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> Announcer>On the next episode of sips, suds, and smokes.
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> Brent>This is a wine episode. So here's the wines we're going to discuss today. So we have, from Paul Roget, the Paul Roget pure extra brute, the Paul Roget Reserve, the Paul Roget Brut Vintage 2016, the Roy Estate Mister Evans proprietary red 2019. Roy Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019. And from Schaeffer, we have Schaeffer Vineyards TD nine Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, and Schaeffer Vineyards 1.5 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021. So.
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> Maury>Not a bad lineup.
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> Brent>Yes, they didn't stink, so.
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> Bob>Yeah.
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> Maury>So where's the Churchill this morning?
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> Brent>Well, they sent us this. Be happy you got what you got.
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> Announcer>Well be right back after this break.
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> Announcer>Brought to you almost live from the dude in the basement studios. Why? Cause thats where the good stuff is. Suds and smokes with your smokin host.
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> Brent>The good old boys.
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> Announcer>And now it's sippin time.
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> Brent>Hey. Yes, it's sipping time again. And welcome to this sips episode where everything good in life is worth discussing.
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As always, we are the best thing on at 02: 00 a.m.
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As always, we are the best thing on at 02: that's true.
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> Bob: They did move hee haw to 01>00.
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> Brent>A.M. they moved hee haw.
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> Bob: They moved it to 01>00 a.m. oh.
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> Brent>I gotta set up my DVR then. Yeah, I miss hee haw.
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> Denise>Uh, hee haw.
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> Bob>Tnt's gotta play something after hockey.
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> Brent>Uh, Barbie Benton was on hee haw.
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> Denise>That's true. Yes, she was. Wow, you would remember that.
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> Brent>Oh, yeah. Love that show.
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> Bob>Come on.
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> Brent>Junior samples and Barbie Benton on the same show.
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> Brent>Good lord, please. Well, this is made man Bob. Joining me today are good old gal Denise.
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> Denise>Good morning, gentlemen. It's a nice day for drinking wine.
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> Brent>And maid man mori.
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> Maury>Good morning, Bob. It's a damp, dark day in the basement, and I'm excited.
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> Brent>I can see it from here. Could you uncross, um, your legs and good old boy Justin.
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> Bob>Good morning. Excited to be here in the basement.
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> Brent>Our, uh, sip segments are all about wine, distilled spirits, tea, coffee, and this is a wine episode. So here's the wines we're going to discuss today.
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> Brent>So we have, from Paul Roget, the Paul roget pure, extra brute, the Paul Roget Reserve, the Paul Roget Brut vintage 2016, the Roy estate. Mister Evans Proprietary Red 2019 Roy Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019. And from Schaeffer, we have Schaeffer Vineyards TD nine Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 and uh, Schaeffer Vineyards, 1.5 Cabernet sauvignon 2021. So.
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> Maury>Not a bad lineup.
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> Brent>Estate didn't stink.
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> Bob>Yeah.
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> Brent>So let's have Justin tell us all about our sips ratings.
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> Bob>Well, I'd like to start out wishing everyone champagne wishes and caviar dreams. One sip.
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> Bob>Give me a glass of water to.
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> Maury>Wash out my mouth.
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> Brent>Not working for me so far, but we'll give him some roast.
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> Bob>Two sips. Nice. But what else do you have?
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> Maury>Well, isn't that nice?
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> Bob>Three sips.
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> Brent>Hmm.
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> Bob>Interesting. What was this again?
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> Denise>Interesting.
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> Brent>That sound like Robin Leach killed Sean Connery and consumed his brain.
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> Bob>Yes, this is. This is bad.
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> Bob>Let's keep going. Forceps.
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> Bob>Let's keep this secret to ourselves. Pour me another.
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> Brent>See, you've hit on the prime thing. He always yells.
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> Brent>Yeah, Robin Leach never talks. There you go.
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> Bob>Yeah. Five sips.
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> Bob>Oh, uh, my. I was unaware anything could be this good.
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> Brent>Oh, my goodness.
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> Bob>Ended strong. Yeah, yeah, yeah, strong.
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> Brent>That's so. Sure I'm not so this is. Robin Leach led lifestyles to the poor and nameless. Welcome to this episode where we're gonna be sitting here drinking daiquiris in the tiki hut.
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> Bob>See, you did good.
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> Brent>You should have done it. Yeah, well, I do. I had a pretty sad childhood sitting for tv, so.
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> Brent>Yeah.
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> Brent>All right, well, let's get on to our first wines. And, uh, those are from Paul. Roger. So, Paul Roget was only 18 when, on the 2 January, 1849, he made his first sale of wine.
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> Brent>Circumstances obliged him to take up and take up such an undertaking as his father, a notary, contracted an incurable disease and had to give up his practice. His business flourished and the family settled in Epernay in 1851, where the firm would be able to develop. When Paul Roget died of pneumonia in 1899, his two sons were ready to take over for him. Maurice and Georges Roget took over from their father, Paul. They had worked alongside him since the age of 18. After Paul's death, his sons changed their family last name to Paul Rogethenne as a tribute to their father. And to this day, the members of the fourth, 6th, 4th, 5th, 6th. I think 7th generation family, uh, work for the firm. So we were sent these by, uh, Bastion Cohard, who is the grandson of Christian poroge. Um, I met Christian back in the nineties at a tasting here in south Florida when I was in law school and broke and didn't have any money, and they were pouring, um, sir Winston Churchill. So I had friends who worked for the company who actually let me in for free. Because they knew I was broke.
