I haven't had wine in a while so here is a list of what I want to drink when I back in game shape

I am so self-indulgent sometimes (well maybe more than sometimes) and as I have my own blog that should be the giveaway.
I miss wine more when I can't drink it than when I can drink it. Not that I take it for granted but there is some sort of chemical response that happens in my brain when I cannot have my wine. So writing about it does help me and later tonight there will be a another lovely set of notes from my visit to France and Germany. Thinking some more Dive Bouteille notes. The De Moor '06's were rocking. But I digress and digress.

I am still exploring German 2006's as I think it is a misunderstood vintage and will largely get ignored because people actually have to do research into finding out who made good wines. It truly was producer by producer wine by wine. I have some of the 2006 Reinhold Haart Wintricher Ohligsberg Auslese Erste Lage standing up in my fridge for hopefully Wednesday night with some Chinese. I flipped when I tasted this wine last June and am excited to see how it is doing. I already have some I am laying down but I do have an indulgence when it comes to young Auslesen. Some people like chocolate or cookies . . .I like excessively young Auslesen.

The 2006 Furst wines are here that I special ordered and I need to dig into them a bit more. I have a 2006 Furst Riesling "pur mineral" that I need to inspect as the Silvaner was outrageous. The Spatburgunders came in too from Furst and the ones from Heger which are all across the board brilliant in 2005 but still need 3-6 months to rest after their journey overseas. 2005 is the best vintage for Spatburgunder I have ever tasted. These wines will age beautifully but really need much time after their trans-atlantic journey to rest. Pinot Noir is delicate and German Spatburgunder is even more delicate. These arrived in December and I took them towards the end of February. I will pop my first Furst Spatburgunder in May maybe. Believe me these wines are not flying off the shelves. Expensive German Spatburgunder does not exactly grab most people. Trust me . . .one day it will.

I also want to check out more little 2005 Burgs as that is all I can afford. I am buying here and there village wines (Fourrier, Chevillon, Barthod) and might have some more to purchase in future as village wines are the price of 1er Cru's now so I have to downgrade as my income has not gone up in proportion with Burgundy wine prices. So Cote de Nuits Villages, Bourgougne Rouge's . . .I am up in your grill!

Also I was floored by the quality of Fleurie and Morgon in 2006 and want to explore those with Brun, Lapierre and Descombes soon. Plus I need a white burg fix. I got a bottle of 2005 Roulot Bourgogne Blanc screaming at me on my desk. I need to shut it up.

Man I need wine . . . thanks for reading.