Well, this year’s amalgamation of fantastic Zin tastings has come to a close with this final After Party zin honouring tasting.
Tier 0 – The After Party (20081030)
Flight I
Ye Old Zin – Lytton Springs Winery Lytton Springs Sonoma County 1986 14.3% alcohol $45
Cloudy, brick red, but not really tawny yet even at its 22 years of [...]
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Zinfandel, Tier 0 (assaggio majoralus)
Happy ф Phi Day!
Yes, it’s the mathematician in me – please join me in celebrating Phi Day!
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Phi Day
Sports Suck
I’ve said this before and I’m saying it again: “Sports suck.” This is most likely true empirically because people watch sports, people play sports, and people suck. So I guess my little revelation here is to be expected.
But my specific rant today is focused on baseball. Not only is baseball the worst [...]
Zinfandel, Tier I 2008 tasting (assaggio majoralus)
The official results are in – pencils down.
The Royal Tannin Bomb’s massive Zin tasting are now in the can. Comment below, but first read all about it here.
The Contenders:
Turley Cellars Hayne Vineyard Napa Valley 2005 16.1% alcohol $100
Martinelli Jackass Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley 2002 17.5% alcohol $200
Lamborn Family Napa Valley Howell Mountain Proprietor Grown [...]
2005 Bordeaux First Growth – you know you want it
Well, good luck with that. Check out these friggin’ prices. These are nearly as bad as those bloated Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyard prices, but at least these Château have been around a few hundred years.
2005 Château Haut-Brion Pessac Leognan 750ml – $995/bottle – RP:98, WS:100
Parker: “Another profound effort from Haut-Brion, the 2005 (a 9,000-case blend [...]
Petite Sirah discussion
I (Bad Man) in an email wrote:
Hi everyone (and I think Flamenco will enjoy this too),
In preparation for our Petite Sirah tasting (Novemberish), check out this video. I like this guy’s style, and although he whizzes through them so quickly he seems to be spot on (I assume he tastes them before going on [...]
Zinfandel, Tier I 2008 tasting (assaggio majoralus) (prep for)
The Royal Tannin Bombs are finalizing the line-up for their massive Zinfandel tasting. The top Tier I tasting is to be held Friday, October 24, 2008. Please post your recommendations for our review to help determine which zins we should make sure to include – we don’t want to miss any quality sleepers.
Currently the contestants [...]
Zinfandel, Tier II, 2008 tasting (assaggio majoralus)
Tasting Date: 10/10/2008
Tasting Geeks: Tally-Ho, Full-Throttle, Bad Man
Tasting Theme: Zinfandel, Tier II, 2008 – assaggio majoralus
The Contenders:
Ridge Lytton Springs California 2005 14.4% alcohol $32
St. Francis Pagani Vineyard Reserve Sonoma Valley Zinfandel 2004 15.3% alcohol $35
Rosenblum Annette’s Reserve Redwood Valley Zinfandel 2005 14.7% alcohol $32
Ridge Pagani Ranch California Zinfandel 2006 14.8% alcohol $48
A. Rafanelli Dry Creek [...]
Suave Summer Sauv’s, mk iii – Partial TRTB’s final final (???) 2008 SB tasting (assaggio minoralus)
Tasting Date: 07/25/2008
Tasting Geeks: Tally-Ho, Bad Man
Tasting Theme: Suave Summer Sauv’s, mk iii – Partial TRTB’s final final (???) 2008 SB tasting
The Contenders:
Domaine du Tremblay 2006 Jean Tatin Quincy, Loire Valley, France $18 (castle label)
Groth 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley $14
Nobilo 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand $13
Domaine Henri Bourgeois Haute-Victoire 2006 Quincy, Loire Valley, [...]
Suave Summer Sauv’s, mk ii – TRTB’s final (?) 2008 SB tasting (assaggio majoralus)
Tasting Date: 07/04/2008
Tasting Geeks: Tally-Ho, Full-Throttle, Bad Man
Tasting Theme: Suave Summer Sauv’s, mk ii – TRTB’s final (?) 2008 SB tasting
The Contenders:
Domaine Henri Bourgeois Haute-Victoire 2006 Quincy, Loire Valley, France $18
Groth 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley $14
Nobilo 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand $13
Domaine Henri Bourgeois 2006 ‘Le M D’ Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc $27
Kim Crawford [...]
