CWD: '07 CRB SB #2

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MLipton

Mark Lipton
With a light dinner of leftovers, I opened up a bottle of 2007 Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon Blanc No. 2, which surprised us by being rather mute, with a few hints of varietal character, but mostly a light nose of minerals, a hint of lime and a touch of grassy character. Light and lithe on the palate, it was easy to drink but lacked the zip and aromatics that I look for from this wine. Perhaps we caught it at a bad stage of its development, but tonight's bottle was pleasant and no more.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by MLipton:
CWD: '07 CRB SB #2With a light dinner of leftovers, I opened up a bottle of 2007 Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon Blanc No. 2, which surprised us by being rather mute, with a few hints of varietal character, but mostly a light nose of minerals, a hint of lime and a touch of grassy character. Light and lithe on the palate, it was easy to drink but lacked the zip and aromatics that I look for from this wine. Perhaps we caught it at a bad stage of its development, but tonight's bottle was pleasant and no more.
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Bad bottle.

I have a glass in front of me that was left over from last night's party. It is rather substantial on the palate, and has a long, fine finish. It's barely budged from being open for 28 hours.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by MLipton:
CWD: '07 CRB SB #2With a light dinner of leftovers, I opened up a bottle of 2007 Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon Blanc No. 2, which surprised us by being rather mute, with a few hints of varietal character, but mostly a light nose of minerals, a hint of lime and a touch of grassy character. Light and lithe on the palate, it was easy to drink but lacked the zip and aromatics that I look for from this wine. Perhaps we caught it at a bad stage of its development, but tonight's bottle was pleasant and no more.
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Bad bottle.

I have a glass in front of me that was left over from last night's party. It is rather substantial on the palate, and has a long, fine finish. It's barely budged from being open for 28 hours.
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Another datum: the wine we tasted had a subtle but distinct lactic creaminess to it that I found quite odd. Your experience reassures me in an odd sort of way.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by MLipton:
CWD: '07 CRB SB #2With a light dinner of leftovers, I opened up a bottle of 2007 Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon Blanc No. 2, which surprised us by being rather mute, with a few hints of varietal character, but mostly a light nose of minerals, a hint of lime and a touch of grassy character. Light and lithe on the palate, it was easy to drink but lacked the zip and aromatics that I look for from this wine. Perhaps we caught it at a bad stage of its development, but tonight's bottle was pleasant and no more.
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Bad bottle.

I have a glass in front of me that was left over from last night's party. It is rather substantial on the palate, and has a long, fine finish. It's barely budged from being open for 28 hours.
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I've found that there is enough bottle variation in this wine that there is quite the distribution of bottles without going to bad.

I don't like that response though because it automatically challenges the tasting and cognitive abilities of the poster.

Besides, it's made from sauvignon, how good can it be?
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
originally posted by MLipton:
More likely a spurious CRLF you caught.
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carriage-return/line-feed?
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Yup. You had to be there, Jeff. My initial post contained no body 'cos of the misplaced CRLF. Coad is right -- it does feel good to explain jokes!

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by VLM:

I don't like that response though because it automatically challenges the tasting and cognitive abilities of the poster.
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It's not quite automatic. Surely no one would challenge Mark's tasting or cognitive abilities. But I have had a lot of that wine in recent weeks--leftover bottles from a couple of parties. Mark's description is of a bottle outside my range.

And the challenge expression is "Bad Bottle."
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by VLM:

I don't like that response though because it automatically challenges the tasting and cognitive abilities of the poster.
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It's not quite automatic. Surely no one would challenge Mark's tasting or cognitive abilities. But I have had a lot of that wine in recent weeks--leftover bottles from a couple of parties. Mark's description is of a bottle outside my range.
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Personally, I think that you've got every right to challenge both abilities, but I'm just a naturally skeptical person.

Mark Lipton
 
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