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originally posted by Bob Semon:
a witness for the defenseI bought the Volagre. I quite liked it. I didn't think that there was much new oak influence..
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It was probably more the ripeness/extraction mentioned by the ad-man.

I had some earlier vintage Cossais and that was certainly my memory of the style. But then again I didn't follow him closely and according to the above text he was quite 'wild' so who knows how things changed..
 
originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
He would say that as, "In an age where modern web designers resort to all sorts of manipulations and high-tech interventions to make long web addresses easy to navigate, Garagiste has stubbornly refused to change and continues to copy and paste text just as his father did. This link combines the complexity of La Tache with the power of Screaming Eagle with content that expresses the unique terroir of Garagiste, for those lucky enough to find it (it has already long overrun its bandwidth in Europe)."
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Bravo.
 
Here is my rough translation of the points to consider from the offer:

this Montlouis sec is worth noting/For a few other opinions, please see respected bloggers/$18.74

Based on that, I see I did get a couple bottles. So I opened one tonight.

Right out of the bottle there is definitely some smoky oak spice on the nose. That, is mixed with aromas of white flowers, spices, stones and minerals. Ripe, with surprisingly gentle acidity. This is pretty and even crystalline. BUT it shows very little distinctive Chenin character and even less terroir, as I would think of it. If I had to guess I would guess white Burgundy. This wine reminded me most of an 06 Fevre Fourchaume Vaulorent I had a couple months ago. With some air, the smoky wood dissipated noticeably. The ripe softness and mild acidity must be related to 05.

This doesn't strike me as being anything like a Huet, or lasting for decades or any of that, but it is very
charming. I sauted some scallops, steamed some fingerlings I got at the farmers market yesterday,
and dressed some arugula to have with it and it was a fine pairing.

This came in thru Weygandt-Metzler. I've noticed that they have worked fairly closely with Garagiste over the years. I have to say this doesn't really match the description and so on this count I would have to vote to convict. But it is a very easy to like wine, I really didn't find the oaky mess Lee describes. Enjoyable and fairly priced, but wasn't what I expected.

It's very sad that Stephane Cossais died suddenly at 42. Based on this, his potential as a producer showed promise.
 
Guilhaume, Jim, Em and Myself drank a really cool sparkling gringet from the Savoie a few weeks ago (Domaine Belluard, I believe). Purchased from garagiste, and only one of two things I've been happy with so far. Wish I had bought another bottle, come to think of it.
 
Haven't tasted Belluard, but I really liked the Vullien Vin de Savoie Brut that Ian had a bit of last month. Chardonnay and jacqure, I believe.
 
originally posted by slaton:
Haven't tasted Belluard, but I really liked the Vullien Vin de Savoie Brut that Ian had a bit of last month.
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I agree with you regarding the Vullien. I think I bought three of the 12 bottles that he had. I seem to remember him mentioning that he will be getting more.
 
just in today...

As an example of his passion to the craft, he uses wood to prevent oxidation (not to flavor the wine) and even goes so far as to hand carry his own staves to a cooper (to insure they are minimally handled and not toyed with or toasted - that is dedication can you imagine Chapoutier walking around with a bunch of wood on his back?).

not just hand harvested....hand carried barrel staves. god help us.

Best
Brian C
 
originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
Guilhaume, Jim, Em and Myself drank a really cool sparkling gringet from the Savoie a few weeks ago (Domaine Belluard, I believe). Purchased from garagiste, and only one of two things I've been happy with so far. Wish I had bought another bottle, come to think of it.
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That was awesome and I wish I had more too.
 
Many winesellers are full of 'hype', including the places this crowd chills with. It comes from the selling function. Period. Of course, there is legitimate hype and disingenuous hype, and sorting the two is the geek's lonely job in life, and you trust your instincts and have faith in the retailers whose opinions you value.

Saying this, I'm glad Rimmerman totally ignored my multiple emails to get placed on his email list. Perhaps he knew I wouldn't be swayed by his sweet pearls of words.
 
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