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Wine thread - what are you enjoying?

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So... how was that veteran?

Unbelievably, fresh? If you would have told me it was 25+ years old I would not have believed you. I don’t have much experience drinking old dry Riesling but Source Material (Vom Boden) had an offer for these in October and was interested so purchased three bottles.

Nose was extremely enticing, grapefruit, candied ginger, pine needles, very complex on the palate with very high acidity. I drank it with family who have varying degrees of experience with wine, all enjoyed it, although it took some a while to come around to it.

Definitely looking forward to the remaining bottles.

Michael
 

what are you enjoying?​

. . . kinda what I'm not enjoying here. All the kids decided to stop drinking this year ! Typically at Xmas they're rooting through my cellar. "Hey E, what's this year like ?".
Perhaps it's my fault they've chosen to dry out : = )
 
Had a Musar night. 2012 was best

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My supplier for fine liquor in Milan also does wine. Haven't the foggiest clue of where to start but I did notice Gaja Barbaresco 1961 for 180eur -- is that a good price for that stuff?
 
My supplier for fine liquor in Milan also does wine. Haven't the foggiest clue of where to start but I did notice Gaja Barbaresco 1961 for 180eur -- is that a good price for that stuff?
It is a good price, but with wine that old, you have to really be into tertiary characteristics. And a wine that old will be very much a product of its storage and the particular cork that happened to be jammed inside it. So it’s a bit of a gamble. Please do report your impressions.
 
It is a good price, but with wine that old, you have to really be into tertiary characteristics. And a wine that old will be very much a product of its storage and the particular cork that happened to be jammed inside it. So it’s a bit of a gamble. Please do report your impressions.

Tertiary characteristics in wine are what I hope to have more exposure to -- I do collect and drink vintage whiskies but that develops in the bottle totally differently if at all.

The place has been reliable for old liquor, which is why I'm taking a look at their wine list for bottles that are sufficiently cheaper than the wider market to justify shipping (which has been the case for my liquor shipments from them).

Probably will focus on Italian wines as that's what they seem to have the best access to -- their Gaja prices seemed good.
 
Probably will focus on Italian wines as that's what they seem to have the best access to
I buy Ruffino, Valpolicella and Chianti as a general rule because that's all I know. What are some other Italian wines and regions worthy of purchasing?
 
I don't buy a lot of Italian wines but I maintain a steady supply of Barolo and Amarone
 
These are new at my wine shop from Sicily. View attachment 416212
Winemaker : are these export brands ? are you familiar w/ these producers ? Both are affordable
Nicosia is one of the worst and least reliable producers in Sicily. Planeta is average—neither good nor bad, just another wine like many others.
If you want to try wines from Etna, you should look for other producers, and the same goes for wines from all over Sicily.
Planeta doesn’t represent Sicilian wine; it reflects more of an (incorrect) international perception of Sicilian wine abroad.
Wine in Sicily is something entirely different.
 
Ok, so I'm trying to firm up my first wine shipment from my Milan supplier. The shortlist I've got (for the reds at least) are:

- Ratti Barolo Marcenesco 1971 -- 40€
- Gaja Barolo Dagromis 2018 -- 70€
- Meo-Camuzet Vosne-Romanee 2012 -- 145€
- Chateau Magdaleine 1998 -- 80€

Do these sound good?
 
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