30 April 2010

... but you can never leave

till the stars don't shine ...

and at 12.19 and a little bit ...

solitude standing


solitude standing, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

hush


hush, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

cherry ...

domaine robert chevillon nuit st georges les pruliers 1er cru 2007

nothing nuit about this one ... at least not now anyways

later

24 April 2010

squiggle


squiggle, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

the toothpick


the toothpick, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

checkerbored


checkerbored, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

won't let the sun go down on me

king me, a drive by


king me, a drive by, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

a little slow


a little slow, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

19 April 2010

some value

1)domaine santa duc vacqueyras les aubes 2005 (80g:20s)
ruby; cherry, spicy/pepper, some wet clay; off dry entry, fruit, long pepper; fine tannins; just enough acid to balance things out; medium bodied; medium length. plum at the end?; BANG!

2)antoniolo gattinara 2001 (all nebbiolo)

needed some neb at lunch ... the place had some barolos and barbarescos but they were priced marginally higher than everest so settled for this ...

garnet; strawb, sour cherry, floral/herbal, hint of tar, mint; needs air to open up; fruit, spice; fine tannins; just enough acid; quite balanced; medium bodied and length; BANG!(-)

13 April 2010

to the beat of the drum

citizen jane


citizen jane, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

get a life 2


get a life 2, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

south south

bouchard finlayson galpin peak pinot noir 2008

ruby; floral (violets?),



fox creek reserve shiraz 2002 [mclaren vale]

08 April 2010

2 years

05 April 2010

prime directive


prime directive, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

seventeen goin on thirty eight

something's happening here ...

an impulse


an impulse, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

thar she blows


thar she blows, originally uploaded by trimethylxanthine2.

meagre

brancaia blu 2001

mischief and mayhem white burgundy 2005

later