cecil77 said:

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Quivet arrived today, nice surprise after our monthly SA Wine Guys get together.

Several each of Napa, Pellet and Kenefrick

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Half a case of the NV here as well. Hoping for good things.

Anyone tried the Ancillary Pinots?

For several years now. Well worth the price.

Got to try the 2013 Kelly Fleming Cabernet last night. A well-made cab that exhibits what Napa can should be: balanced, with an excellent level of fruit and structure, but enough acidity and tannin to hold everything together. The 2013 Big Pour was great as well.

Need a favor! Anyone have a 2012 Quivet Beckstoffer Las Piedras for sale or trade?

I should have one hiding in storage.

BSD said:

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I should have one hiding in storage.

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Prefer to sell or trade?

A trade sounds fun. What's your email, we can take this offline to discuss.

Got it

Myriad arrived today. 8 bottles of the Napa Cab, 1 Georges III, and 3 Dr. Crane.

Got my 3 Elysian yesterday.

I'm realizing this hobby may not be for me. There aren't many things I buy that I have to wait 5 years to enjoy.

1 Elysian
3 Napa
2 Georges III
1 Dr Crane
2 Semillon

Wish I had been able to order the Elysian. It wasn't available at the dinner event in Denver.

Drank a 2013 Myriad Napa last night. It was drinking fine. I guess Mike means it when he says to drink it whilst waiting for the single vineyard stuff!

Do you guys follow/adhere to the "Ready to Drink" report in CellarTracker? I like the algorithm idea, but I think the drink dates are user entered, no?

Wife and I are newbs compared to you guys but are acquiring a taste for what we appreciate in wine. We have been on two trips: Virginia (Charleston area) and Napa (Calistoga area)

I can see from Cecil's list that we share some favorites: Bennet Lane and Envy. I would add the Reserve Zinfand el from Storybook Wineries as a surprising favorite of ours.

The 2012 Sav Blanc from Envy just arrived and is th best of that variety we have ever had. Love the subtle pear taste it has

We can only store 60 bottles in our wine fridge and travel so much that having what we want, where and when we want it is a challenge. We're only "home" about 15-16 days per month.

Looking forward to reading through these pages to learn more.

Just got back from Napa and wanted to thank those who gave suggestions again because they were great.

Highlights definitely included:

Outpost: beautiful spot up on Howell Mountain. Tasted their Grenache, Zin and Cab and enjoyed them all. Very friendly spot and their sales manager is an Aggie.

Alpha Omega: we did their single vineyard tasting and wow, what a treat. We ended up leaving with a set of the To Kalon, but their ERA was the real highlight. The best part was they poured us a big glass of the ERA and To Kalon to enjoy on their beautiful patio with a lunch from Giugnis.

Realm: this was the most enjoyable time of the week. Meeting and tasting with Juan was fantastic. The plans he showed us for the new estate look like a modern Texas Hill Country design right in Napa Valley. It should all look great when they are done.

We were able to taste their recent Bard and Houyi, '07 Falstaff and their new estate wine. Plus, Benoit also gave us a tasting of the wines he makes for TFL. Overall, I really loved the Houyi and new estate wine. Juan was great to speak with and knew quite a bit about A&M. It seems like a lot of you support Realm pretty well. I think the visit may have bumped me up a few spots on the mailing list!

Thanks again for the input!

Realm has also shipped. We are officially out of room in our wine cellar....

You do know there's a solution to that?

Haha I know. In the middle of marathon training so consumption has gone way down, though.....

Spottswoode here!

Awesome

I do not remember any Myriad Elysian being offered and I was a previous buyer. I have a few 2013 Elysian. Gonna have to check.

Tried the new releases from Herb Lamb Vineyard and meet Jennifer Lamb. The wines are exquisite as usual. The Two Old Dogs shows a lot of the red and blue fruits, with just enough mint and tobacco to balance things out. The HL is amazing, showing a lot of the same character as the Two Old Dogs, but with more complexity and perfect balance. These wines are the antithesis of To-Kalon cabernets.

I used to drink a lot her juice when I was in drinking-mode. Her Sauv Blanc is excellent!

MHLY01 said:

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I do not remember any Myriad Elysian being offered and I was a previous buyer. I have a few 2013 Elysian. Gonna have to check.

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Bummer. The Elysian release was March 22nd. He typically does that in the spring and the rest of the cabs later in the year.

Sounds like a great trip. I completely forgot that Realm moved into the old Hartwell spot. I'll need to get out there to visit next spring.

SPI-FlatsCatter 84 said:

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Wife and I are newbs compared to you guys but are acquiring a taste for what we appreciate in wine. We have been on two trips: Virginia (Charleston area) and Napa (Calistoga area)

I can see from Cecil's list that we share some favorites: Bennet Lane and Envy. I would add the Reserve Zinfand el from Storybook Wineries as a surprising favorite of ours.

The 2012 Sav Blanc from Envy just arrived and is th best of that variety we have ever had. Love the subtle pear taste it has

We can only store 60 bottles in our wine fridge and travel so much that having what we want, where and when we want it is a challenge. We're only "home" about 15-16 days per month.

Looking forward to reading through these pages to learn more.

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Welcome! It sounds like you need a Wine Check!

My first Realm shipment arrived!

There's a six pack of some different wines from Long Shadows at the wine shop I frequent. There's a bottle of Randy Dunn's Feather and Philippe Melka's Pirouette in that box. If it is still there tomorrow, it may go home with me.

I got the box.

Atta boy!


As for me, a glass of 2004 Dom Perignon at Per Se in NYC.