Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11877
 | | 11/22/2003 3:36 PM |
| Any time brother. 
If you left now, the way you drive, you could be here by 3PM!!!    | | | |
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David Walker
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2284
| | 11/24/2003 1:11 PM |
| Board O -
I was a bit put off, but I've still got 10 or 11 bottles of this left. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 11/28/2003 2:14 AM |
| WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!
94+pts in my book | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12497
| | 11/28/2003 2:48 AM |
| | And, I say... wait at least 2-3 more years & will see then (its true colors)... | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11877
| | 11/28/2003 9:54 AM |
| AI...
Glad you liked it. Are you going to clean out the local shop(s)??? | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 11/28/2003 12:04 PM |
| | i will be stopping on my way home | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 01/19/2004 3:48 AM |
| Quote:
I cracked my first bottle of the 6-pack I got. Had it at Palena for dinner with Mrs. TJ, TJ-bro and TJ-bro-partner.
This is one great wine. I decanted it for about 45 min at home, re-bottled it and brought it along to dinner (opening it, but not re-decanting it at the restaurant). Took my first sips about 3 hours post opening.
Wow.
I got the cocoa/chocolate, but also some mocha/coffee notes along with lardons and braised meat. gobs of fruit well structured and a great finish. One excellent wine that I iam glad to have tried and one I know I have 5 more bottles of. Woo-hoo!
Worth 94 TJ points
I had this again the other night and I was not as impressed as I was the first time around. Still, I agree with my original TNs just I'd knock maybe 2-3 points off. Not sure if it's my tastes, this particular bottle or what. But that's my story and I'm sticking to it. | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:11169
| | 01/19/2004 4:18 AM |
| | TJ, I've had this wine twice now, once last March 1 at the offline in Massachussetts, but that was tasted only a few minutes after opening and after 20 some odd other bottles of wine had been consumed. I had it most recently in Florida on December 29th with rjs3, Emilio, Rothko, and spouses. I believe Emilio had double decanted it three hours before tasting. I found the wine still closed and hard to evaluate. From these two samples, I'd guess this wine needs years more in the bottle. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 01/19/2004 4:29 AM |
| | I think I agree, Board-o. I plan on holding the other 4 bottles I have for at least another year or two before I pop another. At least. | |
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Joseph Bembry
Wine Lover
Posts:4875
| | 01/19/2004 4:40 AM |
| This wine is shutting down, imo.
jb | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 01/19/2004 4:44 AM |
| | i agree with you jb. i had one about 2 months ago and i took about 2 days for it to open up completely. i can't wait to dig into my 6 pack in a few years. how long do you think it will take to come back around? | | | |
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ojeffso
warren, new jersey
Wine Lover
Posts:4877
| | 01/19/2004 1:52 PM |
| | i had a bottle about a week ago and it is shut down. finally opened up slightly on day two. still a massive wine that needs a few years in the cellar. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 01/19/2004 2:48 PM |
| | Ahhhh. Shutting down. Now I can honestly say that I know what the heck this means from personal experience. Yes, I agree, this wine is officially shutting down. | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 01/19/2004 11:18 PM |
| jeff,
so you think to pop one open around 2009-2011? | | | |
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Lee Ann
Barrel Filler
Posts:1232
| | 01/20/2004 3:30 PM |
| We had the same experience, had a bottle 6 mos ago, decanted 1-2 hrs and it was awesome! Had another bottle in Dec and it was completely closed down, not at all the same wine.
Guess we're holding our last 3 bottles of the 2000 for a bit, maybe we'll try a 2001 in the meantime. | | | |
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ojeffso
warren, new jersey
Wine Lover
Posts:4877
| | 01/20/2004 5:58 PM |
| | anthony-your guess is as good as mine. i will probably revisit in about a year, but i think it will need a few more years. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 01/20/2004 11:05 PM |
| | it will probably be awhile before i get back to one anyway, they are crated up and near the bottom of the pile | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11877
| | 01/21/2004 2:36 AM |
| | AI... except for two, if I'm not mistaken. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 01/21/2004 2:45 AM |
| | ...yeah right....about those two........well, we'll talk about that later | | | |
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PourQue
Barrel Racker
Posts:1812
| | 06/21/2004 2:06 PM |
| Have any of you tasted this wine recently?
Thanks! | | | |
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