We tried these wines Monday night:
1. Alain Voge AC: Cornas LesViellesVignes (13.5%; MeBalP) Cornas 2010: Very dark color; very strong Rhonish/roasted/espresso/smoked meats some blackberry/Syrah fairly complex beautiful Rhonish nose; lightly tart/tangy very strong roasted/Rhonish/smoked meats/espresso bit austere/tannic light blackberry/Syrah rather complex flavor w/ light drying tannins; very long strong Rhonish/roasted meats/smokey light blackberry/Syrah slightly rustic rather complex finish w/ light tannins; a beautiful classic slightly rustic Cornas probably near its peak or slightly beyond. Steve's contribution.
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2. Bitouzet-Prier Volnay Taillepieds PremierCru AC: Volnay 1er Cru (13%; NeilRosenthal) 2002: Dark color w/some bricking; rather earthy/dusty/OV some cedary/pencilly/Fr.oak little fruit some old RedBurg fairly complex nose; fairly tart bit dried out rather cedary/pencilly/old RedBurg bit tired some complex flavor w/ light drying tannins; long some dried out/tired rather cedary/pencilly/oldBurg no fruit some complex finish w/ light drying tannins; still some interesting old RedBurg things therein but pretty much on its last legs. From Gibs collection.
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3. Bedrock Zin CarlisleVnyd/RRV/SonomaCnty (14.9%; Plntd: 1927) Sonoma 2016: Very dark/near black color; intense blackberry/Zin/boysenberry some RRV peppery/spicy rather dusty/OV some toasty/oak some complex classic Bedrock nose; slight tart/tangy strong blackberry/boysenberry/ripe/Zin/very spicy rather dusty/OV some peppery/RRV Zin rather toasty/smokey/oak flavor w/ some chewey tannins; very long strong spicy/blackberry/boysenberry/Zin some RRV Zin/peppery some toasty/oak fairly dusty/OV some compex finish w/ modest chewey tannins; a fairly classic Bedrock Zin that can use another 4-6 yrs. From Gib's collection.
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. About 10 yrs ago, Gib wanted to organize a tasting group. He accumulated some 7-8 of us & we got together, usually in his Bodega, to taste wines together about once a month. He christened the group as "Bacchus Bad Boys". Sometimes we would have themed tastings hosted by one of the members. Sometimes it would be a share a btl tasting where anything goes.
With Gib moving soon to Atlanta, the group has probably run it course w/ him not here to organize it. We'll probably have one more hosted tasting and then that'll be it. It's been a great run w/ lots of good wines over the yrs. Thanks, Gib.
Tom