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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,931
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Nothing special, but a half way decent bottle of Cali Zinfandel has become a go to

    If you like Zin try Seghesio.

    Hands down one of my favorite wines and is only $30 a bottle.
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,661
     Not $30 a bottle....


  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,969
    Bentleyspop said:
     Not $30 a bottle....


    Whoa! Serious stuff.
    You drinking or saving?
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,067
    Good god. Close the thread
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,214
    I drank this one last weekend.  One of the best wines I ever had. No ice cubes. ;)

    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    eddiec said:
    Bentleyspop said:
     Not $30 a bottle....


    Whoa! Serious stuff.
    You drinking or saving?
    I hope saving! At least for a few more years. I've tasted it, and it is spectacular, and will be even better in several years or even a decade or more. Good stuff!
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,067
    mcgruff10 said:
    I drank this one last weekend.  One of the best wines I ever had. No ice cubes. ;)

    Have heard really good things about this. The guy at the liquor store I go to has been talking it up, it’s always on display, and I think I read something in spectator about it. Will have to grab one 
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    jeffbr said:
    eddiec said:
    Bentleyspop said:
     Not $30 a bottle....


    Whoa! Serious stuff.
    You drinking or saving?
    I hope saving! At least for a few more years. I've tasted it, and it is spectacular, and will be even better in several years or even a decade or more. Good stuff!
    Wow....isn't this stuff like $300ish a bottle?
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,067
    The Juggler said:
    jeffbr said:
    eddiec said:
    Bentleyspop said:
     Not $30 a bottle....


    Whoa! Serious stuff.
    You drinking or saving?
    I hope saving! At least for a few more years. I've tasted it, and it is spectacular, and will be even better in several years or even a decade or more. Good stuff!
    Wow....isn't this stuff like $300ish a bottle?
    Every vintage is different but yeah, $300 is the bare minimum I’d imagine 
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    eddiec said:
    Bentleyspop said:
     Not $30 a bottle....


    Whoa! Serious stuff.
    You drinking or saving?

    The last Opus One I had was a 1989. I'm old.
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Yay, a wine thread! I'm moving soon, so I'm busy drinking my stash, LOL.
    Tonight is a La Crema chardonnay (cheap-ish), with salmon, quinoa, sauteed kale and beet tops, broccoli. Finished off a bottle of 2013 Markham Napa Valley cab earlier (like I said, I'm moving; that calls for more wine).

    Finally got around to a dessert wine the other day, Mine Mine Mine Chocolate from Gouger Cellars in Washington. Yum!
    All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    jeffbr said:
    eddiec said:
    Bentleyspop said:
     Not $30 a bottle....


    Whoa! Serious stuff.
    You drinking or saving?
    I hope saving! At least for a few more years. I've tasted it, and it is spectacular, and will be even better in several years or even a decade or more. Good stuff!
    Oh, geez, yes, save it! Drinking window probably starts in about 7 or 8 years, extending more than a decade from there. Enjoy! 

    Do you have a Coravin? Then you could sample it over time as it ages. 
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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,661
    Cliffy6745 said:
    The Juggler said: ho
    jeffbr said:
    eddiec said:
    Bentleyspop said:
     Not $30 a bottle....


    Whoa! Serious stuff.
    You drinking or saving?
    I hope saving! At least for a few more years. I've tasted it, and it is spectacular, and will be even better in several years or even a decade or more. Good stuff!
    Wow....isn't this stuff like $300ish a bottle?
    Every vintage is different but yeah, $300 is the bare minimum I’d imagine 
    2013 library reserve 1.75 ml bottle
    Way past $300
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,067
    Bentleyspop said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    The Juggler said: ho
    jeffbr said:
    eddiec said:
    Bentleyspop said:
     Not $30 a bottle....


    Whoa! Serious stuff.
    You drinking or saving?
    I hope saving! At least for a few more years. I've tasted it, and it is spectacular, and will be even better in several years or even a decade or more. Good stuff!
    Wow....isn't this stuff like $300ish a bottle?
    Every vintage is different but yeah, $300 is the bare minimum I’d imagine 
    2013 library reserve 1.75 ml bottle
    Way past $300
    Well well well.  That should come with a hummer from everyone in the Mondavi family.

