2005Château St. Marie Bordeaux Superior

Nine years under screw cap and it is fresh as a daisy.

2000 Les Héretiers du Comte LAFON Macon

Thrilling. Golden in color. Crèmes brûlée and nuts in the nose with baked apples.  Medium plus acidity, a full mouth.  Rich and round but the finish is endless.  Damn.  This is good. 

Karyn is off at a business dinner so it is just me and the little ones tonight.

Barbecue lemon marinated chicken with carrots and broccoli for us and I think this will go great.

2011 Philippe Alliet Chinon Vielles Vignes . . .

Open for three days already when we had it with a steak the other night and it was amazing.  I love warm vintages of cab franc from the Loire.  They take the herbal edge off of the usually pretty weedy unripe wines and make them lush and softer in the mouth than the normal vintages.  Don't get me wrong.  I will drink those wines, too.  But I just get that something extra from warm vintages like 2011, 2007, 2003.  This wine is just hitting the market now so if you are interested, email me and I will tell you where you can buy it.

Here is some more information on the producer, Philippe Alliet

A birthday gift for Francesco Cirelli

Davide Carlone Wines . . .

So far, what I like about these wines best, is that they are easy to drink.  Not quaffable, per se, but definitely all the parts are well integrated and you won't feel bad for drinking them now.  And the great thing is that no one knows about these (and the production is so tiny that most people will never know about it.).  But for you first early adopters, you can taste wines that are beautifully made, have a sense of place and are a real pleasure to drink.

Call me or email if you want to find out where to buy these great wines.  (310) 270-3747 or justin@rinascimentowineco.com

Boca doc

Vitigni: Nebbiolo 70%, Vespolina 30%

Epoca di Vendemmia: 10 Ottobre

Fermentazione: 8/10 gg sulle vinacce

Malolattica svolta al più presto con l’innalzamento della temperatura nell’ambiante cantina. A

seguire precipitazione statica naturale

Affinamento: 3 mesi in vasche d’acciaio, due anni e mezzo in botti da 10 hl. in rovere di Slavonia

Resa per ha: 70 q.li

Bottiglie: 2000 a 5000

Boca DOC

Grapes: 70% Nebbiolo, 30% Vespolina

Harvest Date: October 10th

Fermentation: 8 to 10 days on the skins

with malolactic following as soon as possible with the raising of the temperature in the winery.

No filtering or fining

Aging: three months in steel tanks, two and ½ years in large Slavonian casks of 1000 liters.

Yield per acre: 3,000 lbs

Cases produced: from 166 to 400 depending upon the vintage

Croatina Colline Novaresi doc

Vitigni: Croatina 100%

Epoca di Vendemmia: 10 Ottobre

Fermentazione: 8/10 gg sulle vinacce

Malolattica svolta al più presto con l’innalzamento della temperatura nell’ambiante cantina. 

A seguire precipitazione statica naturale

Affinamento: solo acciaio

Resa per ha: 80 q.li

Bottiglie: 2000 a 3500

Croatina Colline Novaresi doc

Grapes: 100% Croatina

Harvest Date: October 10th

Fermentation: 8 to 10 days on the skins

with malolactic following as soon as possible with the raising of the temperature in the winery.

No filtering or fining

Aging: only stainless steel

Yield per acre: 3,500 lbs

Cases Produced: 166 to 300 per year depending upon the year

Santa Caterina Vermentino 2012 Poggi Alti

All white pepper and fresh peach this is about as clean and crisp as you can get but the extra nine days on the skin during fermentation make the weight and body deeper than one usually associates with Vermentino.  Excellent.

found at Ava Gene's in Portland . . .

2001 G.D. Vajra Barolo Bricco delle Viole