Kissing frogs

originally posted by Ignacio Villalgordo:
originally posted by VLM:

I'm curious. I stopped buying as things changed at the domain. My bottle or two of the 1996 is all I have left.

what has changed?

Well machine harvesting for one and i think inoculated yeast, but I'm not sure.

Whatever happened, the wines lack grace and pliancy now.
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:

Joe Dougherty or Lou A. will have to confirm, but I believe we had this last week in Saumur. After a pair of outstanding older magnums of Filliatreau (1989 nosing out 1990, fruitier),
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Frederic told us later that they were recently from his cellar, the owner of the restaurant is a pal. If you have any, it's time to drink them.
 
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