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Thor Iverson
Capmartin 2007 Pacherenc du Vic Bilh Sec (Southwest France) Very aromatic, and in an intriguingly elusive way. Flowers? Whitewashed rock? Herbs? All and none of those things, I suppose; this is not a wine that wishes to be nailed down. Theres just enough structure to give it support, and an interesting crescendo to the finish. Nice. Id consider holding it for a short while to see if it develops some wax and texture, except that the synthetic closure virtually guarantees a short life. (9/09)

Jadot 2006 Gevrey-Chambertin (Burgundy) Surprisingly harmonious at this stage and given the in-your-face nature of the structure. But harmony there is, which I suppose bodes well. Soil is rich brown and light dusk, fruit is fulsome and berried, and both tannin and acidity are hard to miss. At the right price, this could be a solid choice. (8/09)

Mas de Libian 2008 Vin de ptanque (Ardche) Bretty and twisted. I think theres a rough little quaffer in there somewhere, but the wines not clean enough to know. (9/09)

Domaine La Berangeraie 2005 Cahors Cuve Maurin (Southwest France) Impossibly dense and virtually impenetrable, a post-rockfall coal mine of a wine, with smoke, black earth, tar, rosemary, and not-yet-discernable fruit. Do not approach. (9/09)

Larose-Trintaudon 2001 Haut-Mdoc (Bordeaux) Wretched and tired. This is certainly past it, but its past cant have been any good either. (8/09)
 
Much less than $40. Ideally around $28-30. That's taking into account the price of red Burgundy. On an objective value scale, I'd pay three turnips and a side of guilt.
 
originally posted by Thor:
Much less than $40. Ideally around $28-30. That's taking into account the price of red Burgundy..
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Aha. From what shows on Wine Searcher, it hovers closer to $40-50.

But we all have our own value scales.
 
From an admittedly small selection (greatly enhanced during our short stay in Biarritz a few weeks ago), I'm intrigued by the appellation. I actually think I like the PdVBs more than the Madirans, in general.
 
I can understand that preference. I haven't had many PdVBs myself. Not too many are imported here, it seems. Of the ones I have tried, the Montus PdVB is too oaky, the Labranche-Laffont is a bit (but not too) oaky, and... well, that's it for my experience.

I take it back, I also had a bottle of Domaine Berthoumieu's PdVB sec -- it was the oakiest and least desirable of them all.
 
originally posted by Thor:
From an admittedly small selection (greatly enhanced during our short stay in Biarritz a few weeks ago), I'm intrigued by the appellation. I actually think I like the PdVBs more than the Madirans, in general.
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Any notes emerging soon? Having been in the region earlier this year, I'm very curious as to your take...
 
Define "soon," keeping in mind who you're talking to.

There's a note on one somewhere in the recent archives that I posted from Biarritz. Had it again at l'Epi Dupin last week:

Brumont 2007 Pacherenc du Vich-Bilh Sec Torus (Southwest France) Yummy, yummy, yummy. Green/yellow/gold fruit, apple, pomegranate, plum, force and power but not undue weight (though analysis rather than enjoyment will identify the alcohol, which is not low). But theres so much sunny, beautiful fruit with just an edge of spice. That heavy metal whomp doesnt go away, but that befits a white Madiran, doesnt it? (11/09)
 
Pacherenc du Vic Bilh...that's just gotta be one the coolest sounding appelation names, right up there with Oltrepo Pavese.
 
Agreed. Though I rediscovered today, at lunch, how onomatopoetic "Bouzeron" is when one is attempting to do just that.
 
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