guys.

The last eye-opener I had was the 1999 Banfi Brunello di Montelcino. I think it was the first Brunello I had ever tasted and it was fantastic.

Where’s the Burgundy???????
What do you have against Burgundy Gary?????
Sure I like my New Zealand and Oregon Pinot Noirs…
but I don’t think you’ve ever tasted any Burgundy’s, red or white!!!!
in 400+ shows… what’s the deal?
Sorry, to give you a hard time, I Love the show, but…..seriously!!!
Cj

QOTD: The last wine that did that to me was 2003 Diego Conterno Barolo. MIND BLOWING GOOD. The best Barolo I have ever tried and I have tried HUNDREDS. For the price vs. quality….UNBEATABLE.

I can’t pin point it to just one, lol So I will have to think about it and get back to you, enjoy your weekend 🙂

Carly, very cool picture there.
QotD: about a month ago Miner’s Gary’s Vineyard Pinot.

QOTD: Around Christmas I had the 2003 Felsina “Rancia” Chianti Classico. Blissfully beautiful wine. Rated 95pts by the pros and us alike. And only $35!!

man, you really made me want to drink some of that Phillips Hill Pinot Noir!!!

QOTD: Around Christmas I had the 2003 Felsina “Rancia” Chianti Classico. Blissfully beautiful wine. Rated 95pts by the pros and us alike. And only $35!!

man, you really made me want to drink some of that Phillips Hill Pinot Noir!!!

QOTD: 03 K Vintners Lucky#7 -would love to have more….anyone have some to sell?????

Great episode…love pinots…i would love to be able to buy wine from you guys but i live in GA, why there is a law agaist that?? never understood…

cheers!!

QOTD – i had the best champagne this past new years 1995 KRUG…

QOTD: It was the Graves Blanc from the x-mas pack…I just LOVED it and am trying more whites and french wines because of it!

Great show, loved to see your reaction to that last Pinot. Great references to boxing and horse racing, you really crack us up. QOTD: Just had a bottle of Forefather’s Cab with my Father-in-law that was spectacular.

Love the head to head too…

QOTD: Casa Patronales 2006 Pinot Noir…. I love the gentelnes of it. And got it at 10 bones a bottle ( with tax …in Denmark) anybody i danmark, get this now!!! at Holte vinlager… 250 kr. for 6 bottles!!!

Mikkel

Does Brandon know about that Phillips Hill Pinot?

This format is GOOD.

QOTD – Sorry to sing the same old song again, but Chateau Musar 1999 – even though it was 8 months ago now. A South African Chenin Blanc, Rijk’s Private Cellar 2005, came close at Christmas, definately the best white this year.

QOTD 2006 Belle Vallée Pinot Noir Reserve, had it with a very well prepared duck dish. First Oregon Pinot I have had in quite a while and it reminded me of while I used to be such a huge fan. Sure 40 bones is a lot, but this one brought it.

QOTD: 2000 Derszla Aszu Eszencia from the Wine Library Bordeaux wine dinner at the Manor last week. The Derszla was a luscious dessert wine with peach, honey, and apple flavors. Knocked my socks off!

I have had the 05 and 06 Amisfield and liked them a lot. The Toulouse sounds amazing. Went right to their site and bought some. They don’t have a mailing list but you can buy their wine (usually its the other way around). Sounds like they also have another one “Opennlander”, that they charge a bit more for. Could it be better?
Gary, you are right on about Anderson Valley. Especially 06.

QOTD: a 1995 Vincent Girardin burgundy from Chambertin. Can’t remember the vineyard, but it was premier cru. Outstanding stuff. That or the 2004 Walter Hansel North Slope Pinot Noir.

I just tasted 100 Bordeaux. The Chateau D’Yquem certainly brought the thunder.

QOTD: The last one was the 2001 Almaviva

qotd – Alvaro Palacios 2004 Les Terrasses Priorato. Straight killer.

Keep up the Head-to-heads! Fun!…
QOTD: Duale from Calabria, Italy…it just reminded me of when I fell in love with wine on my first trip to Italy.

QOTD: I was just blown away by the 2001 Luzon Altos Luzon tonight. It was amazingly good. Actually, the 2004 Alvaro Palacios Les Terrasses Priorato was also silly good this past summer in Barcelona.