Boatboy24
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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.
What's in your glass tonight?
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A Cline Syrah. Never had their Syrah before. I rather like it. It was quite a good deal to boot, something like $9.
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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 . 
Boatboy24
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Happy Birthday!
Geronimo
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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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Boatboy24
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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....
I'm trying to age a couple batches that far....
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!
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!
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Gwand
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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.
Boatboy24
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Something new...
ShelleyDickison
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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
Boatboy24
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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.
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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.
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.