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> Brent>Because I'd always wanted to try it. Because I wrote a history paper for my thesis on Sir Winston Churchill. And when I went there, I got to the back corner and I was a little bit late. And there was one gentleman behind the table, very well dressed and kept looking at me. You could see I was nervous. And he goes, uh, are you. Are you okay? And I said, look, I'm in school. I'm broke. I can't even afford to be here. I'm here by the charity of my friends.
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> Brent>Um, I'm only here to try the Sir Winston, please tell me you're not out. And he looks at me and he said, wait a minute. And he goes through the doors in the back and the kitchen comes out with a bottle and two glasses and motions me over to a table. I sit at the table. He opens up a bottle of Sir Winston, pours a full glass, pours another full glass, slides it over and extends his hand, says, I'm Christian Paul Rogethenne.
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> Denise>Wow. Uh, that's a great story, Bob.
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> Brent>And we finished the entire bottle. And then he signed it with the gold fountain pen and gave it to me and then said, where should we go next? And then took me around the room and introduced me to Paul Jabilet. And we had a bottle with him. So. And I was telling this story to a gentleman at the New York, uh, hawaiian experience last, uh, fall. And it was Bastian. And after I told him, he kind of had a tear in his eye. And he said, that's my grandfather. And I'm like, oh, my God, is he still with us? And he's like, yes. I said, God, he will never remember me. Thank you for the greatest night of my life. So.
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> Denise>Oh, that's so nice. That came full circle for you.
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> Brent>Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, uh, Paul Roget is always my favorite champagne.
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> Bob>Yeah, it just shows how old Bob.
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> Denise>Is, but it also shows the connection sometimes, you know?
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> Maury>So where's wine making Churchill this morning?
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> Brent>Well, they sent us this. Be happy you got what you got.
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> Maury>I was thinking you'd pull a bottle out of your cellar, Bob, since I'm sure you have a case stack.
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> Brent>Trust me, if they sent one, I wouldn't share with you.
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> Denise>Oh, wow.
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> Brent>It'd already be gone.
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> Denise>Ouch.
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> Brent>Lasted about 8 seconds. So.
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> Brent>Well, we're tasting now the porridge, uh, pure, extra boost, 12.5% abv. This was first released in 2008. Um, it's an exercise to achieve a wine in its natural state.
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> Brent>So it's an undosed champagne. There's no dosage, um, produced to make a nice balance between the three great varieties. Pinot noir, pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. Uh, this is blended in equal proportion and age for at least four years. Um, all the wines here go through a mallect of fermentation after tasting, blending and bottling. The secondary fermentation and maturing take place in their cellars 33 meters below street level. Each bottle is giving the traditional remage, the hand riddling before disgorging, and then the wines rest for a minimum of three months before being released. So it's got a very nice pale straw color to it.
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> Brent>On the nose, I get there's a bright lemon toasted brioche, a very mild, mild yeastiness, and white flowers. And, um, on the palate, hold on.
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> Maury>Mmm.
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> Brent>Mhm.
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> Brent>There's a, a minerality of salinity up front to the front of the palette on this one.
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> Brent>It's got a very nice, fine texture to it.
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> Brent>Um, a little bit of sweetness, a little bit of honeycomb, a little bit of light citrus.
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> Brent>Delicious. What'd you think, Denise?
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> Denise>I'm just listening to you describe this.
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> Denise>Uh, and it's, I mean, it makes you want to drink it, obviously. But what I like about this is that the nose, for me, is very, very different than the palate. And so sometimes, you know, they sort of align. And what you get on the nose, you get on the palate. Um, but I always find it interesting that when you get something on the nose, you think you know what's going to come to the palate and then that doesn't happen.
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> Denise>So I agree with you. I thought on the nose was very yeasty. Um, more brioche and lots of lemon. Um, and on the palette, I, um, know you mentioned honeycomb. I got more honeysuckle. So the white flowers. Exactly.
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> Denise>Um, I thought it was slightly tart. Um, for me, the stainless steel came through. It's very nice, very pleasant. Um, and to be honest, not what I expected, but definitely enjoy it.
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> Maury>I would agree with both of you, actually. Um, I first, yeah, this is an all day sipper. This is a refreshing light.
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> Maury>Sit by the pool, enjoy it all day. The nose lets you know it's a champagne. It's got that bready, yeasty aroma on the nose, which is nice. And honestly, I was expecting that on the palate, as you noted, Denise, but it's not there.
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> Maury>And, and that I like on the palate, but that's more of a sippy kind of, uh, special go with food. Champagne for this.
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> Maury>Without that yeast on the palate, it becomes this refreshing, light, bright, all day sipper.
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> Maury>And so I really like it. So. Well, I don't want to call it entry level. I would call it your all day sipper.
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> Maury>Um, whereas some of the other things we're going to talk about later, I think would be more of a fireside, end of the night, enjoy a glass. But this is, this is really nice.
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> Brent>For when you have the pool and bring me a case.
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> Maury>Yeah.
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> Brent>Yeah.
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> Maury>Justin, what do you think?
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> Brent>He's just, he's just looking at us.
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> Maury>Like, like, what are you saying?
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> Brent>You're nasty.
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> Denise>Wait, I didn't get any of that.
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> Bob>So I got, uh, and when we first opened it, I got, like, yeast rolls, um, and then lilies and white grapes. After a while, the yeast roll kind of turned into beer mash, like, what you make whiskey out of changed on the palette. It was sweet on the outside of the palette, dry in the middle of my palette, and not much back palate. And the finish was dry and pleasant.
