Total Wine in SA (on 410 just west of the airport) has one of the most complete and incredible selections of wine and liquor I've ever seen! Check it out next time you're in town. It's an east coast chain with lots of outlets.

I've mentioned it before on this thread, but I've got a significant birthday coming up and am going to break open some of the good stuff. I'm still cogitating on what, but I just can't shake the emotion that it's like killing some of my puppies or something. I mean I know it's not even wine until it's drunk, but still...

And Brad, I just can't bring my self to open the 2007 Materium, most sites say it's got years left...

It may have years left, but do you?


(in all fairness, do I? does anyone? do it. do it.)

Good one, BSD! (Truth hurts.)

With a friend in town last night, we started the night with a '07 Smith-Madrone Cab. Kinda "smoky" in flavor. Really enjoyed it. Followed that up with a John Anthony, which always drinks well, then a Penner Ash Pinot and a Hall Cab with dinner.

Was a good night, for a Wednesday!

Hey no offense, I had that thought when signing a 30 year mortgage at 57...

When I first did the list that started this thread, I showed it to my then 80 year old FIL. It then occurred to me how he must view all of those "Ready to drink" dates of 2020!

TP Ag '87, pick one for our meal that Friday! I'd like to start with a 2008 Creo.

2007 Caymus Special Selection (from the BSD collection)
2006 Far Niente (from the BSD collection)
2007 Darioush Signature Cabernet
2005 Franciscan Stylus
2008 Silver Oak Alexander

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Hey no offense, I had that thought when signing a 30 year mortgage at 57...

When I first did the list that started this thread, I showed it to my then 80 year old FIL. It then occurred to me how he must view all of those "Ready to drink" dates of 2020!

TP Ag '87, pick one for our meal that Friday! I'd like to start with a 2008 Creo.

2007 Caymus Special Selection (from the BSD collection)
2006 Far Niente (from the BSD collection)
2007 Darioush Signature Cabernet
2005 Franciscan Stylus
2008 Silver Oak Alexander

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That 2007 Caymus special select remains one of my fav's of all time.

In honor of our friend BSD, I'd say go with either from his collection. I was leaning toward bringing a Trefethen Dragon's Tooth, if that is acceptable.

Absolutely!

Great. It'll be in tow. Looking forward to it.

That Dragon's Tooth is some tasty, tasty juice!

Never had the Dragon's Tooth, is that their Malbec blend?

Saw some HaLo from Trefethen at HEB today; it was $170 or so. I'm guessing that's there luxury Cabernet blend.

On a separate thought, everyone is raving about raiding BSD's cellar and the title of the thread is "What's in your wine cellar." I think it'd be fun to see what everyone is storing away for the future along with what odd bottles some of ya'll have. Is there any easy way to post our cellars on here? I use CellarTracker but have no idea how to put it on Texags.

What wines are on your T- day table? I will have 2 Pinots( a Cali Palli Bluff 2010 and an Ore Kelley Fox) and a Gruner Velt from WA. Maybe an ice wine for dessert.

Jumper: Yes, the DT is the Malbec led blend. Here's the 2011 spec sheet. Dragon's Tooth

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What wines are on your T- day table? I will have 2 Pinots( a Cali Palli Bluff 2010 and an Ore Kelley Fox) and a Gruner Velt from WA. Maybe an ice wine for dessert.

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Thanksgiving is usually a day where I have a nice glass but we'll be dining at Ad Hoc that day and I'm not sure what is on their list. I may have to bring my own bottle. If that's the case, I'll go with a 2011 Cirq pinot. It's a new label so I need to try it out to see if it's worth the tariff on future vintages.

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On a separate thought, everyone is raving about raiding BSD's cellar and the title of the thread is "What's in your wine cellar." I think it'd be fun to see what everyone is storing away for the future along with what odd bottles some of ya'll have. Is there any easy way to post our cellars on here? I use CellarTracker but have no idea how to put it on Texags.

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You can use the feature that loads it into excel, edit it down to remove all the nonpertinent information, and the cut and paste.

Thanks BSD. Here is what's in my cellar; I read this thread all the time but rarely post. I'm a recent collector so there's not too many old vintages and it's Napa heavy. I am working on finding what I like in old world wines but that has proven to be a large endeavor with time and money.

Any recommendations to expand my horizon away from primarily Napa Cab's?

Go ahead an flame away with criticism of this lopsided and young cellar; I keep telling myself this is a life long hobby and in 20 years some of these wines will have many stories to be told while drinking them.

