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Whats in your wine cellar?
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Two of my three graduation years and lovely wines to boot
I will be going to a themed wine night with friends next month. Do any of you have any good recommendations on Argentinian wine?
Budget?
Let's keep it $25 and under.
Luca Malbec is usually around that price.
I will have to look that up. Thanks!
If it's a theme night, I suspect you'll get a lot of Malbec. I'd look at a Pinot Noir instead. There are some definite hidden gems there.
Bonarda (red) and Torrontes (white) are some good non-Malbec options. Bonarda tends to have some menthol notes, so it's a very unique wine grape and pretty much exclusive to Argentina. Pretty much any Bonarda or Torrontes that you can find in the US will be pretty decent.
Went to a 22 course dinner in Buenos Aires and here were a few of the wines
A few more
Page 309 slowly becoming the Argentina wine page on this thread.
Chipotlemonger said:
Page 309 slowly becoming the Argentina wine page on this thread.
El enemigo's standard offering bonarda is very good, as is the cab franc. Both around $25. The Gran enemigo offerings are good also, but in my opinion, need some age before they really shine, and they are $75+.
Thanks for posting all of the options. Looks like I have a few bottles to glance at.
Pretty good way to kick off the weekend
Hey, West U, how about a Napa trip report?
Still here! Pretty epoch so far. Headed to Carmel
By the sea for a few days then Santa Barbara and will make
Our way back to Houston this weekend. Maybe we can meet for a glass
Next week and catch up.
By the sea for a few days then Santa Barbara and will make
Our way back to Houston this weekend. Maybe we can meet for a glass
Next week and catch up.
WestUAg said:
Still here! Pretty epoch so far. Headed to Carmel
By the sea for a few days then Santa Barbara and will make
Our way back to Houston this weekend. Maybe we can meet for a glass
Next week and catch up.
That's a great California trip.
Happy Sat all!
First time having the tin man. Very good I must say.
Rounded, layered. Plum, cocoa, underlying tartness that is a bit complex.
First time having the tin man. Very good I must say.
Rounded, layered. Plum, cocoa, underlying tartness that is a bit complex.
I had the 15 m etain last week alongside the 16 scarecrow. Tin man was much better and it wasn't close.
WestUAg said:
Still here! Pretty epoch so far. Headed to Carmel
By the sea for a few days then Santa Barbara and will make
Our way back to Houston this weekend. Maybe we can meet for a glass
Next week and catch up.
Sounds good! I've been up in MT and get back today. I gotta say, I like your style based on what I've seen y'all doing up there!
Nice little Wednesday
Something I found. Gonna give it a try tonite
So cool that BV is crafting clonal wines. The 169 is very good. Clone 4 is a favorite and a go to clone for us. I'm going to get some.
cecil77 said:
So cool that BV is crafting clonal wines. The 169 is very good. Clone 4 is a favorite and a go to clone for us. I'm going to get some.
Yeah, I wasn't aware they were. Just saw it on auction. Was very good. Not usually a BV fan, but the Clone4 had my interest. Very soft. Vanilla, herb, little spice. Great nose
We get an annual allocation of two specific clonal wines from Covert. They make a Clone 341 that is among their highest end offerings as well as a clone 337 / 191 blend which is an upper mid-tier priced bottle from them (they're both expensive in absolute terms though).
Touring Oregon wineries this weekend. At dinner and a few of the wines. The Bordeaux was amazing.
Little Dr Olmo last night. Was very smooth. Could definitely go longer, but I would say is peak.
2013 was a great vintage. That is probably in it's prime. I'm biased because I have not drank wine much past 12-14 old, but I think that 10-12 years is a great time for a lot of structured Bordeaux blends.
I joined the montebello mailing list thinking it would take me 3-4 years to get asked to buy. 4 months later I'm being asked if I want to buy the 2021 release.
Was this a bad year? Is demand way down? Do they know I post on Texags wine thread and want to get the word out?
Was this a bad year? Is demand way down? Do they know I post on Texags wine thread and want to get the word out?
It's sold to distribution, I just don't think it's that hard to get.
Gotcha! Thank you!
It worth being on the future list. Still a 25-30% discount below retail prices
A topic for discussion: what was your "aha!" wine that turned you from a casual wine consumer, into a wino? Mine was a 2003 PETS Petite Syrah my wife and I had at The Tasting Room in Houston. We had just started dating, and went here for a Saturday afternoon tasting. We were hooked, and started going every weekend I was in town.