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> Brent>Yeah, I agree with that. It's, it's for me, m, it's the front two thirds, the back palate, nuts.
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> Maury>And a relatively short to medium finish. I mean, the finish was not extravagant by any stretch.
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> Brent>Yeah, yeah, it's, it's for me, front two thirds, I get the sweetness up front, and then I get the tartness.
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> Maury>Of Denise does well made champagne. I mean, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it, uh, for the right occasion. It's beautiful.
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> Maury>Beautiful.
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> Brent>I could smell it all day, that's for sure.
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> Maury>Yes. Mhm. Does have a lovely aroma.
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> Brent>Well, we're going to be giving the porridge pure, extra brut. A well deserved three sips.
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> Denise>Interesting.
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> Brent>And we'll be back to discuss some more wines in a moment. Hey.
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> Brent>And we're back and we are discussing some lovely champagnes from Paul Roget. So we had just discussed the, uh, Paul Roget pure extra brut. And we're going to go on to the next one. We're going to have Denise tell us about that one.
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> Denise>Great. I'm happy to introduce you to the Paul Roget reserve. Um, the brute reserve is a blend in equal parts of three champagne grape varieties, pinot noir, pinot meuniere, and chardonnay from 30 different crew.
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> Denise>25% reserve wines are used to produce this cuvet. So let's talk about it. It's a beautiful golden straw color. I loved all the bubbles in this. Um, I thought that the champagne prior didn't have as many. So, um, that's what I always expect. But you don't always get.
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> Denise>And, um, on the nose, you get the pear, at least I do the honeysuckle, the pear. I don't get the yeasty brioche notes, um, that they describe, but I do get a lot of that fruit that comes through and on the palette. For me, I got the candied orange peel. They talk about some spicy notes, but for me, it was more tangy, and that's really the only way that I can describe it.
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> Denise>Sometimes you get a really nice, maybe barbecue sauce or a hot sauce that's got the heat, the spice, but it also maybe has, you know, like, a mango, um, or that habanero that has a tang to it. So this was really tangy and citrusy, and I really love that flavor profile. Um, the finish was really nice. It was a little light, but I like this champagne.
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> Denise>How about you, Justin?
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> Bob>I definitely got the pear that you got. And I got, uh, like, a durian pastry. It's not the smell but the taste of it, but on the nose.
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> Brent>Thank God.
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> Maury>Ah.
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> Denise>Uh, that's good.
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> Bob>Uh, the Durian's, like, stinky when you smell it, but it's got a different flavor when you taste it entirely. Kind of like the last wine. So this is like that.
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> Bob>I got cloves, straw, a light background of creme de menthe.
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> Bob>Um, after time, the whole durian thing faded off, and then it was like fresh baked bread on m the nose. Like, right now, I'm still getting that on the palette. I got fruitcake, and it had the texture of starburst candy, but not the flavor of starburst candy. You know, that creamy, smooth consistency that a starburst chew gives you, like, a texture note. And the finish was sweet, pleasant, and long. What'd you think?
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> Brent>Buff? I'm just still trying to contemplate a starburst texture.
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> Brent>So for me, this one was on the nose. It's. There's. There's some tropical fruit. Again, the white flowers, a little bit of brioche, and then that lemony top note.
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> Brent>And then on the palate, I get.
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> Brent>Hmm.
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> Brent>Again, I get the white flowers. I get the honeysuckle. I get the honeycomb.
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> Brent>I get a little bit of the citrus. And then this one has a little bit of a spicy note on the end. I mean, it's fantastic. So.
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> Denise>Well, maury, you're just silent.
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> Maury>I'm just waiting and listening. Um. Um, I actually thought that this was my least favorite of the three poles. It didn't really hit anyone.
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> Maury>It was, to me, it was, it was soulless.
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> Maury>It was, um, um. It was just looking for a place. I found. It was jack of all trades, master of none. The first one I thought was a great all day sipper. The next one is really hits my style in terms of, uh, uh, the eastiness and the maturity. It's a vintage champagne. It's got some age on it. This was just sort of never never land. It's nothing wrong, inherently wrong with it, but I'm just going to be a little contrary and say it was just there for me.
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> Maury>Alrighty.
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> Bob>Ah, then.
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> Denise>Yeah, I see why you were silent.
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> Brent>That's fine. We can just ignore him. So.
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> Denise>We usually do.
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> Maury>I'm used to that.
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> Brent>Oh, uh, delicious, but.
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> Denise>Okay, maybe we should rate it.
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> Brent>I digress. So we're going to give the peau Roget reserve a well deserved in spider mori four, six.
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> Denise>That's classified.
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> Brent>So that takes us to our last champagne.
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> Brent>We're going to have Justin tell us about that one.
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> Bob>So we're going to talk about the Paul Roget Brut vintage 2016, or 12.5% alcohol by volume. The 2016 brut vintage from Champagne Paul Roget is made from the traditional house vintage blend of 60% pinot noir and 40% chardonnay from 20 grands and premier cru vineyards in the Montaigne de Rheims and Cote de blanc.
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> Denise>I am very arouse.
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> Bob>The colors like this beautiful pale, sparkly yellow, um, on the nose, I got lemon, uh, tangerine, um, kind of wet cedar in the beginning, and then with time, that faded off and it was just gone on the palette. Had a really nice ever vessent pop to it. I got like, a nice green melon note and lemon and lime just filled the entire palette. After that, um, the finish was a nice, long finish, and it was primarily mid palate for me. I thought this was really pleasant. I would love to have it with, like, creme, um, brulee or something like that. Think it would really pop.
