Objective Aggie said:

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But have you had Dolce & Gabbana at a swanky Italian beach club lost in the Mediterranean?

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Had no idea that was a thing. Tasting notes?

Last purchase of the year! William and Mary. Good wine. Great people.

There it is! Ive been waiting for one these posts!

Touche

BSD said:

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Objective Aggie said:

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But have you had Dolce & Gabbana at a swanky Italian beach club lost in the Mediterranean?

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Had no idea that was a thing. Tasting notes?

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I love Pugliese and Sicilian wines. Red or white. Incredibles values. Lack the pedigrees of Tuscany or France or Napa but something beautiful in their simplicity.

D&G worked with Donnafugata which is a great start. I don't know if you like Etna Bianco but it is such an smooth and clean white. This one is from the slopes of Mount Etna so expect volcanic influences and more minerality. A balance of citrus and herbal and mineral. Which sounds broad but that's what I felt. Smooth and crisp with a lot more character and complexity than you might expect from a typical white.

Yes, this is luxury fashion branding but it is high quality wine. Given i paid 50Euro at a rather upscale location it absolutely delivered. Not sure where to get in the US (saw some Donnafugata reds were in Total Wine near me) but given the branding this would make a great gift for someone who appreciates luxury brands.

cecil77 said:

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Last month. Milan.

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As the godfather of this thread, what did you think?!

To be honest I don't remember the specifics other than we really liked it. It was with a meal and we're usually just enjoying everything and not really evaluating.

I found a nice dessert in Vegas.

High altitude coastal wines are my jam.

Cheers to that, cecil! Good to take stock of the time every now and then. I enjoy talking wine here and seeing what others bring to the table, so to speak.

Had some of a fairly rich champagne last night. Not my normal jam when it comes to champagne, this one was full bodied. Been back on a sparkling kick lately though. One reason for that is accepting a job and moving here shortly. Need to work on trimming the cellar a bit! Will miss living in wine country but will definitely make it back as a visitor from time to time.

Speaking of sparkling, here is a domestic one that I had last week that blew my socks off. This was a great wine.

I've got a late 90's Dunn I'm keeping in stock for something... not sure what but it will be epic.

That's generally direction with bottles. Maybe a Christmas bottle this year.

cecil77 said:

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Happy 15th birthday to this thread!

Seems like yesterday. Thanks to all who post and read. Wine is such a great way for people to connect - the age and experience range is large but the commonality of wine brings us all together.

I hope it goes another 15, and hope that I'm able to enjoy wine at (gulp) 86.

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I'm a latecomer to this thread but I sincerely enjoy it. I've learned a lot from all of you!

Chipotlemonger said:

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Cheers to that, cecil! Good to take stock of the time every now and then. I enjoy talking wine here and seeing what others bring to the table, so to speak.

Had some of a fairly rich champagne last night. Not my normal jam when it comes to champagne, this one was full bodied. Been back on a sparkling kick lately though. One reason for that is accepting a job and moving here shortly. Need to work on trimming the cellar a bit! Will miss living in wine country but will definitely make it back as a visitor from time to time.

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Bouzy is mostly pinot noir, so it would make sense that it's a richer bubbly. It also happens to be my favorite region.

Good to know! My wife mentioned Pinot Noir as the grape billing but I didn't know about Bouzy off the top of my head.

I have grown to really like Meunier-driven Champagnes, personally.

Heck yeah it is! I keep going back by hoping for some other clearance bottle to pop up.

cecil77 said:

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To be honest I don't remember the specifics other than we really liked it. It was with a meal and we're usually just enjoying everything and not really evaluating.

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I'm always learning from the godfather. Enjoy everything and stop evaluating. Got it.

New one last night. SE 2003 was the winner, but not worth the $$$. I'm prob going to sell my other bottle.

How did you come across a bottle of SE, let alone 2? Are you on their list? I've been on the waiting list for about 5 years now.

Auction. I buy everything from auctions

dsvogel05 said:

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How did you come across a bottle of SE, let alone 2? Are you on their list? I've been on the waiting list for about 5 years now.

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I've been "on the list" since around 1999. Everything was snail mail back then and I moved and forgot to tell them. I must have missed my letter because I emailed about a decade ago and they didn't have me on the wait list anymore. So I signed up again. Haven't heard anything yet. Likely never will.

That said, I passed on several bottles at list price. Based on tasting notes and opinions from people I know, I'd prefer other wines at the price.

Someday I'm sure I'll try it. If I don't, no worries.

cecil77 said:

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Poor baby, having to choose between Harlan and SE. Oh the humanity!!

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