Comments on: Defies all odds and OTBN http://www.drvino.com/2009/03/02/defies-all-odds-and-otbn/ wine talk that goes down easy Wed, 22 May 2013 15:42:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: smorris http://www.drvino.com/2009/03/02/defies-all-odds-and-otbn/#comment-211870 smorris Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:41:56 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3396#comment-211870 Opened a 1988 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou with my dad. Didn’t know what to expect, since he’s moved about 5 times since he bought the bottle, and storage probably wasn’t good…but the wine was delicious and probably even had several years of life remaining…

]]> By: Dylan http://www.drvino.com/2009/03/02/defies-all-odds-and-otbn/#comment-209029 Dylan Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:04:19 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3396#comment-209029 Wow, I’m blown away by Shari’s story. I don’t know if it’s odds-defying as much as death-defying.

]]> By: Brian Shaw http://www.drvino.com/2009/03/02/defies-all-odds-and-otbn/#comment-207878 Brian Shaw Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:14:19 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3396#comment-207878 I shared a bottle of Puech Haut Clos Du Pic 2004 with my girlfriend. It was a massive wine! And, after some breathing it opened up like a blossom. Beautiful.

]]> By: Ken http://www.drvino.com/2009/03/02/defies-all-odds-and-otbn/#comment-207805 Ken Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:58:10 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3396#comment-207805 L’ecole, Apogee, 1998! Wasn’t sure how these Washington state darlings would age, the Apogee seems to be holing its own quite nicely (some of the Walla Walla favorites seem to fall apart after a few years)! Love the notes of dusty chocolate! I had been saving this wine for something, can’t remember what, found it in the back of the rack and decided it was the one… I am sure in a day or two I will remember what important event it was for!

]]> By: Bob W. http://www.drvino.com/2009/03/02/defies-all-odds-and-otbn/#comment-207801 Bob W. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:44:10 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3396#comment-207801 We participated in OTBN by opening our last bottle of 1997 Dievole Plenum Secundus. This is a blend of Sangiovese and Nebbilio that we purchased at the Dievole vineyard during our stay their a few years ago. I was beginning to worry that his bottle would not last much longer. How wrong I was! The bottle had at least 2-3 more years of staying power. It’s an interesting bottle in that the Sangiovese is the more powerful flavor profile but the Nebbiolo in very present in the background.

Anyway, it was a great reason to open a bottle that we were holding for a special day but never could decide what the special day should be. It paired well with the Filet Mignon, Baked Potato, Green Beans and Tomato & Mozzerela salad dressed with EVOO and 25 year aged Salsa Balsamica.

]]> By: Bob http://www.drvino.com/2009/03/02/defies-all-odds-and-otbn/#comment-207754 Bob Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:31:25 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3396#comment-207754 I guess I participated in OTBN without realizing it. Just by chance, because of particular guests visiting for the weekend, I opened a 1989 Caymus Napa Cabernet that has been in 3 different cellars (as I moved) since I bought it in the early 1990′s. As I recall, that wasn’t a particularly good year, and while the wine wasn’t great, it was very good.

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2009/03/02/defies-all-odds-and-otbn/#comment-207742 Dr. Vino Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:53:37 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3396#comment-207742 Hi Anna,

I don’t know Shari’s exact recipe but a wine biscuit recipe appeared here before from a guest contributor:

http://www.drvino.com/2006/08/15/wine-after-its-time/

Cheers,

]]> By: Anna http://www.drvino.com/2009/03/02/defies-all-odds-and-otbn/#comment-207729 Anna Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:13:29 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3396#comment-207729 I would love the recipe for the wine biscuits. Sounds interesting!

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