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> Denise>So dessert?
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> Bob>Yeah.
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> Denise>For me?
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> Bob>For me? Yeah. This more of dinner thing for you.
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> Denise>I don't know. I'm not really sure where I would fit this in, but I'm going to ask Maury to expand on that.
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> Maury>Oh, well, thank you. Uh, to me, this is a delightful aperitif. This way. Open your palate. Open your palate. Just prepare you for the meal. This is a quintessential vintage champagne. It's got the yeast, it's got the bread, it's got the maturity. It's probably spent some time on the leaves picking up those complexities.
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> Maury>Um, the nose, I agree with, with, uh, Justin.
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> Maury>It's got all kinds of great things, but the palate, it's just got that creamy, citrusy mouth coating, viscosity, long finish. This is. This is the sweet spot.
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> Maury>This is delicious. I thought this was extremely well made and shows what vintage champagnes can really do.
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> Maury>And I'd, uh, love to see this even in another five years. I think it will be even more exciting.
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> Bob>So you drink this with the pigs in blank at the beginning of the bar mitzvah.
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> Brent>Correct.
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> Denise>Okay, got it.
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> Bob>Me too.
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> Denise>I don't get the creaminess that you describe.
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> Maury>No, it's definitely got all the citrus. A little bit of the mouthfeel from the mallow. It's not overpowering, you know, butter bomb, but there's no.
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> Denise>Definitely not.
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> Maury>It does have a lot of citrus, but for me, of the three, this has the most, uh, uh, viscosity and creaminess on the palate.
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> Brent>Well, I mean, it's going to. It's a 2016 vintage.
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> Maury>I mean, yeah, it's got eight years on it.
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> Brent>Yeah.
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> Maury>Uh, it's. Yeah.
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> Maury>Bob, thoughts?
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> Denise>Uh, uh, Bob's drinking.
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> Brent>I'm just trying to form words at this point, so.
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> Maury>Yeah, I see your lips are moving, but not much.
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> Denise>Nothing's coming out of.
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> Brent>Yeah, it's. It's. There's. There's just a dried fruit.
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> Brent>There's a lovely citrus. There's a little bit of a, like an almond paste to it.
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> Denise>Definitely get the almond.
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> Brent>And on the palate again, I get some of the dried fruit. I get that lovely underlayment. There's.
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> Brent>There's. There's a. There's a floor there, there's a body there. Um, the citrus top note is like the roof.
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> Brent>Little bit of lemon, a little bit of orange.
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> Brent>The yeastiness is there, and it's just so well done. It's just not overpowering the creaminess, is there? Not overly done. Just. Just enough to give you the nice mouthfeel. Nothing. You know, some champagne's the creaminess.
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> Brent>It's like, cloying. It's just too much.
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> Denise>Mhm.
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> Brent>Um, yeah, it's lovely. It's lovely. What'd you think?
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> Denise>I like it. Um, I had trouble finding the creaminess that the two of you found. I felt that it was a little more crisp and clean.
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> Denise>Uh, more citrus for me, the lemon, the lime that Justin described, um, the orange peel, I mean, I love it. It's lovely.
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> Denise>Um, um, but I couldn't find the creaminess. Sorry, I don't get it.
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> Brent>On the. On the front palette, I get it.
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> Denise>On the finish in the back palette, if I must.
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> Brent>Yeah, you must, you must.
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> Denise>M. I don't know.
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> Denise>Little. Little tart, little tangy on the sides of my tongue, but yeah. Still.
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> Brent>Yeah, I don't.
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> Denise>Clean and crisp is how I get.
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> Brent>The creaminess until I swallow it.
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> Denise>Mm hmm.
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> Brent>And very back palate. Then I get that. That coating, it's. It's not creamy like some champagnes are creamy. The whole mouth kind of.
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> Denise>Right. They're very yeasty, creamy.
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> Maury>I agree with Bob.
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> Brent>Yeah. It's just, it's back palate, it's finish only. Like you said, it's tart. It's. It's very crisp on the front palette.
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> Denise>Mhm.
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> Brent>Um.
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> Maury>Mhm.
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> Denise>Yeah. Which makes you keep coming back for more.
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> Bob>Yeah. It's not harsh going down. So, you know, drink the whole bottle.
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> Denise>Oh, uh, no, you gotta be careful.
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> Brent>Yeah, well, I have that problem with champagne. I tend to drink the whole bottle.
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> Bob>I don't see that as a problem.
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> Brent>No, no, no. Well, just affording it's the problem. So. Well, we're gonna be giving the Paul Rocher brut vintage 2016 a well deserved forceps.
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> Denise>That's classified.
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> Brent>So that's going to bring us to our next winery, and we're going to have Maury tell us a little bit about that one.
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> Maury>Thank you, Bob.
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> Maury>Established by Charles and Shirley Roy in 1999, the current owners of Roy estate are Stephanie Mallory and Stephane Cretier. Their 17 acre vineyard is situated immediately south of the stag sleep district at the cooler southern end of Napa Valley, and is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and Petit Verdot. A, uh, creek divides the parcel roughly in half, producing two noticeably distinct sites on one small state. On one side, classic volcanic soil produces smaller, low yielding vines that generate wines with powerful tannins. The soil on the other side is more loamy and deep, supporting bigger and stronger vines that give more generous, profound, layered wines.
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> Maury>Their winemaker, Philippe Melka, began working at Roy Estate in April of 2005. One of the world's most respected winemakers, he began his career working at wineries in France. Chateau Aubrey on Cho Petrus, Italy.
