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cecil77
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11:54a, 7/19/23
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RDV Vineyards - Virginia

Tasted here Sunday. Wow, just great wine. Lost Mountain is $250, Rendezvous is $125 and both are worth every penny.

Correct viticulture, correct clones (almost all Entav Class A clones).

Highly recommended.




Wish I'd taken picture of the tasting. Quite elegant, excellent charcuterie
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In reply to BSD • 6:14p, 7/19/23
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What part of town are you located?
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In reply to BSD • 6:29p, 7/19/23
I'll take it
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In reply to terradactylexpress • 10:09p, 7/19/23
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terradactylexpress said:
I'll take it


First to call dibs, so It's yours. Email in profile.

Mek, I'm in Spring Valley should this fall thru.
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In reply to BSD • 10:22p, 7/19/23
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I'll take it if it doesn't work out.
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In reply to mek94 • 10:25p, 7/19/23
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I'll be 3rd on the list? Ha
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1:25p, 7/20/23
Taken, thanks BSD!
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In reply to BigAg95 • 1:33p, 7/20/23
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BigAg95 said:
Pirate04 said:
I currently work in the Walla Walla area. Any of the tasting rooms downtown are fantastic and worth just walking in to.

I haven't been out to many of the wineries except Rotie and Zerba. I'm a red drinker, so I didn't like Rotie but you and your wife may enjoy their whites.


Did you try the Rotie Syrah? It's one of my favorites.

I didn't but I'll keep it in mind to try.
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9:49p, 7/22/23
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Happy Saturday


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In reply to QBCade • 12:44a, 7/23/23
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QBCade said:
Happy Saturday




I'll be there Monday. Looks good!
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7:06a, 7/26/23
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New house wine:



Edit for clarity: it's wine in a new house, not a new house wine to serve guests
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In reply to BSD • 8:11a, 7/26/23
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BSD said:
New house wine:

You moved out of Spring Valley? Didn't you just do a remodel?
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In reply to BSD • 8:56a, 7/26/23
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BSD said:
New house wine:


That's one hell of a house.
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In reply to htxag09 • 9:05a, 7/26/23
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Negative on both. The remodel was planned but I changed my mind so I tore down that old house and rebuilt. I didn't do the remodel because I really wanted a whole new house. Plus that's just the way the neighborhood is going. I'll tell you this, there are few feelings in this world that are better than going home after 15 months! I'm so glad to be back.
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In reply to BSD • 9:09a, 7/26/23
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BSD said:
Negative on both. The remodel was planned but I changed my mind so I tore down that old house and rebuilt. I didn't do the remodel because I really wanted a whole new house. Plus that's just the way the neighborhood is going. I'll tell you this, there are few feelings in this world that are better than going home after 15 months! I'm so glad to be back.
Nice, congrats....

We're currently looking in the area...rejected on our 6th offer yesterday lol. To your point, seems every house we offer on has a builder with a cash offer.
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In reply to htxag09 • 9:13a, 7/26/23
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Wow. Good luck. I'm glad to hear the market is strong, but not at your expense. There's a new build just three down from me right now. Go buy it! We love it there, thus the build. We love our neighbors and the street so didn't want to move.
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In reply to BSD • 9:47a, 7/26/23
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BSD said:
New house wine:



Edit for clarity: it's wine in a new house, not a new house wine to serve guests


Cheapskate.
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In reply to cecil77 • 11:10a, 7/26/23
curious, when did they plant? What is the rootstock?
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In reply to BSD • 11:11a, 7/26/23
BSD said:
Negative on both. The remodel was planned but I changed my mind so I tore down that old house and rebuilt. I didn't do the remodel because I really wanted a whole new house. Plus that's just the way the neighborhood is going. I'll tell you this, there are few feelings in this world that are better than going home after 15 months! I'm so glad to be back.
congrats on getting it done!

