originally posted by BJ:
originally posted by Howard Cooper:
Not a big fan of many 03s, but in wine I have found it too simple to generalize like this. I have liked 03s from Mugneret-Gibourg and Truchot (Truchots are the only ones I own - not as good as other vintages, but still Truchot). I have also had some really nice Christoffel Urz Wurz Spalese. I don't know that it will make old bones but for $7 (what premier cru sold them for) they were mighty tasty.
Howard - amazingly, 03 Mugneret's are still available locally - any recommendations?
originally posted by Salil Benegal:
Maureen, have you had any 03s from Schaefer or Muller-Catoir?originally posted by maureen:
I am not a fan of truchot's 03s - more 03 to me than truchot.
JJ Prum's auction spatlese, otoh, is prum and excellent.
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
We've been through a fair amount of JJ Christoffel Kab and some SL, which was not class JJC, but nonetheless good, in an off-beat way.
originally posted by robert ames:
hi joe--per your observation: "Furthermore the wines tasted well." i'm betting that they also tasted good--or more likely, much better than good.
have a cool yule.
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:
originally posted by robert ames:
hi joe--per your observation: "Furthermore the wines tasted well." i'm betting that they also tasted good--or more likely, much better than good.
have a cool yule.
One can justify Joe's locution by taking the sentence in the manner of "This wine is showing well." One can justify most locutions with a little interpretive effort and it's usually more fun than nitpicking corrections. Exceptions are split infinitives and the use of "varietal" for "variety." About these transgressions, you can make whatever case you want, the law is the law.
originally posted by Joe Dressner:
The biggest problem in 2003 was having stressed vines, ridiculous low yields, low acidity and high alcohol. Oddly, a range of growers I know who work their vineyards well didn't have this problem. Their vines were deep enough, their plants resilient enough, that they had normal sized crops with normal analytical results. Furthermore the wines tasted well.
Among my growers, Foucault, Thevenet, Breton, Baudry and numerous others come to mind. There were others I was less wild about. Some I disliked.
I didn't love '03 Poyeux, but Bourg and the Clos were great.originally posted by guilhaume:
originally posted by Joe Dressner:
The biggest problem in 2003 was having stressed vines, ridiculous low yields, low acidity and high alcohol. Oddly, a range of growers I know who work their vineyards well didn't have this problem. Their vines were deep enough, their plants resilient enough, that they had normal sized crops with normal analytical results. Furthermore the wines tasted well.
Among my growers, Foucault, Thevenet, Breton, Baudry and numerous others come to mind. There were others I was less wild about. Some I disliked.
03 rougeard was drinking really well, just like the 05 is. They seem to be doing good on hot vintages.
originally posted by guilhaume:
originally posted by Joe Dressner:
The biggest problem in 2003 was having stressed vines, ridiculous low yields, low acidity and high alcohol. Oddly, a range of growers I know who work their vineyards well didn't have this problem. Their vines were deep enough, their plants resilient enough, that they had normal sized crops with normal analytical results. Furthermore the wines tasted well.
Among my growers, Foucault, Thevenet, Breton, Baudry and numerous others come to mind. There were others I was less wild about. Some I disliked.
03 rougeard was drinking really well, just like the 05 is. They seem to be doing good on hot vintages.
originally posted by SFJoe:
I didn't love '03 Poyeux, but Bourg and the Clos were great.originally posted by guilhaume:
originally posted by Joe Dressner:
The biggest problem in 2003 was having stressed vines, ridiculous low yields, low acidity and high alcohol. Oddly, a range of growers I know who work their vineyards well didn't have this problem. Their vines were deep enough, their plants resilient enough, that they had normal sized crops with normal analytical results. Furthermore the wines tasted well.
Among my growers, Foucault, Thevenet, Breton, Baudry and numerous others come to mind. There were others I was less wild about. Some I disliked.
03 rougeard was drinking really well, just like the 05 is. They seem to be doing good on hot vintages.
I'll have to drink yours, I didn't buy any.originally posted by VLM:
I think the Poyeux will be fine, I actually had bottles show really well.
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
It's meunier, man.
What do you think of Bollinger 2003?
Never had it, and it's the only other one I know of so far.