TN: Jay Miller's Housewarming (for some house or other)

I brought that bottle as an intended counterpart to Don's '96 Taluau, and I've been really impressed with some of their wines. But this one was just kind of dull. Probably abused somewhere along the shipping trail.
 
originally posted by Chris Coad:
I brought that bottle as an intended counterpart to Don's '96 Taluau, and I've been really impressed with some of their wines. But this one was just kind of dull. Probably abused somewhere along the shipping trail.
.sasha and I had a good one recently.
 
Jeff: Thanks for the notes; I see you like "nice" wines.

Jay: What DID we open after everyone but me and Chris left?

Everyone else: great to see you again or to meet you. Been a long time away. Glad I came down. That was a very interesting line-up of wines - and not a Rhone among them, Jay! I don't know if it got much better than the Vilmart 1993 that we started with, but it would be wrong to say it went downhill. The Ridge was maybe the only crushing disappointment; something definitely wrong there. I particularly liked a couple of the more "modest" wines on show: the Olivier 2000 Muscadet SMSL "Clos des Briords", and the Dard et Ribo 2006 VdP de l'Ardeche "Lard, des Choix". The Barbaresco may have been the most appealing of the reds.

Cheers everyone

Tony
 
This is a poignant representation of the current financial woes of America. In previous housewarming and Chris/Joe birthday's, the Muscadet would be at least 10 years old.

Its time for a bail out.
 
originally posted by MLipton:
Ribo 2006 VdP de l'Ardeche "Lard, des Choix" - old vines gamay from the Ardeches, cloudy, slight VA, fruity, woodsy, funky, just love it

Is this Dardless? Or a coincidental name?

Mark Lipton

I was under the impression that this was a blend of syrah and gamay. Not just gamay.

Lard, des choix is a play on words as the wine is a VDP from Ardeche. Think: l'Ardechoix (someone or thing from Ardeche).

And fat too.
 
originally posted by Tony Fletcher:

Jay: What DID we open after everyone but me and Chris left?

2005 Coulaine Chinon 'Picasses' as Chris had never tried it. Unfortunately, while good, it would have benefitted from more air.
 
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