PCF Wine appreciation thread. (5 Viewers)

[Max D]

Last night, great wine.

 

[allforcharity]

And BTW, today is National Zinfandel Day! We're going with a Ridge Hooker Creek Zin 2017 tonight.

Well, I should crack open a Robert Mondavi, then!

 

[pltrgyst]

Well, the Ridge came through big time on National Zinfandel Day, along with a couple of delicious braised lamb shanks...

 

[RocAFella1]

 

[pltrgyst]

Those are particularly interesting flight delivery boards. They are dependent on the bowl shape and stem length of the glasses, but in theory, you could set all four glasses down without touching them and withdraw the board in a single motion.

 

[RocAFella1]

I believe they use all the same glasses for tasting but they had an impressive array of proper Riedel varietal glassware.

 

[RocAFella1]

 

[Big Jilm]

Just enjoyed a Ridge 2017 Geyserville with some double thick ribeye steaks. Damn good.

Up for Thanksgiving is a Roserock 2022 Pinot Noir. The same one from WS top 6 wines. Whatever...lol

Also have a 2014 Domaine de la Cote Pinot Noir, the same bottle from the documentary SOMM III that challenged some top Burgundy Pinot Noir's. Should be a fun Thanksgiving!!

 

[Propaganda]

Just enjoyed a Ridge 2017 Geyserville with some double thick ribeye steaks. Damn good.

Up for Thanksgiving is a Roserock 2022 Pinot Noir. The same one from WS top 6 wines. Whatever...lol

Also have a 2014 Domaine de la Cote Pinot Noir, the same bottle from the documentary SOMM III that challenged some top Burgundy Pinot Noir's. Should be a fun Thanksgiving!!

I'm actually jealous. I grew up near there. I didn't think I'd see a Lompoc wine posted here. Please post a follow up of how it aged!

 

[Max D]

Pinot with friends

 

[pltrgyst]

Just enjoyed a Ridge 2017 Geyserville with some double thick ribeye steaks. Damn good.

Yes! Dang, more memories...

Geyserville was the first Ridge I ever tasted, on a business trip back around 1983, a 1974 at North Beach restaurant -- in, of all places, San Francisco's North Beach.. Ol' Sam Yourty was there that night too. (I was told he was a regular.)

Went back the next night for a bottle of Lytton Springs, and was hooked for life. Their Z List and ATP (Advanced Tasting Program) subscriptions have been consistently outstanding. There have never been fewer than 100 Ridge bottles in the house since that trip. There is no doubt that Ridge Zins and Cahors Malbecs are my favorite wines.

BTW, every Ridge's rear label includes a "Best Through" date, but those dates are very, very conservative. We've never had a disappointment.

Most of the Ridges:

 

[triton]

For dinner this evening:

 

[rrobyrrroby]

Top wines from Italy.

 

[Eriks]

Holiday drinking so far

 

[Max D]

Christmas eve

 

[Dread_Pirate_Roberts]

Enjoyed this phenomenal wine tonight…

2018 Phase V Petite Sarah, Davis Estates

It went so well with the New Years Spread…
Cesar Salad, Mac and Cheese, American Wagu filets, Crab legs and lobster tails…

Whew …

 

[RocAFella1]

 

[BNads86]

 

[KingHigh]

Showing my wine appreciation with a rolling vineyard hills table topper design.
(Good Times Poker Room- Sonoma County, California)

 

[MatB]

Tasty

 

[Big Jilm]

@pltrgyst
This pinot was great. I went online to buy more only to discover they sold the winery!

 

[RocAFella1]

 

[RocAFella1]

 

[RocAFella1]

 

[Copper44]

Had higher hopes for this… should have known better based on vintage

 

[triton]

Had higher hopes for this… should have known better based on vintage View attachment 1451898

likely more about how the bottle was stored over the years. Could also be issues with the cork. I've stored multiple bottles of the same brand/vintage for years in proper conditions and sometimes it is a crap shoot.

 

[Copper44]

@MatB nice ton

Tasty

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likely more about how the bottle was stored over the years. Could also be issues with the cork. I've stored multiple bottles of the same brand/vintage for years in proper conditions and sometimes it is a crap shoot.

I may have jumped the gun a bit. It’s opening up. Was a rough start with the server. He broke cork in half, I took over with a ah-so and extracted intact. He then proceeded to try and decant by turning the bottle completely upside down to fill

 

[RocAFella1]

Couple bottles for cny

 

[Max D]

Started the inventory over the weekend, making sure I recorded all my wines in Cellar tracker. Will probably do it over a couple days, that is the first few shelves…

 

[triton]

Started the inventory over the weekend, making sure I recorded all my wines in Cellar tracker. Will probably do it over a couple days, that is the first few shelves…
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Looking good! If you ever need someone to help consume your Williams Selyem let me know. I’m willing to take one for the team