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> Maury>Badia, uh, Cote Bueno, Australia.
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> Brent>Chitter state, I think that's right. Hell, I don't know.
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> Maury>And California. Dominus and ridge.
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> Brent>Hey, uh, I got those two.
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> Maury>Top wine consultants in the world by Robert Parker. So our first wine is the Roy estate, Mister Evans proprietary red 2019. I don't know who mister Evans is. I'm sorry. It is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 11% petite verdot and comes in at a whopping 15.2% abv 695 cases were produced.
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> Maury>The fruit for this release is 100% single vineyard estate grown and was harvested between October 4 and October 24 of 2019. The grapes were crushed in open top fermenters and concrete tanks and macerated for 20 days. It was 100% barrel fermented and aged 19 months in 100% new Taran sawed french oak barrels with no finding and no filtration to heighten complexity and deepen aromas.
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> Maury>So with that introduction, let's talk about the wine. It is a beautiful, deep, dark, inky, brooding purple. The nose is concentrated. Lots of red berries, some graphite, some minerality, and there's a trace of anise and licorice on the nose.
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> Maury>Uh, the palate. The palate. Where do I begin?
27:06
> Maury>Some fresh fennel, some wild flowers, some menthol, some graphite, some leather. It's just got layers and layers that you can pick apart and explore. It's really developed quite nicely in the glass. Um, over time, we did decant this and aerate it, but even over the last 45 minutes, it's really beautifully evolved. The glass, it's got a nice medium finish. It's mouth coating. This really a delicious wine. And I feel so fortunate that we had the opportunity to, uh, to try this today. What did you think, Denise?
27:38
> Denise>I thought this wine was great. This wine is so delicious. It just. I mean, I thought it was good right out of the bottle. And now it's been sitting on the table.
27:47
> Maury>Now it's singing.
27:48
> Denise>It's. Wow.
27:49
> Brent>Honestly, my scores went.
27:50
> Maury>Yes. My scores did, too.
27:51
> Denise>Mine did, too. Automatically. I mean.
27:54
> Denise>Yeah. So, uh, the mineral tones, it is so earthy. It is so bright. The red berries and the graphite come through on the nose. And, I mean, that's just amazing. And the herbal notes, for me, so, you know, I've talked about it before. I love the floral notes. I love herbal notes. Um, at first I thought, is that rosemary? And I thought, maybe that's oregano. Quite honestly, I don't really care what herb it is. It's just fantastic. Maybe it's like an herbal blend. Who knows?
28:28
> Bob>You know, the italian herbal blend, you buy italian seasoning.
28:32
> Denise>Italian seasoning. And that's why I just couldn't identify the herb.
28:36
> Brent>Rosemary and basil.
28:38
> Denise>It's like an herbal blend, and it's delicious. That finish has a beautiful mouthfeel. The tannins it's a. Got a medium to long finish. Um, I think it's obvious that I love this wine, and I think it's wonderful. And I'm a proprietary red, so I got to wondering what's going to do with those, uh, Terenceau barrels, I wonder.
29:06
> Brent>I mean, going by the name, you would think this is their introductory wine, right?
29:10
> Maury>Well, the next wine is the step up in their lineup, and this is somewhat of their introductory wine, but it's light years above many other wines.
29:19
> Brent>Yeah, and this is. If this is introductory, I just want to pitch a tent and camp there. So.
29:24
> Denise>But with whiskey and the barrels and, you know, the charring and the specifics, um, you know, you have to wonder if there's something with the barrels.
29:36
> Denise>And, you know, when you identify particular, uh, cooperage that is going to meet your requirements with each barrel, we all know that that plays a part, and perhaps that's why.
29:49
> Maury>Uh, but the terroir, they notice some specific differences just on their very small parcel of property, with the wines and the grapes being different on either side. And so you can't discount the terroir. I think they've really got the whole package.
30:03
> Maury>You know, garbage in, garbage out. High quality in, high quality out. They've got the best terroir. They're getting some really highly, highly customized barrels from the cooperage, and their techniques all combined to make a really, uh, spectacular product.
30:20
> Denise>Kudos, Mister Evans. The nitrates of mead wine, whoever that is.
30:26
> Brent>Yeah, it's just I, uh, was very excited when we got the opportunity to get these. I mean, I was aware of this estate, but I hadn't had anything from them.
30:35
> Brent>But a few people I've talked to said, oh, yeah, you're going to love it. I mean, for me, this is fantastic. It's just, it's on the nose. There's a lovely stony minerality to it. You can.
30:54
> Brent>It's almost, you know, they always talk about, like a Rutherford dust. You know, I. This is. I don't believe this is Rutherford, but it's got that dustiness, that minerality to it. On the nose, it's got a. It's got a lovely.
31:12
> Brent>Just bright red berries and on the palate, just a weightiness to it, a lovely heavy weightiness to it. That. That herbal. Like you said, just beautiful wine. What did you think, Justin?
31:32
> Bob>So when we first poured this wine, I got very distinct elements on the nose, and they blended over time. When we first poured it, I got pencil shavings, plums, mineral water, unripe lemon. Over time, it just all blended together to become something beautiful. The palette started off as closed off earthy, but it had great depth. And I got, like, a camel menthol flavor on the palate that faded off with oxidation and just became kind of like a creamier oakville kind of thing. Like, Oakville is kind of known for this dryness and depth, and this is just a little creamier.
32:22
> Brent>All right, we'll be back. Hey.
32:24
> Brent>And we're back, and we were just wrapping up our discussion of the Roy estate mister Evans proprietary red 2019.
