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PCF Wine appreciation thread. (22 Viewers)

Sounds good!

I'd be happy having drunk it, rather than waiting. Single bottles from those "iffy" years are so unpredictable, unless you know exactly how they've been stored...
 
Unless i missed it, no South Africa wine lovers in here? You want to talk about value for your $....great wines at amazing prices.

Our first time down there (10yrs ago) my wife went in for a tasting at the first vineyard we came to as I was driving. She picked out the nicest bottle they had to go with our dinner that night and went to the register. We had heard that wine down there was 'cheap' but the bottle rung up around $30, didn't think that was unreasonable but a little more then we expected. The sales person takes the bottle and comes back with a case. $30 for a case of their most expensive wine!!

Just last week, the wife was back down in Cape Town, picked up 4 cases + a magnum of sparkling for $250usd total.
 
geishboy said:
Unless i missed it, no South Africa wine lovers in here? You want to talk about value for your $....great wines at amazing prices.
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From my experience, this is true. For the ZAF wines that our government-controlled liquor monopoly allows to be imported, I have had some very nice ones for quite low prices that would otherwise never have been on my radar.

On another note, does anybody out there use wine.com to choose wines to try?
 
Another oldie steals the show! A 2010 Haut Mazeroles Cotes de Blaye, that made the move to FL with us seven years ago. Paired with chicken thighs Provencal, carrots roasted in Balsamic vinegar, Basmati, salad, and cheese.

Probably the best Blaye we've ever tasted - 90% Merlot Noir, 10% Cab S. I've never seen another label specifying "Merlot Noir" before.

At ten years, after not moving for seven, the cork was darkly rich yet sound, and the sediment was really fixed in place.

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p.s.: All reds taste better in Cahors glasses! :cool:cool:cool
 
pltrgyst said:
As always with older wines, a lot depends on your trust of the seller and how the wine has been stored...

For myself, I never spend that kind of money on a bottle unless it's in a restaurant, where the risk is all on their part.
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Ya, it’s original owner always been in a controlled cellar, full neck. Maybe I’ll see how SQM goes. Never had a bottle like this and it kind of intrigued me.
 
I love a good Malbec! Just found this thread. In the immortal words of The Terminator.....”I’ll be back”!
 
allforcharity said:
I'm unfamiliar with Blaye. I feel like such a Philistine,
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Ha! Most of the world is just discovering both Bourg and Blaye. Right bank, way down-river from St. Emilion. Right across the river from Margaux, so how can they be bad?

They've both improved greatly in quality over the last twenty years. Give 'em a try!
 
pltrgyst said:
Ha! Most of the world is just discovering both Bourg and Blaye. Right bank, way down-river from St. Emilion. Right across the river from Margaux, so how can they be bad?

They've both improved greatly in quality over the last twenty years. Give 'em a try!
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I'll keep an eye out for them. I think that the local Wine Festival will be highlighting France this year, so maybe I'll see a few. It's happening at the end of Feb, so maybe I'll have something to report.
 
RocAFella1 said:
Sadly I have not. Planning on opening one?
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Copper44 said:
Anyone here ever had 1989 Cht. Pichon Lalande ? @RocAFella1 @mattduck @pltrgyst @Max D
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@Copper44 Not An 89, but I have had a Pichon before. With 80’s wine it is a crap shoot, really depends on how it is kept, how it travelled, you never know could be amazing or dead!! Tried a 1970’s Latour a few years ago, was great the first 10 minutes and then started going downhill... so when you open try right away to get a good baseline.
have fun, wine is alive and that is why it is a great experience with every bottle.
 
Rapsani is a village and a "terroir" on the foothills facing Mount Olympus (yeah, the original one).
This wine is a tri-varietal one, being made by the famous (is it? - it should be by now) Xinomavro (literally Sour Black, very temperamental, unique, and with a truckload of tannin) with Stavroto (litteraly Cross-Blend) and Krassato (litterally Wine-Intended)

Tonight, it proved to be a nice companion to a truly hot spaghetti "aglio-olio-pepperoncini", with indeed a truckload of garlic and hot chili peppers in it.:)
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Coyote said:
How else could it be exportable?:cool
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That's often the problem. It sometimes indicates that the wine was made in a big enough volume *for* export, and/or that it was not appraised highly enough to sell out locally.

Not always, but often...
 
No product is marketable in this world unless with an also English (or at least Latin-character) label.
And no product is viable in a 10-million people market, unless destined also for export.
 
Wine.com $100 off of $300 or more codes:
WKMP24
WKMP25
WKMP26

A lot of their prices are on the high side, but there are deals to be found and the $100 off can really make it a deal!
 
I drink a lot of Bordeaux. I’m into left bank wines more than right bank. Some great values in the Haut Medoc and in the $20-$25 range. Recommend people check out any 2009/2010 or 2015/2016 cru bourgeois you manage to find at your local wine shop.

Here is a recent bottle of Bordeaux I had. It’s obviously a step up from the Haut Medoc, and was fantastic.


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Well don’t overcook your steak!

If you’re a fan of Larose-Trintaudon, give Larose-Perganson a try. I have one bottle of the 2010 remaining, and it is outstanding. It’s a step up in quality, imo. I’m a big fan.
 

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