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In reply to bularry • 12:32p, 7/26/23
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bularry said:
curious, when did they plant? What is the rootstock?
They didn't mention rootstock - most don't, and few tasting room personnel are even aware.


Cab 169, 412, 4, 337 (169, 412 are Class A. we grow all of those)
Cab Franc 214 (Class A clone we also grow)
Merlot 181 (class A, we grow)
PV 400 (class A, we grow)
Merlot 347 - we don't grow.

Could be others, I don't know.

I believe planted in 2008.

LOTS of money in the project. They have their own bottling line and labeler at 2500 case per year production. That's pretty nuts. Also use the same optical sorter we do.
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In reply to cecil77 • 12:44p, 7/27/23
very cool operations, sounds very well funded as you said
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2:40p, 7/28/23
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In reply to Ags #1 • 4:36p, 7/28/23
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I've been eyeing a bottle of that. What's your thoughts?
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In reply to AGdent07 • 5:37p, 7/28/23
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Im fairly new to wine. But i thought it was great. Really mellow and delcious
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11:57a, 7/30/23
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At the lake with some good friends and it got real.
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In reply to JCA1 • 12:14p, 7/30/23
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I'm going to need tasting notes on checkerboard, McD, and the tin man.
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In reply to JCA1 • 1:29p, 7/30/23
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Very nice! I opened up a bottle on Dakota Shy T-E-N last night as well. Great stuff.
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In reply to aggiejumper • 9:43a, 7/31/23
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aggiejumper said:
I'm going to need tasting notes on checkerboard, McD, and the tin man.
MacDonald was popped first. It was a very restrained and subtle wine. Silky smooth with moderate fruit and some nice tobacco and earthy notes. Awesome but understated.

Checkerboard came next and it was a fruit bomb after the MacDonald. Still a very nice bottle but it bordered on the jammy. We're not talking Caymus territory but it was still somewhat of a surprise.

Tin Man was the 3rd. It was probably the consensus favorite. Somewhere between the other 2. Great red fruit, maybe a touch of cigar and leather, long finish, refined tannins. Awesome bottle of wine.
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2:57p, 8/2/23
anyone want to split a 6 pack of Krug Grand Cuvee 171? $195 ea. Let me know, I'm in Houston
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5:22p, 8/3/23
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Just got back from Napa with a day trip to Sonoma County

Hit up:
Peju
AXR
Pride Mountain
Blankiet Estate
Chase Cellars
Venge
Bryan Arden
Dry Creek
Ehlers Estate
Amizetta Estate

Peju and Bryan Arden where sentimental visits. I'd still go to Peju again but I'm good not visiting Bryan Arden again.

Pride Mountain was a fun time.
AXR and Chase were low key and relaxing

Blankiet ....the guy was loud and loved to hear himself talk. Also pretentious. Beautiful property

Dry Creek is always fun.

Venge is one of our favorites each time we go.

Ehlers was nice. The lady was a bit pushy and they have a new winemaker.....so may fall off a bit.

Amizetta may be our new favorite. Gorgeous and doing a huge renovation. Wine was very good.
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3:34p, 8/4/23
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What do most people do with their wines during a move? Just move them themselves, companies that do it? We have probably 150 bottles in our home wine fridge. Probably another couple dozen bourbon bottles. But I'll just move those myself as some are $$$.

In houston.
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4:06p, 8/4/23
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Move yourself. Get boxes. Way more controlled in temp and handling.
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4:30p, 8/4/23
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We packed everything up in styrofoam shippers and made two trips. Heavy as hell and my back killed me, but I had piece of mind.

Granted, this was an in-town move of about a seven minute drive.

And lift with your legs.
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In reply to BSD • 4:39p, 8/4/23
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Source for the styrofoam shippers? Ours is roughly a 10 min drive, so not far.
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In reply to htxag09 • 4:47p, 8/4/23
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Napa wineries.

Seriously, I had saved them for a while. Unfortunately I threw them all out to clear the house of boxes or I'd hand them over to you.
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