32:33
> Brent>Have any more words of wisdom?
32:36
> Bob>Not a one.
32:38
> Brent>Uh, yeah, this one's just.
32:43
> Brent>Lord, it just gets better the longer it sits there.
32:45
> Brent>So we're gonna be giving the Roy estate mister Evans proprietary redhead a well deserved five sips. Oh, my goodness.
32:58
> Brent>Again, when I got the opportunity to try this wine, um, I was excited, so. And that's going to take us to our second wine from Roy estate.
33:08
> Brent>We're going to have Denise tell us about that one.
33:09
> Denise>Perfect.
33:10
> Denise>So this is the Roy estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019. It's 93% cabernet sauvignon, 7% petite verdot. Excuse me. And 15.2% abv. There are 572 cases produced, so get it while you can. The fruit for this release is 100% single vineyard estate grown and was harvested between October 4 and October 24, 2019. The grapes were crushed into open top fermenters, concrete tanks, and oak barrels, and macerated for 21 days. It was 100% barrel fermented and ate for 28 months and 100% new terrance out french oak barrels with no fining and no filtration. Sounds like good.
34:00
> Brent>There's your key. Just leave it alone. Don't filter out.
34:03
> Brent>Don't filter out all the good bits.
34:05
> Denise>Exactly.
34:06
> Brent>Chill filtration and whiskey, it's just evil and it should never be done. And just leave it alone.
34:10
> Bob>Yeah, exactly.
34:11
> Brent>If you can't handle it getting a little cloudy and put some ice in it, the hell with you. If you, you know, we don't filter it. God made it that way. Leave it alone.
34:19
> Bob>That should be the next point after the bottom bond act is stop filtering your whiskey.
34:23
> Brent>Exactly. Stop filtering your whiskey. Stop filtering your wine. Leave it alone.
34:26
> Denise>Yep, exactly.
34:28
> Bob>The market will adapt to cloudy.
34:30
> Denise>You're right.
34:31
> Brent>If it doesn't, then we just have more for us.
34:36
> Brent>That's fine.
34:37
> Denise>Well, this wine is beautiful in color. It is a dark ruby red.
34:43
> Denise>The nose is pretty amazing.
34:45
> Denise>Um, anyone that knows me knows how much I love blueberries. Um, and for me, the blueberries come through the cassis. And here we go again with our fresh herb mixture m of thyme and tarragon and probably a few other things. And how lovely is that, the palette? Um, I get more blueberries and of course, you know, you get the mineral nodes and the anise.
35:13
> Denise>Um, apparently there's a little bit of eucalyptus and mint that I haven't found yet, but I'll keep trying and I'm sure some of that will shine through. Uh, the finish is pretty fantastic for me. It's got a beautiful mouthfeel on the finish, which is interesting.
35:30
> Denise>Um, and I think it's a nice, long finish that makes you want to come back for more. It was a little tighten. Um, it could either use a little more time, a little more time in the glass. Um, so I think it's only going to get better. But it's delicious, um, just the same.
35:50
> Denise>Anybody like to weigh in on this delicious wine?
35:52
> Maury>Well, I would agree with most of what you said, except for me. I like them young, and I thought this was delightful. It definitely needed some air.
36:00
> Denise>You said that that gets people sitting.
36:03
> Brent>Next to your wife.
36:04
> Denise>Put the gun down.
36:07
> Brent>Down. Um, you can kill him outside. Not in my house.
36:11
> Bob>Okay, I'm sure I'm not in the line.
36:14
> Brent>Please, not my house. I don't need the law in here.
36:16
> Maury>This one's got five years on it and it's ready to go. It will only get better for a short period of time or remain drinkable for a long period of time. But I think it's fantastic the way it is.
36:29
> Brent>Like I said, when we opened it, I went, I felt terrible. I feel so guilty that we opened this right now.
36:35
> Maury>But you know what? I don't feel guilty because are beautiful and they're drinking drunk.
36:40
> Maury>And, uh, uh, you know, there are people that would prefer this wine with ten more years on it. I personally prefer it on release or shortly thereafter. It does need some air. It was a little closed when it came out of the bottle, but everything Denise said was spot on. Uh, I, uh, think, uh, uh, you know, again, some hints of graphite that seems to be in a state, uh, uh, trademark. But I thought that this wine was big and bold. It's a food wine. It's exactly what I want. All, all. The only thing that's missing here is there's a big, fat, juicy ribeye.
37:12
> Brent>Oh, tomahawk. Right?
37:15
> Denise>Tomahawk.
37:16
> Brent>Yeah, tomahawk. A big giant hunk of meat right now would be perfect with this.
37:21
> Maury>This wine has everything. It's not for the faint of heart. It's, um, you know, it's very limited production. I would call this a boutique estate. And this is about the pinnacle of what Napa can produce in terms of cabernet sauvignon.
37:37
> Maury>And, uh, this wine does not disappoint.
37:40
> Brent>This is. This is what you get when you have very small estate.
37:43
> Brent>And you can focus. Correct, you can focus on your property, you can focus on each individual vine, as opposed to your turning out quantity. And there's nothing wrong with the larger estates. They turn out great wine. But when you have something small like this, you can really just give it that.
37:59
> Maury>But what I really want to say is a lot of people complain that, uh, about the parkerization of wines and fruit bombs and jammy. This wine is not jammy. It is not a fruit bomb. That's why I was not parkerized. I would argue that I don't know what Robert Parker's given it, but this, it may not be as highly rated, high rated wine, probably, um, not.
