Old valbuena is always awesome. I think you could make a solid argument that Vega sicilia is the best wine in the world…easy top 5
Whats in your wine cellar?
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The wines on this thread are starting to make me feel bad about myself and occasional run to Specs.
Football season can't come soon enough.
Football season can't come soon enough.
Texstralian said:
Any thoughts on today's lastbottle deal. Cain five spring mountain? 2013.
Can confirm Cain 5 - received my order yesterday.
People think I'm an idiot or something, because all I do is cut lawns for a living.
Celebrating my 51st trip around the sun with a 51 year old Heitz Martha's. It was spectacular
WestUAg said:
Celebrating my 51st trip around the sun with a 51 year old Heitz Martha's. It was spectacular
Sweet. How was it?
I think 75 Martha is the best bottle of Napa Cabernet ever produced. I have had this same bottle more than 10 times, I have yet to have a bottle that was not amazing.
WestUAg said:
I think 75 Martha is the best bottle of Napa Cabernet ever produced. I have had this same bottle more than 10 times, I have yet to have a bottle that was not amazing.
Sweet. I hit the big 5 0 this year. Looking for a '76 Lafite in great shape… Mag if possible. Haven't tried too hard yet.
WestUAg said:
Celebrating my 51st trip around the sun with a 51 year old Heitz Martha's. It was spectacular
Indulge me please as this is a world for which I am unfamiliar.
Where do you find bottles like this and how much was this 51-year old bottle from Napa?
PS - RESPECT!
Whoa Nellie said:WestUAg said:
Celebrating my 51st trip around the sun with a 51 year old Heitz Martha's. It was spectacular
Indulge me please as this is a world for which I am unfamiliar.
Where do you find bottles like this and how much was this 51-year old bottle from Napa?
PS - RESPECT!
Of course google is your friend, so there's lots of places. The thing is, they're not usually shared in places like this because it's very limited availability. I get a bunch of emails per day from two different places. For the stuff I want oftentimes if you don't respond to the email within thirty minutes or so they're gone.
The fun is in the hunting. Good luck!
Whoa Nellie said:WestUAg said:
Celebrating my 51st trip around the sun with a 51 year old Heitz Martha's. It was spectacular
Indulge me please as this is a world for which I am unfamiliar.
Where do you find bottles like this and how much was this 51-year old bottle from Napa?
PS - RESPECT!
Benchmark wine is one that I believe can ship to TX
I've had decent luck with their aged bottles. Some have been great, others cooked. They do give credit if you get a bad bottle as long as it's within 6mo of purchase.
Yea getting familiar with a local retailer or 2 can help. In Santa Rosa (CA) for example, there is a store called Bottle Barn that is pretty well known. When you're on their email list you can get offers on everything from $20 for a RRV pinot to super high end allocated stuff and vintage stuff that they may even only have 1 bottle of. For those you have to jump on them quick. I saw an offer for an intriguing vintage Napa merlot the other day, but it was gone within a half hour of them broadcasting a cellar sale that they were doing from some collection they acquired.
I am guessing that there may be some similar specialty retailers in TX with similar practices.
I am guessing that there may be some similar specialty retailers in TX with similar practices.
cecil77 said:Whoa Nellie said:WestUAg said:
Celebrating my 51st trip around the sun with a 51 year old Heitz Martha's. It was spectacular
Indulge me please as this is a world for which I am unfamiliar.
Where do you find bottles like this and how much was this 51-year old bottle from Napa?
PS - RESPECT!
Of course google is your friend, so there's lots of places. The thing is, they're not usually shared in places like this because it's very limited availability. I get a bunch of emails per day from two different places. For the stuff I want oftentimes if you don't respond to the email within thirty minutes or so they're gone.
The fun is in the hunting. Good luck!
Understand the need to not kiss and tell....I guess. Not in the trenches like you guys.
From the pic it looked like a retail establishment so thought I would ask.
You can also check out winebid for a slew of bottles
Chipotlemonger said:
You can also check out winebid for a slew of bottles
Thanks
I didn't know we had secrets about where we get our wine. I sure don't….
Here are a few good spots:
Benchmark
KL Wines auctions
WineBid auctions
Envoyer email list
Happy hunting.
Here are a few good spots:
Benchmark
KL Wines auctions
WineBid auctions
Envoyer email list
Happy hunting.
QBCade said:
Sweet. I hit the big 5 0 this year. Looking for a '76 Lafite in great shape… Mag if possible. Haven't tried too hard yet.
Somehow I feel like you'll find it.
Those are some and there are still others. There are also tiers to the retailers to be able to see what others don't.
BSD said:
I didn't know we had secrets about where we get our wine. I sure don't….
Here are a few good spots:
Benchmark
KL Wines auctions
WineBid auctions
Envoyer email list
Happy hunting.
All good ones. I'm frequently on K&L so if anyone is bidding pls let me know so we don't bid vs each other. I have way more than I need so will happily step back
QBCade said:BSD said:
I didn't know we had secrets about where we get our wine. I sure don't….
Here are a few good spots:
Benchmark
KL Wines auctions
WineBid auctions
Envoyer email list
Happy hunting.
All good ones. I'm frequently on K&L so if anyone is bidding pls let me know so we don't bid vs each other. I have way more than I need so will happily step back
Haha. WestU hit me up just the other day to make sure we weren't bidding against each other on the '75 Heitz.
BSD said:QBCade said:BSD said:
I didn't know we had secrets about where we get our wine. I sure don't….
Here are a few good spots:
Benchmark
KL Wines auctions
WineBid auctions
Envoyer email list
Happy hunting.