    Bottles can be had for $300ish, but clearly not those...
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,931
    mcgruff10 said:
    I drank this one last weekend.  One of the best wines I ever had. No ice cubes. ;)

    Fantastic wine.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,067
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I drank this one last weekend.  One of the best wines I ever had. No ice cubes. ;)

    Fantastic wine.
    So dude just posted a pic of Opus One, but regarding wine like this.  I know they're so good, but I have such a tough time spending $50+ on a Napa Cab or something along those lines. I know they're great and have had plenty, but there are soooooo many good California Cabs that are $30 or so or even less. I feel like I am getting more bang for my buck going old world when I start spending a little more on wine. Like I'd prefer to buy a Brunello/Barolo as a $60+ wine and seek out the good $20-$30 cabs that are highly rated.

    Am I crazy?
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,501
    Cliffy6745 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I drank this one last weekend.  One of the best wines I ever had. No ice cubes. ;)

    Fantastic wine.
    So dude just posted a pic of Opus One, but regarding wine like this.  I know they're so good, but I have such a tough time spending $50+ on a Napa Cab or something along those lines. I know they're great and have had plenty, but there are soooooo many good California Cabs that are $30 or so or even less. I feel like I am getting more bang for my buck going old world when I start spending a little more on wine. Like I'd prefer to buy a Brunello/Barolo as a $60+ wine and seek out the good $20-$30 cabs that are highly rated.

    Am I crazy?
    No.  I'm right there with you.  California wines are a dime a dozen, so to speak.
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,214
    Cliffy6745 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I drank this one last weekend.  One of the best wines I ever had. No ice cubes. ;)

    Fantastic wine.
    So dude just posted a pic of Opus One, but regarding wine like this.  I know they're so good, but I have such a tough time spending $50+ on a Napa Cab or something along those lines. I know they're great and have had plenty, but there are soooooo many good California Cabs that are $30 or so or even less. I feel like I am getting more bang for my buck going old world when I start spending a little more on wine. Like I'd prefer to buy a Brunello/Barolo as a $60+ wine and seek out the good $20-$30 cabs that are highly rated.

    Am I crazy?
    I totally agree with you. I usually  don’t spend more than $30/bottle. The stag s leap was a gift. Conn creek is a nice $30/bottle of Napa cab that I usually buy. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,661
    Cliffy6745 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I drank this one last weekend.  One of the best wines I ever had. No ice cubes. ;)

    Fantastic wine.
    So dude just posted a pic of Opus One, but regarding wine like this.  I know they're so good, but I have such a tough time spending $50+ on a Napa Cab or something along those lines. I know they're great and have had plenty, but there are soooooo many good California Cabs that are $30 or so or even less. I feel like I am getting more bang for my buck going old world when I start spending a little more on wine. Like I'd prefer to buy a Brunello/Barolo as a $60+ wine and seek out the good $20-$30 cabs that are highly rated.

    Am I crazy?
    You are not crazy.
    A good brunello or a great one $60 and up is always a good thing.

    The Opus One belongs to a friend. He needed one for a special event and is saving the rest.
    He did share some with me and I enjoyed it but would be just as happy with a good  California cab or a Brunello.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,214
    Bentleyspop said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I drank this one last weekend.  One of the best wines I ever had. No ice cubes. ;)

    Fantastic wine.
    So dude just posted a pic of Opus One, but regarding wine like this.  I know they're so good, but I have such a tough time spending $50+ on a Napa Cab or something along those lines. I know they're great and have had plenty, but there are soooooo many good California Cabs that are $30 or so or even less. I feel like I am getting more bang for my buck going old world when I start spending a little more on wine. Like I'd prefer to buy a Brunello/Barolo as a $60+ wine and seek out the good $20-$30 cabs that are highly rated.

    Am I crazy?
    You are not crazy.
    A good brunello or a great one $60 and up is always a good thing.

    The Opus One belongs to a friend. He needed one for a special event and is saving the rest.
    He did share some with me and I enjoyed it but would be just as happy with a good  California cab or a Brunello.
     I never really drank brunello, what would you compare it to? Cab?  Pinot noir?
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......

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