2002 Huet Petillant

The price increase does hurt, but $27.99 is still a value for this wine (I can say that because mine are already paid for back in April - no violation of wine probaiton).
 
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:
Damn, I'm a newby on Huet Petillants and I've been drinking too many of my stash and now I find out that I'm supposed to let them age. Well I have enough left to try one soon and then stay away, I guess. But if what they've tasted like over the last year is too young, than I can't wait proper maturity.
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Jonathon, I'm shocked that you would be a Petillant newbie at this late date! And no, you are not supposed to let them age; you're just supposed to still have some when they are old. Actually, for me, at the moment it is strictly hands-off any vintage. Only 'til I build up more of a reserve.
 
originally posted by Jeff Connell:
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:
Damn, I'm a newby on Huet Petillants and I've been drinking too many of my stash and now I find out that I'm supposed to let them age. Well I have enough left to try one soon and then stay away, I guess. But if what they've tasted like over the last year is too young, than I can't wait proper maturity.
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Jonathon, I'm shocked that you would be a Petillant newbie at this late date!
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Wasted days and wasted nights. But how do you have something when its old if you don't let them age? This surpasses my interpretive resources.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:

Wasted days and wasted nights. But how do you have something when it's old if you don't let them age?
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You come to my house.
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Yes, that is the preferred method. Alternatively, one has enough bottles in reserve that some of them get old before you reach them.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:

Wasted days and wasted nights. But how do you have something when it's old if you don't let them age?
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You come to my house.
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I was brought up to wait for invitations. I will construe this as an open one. Expect me and thank you.
 
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:

Wasted days and wasted nights. But how do you have something when it's old if you don't let them age?
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You come to my house.
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I was brought up to wait for invitations. I will construe this as an open one. Expect me and thank you.
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Great.

I had the vlm the other night and survived, so I'm ready for anything.
 
Claw and tooth marks, more likely. Does he say 'fuck' in real life all the time, too?

I remembered yesterday that 2002 is my son's birth year, and it dawned on me that this wine lives about forever, so I'm jumping in, btw.
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:

I remembered yesterday that 2002 is my son's birth year, and it dawned on me that this wine lives about forever, so I'm jumping in, btw.
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You could do an awful lot worse.

Pretty much everything else from the house was great in '02, and many are still in the market.
 
Thanks, Joe; you are preaching to the converted. 2003 vintage is the year I stopped buying B'x. I reprogrammed my then futures budget to buy cases of 02 le Haut Lieu (sec and demi-sec) and le Mont (sec and demi sec) from David; since then I've ponied up for some Mont Moelleux and 1er Trie. Wish I could double the quantities. In any event, I feel I've met my paternal obligations, at least.
 
is great, great wine, even in infancy. When I first drank a bottle with a good friend, we were expecting the Magi to turn up with gold, frankincense and myrrh. Which, come to think of it, isn't that bad a descriptor of the wine.

I considered buying an entire palette of '02s (apparently you can fit 62 cases of Huet-shaped bottles into a container), then figured my locker didn't have enough space.
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Thanks, Joe; you are preaching to the converted. 2003 vintage is the year I stopped buying B'x. I reprogrammed my then futures budget to buy cases of 02 le Haut Lieu (sec and demi-sec) and le Mont (sec and demi sec) from David; since then I've ponied up for some Mont Moelleux and 1er Trie. Wish I could double the quantities. In any event, I feel I've met my paternal obligations, at least.
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I wish my parents had had your foresight.
 
originally posted by Yixin:
'02 Bourg 1er trieis great, great wine, even in infancy. When I first drank a bottle with a good friend, we were expecting the Magi to turn up with gold, frankincense and myrrh. Which, come to think of it, isn't that bad a descriptor of the wine.

I considered buying an entire palette of '02s (apparently you can fit 62 cases of Huet-shaped bottles into a container), then figured my locker didn't have enough space.
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Oddly, the 02 Bourg bottlings weren't available when I went on my buying spree in - it must have been - spring 2004. I've Now the Moelleux is priced higher than my buying range. I'll have to make due with what I've got.

originally posted by SFJoe:I wish my parents had had your foresight.
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Aw, shucks, Joe.
 
Right, Yixin. Actually, I've been meaning to ask those on the board wise in the ways of the Loire whether the Anjou-Tours whites come in mags. I have sought but not found.
 
From Huet, I've seen Constance in mags, not sure what else.

There is apparently a bias against magnums from some importers. Feelings of inadequacy or some such.
 
Jeez, Huet Constance mags. I'd have to take out an unsecured mortgage to pony up for these, and I hear unsecured mortgages are hard to come by these days.

We did hedge with a couple of 2002 Baumard sweeties, including their Constance.
 
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