Black bamboo

Mark,
I am not familiar with the botanical designations for the plants that we have. I do know that we have several different types of bamboo planted for over a year now and that they have grown up and more dense but do not seem to have increased their footprint nor sent out volunteers. So I'm guessing mine is not the classic variety you mention.
'Sure is pretty, though.
Best, Jim
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:
Mark,
I am not familiar with the botanical designations for the plants that we have. I do know that we have several different types of bamboo planted for over a year now and that they have grown up and more dense but do not seem to have increased their footprint nor sent out volunteers. So I'm guessing mine is not the classic variety you mention.
'Sure is pretty, though.
Best, Jim
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Fair enough, Jim, though I'm not aware of any other black bamboos. Keep in mind that running bamboos pay homage to the old quip about English ivy: In the first year it sleeps, in the second it creeps and in the third it leaps. Also, if you have sandy soil there, that may inhibit its spread. You'll know soon enough, though.

Mark Lipton
 
Tourtine has more going on on the palate than Migoua. Not necessarily more grenache though. On the contrary Miguoa has more of a fruity grenache signature on the nose.

I had the 2005 Pieropan Soave La Rocca tonight, largely because of this site and threads like this one. There is a lot of pretty good oak in it. Really amazing bright yellow color. Like some others around here I prefer the Calvarino (which I also bought because of this site) but La Rocca is an interesting wine. I think it would be a pretty good candidate for long long aging actually. You'd have to get it at the right moment before oxidation overran the tertiary development but it might be pretty good with 15-20 years on the bottle. There's a lot of there there.
 
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