davidandrose
Aurora, CO
Grape Puncher
Posts:939
 | | 10/30/2004 1:33 PM |
| | Mike - What was the restaurant? And BTW, we went to Elway's for a sampling last week, and the food has great promise. Not at all disappointed. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 10/30/2004 2:09 PM |
| | i have some of this on the way. should i pop and pour? or wait for a few weeks for travel shock to go away? should i decant it? | | | |
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Sacred Cow
Wine Thief
Posts:2764
| | 10/30/2004 3:52 PM |
| david:
Of all places, J. Alexanders. The one at County Line and I-25. Who'da thunk it?
I have heard the food at Elway's is very up and down, due to opening pains. The sous chef quit one week before opening day. My understanding is that they just try to make a certain dollar amount per glass of wine (I don't know what the amount is). But because of that, by the time you get to the $130 per bottle range, the wines can be priced less than retail.
I think I will give it a few months to get the opening pains out of the way, then visit. What are you doing in January and February?
Mike | | | |
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Sacred Cow
Wine Thief
Posts:2764
| | 10/30/2004 3:54 PM |
| AI:
Pop and pour is fine, though it does improve with time in the glass, so don't chug it.
It probably would not hurt to wait a few weeks to let it settle from travel shock though. Otherwise, it is ready to go, unlike six months ago.
Mike | | | |
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davidandrose
Aurora, CO
Grape Puncher
Posts:939
| | 10/31/2004 4:46 AM |
| | Ant - I was at Pride last weekend and had some of this at the winery on their first tour. Had samples of both prior day and just opened bottles. Prior day did well, so I assume the decanted version would too. | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 10/31/2004 7:31 AM |
| | i will give it a go then a few weeks after i get them. i only bought 3 because i am not a huge fan of cali merlot. maybe this will change me. i can tell the 99 verite le muse we had at the 10-23 dinner in jersey was mostly merlot and i loved it. although it was made in a bordeaux style. | | | |
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DJ Hombre
Napa Valley, California
Barrel Filler
Posts:1366
| | 11/05/2004 9:13 AM |
| | I popped this on 11/4/04 over at Fifth Floor. It's drinking so much better than it did in June. It's really come together nicely into an exceptional bottle. | | | |
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Bradley Molzen
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Lover
Posts:4990
| | 11/05/2004 6:42 PM |
| | One hour of air time did this beauty wonders.... It was like drinking a blueberry/chocolate dessert. | |
If you drink wine, you get smarter.... | |
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Dick Bonder
Grape Fermenter
Posts:484
| | 11/05/2004 7:19 PM |
| A magnificent merlot. I have difficulty rating it above its predecessor. I think the time to judge one against the other is in a tasting years from now. As for now, I'm buying whwnever I get the opportunity.
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CellarKeeper
Sarasota, FL
Grape Fermenter
Posts:433
| | 11/05/2004 7:35 PM |
| I was buying a few more of these the other day and the guy next to me said they were like "liquid Viagra".  | | | |
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texaswino
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2184
| | 11/05/2004 7:55 PM |
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I was buying a few more of these the other day and the guy next to me said they were like "liquid Viagra".
Must have read Parker's review of the 97....  | | | |
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John Chasse
Grape Stomper
Posts:171
| | 11/05/2004 7:55 PM |
| I'm bachin' it this evening, and yesterday was my b-day, so I think I'll splurge and pop one of these all by myself tonight!
What would everyone recommend for a fairly simple food pairing? Red meat? Roasted chicken?? | | | |
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DJ Hombre
Napa Valley, California
Barrel Filler
Posts:1366
| | 11/05/2004 9:24 PM |
| | go with a braised beef type dish. Braised oxtail was slammin with it last night. Something that has some viscosity. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 11/06/2004 1:33 AM |
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One hour of air time did this beauty wonders.... It was like drinking a blueberry/chocolate dessert.
um um, i can't wait to try mine once i get me grubby hands on them | | | |
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Blair Ridley
Wine Labeler
Posts:3980
| | 11/06/2004 2:00 AM |
| | Agreed - this is a great bottle of California Merlot. Not quite up to the 2001 (which has more of everything), but still a very fun bottle of wine. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 11/06/2004 2:24 AM |
| | not up to the 01? i sure hope so. the 01 i had 2 weeks ago was about a 92pt wine imo. i might of been a bit rough though considering there wasn't a bad wine within my reach. | | | |
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Blair Ridley
Wine Labeler
Posts:3980
| | 11/06/2004 1:30 PM |
| | It's more flashy than the '01 was at the same point. I think it's a point or two behind the '01 due to the noticeable difference in structure. Both are outstanding wines. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Truck Driver
Posts:29
| | 11/07/2004 2:08 PM |
| | I popped open a bottle of the 02 merlot last night as my sister in law really enjoys merlot. Sadly to my palate, it tasted slightly corked. I have not previously had a corked wine from Pride, but I guess the law of averages would say that I was due. Interestingly, both my wife and sister-in-law enjoyed the wine. So go figure. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12265
| | 11/07/2004 2:12 PM |
| | That's a good thing SWFLWino. I can pick up on a corked wine sitting on the table in front of me. It's a curse, not a blessing. | |
Joe
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whiner
Second star to the right, and straight on till morning
Wine Thief
Posts:2875
| | 11/07/2004 4:12 PM |
| Is $52 a good price on this?
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