Oh I'm just barely alive….

As shown, WestU Ag put together an incredible MacDonald lineup at an event that was one for the ages. And so many other great Napa wines and Champs showed up last night…it was unreal. Many, many thanks to him for getting everyone together.

JCA1 said:

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I'm barely alive today.

Thanks again WestUAg for an awesome night!

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JCA, I didn't realize you were there. I would have introduced myself had I known it was you. Or maybe we met and went by our real names instead of internet handles?

Dang! Bummed I missed out on that. Looks like a good time!

JCA1 said:

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I'm barely alive today.

Thanks again WestUAg for an awesome night!

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Looks amazing.

Hot damn! Quite the lineups.

Is that one that you brought back from your trip?

A new one for Sat. Still decanting.

What year is the falstaff?

It is. I wish I'd been able to bring more back.

WestUAg said:

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What year is the falstaff?

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2013. It is really good. Have one more bottle, but will be looking for more.

Told you it's fantastic. Buy all you can, it's an excellent wine.

How was that one? Can't remember if I've had that one or not but I've drank some from GIL before.

aggiejumper said:

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Told you it's fantastic. Buy all you can, it's an excellent wine.

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It was great. I think the Bard is better in that year, but still amazing.

Thnx again for the reco

Cade,
Where do you live?

Any other Houston guys in here? We should plan a monthly wine dinner or tasting together.

WestUAg said:

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Cade,
Where do you live?

Any other Houston guys in here? We should plan a monthly wine dinner or tasting together.

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San Jose, CA

QBCade said:

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WestUAg said:

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Cade,
Where do you live?

Any other Houston guys in here? We should plan a monthly wine dinner or tasting together.

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San Jose, CA

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A monthly tasting in or "near" San Jose sounds nice.

BSD said:

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QBCade said:

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WestUAg said:

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Cade,
Where do you live?

Any other Houston guys in here? We should plan a monthly wine dinner or tasting together.

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San Jose, CA

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A monthly tasting in or "near" San Jose sounds nice.

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I'm game

Agree to that!!

WestUAg said:

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Cade,
Where do you live?

Any other Houston guys in here? We should plan a monthly wine dinner or tasting together.

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CStat but I'm game.

I'm up for it.

How was the Realm Absurd and what yr?

QBCade said:

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How was the Realm Absurd and what yr?

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Either WestUAg or BSD will have to let you know. I never got around to it.

Chipotlemonger said:

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How was that one? Can't remember if I've had that one or not but I've drank some from GIL before.

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I like the Juan Gil blue and silver Jumillas, both have great QPR. This was also very good for the money, but maybe not as good of a wine. A little too sweet, more like dried cherry than ripe cherry, but it had the chalky minerality and viscosity I associate with good Priorat. I'd buy it again for that price to keep around for a party or good second bottle.

It was the 13 and it was in a great spot

Jh0400. Leave your email and I will add you to list

I'm in for happenings in houston.

Down for H Town meet up.

For Macdonald, I really liked the '19, '13, and '16 the other night. The others were great but these really stood out. I didn't taste the '21s, as we'll be having that one in a few weeks.

I haven't mentioned Inwood in a while, but we had an event Saturday that was very cool. An anthology tasting of our wines back to the 2003 vintage. It allowed the winemaking and stylistic progression of Inwood to be shown very clearly. We only allowed 25 members, and it was full in under an hour after the email went out. We may do it again since the demand was so high. -- Cecil

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INWOOD ESTATES ANTHOLOGY TASTING
First Generation Wines

Definition:
Purely Old World Style, Modeled After Wine Dan Worked With in the 1970s Imprecise Yield Controls, Primitive Destemming, Minimal Sorting Must Pumping, Field Blending, Very High Anti-Oxidants, Long Bottle Aging Zero Finishing

2003 Tempranillo-Cabernet (First wine ever released)
2004 Tempranillo-Cabernet
2005 Cornelious (First Cornelious and first 100% Tempranillo)
2006 Magellan (First Magellan)
2008 Magellan
2008 Cornelious RESERVE (First Cornelious RESERVE)
2009 Tempranillo-Cabernet
2009 Magdalena (First Magdalena)


Second Generation Wines

Definition
Emphasis on Yield Controls, Clusters Per Vine, Pricing of Wines set by Yields, Gentler Destemming, In-Bin Fermentation, "No Grapes Thru Tubes", Hand Punch Downs, Program Press Cycles
Gravity Flow Crushpad, Micro-Harvests for each variety and clone, Lower Anti-Oxidants, More Fruit and Perfume, Less Aging Needed, More Time and Attention to Finishing Processes

2010 Cornellous
2010 Mericana (First Mericana)
2011 Colos (First Colos)
2011 Magnus (First Magnus)
2012 Tempranillo-Cabernet
2012 Cornelious
2012 Magdalena
2015 Mericana
2015 Cornelious RESERVE
2015 OenSpire (First wine in the OEN Series, 6 Bottles Available)
2016 Tempranillo-Cabernet
2016 Cornelious
2016 Magdalena
2017 Mericana
2017 Cornelious RESERVE
2017 Magellan
2017 Colos (Available for Sale)
2017 Magnus (Available for Sale)
2018 Tempranillo-Cabernet
2019 Tempranillo-Cabernet
2019 Magdalena

Third Generation Wines

Definition:
Included All of the Items from the Second Generation, Plus:
Major Investments in High Tech Processing, emphasis on sorting, Four Stages of Mechanical Sorting followed by Optical Sorting, Judicious Use of Micro-Ox, Experiment with Flash for remedial use only,
More Personal Time in Vineyards other than those personally farmed, Spencer takes over as primary winemaker with more modern perspective

2020 Magdalena (Available for Sale)
2020 Colos (Available for Sale)
2020 Magnus (Available for Sale)
2020 Oentrepid (Available for Sale)
2021 Magellan (Available for Sale)
2022 Tempranillo, RESERVE Barrel Sample
2022 Merlot Clone 181 Barrel Sample

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All of the older wines were "quaffable" to quote Miles on "Sideways". Many were very good and a couple just outstanding. The consistent progression and improvement was also evident. To the point we are today where our top wines are as good as any, anywhere at similar prices. I understand that some of you have a difficult time believing it, but the French had the same problem with Napa 50 years ago!