Size Quantity Pending Vintage Wine
750ml 1 0 2008 Via Almaviva S.A. Almaviva
750ml 6 0 2009 Bodegas Alto Moncayo Campo de Borja
750ml 3 0 2009 Argyle Pinot Noir Nuthouse Reserve Series
750ml 1 0 2010 Argyle Pinot Noir Reserve
750ml 1 0 2007 Arrayn (La Verdosa) Petit Verdot Mntrida
750ml 0 1 2005 Bodegas Arrocal Ribera del Duero Maximo
750ml 1 0 2010 Au Sommet Cabernet Sauvignon
1.5L 1 0 2012 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Clark & Telephone Vineyard
750ml 4 0 2011 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Clark & Telephone Vineyard
750ml 1 0 2009 Boyanci
750ml 1 0 2008 Cade Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
750ml 1 0 2009 Le carillon de rouget
1.5L 1 0 2010 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 2 0 2012 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon 40th Anniversary
1.0L 3 0 2012 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon 40th Anniversary
750ml 0 2 2010 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection
750ml 1 0 1999 Chalk Hill Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 1 0 2010 Chalk Hill Chardonnay
750ml 4 0 2010 M. Chapoutier Ctes du Roussillon Villages Latour Domaine de Bila-Haut Occultum Lapidem
750ml 2 0 2011 Chappellet Cabernet Franc
750ml 2 0 2009 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 7
750ml 1 0 2011 Chappellet Malbec
750ml 1 0 2007 Clarendon Hills Astralis
750ml 1 0 2005 Clarendon Hills Grenache Old Vines Romas
750ml 1 0 2005 Clarendon Hills Syrah Piggott Range Vineyard
750ml 1 0 2000 Comte Audoin de Dampierre Champagne Family Reserve Brut Grand Cru
1.5L 1 0 2009 Darioush Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 1 0 2008 Darioush Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 2 0 2009 Darioush Cabernet Sauvignon Caravan
750ml 1 0 2006 Del Bondio Cabernet Sauvignon Biltmore Estate Collection "Antler Hill"
750ml 1 0 2011 Georges Dubouf Beaujolais Nouveau
750ml 1 0 2007 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
750ml 1 0 2008 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
750ml 1 0 2009 Ehlers Estate One Twenty Over Eighty St. Helena
750ml 3 0 2009 Emmolo Merlot
750ml 1 0 2010 Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 2 0 2009 Faust Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 5 0 1001 Freixenet Cava
750ml 1 0 2010 Goldeneye (Duckhorn Vineyards) Pinot Noir Anderson Valley
750ml 2 0 2010 Goldschmidt Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Katherine Goldschmidt Crazy Creek Vineyard
750ml 2 0 2008 Goldschmidt Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Single Vineyard Selection Game Ranch Vineyard
750ml 2 0 2008 Goldschmidt Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Single Vineyard Selection Vyborny Vineyard
750ml 1 0 2008 Grgich Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 1 0 2009 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 1 0 2010 Guarachi Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 1 0 2009 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Kathryn Hall Napa Valley
750ml 2 0 2010 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
750ml 1 0 2009 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
750ml 1 0 2011 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon T-Bar-T Ranch
750ml 1 0 2011 Hall Craig's Cuvee Napa Valley
375ml 1 0 2006 Hall Sauvignon Blanc Late Harvest
750ml 1 0 2003 Chteau Haut-Bailly La Parde de Haut Bailly
750ml 0 2 2010 Havens Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 1 0 2009 Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
750ml 1 0 2009 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon Cask
750ml 1 0 2011 J. Davies Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain
750ml 1 0 2010 John Anthony Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 2 0 2003 Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
750ml 1 0 2007 Krupp Brothers Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Veraison Stagecoach Vineyard
750ml 2 0 2009 La Jota Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
750ml 1 0 2008 Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
1.5L 0 1 2006 Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
750ml 1 0 2010 Chteau Le Pape
750ml 4 0 2011 Meiomi Pinot Noir
750ml 1 0 2007 Merus Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 1 0 2007 Michael-David Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Rapture
750ml 1 0 2010 Mirror Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 1 0 2010 Mirror Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 1 0 2008 Mirror Cabernet Sauvignon
1.5L 1 0 1001 Mot & Chandon Champagne Brut Imprial
750ml 1 0 2006 Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignon Kelham Vineyard
750ml 1 0 2008 Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard
750ml 1 0 2011 Orin Swift Cabernet Sauvignon Palermo
750ml 1 0 2009 Orin Swift Papillon
750ml 1 0 2011 Orin Swift The Prisoner
750ml 1 0 2010 Pahlmeyer Pinot Noir Jayson
750ml 2 0 2008 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red
1.5L 1 0 2009 Provenance Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel Select Rutherford
1.5L 2 0 2009 Provenance Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard
750ml 3 0 2010 Provenance Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain District
750ml 5 0 2008 Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
750ml 0 2 2012 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 0 1 2012 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga
750ml 0 1 2012 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Panek Vineyard
750ml 0 1 2012 Rivers-Marie Chardonnay B. Thieriot Vineyard
750ml 1 0 2008 Rombauer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
750ml 2 0 2010 Round Pond Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
750ml 2 0 2012 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon Monsieur tain
750ml 1 0 2011 Schramsberg Vineyards Blanc de Blancs
1.5L 1 0 2011 Schramsberg Vineyards Blanc de Blancs
750ml 1 0 2011 Schramsberg Vineyards Brut Ros
750ml 1 0 2006 Schramsberg Vineyards J Schram
750ml 2 0 1001 Schramsberg Vineyards Mirabelle Brut
750ml 2 0 2006 Sempre Vive Cabernet Sauvignon Eugenia
750ml 2 0 2002 Sempre Vive Cabernet Sauvignon Miscela
750ml 1 0 2008 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
750ml 1 0 2007 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
750ml 4 0 2004 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
750ml 1 0 2007 St. Supry Cabernet Sauvignon
750ml 1 0 2006 Sterling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
750ml 3 0 2012 Stony Hill Gewrztraminer
750ml 1 0 2007 Taittinger Champagne Brut
750ml 1 0 2010 Tezza Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena
750ml 1 0 2008 Trefethen Cabernet Sauvignon Oak Knoll
750ml 1 0 2009 WillaKenzie Estate Pinot Noir Estate Cuve

