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Starting with the leftovers from yesterday's bottling of the CC Showcase Yakima Syrah. Once that's gone, I'm going to open either a 2013 CA Grand Red, or a very late 2012 CC LR Red Mountain Trio.
 
A bit of DangerDaves own original DB (leftover from last nights' judging of the WMT Dragon Blood variant competition) is definitely hitting the spot after a long day of visiting with family and shopping.
 
I was treating myself on the weekend to this 2005 Brunello for my birthday . Finishing it tonight . I used the occasion to compare the Kenridge Founders Brunello style kit I made 1.5 years ago (discontinued ) . Mine is more fruit forward and not as dry and a little more oakier . The 2005 is more smother but not as a heavy body wine as I expected . Overall I am happy with my kit . :b

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Enjoying a delightful cab franc tonight that I brought home from a terrific small producer in Washington. ImageUploadedByWine Making1409702370.964730.jpg


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Last night I opened a bottle of my sweet red Concord from 2008. It aged beautifully. It was kind of strange to drink something older than my oldest child.
 
Getting together with a buddy of mine to share a bottle of Opus One (1996). He also has a stash of great cigars (but will only flame up after the Opus One is gone).

Wow, a $350 Napa Valley bottle of red. The 1997 is like $1,000 a bottle.
 
I bottled my LE Grenache Rose tonight, so I am drinking the leftovers. I made it dry so it is quite nice. Cheers!


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I did the same with mine - put half the fpac into the primary. I'm liking it.

Last night, I had the leftovers from Friday's Red Mountain Cab. WOW, WOW, WOW! 21 months old now and I'm loving it. But the overnight rest in a half empty bottle proves it still needs a little more time. It was really good Friday, but it blew me away last night.
 
21 months....:slp
I'm trying to age a couple batches that far....:(
 
Grilled some Boneless Short Ribs yesterday marinated all day long in the Bibigo Marinade (Thank you for the tip Jim/Boatboy)! Asian Cole Slaw, Potato Salad.

Here is the cool part. Pulled out a '12 Sleight of Hand Cellars "The Conjurer" I found at Costco for ~$22. Pretty good bottle of wine (Bordeaux Blend) for the money. I had a split left over from bottling all my '12 Blends made from fresh grapes from the Lodi AVA. I pulled the split with my version of Orin Swift "The Prisoner" which is a predominantly Zin wine with Cab Sauv, Syrah and Petit Syrah and brought it to the table as well. It was actually preferred by our dinner guest over the commercial bottle!

I think these wines are gonna be good! :sm
 
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after a very trying week at work (it was Whacking week), the wife and I enjoyed our own Steuben, Sweet Diamond, a Shurina Cellars Gewurtramminer, a Nicassio Winery Catawba and a Christian Clay White Swan Tavern.
 
We bottled the wine from the WE Nero D'Avola with grape-skin kit awhile ago after one year bulk aging. I open a bottle tonight and was pleasantly surprised. Definitely as good as any store bought Nero in the $10-$18 range. Terrific with Southern Italian red sauce dishes.
 
I keep saying I need to drink the aging bottles from my cellar before they get past their prime. Some probably are. This one - 2006 vintage - is not. It's smooth, aromatic with hints of black pepper (which I love) and vanilla spice, and definitely not past! I'm glad I opened it. I have one more bottle waiting that I need to drink soon as the tannin structure is nicely mellowed that I don't know if it will last much longer.

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So was a it good? We seen it and wondered about it.


"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever." - Aristophanes

Better than I expected. It is insanely dark - hence one of the reasons for the name, I guess. Like it's cousin, Apothic Red, there is a hint of sweet, but not overly so. I didn't taste side by side, and it's been a while since I've had an Apothic Red. But going on memory, this is bolder, with stronger tannin and less sugar. Definitely a good buy - I think it was $10 or $11.

I told a friend it is the wine equivalent of a big, chewy oatmeal stout. A meal in a bottle. :D
 
Had to top off the Tempranillo-Garnacha barrel and I used some "Red Guitar". It is pretty decent, and I had about a glass left in the bottle after top up. I'm following that up with RJS En Primeur Amarone - only about 13 months old, but some members have been asking about Amarone kits. So in the interest of science, I thought I should test mine and provide some insight. ;)

I appreciate your sacrifice, Jim, in the name of science of course.:h I have a goal of making a different Amarone every year so I am interested in the En Primeur . After sampling my year and half old Cellar Craft Amarone, I might have to make the En Premeur and Showcase Amarone next year.
 
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