Wine

[hkm520240]

I just placed order for 2002 and waiting for them to revert on availability. Yup, nice to have this 2 buddy to share some of the wines. They love aged and mature wines so in our pool are mainly 70s & 80s Bordeaux & Burgundy. Normally we have wines session once a month and drink our shared wines. Because of this I gained quite a lot experience on aged & matured wines.
But my problem is my stocks going up because I buy more but consume far less. But I bought the wines mainly because I want to drink them and it is on offer. So I have the idea to host the wines dinner with wines taking from my cellar and then the cost share equally among the participants. But not sure if this idea works or not.

 

[MuthuCurry]

I just placed order for 2002 and waiting for them to revert on availability. Yup, nice to have this 2 buddy to share some of the wines. They love aged and mature wines so in our pool are mainly 70s & 80s Bordeaux & Burgundy. Normally we have wines session once a month and drink our shared wines. Because of this I gained quite a lot experience on aged & matured wines.
But my problem is my stocks going up because I buy more but consume far less. But I bought the wines mainly because I want to drink them and it is on offer. So I have the idea to host the wines dinner with wines taking from my cellar and then the cost share equally among the participants. But not sure if this idea works or not.

@hkm: seem like you have too many bottles that you want to drink them (saw your wines stock on cellartracker... wah!) ...

yes, i wish i can try more of aged bordeaux, which is generally pricey. i came across one of the wines fan during a tasting event, he is of the view that we should try to try more of the aged but pricier bordeaux, instead of cheaper but much younger vintage on discount. cos, he commented that the aged wines (even they are not from a very good yr or vineyard)generally give more secondary flavour, which we may not get to taste it from younger vintage. and we can decant younger wines for hours to soften the tannin, but, it may not give you the secondary flavour.

i tend to agree with him, but, tt means my wines purchases will get more expensive as well (and i have to eat bread more often...)..

 

[hkm520240]

Yes he is right and that's why my friends like aged Bordeaux and he consider only 70s and earlier are mature, some 80s are not yet mature and 90s are still young. Having said that aged wines are not for everyone as the taste profile tend to develop to more secondary flavours. But it's still good experience especially you put both young and aged wines side by side to compare.

Generally aged wines are more expensive and harder to find in the market. That's why we pay lesser and get young wines to cellar. But that require patient and also incur storage cost. Having said that it's still possible to find reasonably price aged wines in the market although it may be more expensive than the later vintage. I can help to organize tasting to taste aged Bordeaux of 70s, 80s and 90s so we can learn how the wines develop. I reckon the price for such wines is around $80-$120 per bot and if 1 person consume half bottle, per person cost will be around $50-$60.

Shafer Hillside select 2002 sold out so we got the 2004 instead.

I think Ikileo should be back today

 

[ikileo]

yes i am...haha...was sorting out all my stuff earlier today.

the egyptian wine i had was ok but i wouldn't drink it again.

 

[Condor]

any confirmation on the dinner/lunch and drinks date?

 

[MuthuCurry]

i went to ponti for their xmas cocktail last nite, tasted 10 bottles of pretty good wines from burgundy, bordeaux, NZ, Napa, Spain & Italy. some of them are really outstanding!

@HKM: get to try the shafer one pt five (think shld be 2004), very impressed with its silk finish and perfumed nose. tt's definitely my wine of the nite!!

 

[ikileo]

hey guys wassup...so we just need a refresher on who is coming for this?

looks like the only date i am available is actually on 17th evening. my dad wants to have a family dinner on 16th (Friday) evening and 17th (Sat) afternoon i have a wedding lunch to attend

we could always switch out the dinner to brunch/lunch/dinner on 18th instead?

 

[hkm520240]

I am ok for Sat dinner. Sunday I have another Wine appointment.

 

[hkm520240]

So far here is the status:

ikileo: option 3 (or Sun brunch/lunch/dinner)
hkm + 1: option 3
looiwte: option 2 & 3
reign: to be confirm
Do_As_Infinity: option 2
pndrsplgm: option 1 & 3

So now we need to decide if we want to go for Saturday dinner (so far 5 pax) or change to another date.

 

[ikileo]

right now it's DAI that can't make it for option 3 and reign is still in reservist.

let us know more guys.

 

[Condor]

count me in if it's on sat night.

 

[looiwte]

Sorry guys, I can only make it for Sat or Sun lunch. I think you guys go ahead for Sat dinner la, seems most can make it for that timing.

 

[Do_As_Infinity]

Seems like the majority going for sat dinner, which I cant make it. I guess I shall join you guys the next session then. Have fun guys!

 

[ikileo]

Ok so just to recap again

Those who can make it for Sat dinner:

ikileo +1
pndrsplgm
hkm+1
condor

reign: to be confirm, let us know asap when u out-pro
condor & pndrsplgm: will ya'll be bringing a +1 ?

ideally we should make the reservation by today

 

[hkm520240]

Hi, can I suggest we start earlier since it's on weekend? 6:30pm or 7pm? So we can go back earlier. Thanks.

 

[Condor]

no +1 for me

 

[ikileo]

Hi, can I suggest we start earlier since it's on weekend? 6:30pm or 7pm? So we can go back earlier. Thanks.

yup sure thing.

 

[ikileo]

ok so i texted reign and he can't make it also.
I PM'ed pndrsplgm but didn't get a reply yet.

ikileo +1
pndrsplgm
hkm+1
condor

Total: 6

right now in my head I am considering whether we should postpone this so as many of the peeps can make it 'cos it seems about nearly half couldn't make it.

let me know your thoughts.

 

[hkm520240]

Sure I am ok to postpone the session and choose another date that most of us if not all can attend.

 

[ikileo]

hey guys so if you are all agreeable, let's postpone this so most of us can make it.

let's propose another set of dates. are you guys ok with weeknights or must it be weekends?

let me know what you think: hkm, looiwte, pndrsplgm, reign, condor, DAI etc...