Recent content by Michel Abood

I think you're being generous with that 03 Sabon, I tried it a few times then dumped it out. To me, it was more like Amarone della Rhone than Chateauneuf. Bleh. Again, thank the vintage. There was a weird minty thing on the Fonsalette which was really distracting, and I think that's what Brad is...

I find that once one accepts the fact that Kane is the reincarnation of a slightly deranged blind drunken New Delhi taxi driver, a certain Zen-like calm descends as one accepts the inevitability of one's demise. Drinking heavily beforehand helps too.

The 1969 Dom Perignon was my favorite wine at our table. To me it was just stunning, I kept it in the glass, fending off the advances of the more greedy gremlins who had already emptied theirs. It really opened and developped over time, a real beauty and something special. I have to agree...

Jay, I don't have much experience with Drouhin in 1990 but I have to say they hit a home run with this wine. It was stunning.

They allow both white and red grapes in the Somethingorother vineyard? Do the folks over at the INAO know this?

Waiting for the abridged version.

I can feel the... love?

A friend and I decided to have our monthly meeting of the minds and palates at a little neighborhood place with an amazing wine list. Why? Because it was Tuesday, of course. The food was absolutely spot-on fantastic. As we sat down, a glass of NV Pierre Peters Blanc de Blancs was proffered...

I really like this wine, though in my experience the bottle variation is quite extreme. Some are so poopy you just want to wrap them up in diapers and toss them at your noisy neighbors. Others are glorious. Go figure.

Yeah, the Janasse kept changing in the glass, it was really enjoyable to watch evolve. That said, it's still young and needs some serious time before becoming a real mature beauty.

For some reason, I've been opening some Rhone varieties in the past few days. Not that I don't like the Rhone or its wines, it's just that the past couple of nights have seen these bottles popped. Maybe it's the relatively cooler weather in FL lately, or just that I am running out of Burgundy...

Jim, not surprisingly I am running low on whites, so I might have to pop down to Wine Warehouse this weekend and restock. Life's tough... ;->

Funny, I almost grabbed Les Clous but the guy said the Rully would be more to my liking (less oak).

OK, so it's a cheap tongue-in-cheek play on words. Tonight, being in FL and right by the ocean, I picked up some fantastic-looking (and eventually tasting) scallops. I also happened upon a bottle of 2004 de Villaine Rully Les Saint Jacques. Apparently de Villaine flooded FL with his wines...

Indeed, you must remain Master of your Domain.