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Nola to Napa: January 2010
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Wine's not stuffy. It's just tasty. Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Zweigelt below the belt. Nose: A park with wet or moist trees, cherry tart. Palate: nice acidity, spicy red fruit with a chocolate note. Cayenne. Herbal note before finish. Oregano. Earth and funk Graham crackers later on after some decant and drink. Picked up at the airport and taken to a quaint little village south of Vienna. You can pick up the breeze through the curtains. The water's hot. She’s always been hot. But, after the skyrockets i...
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2010: Year in Rear View | Terroirists - probably the best wine blog in the world
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Terroirists – probably the best wine blog in the world. Probably the best wine blog in the world. 2010: Year in Rear View. Well loyal devoted followers it has come time for us to celebrate the end of yet another 365 day period know as a year. It has been a year of mostly ups and a few catastrophic downs, mainly the launch of James Sucklings webpage, but also the scattering of all three Terroirists to the deep reaches of the western seaboard. 2010 also however gave us the birth of Scorevolution. Laquo; Pr...
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Nola to Napa: February 2009
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Wine's not stuffy. It's just tasty. Wednesday, February 18, 2009. Costa Grimaldi Barolo 2001. They made 450 cases of this stuff. Spectator gave it a 91. I could care less about it; I just thought you guys might like to know that. The nose initially starts out with a gasoline note. It’s got a little licorice too. Black AND red. I prefer the red stuff. I had a bad experience with Jagermeister (anisette, (black stuff) a few years ago, and still haven’t recovered. Of course dumbass, it’s a 2001). Mark Lanega...
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Nola to Napa: January 2009
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Wine's not stuffy. It's just tasty. Monday, January 26, 2009. Price, Price, Price. The French are way ahead of the Americans when it comes to value vs. price. I know, they have a shitload of bordeaux juice, stuff from tiny, tiny, as they call them "chateaux". I added the "x" for the frenchy effect). Why we, as americans don't do the same is egotistical, self centered, and elitist. We have enough stuff to do the same. Keep a real nice, even rare varietal bottle around the 12-14$ mark. So, why don't we?
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Nola to Napa: September 2010
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Wine's not stuffy. It's just tasty. Thursday, September 2, 2010. Brujeria Red 2007 S.E Australia. Clarity: Opaque purple, to garnet (what’d you expect? Nose: Plum pancake syrup, blueberry syrup, dark cocoa, sage. Mouth feel: Velvet curtain, avocado. Palate: spearmint, real fresh oaky vanillin. Ripe red plum. Elderberry. A fat chunk of Cherry pie. Nutmeg. Rare steak. Tobacco. The Spanish word for “witchcraft”. This wine is a perfect pairing with smoky bar, walk in and the 1. This wine skirts the mainstrea...
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Nola to Napa: March 2010
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Wine's not stuffy. It's just tasty. Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Decanted for an hour.5. Nose: Chocolate dusted dried cherry, earthy. Etherial. The cap, when you walk into the Fermenetation room. Dates. Palate: shredded Cranberry. Orange pekoe tea. Padrone Anniversario tobacco. Caramel. The aroma of cinnamon. Oregano. Mocha java. Sliced plums. Clove. You see her talking to the bride, smiling at you. Sneaking a glance. There’s a violet sun coming thought the pane glass of the greenhouse. The wine’s eye...
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Nola to Napa: Larose De Gruaud 2006 Saint-Julien
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Wine's not stuffy. It's just tasty. Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Larose De Gruaud 2006 Saint-Julien. Nose: Stone. Cinnamon currant. A little barnyard. Mouthfeel: Medium velvet beanbag. Color: The bastard child of light garnet and violet. Nice clarity. Fresh picked blackberry. Cinammon, Curry, red currant or cranberry, pipe tobacco, plum tart, clove, chocolate/. She really likes those blackberry filed cocoa dusted chocolate squares. They make eye contact. But after a minute or 2, they decide to meet for ...
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Nola to Napa: December 2009
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Wine's not stuffy. It's just tasty. Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Chateau Kirwan 1999 Grand Cru Classe Margaux. Nose: vine arising out of stony soil. Black leather velvet, dark fruit, if you were playing pool this would be the 8-ball corner pocket. Palate: this is only 10 yrs old. Real tannic. Fig.Dusty. In the other room, there’s a glass of pomegranate juice. Nice acidity surrounded by the tiniest spice. French steely resolve.Dried cranberry with cherry. The store-bought kind. The night air flows. She...
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Nola to Napa: 2007 Barranc dels Closos Priorat Mas Igneus
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Wine's not stuffy. It's just tasty. Wednesday, November 3, 2010. 2007 Barranc dels Closos Priorat Mas Igneus. Color: See through Garnet. Nose: Floral. Violet, copper, a little barnyard,. Palate: Milky Way candy bar, spicy forward tannins. Red apple, strawberry/cherry juice. Weight: Middlin’ mid to back straight on palate. Eyes that change from brown to green. Greenish, a little dry humor, red skirt, thigh length blowing slightly with a little breeze. Get her#. It won’t cost you too much to take...Barranc...