So Sharon was right

originally posted by The Fish:
correctionI happen to think that the best wine is the grnhaus Abtsberg QbA 1998 tied with the Abtsberg Auslese Fuder Nr. 83 1993.

But Musigny 98 from Mugnier is a great drink.

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I have finally tried this famous 98 QbA in July. From about 10 different bottles ( someone's house wine ). Great stuff, but still has detectable sulfur, and for a good reason it seems - still developing.
 
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by SFJoe:
Brooks Brothers is the Antinori of men's clothes.
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I think of it as the Carillon, staid, classic, with not much movement towards fashion.

Antinori is Italian. You want fabric from Italy, not actual clothes.
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OK, it's the Mondavi. The quality actually sucks, but the presentation is safe.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by SFJoe:
Brooks Brothers is the Antinori of men's clothes.
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I think of it as the Carillon, staid, classic, with not much movement towards fashion.

Antinori is Italian. You want fabric from Italy, not actual clothes.
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OK, it's the Mondavi. The quality actually sucks, but the presentation is safe.
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Ouch. I happen to think the quality of some of the stuff is pretty good, just not Grand Cru. I happen to like the unflashy, preppy style.
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
Maybe you need a subscription to something like Men's Vogue?
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Nah, my preference is for a local haberdashery, but that doesn't exist anymore. The last great one in my area closed about 18 months ago.
 
Unlike those wine backwaters like San Francisco, I'm able to go down to my favorite local wine store and pick up Cazin. Two types, the 2004 Cuvee Renaissance and what I assume is a bottling of the 2006 basic estate wine. The 2004 Renaissance is an impressive wine. I haven't tried the 2006 yet. What's the difference between the two bottlings? Does the Renaissance use older vines?
I still like Tessier, but the Cazin has nice complexity and a killer finish.

2004 Franois Cazin (Le Petit Chambord) Cour-Cheverny Vendanges Manuelles Cuve Renaissance - France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Cour-Cheverny (9/23/2008)
Excellent wine. Lemon and apple on the nose and some white flowers. The texture is almost syrupy and it'more than just off-dry on the sweetness scale, but there's good acidity to balance things out. On the palate the apple is present and also a hint of cinnamon. The finish is impressive, maybe my favoirte part of the wine. There's a touch of honey on the finish. When I first opened it the alcohol flared a little on the finish but that went away as he wine warmed and got air. This is a fascinating wine and Cazin is an estate worth exploring. Imported by Louis/Dressner.
 
I don't find romarantin that unique: to me, but then, many grapes tend toward similarity. Very strongly chenin blanc-like, with maybe a dollop of godello.
Glad you enjoyed it though. You don't see a lot of Cour-Cheverny around here.
 
I thought we'd been through that question from every angle and determined I was not in fact a hipster. The blood sample wasn't conclusive?
 
unshowered, reeking of hand-rolled cigarettes...

I'd use an emoticon, but I'd get strung up by the Politburo.
 
Not at all.

It's just that Sharon get's so riled up sometimes, I just wanted to use an emoticon to show I was being jokey.

Emoticons work on girls. Like flowers and Champagne.
 
If you really want to get silly with romo you might check out Henri Marionnet's Provignonage. Some of the oldest vines in France, circa 1850 or so. Pretty interesting stuff.

I am with VLM on Villemade. Don't really get them. And I like Radikon and Puzelat.
 
originally posted by Nicolas Mestre:
If you really want to get silly with romo you might check out Henri Marionnet's Provignonage. Some of the oldest vines in France, circa 1850 or so. Pretty interesting stuff.
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Yes, quite good, but I'm not sure it's worth the tariff. I drink on occasion but don't regularly buy.

I am with VLM on Villemade. Don't really get them. And I like Radikon and Puzelat.
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I love Radikon and have a definite weak spot for Puzelat.
 
originally posted by Nicolas Mestre:

If you really want to get silly with romo you might check out Henri Marionnet's Provignonage. Some of the oldest vines in France, circa 1850 or so. Pretty interesting stuff. I am with VLM on Villemade. Don't really get them. And I like Radikon and Puzelat.
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One listing on Wine Searcher in the United States and it's $95. Is it worth it?

Provignage Romorantin, Charmoise - 2006
 
jeeze, that's steep. Worth it? Not in a purely sensory way. The wine is great, amazing, but things only get to $95 when there are many bidders for few bottles. So if you have the cash the wine is extremely interesting, I am still drinking the '00s that I overpaid for years ago. But there are many contenders in the world of $95 wine and I can't swear that this is the best of them.

Interesting that Astor has it. The selection there has headed pretty steadily in the pedestrian direction since they lost a certain famous buyer.
 
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