38:18
> Brent>I would argue it's not that style.
38:20
> Maury>That this eclipses many of the things he's given. Very tough.
38:23
> Brent>This is a wine that you get to. This is once you've climbed the ladder of all the other wines, well balanced.
38:30
> Maury>Well made, extremely well made. Very limited production, very difficult to find. I don't think you'll find this in any retail store. These are high end restaurant wines. These are mailing list wines.
38:42
> Maury>These are aspire to special occasion wines. And honestly, they deserve the accolades.
38:47
> Brent>They're fantastic. And if you find it, if you do find one, grab it. Grab it. It just everything. I mean, everything we've had so far has been fantastic.
38:56
> Maury>So, yeah, I can't thank Roy estate enough for, uh, sharing these wines. It's a pleasure to be able to share them with, uh, the general public and just what an amazing job they're doing with this. Really, really focused, tight, you know, small scale production. Can't say enough.
39:12
> Brent>Well, we're going to be giving the Roy estate cabernet sauvignon 2019 a extremely well deserved five. Six.
39:22
> Brent>Speaking for me, it's five, because we don't have six on the soundboard, so.
39:26
> Denise>Yep.
39:27
> Brent>So we're gonna go to our next winery, which is, uh, gonna be. Justin's gonna tell us about that.
39:32
> Bob>The site where Schaefer vineyards is located has a history of grape growing and winemaking dating back to 1880, during Napa Valley's first boom as America's wine country.
39:46
> Bob>Napa's volunteer. I'm sorry, pioneer venters, not volunteer ventures.
39:51
> Denise>I want to be a volunteer vintner.
39:53
> Bob>That would be right.
39:54
> Brent>That would be Tennessee. Yeah.
39:56
> Bob>Yeah. There you go. Filled San Francisco's wine cellars, but shipped wine across the country and earned, uh, gold medals at the 1889 Paris Exposition. Even during Prohibition, when all the wine production was essentially outlawed in the US, the property continued without interruption. Is the site of grape growing by Batista and Maria Scansi, immigrants from Carlazo, Italy.
40:19
> Bob>John Schaeffer, Chicago publishing executive, purchased the site in 1972 and spent the mid seventies planting the Hillside estate de Cabernet Sauvignon. In 1978, John transitioned to full scale winemaking, making the winery's first cabernet sauvignon.
40:37
> Bob>1983, John's son, Doug Shaffer joined the winery as winemaker. The following year, Elias Fernandez joined the winery, initially as assistant winemaker. In 1994, Elias earned the title of winemaker, and in 2002 was named food and wines winemaker of the year. Elias continues to this day celebrating his 40th harvest as winemaker at Schaefer Vineyards.
41:02
> Brent>Awesome. 40 years of making wine, it's a dream, right?
41:09
> Denise>Yeah.
41:10
> Bob>And the first wine we're going to talk about is the Schaefer Vineyards TD nine Cabernet Sauvignon 2021. It's 76% cabernet sauvignon, 11% merlot, 10% Petite verdot, 3% malbec, and it's 15.3% alcohol by volume, so it'll get you there. The newest cabernet from Schaefer vineyards, TD nine, is named after John Schaefer's first tractor, which he taught himself to drive in 1973 as part of the founding of the winery. The fruit was grown on the estate vineyards in Napa's Valley's southern foothills, just south of the stag's Leap district, and from the other Napa valley sites. This wine was aged in 20 months in 100% new french oak barrels from Alierez Chanse.
42:04
> Bob>The color is a beautiful dark plum. The nose, very beautiful, uh, bright fruits.
42:15
> Bob>The palette got a variety of bright fruit, uh, beautiful, earthy note to it, and cocoa, uh, on the finished.
42:29
> Bob>This is a really bold, beautiful wine. Um, what did you think, uh, Maury?
42:37
> Maury>Well, I like this wine. I thought it was very nice, but it's a little bit challenging after coming off of the last one, I'll admit that, um, I thought it was pleasant. I thought it had a nice color to it. I thought it had a wonderful nose. I love the fruit. For me, it was just a little bit on the thin side, a little bit on the closed side.
43:01
> Maury>Um, um, you know, it was there. I thought it was well made. It was easy drinking, but.
43:09
> Brent>I think it needs more time. For sure. Absolutely.
43:11
> Maury>Yeah. I mean, we gave it a lot of oxygen, and I'm, um. I think.
43:14
> Brent>Well, we're comparing it against the 2019 in a very small estate, you know, so that's.
43:19
> Denise>It's hard.
43:20
> Maury>It's.
43:20
> Brent>The problem is, is we're tasting these one after the other, and it's a. It's.
43:23
> Brent>It's not fair to each wine, because the order. Yeah, who the hell knows when we do the order?
43:29
> Brent>So what'd you think, Denise?
43:31
> Denise>Well, I agree with everything the two of you said.
43:35
> Denise>I, um, think it. Well, it's cherry season, so it's hard to get the cherries out of my head. I buy them and eat them. I love them. Um, on the nose, this was very dark red fruit, dark cherry, specifically forward. I thought it had a hint of, uh, a floral note on the nose, and I thought that was really pleasant. In fact, um, I would say on the nose for this, it would definitely make me, you know, want to just dive in and taste it. And if I thought that the palate was anything like the nose, I would be just ecstatic. Um, but I was pleasantly surprised, actually. I definitely, on the palate, got the herbal notes. I got the dark cherry, um, some thyme. I really think, Maury, that this could, um, appeal to a lot of your guests, that you're not really sure what they like to open this bottle, um, and serve it. I think that you could definitely appeal to just about anybody in the house that would be interested in drinking a red wine.
