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Tuesday, October 07, 2008
sheesh... that was a big weekend
first up... saturday morning and a practice run with max and jim for the upcoming healdsburg half marathon. a full 13.1 miles! the run started in the rain in brentwood and ended in marina del rey. the humidity hit all 3 of us hard and caused me to get more dehydrated and overheated than i was expecting. that said, despite kinda bonking around 9 miles in, i managed to finish in under 2 hrs! now granted this is a pretty flat course and the course on the actual race day is more hilly but as long as i can manage my heat and hydration level i think i have a pretty good shot at getting my sub 2-hr race... fingers crossed.
THEN we all met later that night for dinner to celebrate jim's birthday. angelini osteria - great food, great service and a great wine list (though an unfortunately crappy website - maybe i can work out something in trade?). we had 2 bottles of the rocca di frassinello that was just incredible. don't expect to go there and find any though... we drank the last of it! HA!
THEN on sunday i get a message from my brother that my new nephew was born that morning! can't wait to meet the little... wait... chunky little guy.
THEN later that night i continued my spectacular bordeaux education at katherine's place for a 12-vintage chateau pichon longueville comtesse de lalande vertical. that's right... 12 vintages!!!
feast the eyes...
![](http://blog.sensitiveartist.com/images/pichon_vertical1.jpg)
that's - from right to left - 04 03 02 01 00 96 95 94 89 86 83... and the legendary 1982!
words can't accurately describe this vertical tasting. on the one hand, it was an incredible way to see the common thread that connects all of these wines and to really appreciate how a winery manages to stay on point across multiple decades. the discipline and dedication is awesome. but then there was the wine... some years (like the 86) more fruit forward than others, some years (82, 96, 00, 02) perfectly embodying what i'm beginning to recognize as the thing i love most about bordeaux - if it's done right. that oily, green olive and green pepper and caper sort of nose and taste to it - just enough sweetness from the fruit to stave of any possible astringent bitterness - finished by a long complex velvety finish.
but i think what was most satisfying about the evening was the conversation that happened over the course of the evening. friends and family (and dogs!) gathering together to enjoy each other's company eat delicious food and drink and discuss epic wines.
all in all a pretty great weekend... hard to imagine it gets better than that!
THEN we all met later that night for dinner to celebrate jim's birthday. angelini osteria - great food, great service and a great wine list (though an unfortunately crappy website - maybe i can work out something in trade?). we had 2 bottles of the rocca di frassinello that was just incredible. don't expect to go there and find any though... we drank the last of it! HA!
THEN on sunday i get a message from my brother that my new nephew was born that morning! can't wait to meet the little... wait... chunky little guy.
THEN later that night i continued my spectacular bordeaux education at katherine's place for a 12-vintage chateau pichon longueville comtesse de lalande vertical. that's right... 12 vintages!!!
feast the eyes...
![](http://blog.sensitiveartist.com/images/pichon_vertical1.jpg)
that's - from right to left - 04 03 02 01 00 96 95 94 89 86 83... and the legendary 1982!
words can't accurately describe this vertical tasting. on the one hand, it was an incredible way to see the common thread that connects all of these wines and to really appreciate how a winery manages to stay on point across multiple decades. the discipline and dedication is awesome. but then there was the wine... some years (like the 86) more fruit forward than others, some years (82, 96, 00, 02) perfectly embodying what i'm beginning to recognize as the thing i love most about bordeaux - if it's done right. that oily, green olive and green pepper and caper sort of nose and taste to it - just enough sweetness from the fruit to stave of any possible astringent bitterness - finished by a long complex velvety finish.
but i think what was most satisfying about the evening was the conversation that happened over the course of the evening. friends and family (and dogs!) gathering together to enjoy each other's company eat delicious food and drink and discuss epic wines.
all in all a pretty great weekend... hard to imagine it gets better than that!
posted by michael | 8:16 PM
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Monday, October 06, 2008
Say uncle..... YET AGAIN!!!!!
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Introducing Cole Walker Renninger!
Born Sunday 10/05/08 @ 7:07am
9 lbs 7.3 oz, 22 in.
posted by michael | 8:21 AM
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