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re: Wine Appreciation Thread
Posted on 3/11/15 at 10:41 pm to Rohan2Reed
Posted on 3/11/15 at 10:41 pm to Rohan2Reed
For some reason, the climate seems to be great for the Galardi family for their Aglianico. Terra di lavoro has somewhere around a 95-96 point average from Parker over the last 10 years if I'm not mistaken. That's up there with the best of Bordeaux and California cab. Their yields are so low that concentration never seems to be an issue. The 2010 I believe got a 97 from Parker.
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Posted on 3/11/15 at 10:44 pm to lilwineman
I love a heavy cab...I'm not cool in any way. 
This is a fine wine.
This is a fine wine. Posted on 3/11/15 at 10:45 pm to Tiger Attorney
Good tour?
Posted on 3/11/15 at 10:54 pm to Rohan2Reed
So from 2004-2010, terra di lavoro averaged a 95.9 rating from Parker. That's the 12th highest wine on the list for average and the only wine in the top 20 posted that comes in under $100 msrp (should be $75-80). Honestly, I think Costco gets their hands on a little if it as well. Not something most of louisiana will know, but a true gem amongst the extremely high priced wines of the works.
Posted on 3/11/15 at 11:14 pm to OTIS2
If you were at the live auction there...We won a couple silent auction items...we were the young couple in the back during live auction. I couldn't hang with the uptown ballers there. I bid value on a couple items but lost.
Posted on 3/11/15 at 11:21 pm to Tiger Attorney
Nope. These were in an auction for a small private school in Monroe. A buddy put them in the auction and I got lucky.
Posted on 3/11/15 at 11:46 pm to OTIS2
Ahhhh...yeh, there was no value at this auction. There is another one in new Orleans though where there is some good values.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 7:57 am to lilwineman
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lilwineman
Please post more often.
I vaguely recall a thread where you mentioned you were trying to get your MS. Am I making that up? If not, how is that journey going?
Posted on 3/12/15 at 8:12 am to lilwineman
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For some reason, the climate seems to be great for the Galardi family for their Aglianico. Terra di lavoro has somewhere around a 95-96 point average from Parker over the last 10 years if I'm not mistaken. That's up there with the best of Bordeaux and California cab. Their yields are so low that concentration never seems to be an issue. The 2010 I believe got a 97 from Parker.
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So from 2004-2010, terra di lavoro averaged a 95.9 rating from Parker. That's the 12th highest wine on the list for average and the only wine in the top 20 posted that comes in under $100 msrp (should be $75-80). Honestly, I think Costco gets their hands on a little if it as well. Not something most of louisiana will know, but a true gem amongst the extremely high priced wines of the works.
Man that is supreme consistency across vintages. Definitely sounds like worth checking out, thanks for the info. Going to seek out that terra di lavoro when I'm in Italy this June.
Had a glass of the bottle my fiance was drinking last night.
$16 bucks. Wasn't too dry but tannins could really use some rounding out. Nice cherry and licorice notes but what promised to be a long finish was rather short. Probably wouldn't buy again.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 10:22 am to Clint Torres
You're not mistaken on the studies. I think I will try and knock out a few easier classes earlier before I attempt the advanced somm. I took my CSW and got a 95/100. Looking to take the spirits CSS and the level 3 WSET (wine and spirits education trust) to get back into the swing of things. Then I will likely go for the Graduate level education where I am currently working and possibly the FWS (French Wine Scholar). If I'm successful at all of those I feel I will be adequately to try out the advanced (which had a pass rate of around 25-30% I believe).
Posted on 3/12/15 at 10:30 am to Rohan2Reed
Yeah that there on the Bellevue is just a Bordeaux superieur. Basically a step above entry level. Those snes typically are tight young and could use about 3 years to soften up. I find the best wines for early drinking are typically st emilion. Merlot dominant and great wines for the price. Les cadrans de lassegue is one off the top of my head worth the money spent. Bordeaux can be very inconsistent for a great wine region.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 10:38 am to OTIS2
I think Montelena is one of the better CA cabs and would be a first growth if such a qualification existed for CA cab. That wine will go 30 years easy. They've done a remarkable job in recent years of making the wine more approachable when young, yet still having the bones to go the distance and maintaining a traditional style. The Chard is pretty good too.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 10:41 am to coolpapaboze
The donor knows his stuff. I figured it'd be a quality wine and it is. Thanks for the information.Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:17 pm to coolpapaboze
The Montelena tasting was great at Martin's recently ....well rounded. The Zinfandel was surprisingly good too.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 8:41 am to Tiger Attorney
I really like Montelena. The 1991 Estate Cabernet is one of my benchmark wines for Bordeaux styled wines made in California. There aren't a lot of properties making wine from the same vineyard with the same crew for 40+ years.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 4:47 pm to coolpapaboze
I don't know if they have been around that long, but frogs leap has had the same winemaker since they started. Did a 20+ year retrospective tasting in then and it was amazing to truly see the variation of a vintage when a winemaker sticks by his style of winemaking. A great representation of the change that naturally occurs annually without being masked by so many no grape inspired nuances like over oaked products.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:02 pm to lilwineman
This evening will be sponsored by a Boneshaker Zin. It is a good value.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:09 pm to OTIS2
south african red ...
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:38 pm to Tiger Attorney
Gent at the grocery store suggested this to go w my Whole Speckled Trout & Salsa Verde (Link's Recipie from Peche) tonight. Gonna give it a whirl shortly. Cheap. Less than $20.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 8:00 pm to bossflossjr
The wine should be low alcohol, slightly frizzante (bubbles), with a sweet flavor profile reminiscent of peach, pear, and white flowers. Very easy drinking and with the low abv easy enough to finish a bottle alone.
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