44:39
> Brent>Yeah, I agree.
44:40
> Maury>It's got mass appeal.
44:41
> Brent>Yeah. It's much more approachable.
44:43
> Maury>Very approachable.
44:45
> Brent>We've talked about geek whiskeys. The last one was the geek wine.
44:48
> Brent>This is the more approachable wine.
44:50
> Denise>And you need to have these around because you never know who you're entertaining. Um, so, yeah, I think this would be a great wine to keep and have.
44:59
> Maury>Yeah. I would call this more not quite entry level, but I would consider this a, uh, mid level. Very nice napa cab. You want a cab, you're good to go.
45:10
> Denise>Right.
45:10
> Brent>Well, we're going to be rating the Schaefer vineyards TD nine cabernet sauvignon, a well deserved three sips.
45:18
> Denise>Interesting.
45:20
> Brent>That leads us to our last one, which is the Schaeffer vineyards 1.5 cabernet sauvignon, which is 94% cab, uh, 3% petite verdot, 2% merlot, and 1% malbec, 15.3% abv, uh, 12,000 cases produced. It is their signature cabernet, um, named in honor of John and Doug Shafer, who worked together for so long that, uh, theirs wasn't a second generation story. They would call it a generation and a half. Um, this is, um. This is on their borderline vineyard, located in the Stagsley district. Um, it's aged for 20 months. 100% new french oak barrels. Moliere and tronque.
46:03
> Brent>So beautiful. Inky purple on the color on the nose. Cherries.
46:13
> Brent>Bright red fruit on the palate.
46:22
> Brent>Cherries. M plums.
46:27
> Brent>More front palate for me than back palate. But there's an herbal note to it. A little bit of rosemary, a little bit of thyme. What do you think, Denise?
46:36
> Denise>I love the nose. I do. I love the fruit. And I love the perfume. Sort of note that I get.
46:44
> Brent>Yeah. It's perfumey and flowery and bright on the palette.
46:48
> Denise>It's a little tight. Um, the tannins come through.
46:53
> Maury>Um, everything about this wine was a little muted, wasn't it?
46:56
> Brent>I think both of these.
46:57
> Denise>Yeah.
46:58
> Brent>Are like, we were going, oh, we opened. And the last one from Roy. Way too early. These are way too early. Way, way too early. I mean, I think these need another three years at least, before these are going to.
47:09
> Denise>I mean, it's pleasant.
47:10
> Maury>Well, these are younger wines. And I must admit I've had some current release napa cabs that I'm ready to drink right away. But I'm hopeful that you're right, Bob, that more time would give them, um, more approachability. I'm just.
47:24
> Maury>I think they're in there sort of what, uh, one of my colleagues in my wine group would describe as their backward period, where they're kind of regressing, uh, a little bit. They're introverted. But I think these wines will come out of their shell and really shine in the future. I just can't predict exactly when.
47:41
> Brent>Just going off of history of Schaefer, I think. Yeah, I mean, everything I've had from them, um, has been fantastic up to this point. I think these are. These are great wines. I mean, they're good now. Open them up now. They're fantastic now. But I think another two, three years.
47:55
> Maury>But in fairness, these two, compared to, say, perhaps the hillside select from Schaefer, which we don't have the luxury of trying today. They're a little bit thinner than some of the things we had, which are a little more highly extracted.
48:05
> Brent>Different wine, different one. What'd you think, Justin?
48:08
> Bob>So I think if this was made in 2018, 2019, we'd be spot on for peak.
48:17
> Bob>Um, the 2021 releases of Cab throughout Napa, uh, were kind of more closed off, more muted.
48:27
> Bob>Uh, they're not as big and bold as those years, so we brought a.
48:32
> Brent>Lot of them home after our last couple of trips area.
48:34
> Bob>So, for 2021. This is really good.
48:36
> Brent>Yeah. Well, we're going to be rating the Schaefer vineyards one, uh.5 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021. A well deserved. Forceps.
48:46
> Denise>That's classified.
48:49
> Brent>Well, that's all the time we have for today, so I want to thank everybody for joining us. Thank you, Denise.
48:56
> Denise>Thank you. That was lovely, man.
48:59
> Brent>Thank you, Maury.
49:00
> Maury>Thank you, Bob. Another wonderful day in the damp, dark, damp basement.
49:04
> Brent>It beats sitting outside in m the heat.
49:06
> Denise>Sure does.
49:07
> Brent>You know what's in the basement? Wine.
49:09
> Bob>Wine.
49:12
> Brent>And thank you, Justin.
49:13
> Bob>Wishing you all champagne wishes and caviar dreams.
49:17
> Brent>Yes, I'm pretty sure that Robin the leech is rolling in his grave right now at that one.
49:22
> Bob>Oh, he would be.
49:22
> Brent>Yeah. Lord, he was. He was the king in the eighties, though.
49:27
> Bob>Oh, yeah.
49:27
> Brent>Yeah. He was the man.
49:28
> Bob>So he showed me the good life.
49:30
> Brent>Yeah.
49:31
> Bob>And I've spent the rest of my.
49:32
> Brent>Life chasing it, trying to get to it.
49:34
> Brent>Still not there. But honestly, at this table, we're about as close as I think we're gonna get.
49:39
> Bob>So.
49:40
> Brent>Well, for sip sudden smokes, this is made, man. Bob, thanks. And remember, life's too short to drink bad wine.
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