All good ones. I'm frequently on K&L so if anyone is bidding pls let me know so we don't bid vs each other. I have way more than I need so will happily step back
Haha. WestU hit me up just the other day to make sure we weren't bidding against each other on the '75 Heitz.
Ha! There is a 1974 on there today. Already at $1500
It's not a matter of "secrets" it's a matter of competing for a scarce resource. I got an email just today for stuff I would like to have purchased, but didn't see the email for 45 minutes and it was gone. If it's readily available stuff, sure. But when there are places that purchase private cellars and sell them, fewer buyers is a good thing.
I bought from (thru) a poster on this thread for almost five years and not once asked where he was getting the offers he texted me, he's a good friend and if he wanted to share that he would have. After five years I stumbled on to them on my own.
I bought from (thru) a poster on this thread for almost five years and not once asked where he was getting the offers he texted me, he's a good friend and if he wanted to share that he would have. After five years I stumbled on to them on my own.
I bought a bunch of the 75 heitz Martha's about 6-8 years ago and have been popping them each year on my birthday. I paid anywhere from $360-625. Prices are way more than that today.
Pizza night with friends
BSD said:QBCade said:
Sweet. I hit the big 5 0 this year. Looking for a '76 Lafite in great shape… Mag if possible. Haven't tried too hard yet.
Somehow I feel like you'll find it.
Let me know when you're coming to Napa next….
Very tasty Chardonnay from New Zealand. I've had some sharp, mineraly, electric Chardonnays like this one from Oregon and Anderson Valley. It's a fun change up from typical Chardonnay and from other wines in general. They let this one hang a bit at 14.5%, but it is crisp and lean even at that ABV.
I do not think I've had a New Zealand Chardonnay before this one. I have had some Aussie Chards though (and Pinot for that matter) that have been excellent. Fun to have off the beaten path stuff.
I do not think I've had a New Zealand Chardonnay before this one. I have had some Aussie Chards though (and Pinot for that matter) that have been excellent. Fun to have off the beaten path stuff.
QBCade said:
Let me know when you're coming to Napa next….
Pretty soon, actually. I'll let you know.
BSD said:QBCade said:
Let me know when you're coming to Napa next….
Pretty soon, actually. I'll let you know.
For the most part, I finished my wine move. I went from 3 small lockers to one big one. And I'm saving a good chunk every month. All the bottles are now in identical crates. Most are organized by the year in which I'll bring a particular crate to the home wine fridge (currently have wines to consume thru 2028 at home). The Champs and Sauternes are in their own crates and I need to label a few more of those. I'd say I'm 97% done with the labeling/organization. Whew.
Happy Sunday all
Ag basketball and baseball go undefeated and the USA hockey teams bring home the gold.
Ag basketball and baseball go undefeated and the USA hockey teams bring home the gold.
Enjoyed these 2 bottles last night at a friend's birthday dinner.
BSD said:
Pizza night with friends
If you wanna be friends I'll pay for the pizza.
Chipotlemonger said:
Very tasty Chardonnay from New Zealand. I've had some sharp, mineraly, electric Chardonnays like this one from Oregon and Anderson Valley. It's a fun change up from typical Chardonnay and from other wines in general. They let this one hang a bit at 14.5%, but it is crisp and lean even at that ABV.
I do not think I've had a New Zealand Chardonnay before this one. I have had some Aussie Chards though (and Pinot for that matter) that have been excellent. Fun to have off the beaten path stuff.
Oh wow. Never seen this wine before it was on menu at Hotel Swexan bar in Dallas. Went with a Sancerre for minha esposa but I almost got this one
Small world! Do you happen to remember what vintage they had listed? I read up on this wine and saw some noticeable vintage to vintage differences between 21 and 22.
Whoa Nellie said:
The wines on this thread are starting to make me feel bad about myself and occasional run to Specs.
Completely understand this feeling. There are some very real wine aficionados on this thread who really know their stuff. I've learned a ton just from participating here.
I know some young people who are getting into wine and starting to learn a bit here and there. I always tell them it's a journey; you start with what you like, learn more along the way, graduate to a better quality as you understand some of the background of winemaking, etc., etc. Plus, your palate grows and matures as you try new wines, especially those of quality. The first time I tasted an older Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red, my eyes were opened!
But there is no wrong position on the path, and everyone is moving at their own pace. And there is the financial aspect; not everyone can afford an $800 Scarecrow, or even find one to buy if they could.
I started later in life and I'll probably never move much beyond what I would consider mid-market wines -- for example, Napa cabs in the $100-$150 range, etc. But that's okay.
Keep learning and enjoy the journey!
EclipseAg said:Whoa Nellie said:
The wines on this thread are starting to make me feel bad about myself and occasional run to Specs.
I know some young people who are getting into wine and starting to learn a bit here and there. I always tell them it's a journey; you start with what you like, learn more along the way, graduate to a better quality as you understand some of the background of winemaking, etc., etc.
One suggestion that has helped me (you maybe already have a place like this and if so, bravo):
Find a nearby wine bar that has a deep, rotating selection of by-the-glass so you can experiment with a lot of wines without breaking the bank. It's even better if the proprietor is good with recommendations.
If you are in Houston ... We go to Sonoma Wine Bar in Katy (there is also one in the Heights) and the manager there has never steered us wrong with a recommendation. He'll let you sample several wines before you decide and he has a pretty good selection of bottles you can buy.
Another good place to sample is 60 Vines in Rice Village. They have a ton of wine on tap from around the world and you can build your own flights.
We've also been to Vine Memorial a few times. Nice atmosphere and a pretty good selection.
I'm sure folks on here can throw out more options.
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