Obey ye the rule of fifteen!

[BJ]

Every eighteen months or so, we open a bottle of 95 Chave Offerus. Year in, year out, we say something like:

"Gee, this is nice, but it is pretty structured and tight. I wonder if it'll come around at some point. Seems like it's drying."

and then friends we have it with say, "Gee it seems like it might be over the hill."

The rule of fifteen years.

Tonight we do our regular opening. A different deal. Lush, meaty, salty, nice acids, floral, gardenias. Relaxed. Special. Secondaries transitioned to early tasty tertiaries.

Remember, ye people, the rule of fifteen, with regards to good Northern Rhones.

 

[Putnam Weekley]

I think maybe Chapoutier 1992 Cote Rotie peaked in 2000. Or maybe it was just local midwestern stocks that did. Is there a standard derivation?

 

[Rahsaan]

I'm lost.

 

[Jay Miller]

originally posted by Putnam Weekley:
I think maybe Chapoutier 1992 Cote Rotie peaked in 2000. Or maybe it was just local midwestern stocks that did. Is there a standard derivation?

He said good northern Rhones.

 

[scottreiner]

originally posted by Jay Miller:

originally posted by Putnam Weekley:
I think maybe Chapoutier 1992 Cote Rotie peaked in 2000. Or maybe it was just local midwestern stocks that did. Is there a standard derivation?

He said good northern Rhones.

ba da ta!

 

[Marc D]

originally posted by Rahsaan:
I'm lost.

Brad likes his wines well aged.

 

[BJ]

originally posted by Marc D:

originally posted by Rahsaan:
I'm lost.

Brad likes his wines well aged.

Me and JLL.

Obey ye the rule of fifteen!

 

[Marc D]

JLL recommends 15 years for St J and CH?

 

[SteveTimko]

Wasn't 1995 an especially tannic year? I've got some 1995 Cornas that's just coming around.

 

[BJ]

originally posted by Marc D:
JLL recommends 15 years for St J and CH?

Heck yeah, check it out!

 

[Marc D]

originally posted by BJ:

originally posted by Marc D:
JLL recommends 15 years for St J and CH?

Heck yeah, check it out!

I drank the '98 Chave estate St Joseph two weeks ago, and it seemed like it was drinking perfectly and maybe at peak. More advanced and less tight than the bottle we shared a year ago.

 

[Lee Short]

originally posted by Putnam Weekley:
I think maybe Chapoutier 1992 Cote Rotie peaked in 2000. Or maybe it was just local midwestern stocks that did. Is there a standard derivation?

The proof is a little complicated, involving some category theory as it does, but I'm sure Brad would be happy to post it on request.

 

[BJ]

You guys are getting way to technical on me. Obey ye the rule of fifteen!

 

[MarkS]

Is this anything like the IDES?

 

[Joel Stewart]

Uhm, where's that graph with the neat little boxes? I do have trouble with long sentences.