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Beaujolais comparative tasting advice
- Thread starter MLipton
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Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
What vintage(s) of these wines are you dabbling in, Mark? FWIW, I opened a 2007 (magnum) of Foillard 3.14 and a 2005 Thivin CdB this year, and both were jaw-droppingly good - notably better than their more youthful selves. I'm starting to think of the best of these wines in the same way - in terms of appropriate aging - that I think of good Burgundy and Bordeaux (or good Loire CF).
As to Desvignes, pretty sure my 2005s are going to age me into submission, rather than the other way 'round.
As to Desvignes, pretty sure my 2005s are going to age me into submission, rather than the other way 'round.
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
What vintage(s) of these wines are you dabbling in, Mark? FWIW, I opened a 2007 (magnum) of Foillard 3.14 and a 2005 Thivin CdB this year, and both were jaw-droppingly good - notably better than their more youthful selves. I'm starting to think of the best of these wines in the same way - in terms of appropriate aging - that I think of good Burgundy and Bordeaux (or good Loire CF).
As to Desvignes, pretty sure my 2005s are going to age me into submission, rather than the other way 'round.
Missed the first sentence, Ian? [insert non-snarky emoji here]. Agreed, though, about the aging curves of those wines, regardless of whether they pinote or not. My point with this exercise is more akin to barrel tasting: trying to asses my own stylistic preferences while holding as many variables constant as I can manage. Of course, the elephant in the room is the difference in terroir between the Cote du Py and the Lake Michigan shoreline. I hope to partially factor that out by tasting wines with varying terroirs but similar winemaking practices.
Mark Lipton
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
Snark at will, I did miss the first sentence. Or rather, I lost track of it, trying to catch up on too many posts in one night.
I see the logic of your approach, respect to your ambition and systematic set-up. Maybe consider tossing in a Chermette - Florida Jim loves Fleurie Poncie; moi, I prefer Moulin Trois Roche and Fleurie Garants (which, I believe, is grown on terrain formerly classified as Moulin, like that of Coudert's Roilette). Very gourmand wines.
If the aim is to compare and contrast styles, and you're trying to hold other variables constant, wouldn't it be right to focus on different vignerons' wines from a single cru (Morgon, say, or Fleurie), rather than from different Beaujolais terrains?
I see the logic of your approach, respect to your ambition and systematic set-up. Maybe consider tossing in a Chermette - Florida Jim loves Fleurie Poncie; moi, I prefer Moulin Trois Roche and Fleurie Garants (which, I believe, is grown on terrain formerly classified as Moulin, like that of Coudert's Roilette). Very gourmand wines.
If the aim is to compare and contrast styles, and you're trying to hold other variables constant, wouldn't it be right to focus on different vignerons' wines from a single cru (Morgon, say, or Fleurie), rather than from different Beaujolais terrains?