Chateau De Lesh wine
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The Capitol Theatre partnered with Dutton-Goldfield wines to commemorate Phil Lesh's 80th birthday with custom-labeled vintage Chateau De Lesh wine. These bottles were created with the intention to serve to Phil’s guests backstage during his 80th birthday celebration at The Cap this past March. Fans now have the rare chance to purchase and enjoy this unique and memorable keepsake or give as a gift to their friends. Jam out, share the wine, and cheers to 80 ans d'excellence!
The 2017 Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir leads with a beautiful combination of sweet berries and woodsy spice, with black cherry, raspberry, and boysenberry aromas framed with violets, redwood brush, and cinnamon. The wine is both silky and lithe yet firm, with juicy sweet cherry and blackberry flavors edged with cranberry and spice box.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MeditateontheQ
It's from the Russian River
It's from the Russian River Valley -- not exactly prime pinot noir country, but it would always be good for cooking.
Another detail to research about NoCal wines is how badly the past several years of wildfire smoke affected the quality of the grape, if at all.... maybe some other Zoner wine enthusiast local to that area might know about that?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Stone
My wife would know more but I
My wife would know more but I think they make very nice wines. They are only about 15 minutes away from our house. A certain Grateful Dead/Phil Lesh roadie's wife works for Dutton-Goldfield. Surprise, surprise.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: I rang a silent bell
Oh that's cool Peak. Tell
Oh that's cool Peak. Tell her I said hi :-)
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
Peak, I love your wife. That
Peak, I love your wife. That is all.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Chancellor
Silky and lithe yet firm.
Silky and lithe yet firm.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor
Never really liked wine that
Never really liked wine that much. Prefer beer.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ParadiseWaits
Generally speaking vanity
Generally speaking vanity wines tend to be blank plonk with a pretty label slapped on it, but DG has a decent reputation.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ParadiseWaits
It's from the Russian River
It's from the Russian River Valley -- not exactly prime pinot noir country, but it would always be good for cooking.
I completely agree. Nothing in California AVAs compares to Willy Pinots! I really wish they'd stop trying because it truly is a matter of terroir that CA just doesn't have going for it when it comes to Pinot.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: (~)};)StealYourFace
I still have a few of those
I still have a few of those Clos Du Bois JG estate wines with Garcia's art on the label
and
Zombie Zin from Chateau Diana ( out of favor ? LOL) as part of my TXR Halloween costume prize winnings...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Stone
Drink that Zombie now. We
Drink that Zombie now. We will never discuss it again.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ParadiseWaits
^^Too soon, dude
^^Too soon, dude
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: (~)};)StealYourFace
Should I let it Breathe first
Should I let it Breathe first?
or just choke the life out of it...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Stone
The latter.
The latter.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dave
Is this the wine we R talking
Is this the wine we R talking about?
i got two bottles & gave one to a friend.
I never opened it, but my friends husband reported that it was very good.
The bottle is designed like a Dom Pérignon bottle.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor
snobs
snobs
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: The Sound of Steam and Caffeine
Dave, there was an 80th
Dave, there was an 80th birthday wine, advertised this morning - already sold out!
https://the-capitol-theatre.myshopify.com/collections/accessories/produc...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor
LOL!
LOL!
SNOBS!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary
Cool fancy bottle, looks like
Cool fancy bottle, looks like I could never afford it
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ParadiseWaits
Hey enjoy $2 Chuck if you
Hey enjoy $2 Chuck if you like, doolittle, a great wine is the one you like the best. I like Willamette Pinots best.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba
I still have a few
I still have a few autographed bottles from Les Claypools winery... Les is more!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ParadiseWaits
Having sampled Pachyderm
Having sampled Pachyderm Pinot, I'm not surprised you still have those full bottles ;-P Have you tried Les' fancy pants ginger ale yet? I think it's called Sea Pop.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor
Great for the experts that
Great for the experts that pay high money for a sip of grapes which obviously you work at.. I still would go for a decent beer at 1 10th the price.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Across
you need a little attention
you needing a little attention Sumatra James? sure looks like it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ParadiseWaits
I'm all for drinking wine on
I'm all for drinking wine on the low price point if it isn't gross. Otherwise I may as well buy a good beer! Slainte!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dave
Moonshine is less expensive,
Moonshine is less expensive, if cost is an issue.
Pigpen & Janis approved. No snobbery there.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor
Fermented fruit for the
Fermented fruit for the common man. $1.99
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dave
High scool fun at a
High school fun at a reasonable price:
For those schoolers who had money to show off with:
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dave
High scool fun at a
Oops : ) duplicate
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Barrel Aged
Boone's Farm can cause
Boone's Farm can cause blindness and death....oh wait that's moonshine.
I personally adore Russian River Pinot Noirs and D-G hopefully will do a bang-up job on this wine. I'd love to taste it for a full zoner evaluation.
>>>both silky and lithe yet firm, with juicy sweet cherry and blackberry flavors edged with cranberry and spice box.
That's what he said.
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I love Judit... gonna drink
I love Judit... gonna drink to that, cheers my dear!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Randy
Granted, a very brief passing
Granted, a very brief passing of this thread but are folks suggesting Russian River Pinots are mediocre?
Again, may be totally wrong but conceptually comes off as blasphemous. Central coast CA has done some interesting work over the years but I'll stand Russian River (west Sonoma) Pinots against any.
Sorry.. carry on.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Philzone Refugee
Whatever happened to Wino
Whatever happened to Wino (Spotlese)?
Is Phil's wine in a class of it's own, leaving the rest of the group behind?
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Alan R
According to Rock Skully (and
According to Rock Skully (and other snippets I've read), Phil used to turn up his nose at any domestic wine -- but I'm a big fan of "Made in Sonoma."
I think my old landlord outside Sebastopol used to lease his vineyards and/or apple orchards to Dutton. I haven't purchased their products for a while, but remember that they used to be on the pricey side (relatively speaking).
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: The Sound of Steam and Caffeine
Jamjuice, is this the same
Jamjuice, is this the same wine?
https://shop.duttongoldfield.com/product/2017-Dutton-Ranch-Pinot-Noir?pa...
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Could be, same vintage, same
Could be, same vintage, same appellation, but the one in the link is a single vineyard designation (normally a bit more expensive), whereas the Phil wine is just RRV. My guess is they did a bit of barrel tasting and put a nice blend together that way....that's how I would do it.