Sometimes you feel like a nut...

Sometimes not... sometimes you just feel like having a nice glass of wine. Like, the 1999 Julien Meyer Riesling Grand Cru Muenchberg Grand Cru with its incredibly oily texture and beautiful length. Or perhaps its the 2002 Domaine Serene Chardonnay Cote Sud easily confused with a Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru. Or perhaps its a monolithic bottle of 2000 Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge? Could be your in the mood for a 1993 Opus One - showing a nice bit of classic Opus cedar and anise. Maybe instead the 2002 Kruger-Rumpf Munster Dautenpflanzer Riesling Spatlese with it's mindblowing melony-stoniness. All are great choices. Or perhaps it's just a glass of Krug MV. Oh, something older? 1990 Robert Ampeau Meursault-Charmes 1er Cru though starting to fade, still has tons of toasty oak on the nose. Too old? The 1994 Ampeau Meursault? 1994 Ampeau Auxey-Duresses Rouge? 1994 Chateau Pichon-Longeuville Baron? 2001 Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet Chenevottes 1er Cru? 1996 Conterno Barolo "Cascina Francia" and all of the classic power from Serralunga d'Alba? Enough for one night? What about adding in Tattinger La Francaisse in magnum? 1996 Chateau Cos d'Estournel, 2nd Growth, St.-Estephe (tight and powerful)? 1999 Etude Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley? Or was it the last wine of the weekend, one of the great wines of the 1990 Bordeaux vintage? The 1990 Chateau L'Evangile was spectacular after being opened for 2 hours. It was at first a wash of cedary-chocolate. Then, after 30 minutes, the beautiful fruit started to really shine. Black plums, graphite, and that classic cocoa. Great earth. A wonderful wine. Yup. Had all of them, over 2 nights. Outstanding! Last night had a 2002 Girardin Santenay 1er Cru "Les Maladieres" that was fruity with a great deal of earth. A nice burgundy. Not bad for a birthday weekend... plus had 29 various California roses, whites, and reds at a tasting today. I'll put up the goods tomorrow.