Very nice. And I do it as well, but I don't think any of us need to apologize for our habit/hobby/tastes!

I would gladly assist you in wine depletion at any time! I need to branch out from Napa as well, but honestly being stuck on Napa wines would be a 1st world problem.

I've changed what I track since this thread began. Only wine I'm holding on to gets entered. There's still some Texas wine and daily drinkers on the list, but I don't enter those anymore... It is sorted by rating just for fun.

Wine list

my cellar is 75% Napa cab so I have no issues with that at all!

Ancillary Pinots came today. Doubt they survive Thanksgiving...

we've decided we are not opening a bottle for Thanksgiving lunch (at noon at Ad Hoc). My wife doesnt want to be plowed all day. I can't think of a better way to spend the day. Dinner is at Bistro Jeanty so we may take a bottle of cab up there. We'll see.

Entire day is around my FIL.

"Plowed" is the preferred condition for the day.

Picking up my 85 y/o Dad tomorrow for drive back/forth Corpus and Cypress. Then doing same on Saturday. "Plowed" is the goal during that time. God bless him but, give me strength and a full decanter. (Spec's run earlier today to make sure.)

With my condition, I've very particular about what I drink and rarely will get a wine by the glass at a restaurant because those glasses on the menu just don't blow my skirt up. However, today at Bouchon I noticed a 3L of '07 Opus One opened up and asked for a glass. Yes, I sold out to the brand but it was worth it. Happy thanksgiving everyone.

You too, BSD and to all our wine lovers on this thread!

Thanksgiving at Ad Hoc! I was there for Thanksgiving last year. What a fantastic time.

Had a Perry Moore Beckstoffer to Kalon '06 last night. Really enjoyed it, the flavor profile reminded me more of Wash cabs than Napa, frankly.

As a non-Napa person, what is the word on the '06 vintage?

Putting in an order for some Siduri tomorrow. Also going to order some back vintages from either Burgess or Neal for Christmas Day drinking.

Preface: I'm new to this, and the ol' lady was just gifted a ~40 bottle wine cooler from her family. We usually have 5-6 bottles on hand from the grocery store, but she's now determined to fill the cooler and start aging some.

That being said, does anyone use WTSO.com or wine.woot? Are the wines they put up solid wines? Never heard of most of them, but the way these sites sell (straight from the wineries, right?) make it seem like it's a pretty good deal. Any other tricks to finding solid deals?

WTSO yes. Although they have some deals which aren't that good. Google is our friend.
Wine.woot I checked for awhile but never had anything interesting, so I don't now.

Undergroundcellar.com is interesting as well, but again a little research helps. It's where I scored the 2007 Maybach Materium for $42 (it was released at $299)

invino.com would be a really good place to start for online

But as you're in Dallas, just to to Total Wine and you'll do just about as well as online.

Have fun!

Awesome, that's what I was looking for. Thanks!

screaming eagle for $500? no way id drop that when you can get Hartwell's grapes from across the street at $90... that aside, when the SE allocations come up, what do they run a bottle? just curious...

where are you seeing Screalge for $500? I think they are $800-900 on the mailing list.


EDIT: I see it now. That is the second flight...the juice that isn't good enough to go into the regular bottling. I think those are released at $240 or so.

Don't know where y'all are referring to?

undergroundcellar.com is featuring Second Flight as their premium upgrade this week. Think Screaming Eagle has dumped on the market?

Not to be paranoid but I'd be really concerned about deeply discounted wines. Especially bigger names. Not because I'd be worried about counterfeits but provenance. Good storage is paramount.

I've had the '07 maybach and I'd certainly take a chance on that for $42 (or maybe even $100) but I'd probably drink it soon to know that it was stored well so I could either complain to the seller or at least feel confident that my own storage didn't damage it with time.