Wow! Someone must really care! Nice! 2012 was a very good, classic vintage in Piemonte. How was the wine? Nothing wrong with drinking it now but if you have others I am guessing you don’t have to rush to open them.Someone sent a care package from Arthur Ave, so had to break out something worthy
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Plus I probably shouldn’t sit on these too much longer.
Yeah, I’m guessing the secret Santa was MiL, we’ll find out tomorrow.Wow! Someone must really care! Nice! 2012 was a very good, classic vintage in Piemonte. How was the wine? Nothing wrong with drinking it now but if you have others I am guessing you don’t have to rush to open them.
We do tonite!Do you Borolo?
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Tuscany on tap tonite. Translucent reddish-brown. Lots of cherry and maybe some cloves. Surprisingly integrated tannins.
LOL. That’s what I was thinking as I was pulling the cork but it was definitely open for business. I was expecting it to be packing a bigger punch at this but it was very balanced and elegant. A great bottle for sure.Baby killer! That right there is The vintage legends are made of.
?Excellent year for Spanish wines, Rioja in particular.Something out of the ordinary for us, a nice rioja with a few years under her belt. Red berries with a nice earthy/leather undertone. Almost like a Spanish Brunello. ?
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Was even better on day 2. My 5 word review: Raspberries in a leather bowl.?Excellent year for Spanish wines, Rioja in particular.
If you ask them, this one put Napa on the wine map. I think they need to buy a vowel ?
Always good. It is the opposite of Cakebread
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Cougar repellant!
Where's da buttah???