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July 20, 2009 at 8:37 PM #435116July 21, 2009 at 9:17 AM #434526
barnaby33ParticipantI am not a connoisseur of anything let alone an elitist. Jokes aside, without the connoisseurs pushing things nothing would be any good. I do drink my wine from a coffee mug though….usually even rinse it out.
What is so interesting is that in many Bordeaux, coffee is a desired secondary characteristic. It sounds like you’ve found a way to get that flavor, without the expense of buying Bordeaux. Two buck chuck from the morning coffee mug will do the trick.
On a lark I opened a bottle of 2BC last night. It wasn’t bad at all, considering it had sat in my kitchen windowsill for over 2 years.
July 21, 2009 at 9:17 AM #434729barnaby33ParticipantI am not a connoisseur of anything let alone an elitist. Jokes aside, without the connoisseurs pushing things nothing would be any good. I do drink my wine from a coffee mug though….usually even rinse it out.
What is so interesting is that in many Bordeaux, coffee is a desired secondary characteristic. It sounds like you’ve found a way to get that flavor, without the expense of buying Bordeaux. Two buck chuck from the morning coffee mug will do the trick.
On a lark I opened a bottle of 2BC last night. It wasn’t bad at all, considering it had sat in my kitchen windowsill for over 2 years.
July 21, 2009 at 9:17 AM #435045barnaby33ParticipantI am not a connoisseur of anything let alone an elitist. Jokes aside, without the connoisseurs pushing things nothing would be any good. I do drink my wine from a coffee mug though….usually even rinse it out.
What is so interesting is that in many Bordeaux, coffee is a desired secondary characteristic. It sounds like you’ve found a way to get that flavor, without the expense of buying Bordeaux. Two buck chuck from the morning coffee mug will do the trick.
On a lark I opened a bottle of 2BC last night. It wasn’t bad at all, considering it had sat in my kitchen windowsill for over 2 years.
July 21, 2009 at 9:17 AM #435119barnaby33ParticipantI am not a connoisseur of anything let alone an elitist. Jokes aside, without the connoisseurs pushing things nothing would be any good. I do drink my wine from a coffee mug though….usually even rinse it out.
What is so interesting is that in many Bordeaux, coffee is a desired secondary characteristic. It sounds like you’ve found a way to get that flavor, without the expense of buying Bordeaux. Two buck chuck from the morning coffee mug will do the trick.
On a lark I opened a bottle of 2BC last night. It wasn’t bad at all, considering it had sat in my kitchen windowsill for over 2 years.
July 21, 2009 at 9:17 AM #435286barnaby33ParticipantI am not a connoisseur of anything let alone an elitist. Jokes aside, without the connoisseurs pushing things nothing would be any good. I do drink my wine from a coffee mug though….usually even rinse it out.
What is so interesting is that in many Bordeaux, coffee is a desired secondary characteristic. It sounds like you’ve found a way to get that flavor, without the expense of buying Bordeaux. Two buck chuck from the morning coffee mug will do the trick.
On a lark I opened a bottle of 2BC last night. It wasn’t bad at all, considering it had sat in my kitchen windowsill for over 2 years.
September 22, 2009 at 7:56 PM #460342waterboy
ParticipantTemecula- What was the vintage of Ghost Pines Merlot that you liked so much?
September 22, 2009 at 7:56 PM #460534ParticipantTemecula- What was the vintage of Ghost Pines Merlot that you liked so much?
September 22, 2009 at 7:56 PM #460875ParticipantTemecula- What was the vintage of Ghost Pines Merlot that you liked so much?
September 22, 2009 at 7:56 PM #460947ParticipantTemecula- What was the vintage of Ghost Pines Merlot that you liked so much?
September 22, 2009 at 7:56 PM #461149ParticipantTemecula- What was the vintage of Ghost Pines Merlot that you liked so much?
September 22, 2009 at 9:02 PM #460357temeculaguy
ParticipantI am not exactly sure because the $15-$20 stuff doesn’t really hold back very long, usually it’s about two years old when it hits the shelf at those prices. It was December 2007 when I first had it, so maybe a 2005 + or – one year?? more than likely you can only get 07’s right now, it’s not the kind of stuff that gets held by dealers or is designed to age. I’ve had some recently, still to my liking but not as good as when I first had it, but that happens with more things than just wine. In that price point, wines are triangle tasted and blended to match prior vintages pretty closely, as you go up in price the vintage matters more and the quality swing is greater.
Why, are you going to a blind tasting party? If you are, let me know how it does.
September 22, 2009 at 9:02 PM #460548ParticipantI am not exactly sure because the $15-$20 stuff doesn’t really hold back very long, usually it’s about two years old when it hits the shelf at those prices. It was December 2007 when I first had it, so maybe a 2005 + or – one year?? more than likely you can only get 07’s right now, it’s not the kind of stuff that gets held by dealers or is designed to age. I’ve had some recently, still to my liking but not as good as when I first had it, but that happens with more things than just wine. In that price point, wines are triangle tasted and blended to match prior vintages pretty closely, as you go up in price the vintage matters more and the quality swing is greater.
Why, are you going to a blind tasting party? If you are, let me know how it does.
September 22, 2009 at 9:02 PM #460890ParticipantI am not exactly sure because the $15-$20 stuff doesn’t really hold back very long, usually it’s about two years old when it hits the shelf at those prices. It was December 2007 when I first had it, so maybe a 2005 + or – one year?? more than likely you can only get 07’s right now, it’s not the kind of stuff that gets held by dealers or is designed to age. I’ve had some recently, still to my liking but not as good as when I first had it, but that happens with more things than just wine. In that price point, wines are triangle tasted and blended to match prior vintages pretty closely, as you go up in price the vintage matters more and the quality swing is greater.
Why, are you going to a blind tasting party? If you are, let me know how it does.
September 22, 2009 at 9:02 PM #460962ParticipantI am not exactly sure because the $15-$20 stuff doesn’t really hold back very long, usually it’s about two years old when it hits the shelf at those prices. It was December 2007 when I first had it, so maybe a 2005 + or – one year?? more than likely you can only get 07’s right now, it’s not the kind of stuff that gets held by dealers or is designed to age. I’ve had some recently, still to my liking but not as good as when I first had it, but that happens with more things than just wine. In that price point, wines are triangle tasted and blended to match prior vintages pretty closely, as you go up in price the vintage matters more and the quality swing is greater.
Why, are you going to a blind tasting party? If you are, let me know how it does.
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