originally posted by Brad L i l j e q u i s t:
originally posted by .sasha:
just tasted the entire range at JP Brun in Charnay; they were lovely, and potentialy quite disorderly.
Cool, how was the Cote de Brouilly?
originally posted by SFJoe:
Seriously.originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
I've not loved the Lapierre I've tried. Re: Foillard, I have some difficulty splashing out $30+ for Beaujolais. So much for open-mindedness.
2007 Foillard tonight was universally preferred to our bottle of '93 d'Angerville Taillepieds.
I didn't purchase the latter, but I bet it would cost more than $30 lately.
Have you ever noticed that, by the time you get to the last bottle of the night, you don't always choose well? That the area under the curve of the exposure to the previous bottles may have slightly obscured your vision of the true path? That maybe a couple more minutes of puzzled head-scratching in front of the fridge might have led to better results?originally posted by .sasha:
originally posted by SFJoe:
Seriously.originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
I've not loved the Lapierre I've tried. Re: Foillard, I have some difficulty splashing out $30+ for Beaujolais. So much for open-mindedness.
2007 Foillard tonight was universally preferred to our bottle of '93 d'Angerville Taillepieds.
I didn't purchase the latter, but I bet it would cost more than $30 lately.
Joe, why don't you open something approachable instead, for instance 89 Ausone ?
And I'd like to get the fine print on your universal representation there. You'll be getting a phone call soon.
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Now to find a store in rural Virginia that sells Foillard.
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Now to find a store in rural Virginia that sells Foillard.
Arrowine? With the lack of public transportation options to their store it seemed like rural VA to me.
originally posted by Yule Kim: Arrowine carries Foillard?
And what is up with all of the wine stores in DC being located miles from the nearest metro station?
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by Yule Kim: Arrowine carries Foillard?
I don't know. But they might. They seem to have a selection that could include Foillard. I never actually made it there in person for the above-stated reason.
And what is up with all of the wine stores in DC being located miles from the nearest metro station?
Schneider's? Bell? Calvert Woodley? That new thing in Cleveland Park?
Have you ever noticed that, by the time you get to the last bottle of the night, you don't always choose well? That the area under the curve of the exposure to the previous bottles may have slightly obscured your vision of the true path? That maybe a couple more minutes of puzzled head-scratching in front of the fridge might have led to better results?
I think this was one of those times.
originally posted by Yule Kim:
I do like this bodega across the street from the Safeway on Columbia Road. It is an oven, unfortunately, but, for some reason, always has a steady supply of Texier Cote du Rhone sitting right next to the Boones Farm. And it is easy walking distance from where I live.
originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
Night sixthe Foillard is still going strong. It's leaned up a little, but the nose is more precise than the first couple of nights. No sign of fatigue, to speak of. The question arises, because each day the wine is different, how to apprehend the true nature of this wine? I believe this is a germinal question for wine geeks, and one worthy of considerable rumination. (Cows welcome to participate!)
So many wines, so little time...originally posted by Marc D:
originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
Night sixthe Foillard is still going strong. It's leaned up a little, but the nose is more precise than the first couple of nights. No sign of fatigue, to speak of. The question arises, because each day the wine is different, how to apprehend the true nature of this wine? I believe this is a germinal question for wine geeks, and one worthy of considerable rumination. (Cows welcome to participate!)
Night six!?
You are a model of restraint, this bottle would not last past the two hour mark
at my house.
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by Yule Kim: Arrowine carries Foillard?
I don't know. But they might. They seem to have a selection that could include Foillard. I never actually made it there in person for the above-stated reason.
And what is up with all of the wine stores in DC being located miles from the nearest metro station?
Schneider's? Bell? Calvert Woodley? That new thing in Cleveland Park?
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Steve Cornwall (sp?) at Bassins is most likely to have the interest and initiative to bring Foillard into the store, I believe.
originally posted by Steve Edmunds:So many wines, so little time...