After 8 days of no wine, on Friday I opened the 2016 F. Cotat Chavignol Sancerre Rose with tandoori style chicken, quinoa pilaf, asparagus, and salad. Nice, better with a couple hours air (and better on day 2). Red fruits, flinty minerals, some herbs. Long finish. No hurry here. B++

Saturday to some friends to celebrate a birthday. Nancys sister, BIL, 2 nephews, and another couple were there as well. Started with crudite with a spicy yogurt sauce, smoked fish canapes

The toasting wine was the NV Bremont €œCuvee Prestige€� Brut Champagne. Apple and pear., pie crust, well-balanced with fine bead. Good length. B+/A-

There was also the 2017 Roseline €œLampe de Meduse€� Cotes de Provence Rose. Full for CdProvence, ripe strawberry, a little floral. Could use a little more acid (drunk from flute, so take with grain of salt). B

Main course was Bolognese and pasta, with salad

1964 Produttori de Barbaresco Barbaresco
Decanted early afternoon (unbelievable amount of sediment), back to bottle after couple hours.
Originally when decanted a rather volatile roasted nose, but calms down. Beautiful pale color, perfumed, dried cherry and red plum fruit, plenty of tar. Gets a leathery edge. Holds well through dinner. B+/A-

2006 Lamborghini Campoleone
Some peoples favorite- ripe berry fruit, still some tannin, vanilla, mocha. Big wine. B/B-

2001 Sella Lessona
This was showing great. Dried cherries, cherry, orange zest, tar. A pointe. I should have a bottle, will dig out. A-/B+

There was a Corsican wine from Petroni, seemed like some good materials, ruined by TCA


Friday Betsy had a concert in Brooklyn (Joan Towers 80th) , I had dinner ready when she returned. Scallops, sauteed spinach, sauteed cherry tomatoes with zucchini, purple cauliflower.
Wine was the 2004 Chandon de Briailles €œAux Vergelesses€� Savigny-les-Beaune 1er blanc.
No premox here, just what I love in maturing white Burg. Good acids, just a touch of vanillin oak, rich pear fruit accented with hazelnut. Long, refreshing chalky finish. Fingers crossed other bottle shows as well A-/B+

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

On 11/12/18 4:47 PM, DaleW wrote:
> After 8 days of no wine, on Friday I opened the 2016 F. Cotat Chavignol Sancerre Rose with tandoori style chicken, quinoa pilaf, asparagus, and salad. Nice, better with a couple hours air (and better on day 2). Red fruits, flinty minerals, some herbs. Long finish. No hurry here. B++
>
> Saturday to some friends to celebrate a birthday. Nancys sister, BIL, 2 nephews, and another couple were there as well. Started with crudite with a spicy yogurt sauce, smoked fish canapes
>
> The toasting wine was the NV Bremont €œCuvee Prestige€� Brut Champagne. Apple and pear., pie crust, well-balanced with fine bead. Good length. B+/A-
>
> There was also the 2017 Roseline €œLampe de Meduse€� Cotes de Provence Rose. Full for CdProvence, ripe strawberry, a little floral. Could use a little more acid (drunk from flute, so take with grain of salt). B
>
> Main course was Bolognese and pasta, with salad
>
> 1964 Produttori de Barbaresco Barbaresco
> Decanted early afternoon (unbelievable amount of sediment), back to bottle after couple hours.
> Originally when decanted a rather volatile roasted nose, but calms down. Beautiful pale color, perfumed, dried cherry and red plum fruit, plenty of tar. Gets a leathery edge. Holds well through dinner. B+/A-

Haven't had one of these with that much age on it. Longest I've ever
managed to keep one was 25 years. This sounds great. Have a few now
approaching 25 years but may not wait to pop them.
>
> 2006 Lamborghini Campoleone
> Some peoples favorite- ripe berry fruit, still some tannin, vanilla, mocha. Big wine. B/B-
>
> 2001 Sella Lessona
> This was showing great. Dried cherries, cherry, orange zest, tar. A pointe. I should have a bottle, will dig out. A-/B+

This is usually one of my favorites.
>
> There was a Corsican wine from Petroni, seemed like some good materials, ruined by TCA
>
>
> Friday Betsy had a concert in Brooklyn (Joan Towers 80th) , I had dinner ready when she returned. Scallops, sauteed spinach, sauteed cherry tomatoes with zucchini, purple cauliflower.
> Wine was the 2004 Chandon de Briailles €œAux Vergelesses€� Savigny-les-Beaune 1er blanc.
> No premox here, just what I love in maturing white Burg. Good acids, just a touch of vanillin oak, rich pear fruit accented with hazelnut. Long, refreshing chalky finish. Fingers crossed other bottle shows as well A-/B+
>
> Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
>

On 11/12/18 5:47 PM, DaleW wrote:

> 2001 Sella Lessona
> This was showing great. Dried cherries, cherry, orange zest, tar. A pointe. I should have a bottle, will dig out. A-/B+

I am not at all surprised by this showing. In June, we took a break
from house emptying to celebrate my birthday at Chez Panisse cafe. We
got a bottle of 2001 Sella Lessona San Sebastiano alla Zoppo from the
wine list and it was rockin', about as lovely a bottle of Nebbiolo as
I've had. Alas, (per Levi Dalton) Sella changed directions shortly
after that and Cristiano Garella left for other projects. I'm now
looking for Colombera & Garella wines to scratch that same itch.


Mark Lipton

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On Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 11:02:00 AM UTC-5, Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
>
> > 1964 Produttori de Barbaresco Barbaresco
> > Decanted early afternoon (unbelievable amount of sediment), back to bottle af
> Haven't had one of these with that much age on it. Longest I've ever
> managed to keep one was 25 years. This sounds great. Have a few now
> approaching 25 years but may not wait to pop them.
> >
> >

well, 67 was year they starting bottling the single cru riservas, so in '64 everything went into blend (I think there was also a riserva, but just extra year in wood). Which could help. But I've had great normales from 70s as well. But in general I think the normales are pretty great QPR at 10-20 years (certainly drinkable younger)

On Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 12:32:13 PM UTC-5, Mark Lipton wrote:
> O
>
> > 2001 Sella Lessona
> > This was showing great. Dried cherries, cherry, orange zest, tar. A pointe. I should have a bottle, will dig out. A-/B+
>
> I am not at all surprised by this showing. In June, we took a break
> from house emptying to celebrate my birthday at Chez Panisse cafe. We
> got a bottle of 2001 Sella Lessona San Sebastiano alla Zoppo from the
> wine list and it was rockin', about as lovely a bottle of Nebbiolo as
> I've had. Alas, (per Levi Dalton) Sella changed directions shortly
> after that and Cristiano Garella left for other projects. I'm now
> looking for Colombera & Garella wines to scratch that same itch.
>
>
Ah, good to know. I've seen offers for Colombera & Garella but didn't know "lineage"

On 11/14/18 5:03 PM, DaleW wrote:

> Ah, good to know. I've seen offers for Colombera & Garella but didn't know "lineage"
>

If you don't mind, I'd appreciate a heads up next time you see one. My
usual sources haven't so far produced any....

Mark Lipton

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On Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 12:00:45 PM UTC-5, Mark Lipton wrote:
> On 11/14/18 5:03 PM, DaleW wrote:
>
> > Ah, good to know. I've seen offers for Colombera & Garella but didn't know "lineage"
> >
>
> If you don't mind, I'd appreciate a heads up next time you see one. My
> usual sources haven't so far produced any....
>
> Mark Lipton
>
> --
Will do
Definitely have seen from Crush and Flatiron, I think CSW as well