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hotwine · 06-27-2003, 03:36 PM,

Found this at Costco today for $22.99. They had also had the Ch. Talbot (WS93) for $31.99, but had sold out. Gotta move fast!

~~Bucko~~ · 07-03-2003, 06:49 PM,

But have you tried it, you old doggy puncher?

hotwine · 07-03-2003, 07:20 PM,

Nope, not yet. Will wait until we grill some more steaks. Could be this weekend... or maybe not. Wife specifies the menu....

Thomas · 07-04-2003, 07:25 AM,

you gotta put your foot down ole man! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/eek.gif[/img]

hotwine · 07-04-2003, 07:51 AM,

Nah, I know when I'm well off. She's a wonderful cook. I'm happy to assist, and find the right wines to match her cooking.

hotwine · 07-06-2003, 07:05 PM,

OK, couldn't resist any longer. We had oak-grilled burgers the last two days, so tonight I grilled some portobello 'shrooms ... Stuffed the caps with cloves of fresh garlic and pinenuts, drizzled on some Newman's Own Balsamic Vinaigrette, served up with baked tomatoes (tops cut off, covered with grated parmesan and butter), sweet corn on the cob, blackeyed peas. All the veggies were fresh.

The wine was decanted an hour before dinner, but that wasn't nearly long enough. Delightful nose of muted wildflowers with a touch of cigar ash and new calfskin.... but the palate was lacking - crushed berries over a bed of very harsh tannins. Better after another hour.... but this puppy needs time.

hotwine · 11-10-2004, 05:14 PM,

Tried one last night with smoked Pike's Peak roast and mixed veggies with Idaho spuds. Holy cow, this thing is sleeping as soundly as Rip van Bucko at a PTA meeting! Decanting for two hours didn't help, it's out cold. Will try again next year.

hotwine · 06-07-2005, 05:47 PM,

Tried it again tonight with pot roast, gumbo and yellow squash. Decanted an hour before dinner, should have been double that, but developing nicely. Nose is wonderful, with cigar ash and black currant; same coming through on the palate, but tannins are still harsh and needing time. Patience, patience.

winoweenie · 06-08-2005, 06:56 AM,

Notice that I haven't opened a 2000 since the original tasting notes on release? Will start with the lesser growths next year and work on up. WW

jmcginley1 · 06-08-2005, 08:25 AM,

Patience in a virtue(that I lack). When are you going to start popping open those 2000's?

hotwine · 07-30-2006, 07:31 PM,

Finally popped one tonight to check on progress. Yee-haa! It's finally waking up! Nose is the same, with a bit more fruit (raspberries) on chocolate, touch of cedar.... palate is now echoing the nose, but just a bit subdued still. Promising, promising. With NY strips, oven fries, brocolli, yellow squash, finished with a square of Girardelli dark chocolate. And later, blueberry cobbler a la mode. Criminal! (burp)

TheEngineer · 07-31-2006, 06:54 AM,

That sounded like a fine meal...and it's only breakfast time here....

hotwine · 10-14-2006, 07:10 PM,

Had another with grilled ribeyes tonight (with oven fries and green beans). This sucker seems like it must have dozed off again! Can't duplicate July's TN..... it's OK, just not ringing bells. The fruit's sleepy, not much structure, no pronounced character. "Hollow" is the best I can come up with to describe it. Will pull another sometime next year.

hotwine · 01-19-2009, 09:47 PM,

Yee-haa! It's awake now, big time! Classic nose and HUGE RED FRUIT on the palate! Red cherries, bing cherries, black cherries, raspberries, pencil shavings, graphite, still with drying tannins to carry it further, nice loooong finish. With oak-grilled fillet mignon, bigass baked Irish spuds with trimmings, green beans, finished with chocolate squares. Holy smokes, I don't deserve a meal like this!

Failed to mention that it was decanted for four hours.

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TheEngineer · 01-20-2009, 12:19 AM,

Looking back at that price makes this look like a great deal too!

hotwine · 01-20-2009, 10:23 AM,

Don't know that we'll see those prices again.... unless this recent phenomenon of "deflation" persists. Haven't seen any evidence of falling prices among local wine retailers... yet.

Failed to mention that dinner last night was preceded by Prosecco and escargots (burp).

hotwine · 01-19-2010, 12:28 AM,

Had another tonight with oak-grilled NY strips, lil taters, carrots, onions, baked beans. Seems to be TOIG. Notes from a year ago still apply, no fading at all, just a deeee-lightful cup o' juice. Finished with dark chocolate (72% cocoa) with raspberries; perfect!

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