Pow! Right in the kisser

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SFJoe

Joe Dougherty
CRB '09 SB.

OK, so it's a little ripe and yellowfruity. And it shows its 13.8% in the finish if it gets warm. But the trade is the impact of extra fruit and buckets of rocks in between.

Damn.

PS--somehow I don't think I'll hold most of these.
 
It's crack wine.

Nice note.

We're still (still!) muddling through '06s, with drips of '07s, at the one or two purveyors of CRB in these lands.
 
You mean Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon Blanc?

This web site is so user-friendly... For Loire and Jura geeks, that is. But don't worry. The rest of us folks, we're slowly catching up.
 
originally posted by VS:
You mean Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon Blanc?

This web site is so user-friendly... For Loire and Jura geeks, that is. But don't worry. The rest of us folks, we're slowly catching up.
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Depends on the user, right? I'm betting that there's more worry about folks catching up than not, hence the crypticism. Internet Pig Latin might be next.
 
I prefer it to some of the nicknames wines get elsewhere, I have to say. Though at first my decoder ring was slow to turn.

Telegraphic acronyms are the way of the future, I now firmly believe. I almost told Rahsaan in another thread that one great fish pairing I'd had was monkfish with black chanterelles and 85 LdH VT GR. But maybe it would have been better with a nice Corton Charlie. Or a Moose?
 
I'd rather have 85 LdH VB GR than 85 LdH VT GR with the black chanterelles. But that's just me. (85 LdH VT GR is fine with the regular Cantharellus cibarius, I'll admit.)
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
I prefer it to some of the nicknames wines get elsewhere, I have to say. Though at first my decoder ring was slow to turn.

Telegraphic acronyms are the way of the future, I now firmly believe. I almost told Rahsaan in another thread that one great fish pairing I'd had was monkfish with black chanterelles and 85 LdH VT GR. But maybe it would have been better with a nice Corton Charlie. Or a Moose?
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There are some especially painful ones: Monty Rock, Hanky J, The Tig, Kaiser Sauzet, The Ducster. Ick.
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
I prefer it to some of the nicknames wines get elsewhere, I have to say. Though at first my decoder ring was slow to turn.

Telegraphic acronyms are the way of the future, I now firmly believe. I almost told Rahsaan in another thread that one great fish pairing I'd had was monkfish with black chanterelles and 85 LdH VT GR. But maybe it would have been better with a nice Corton Charlie. Or a Moose?
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All the cool, creatively hirsute somms call it "Corton Chuck", or simply "Chuck", which, naturally, makes the Bouchard version "WoodChuck" and Louis Latour "UpChuck".
 
I know we are talking apples and oranges in a sense but I remember the initial reaction to '03's was one of a lot of POW's and WOW's. Are these '09"s going to be age worthy or should we just drink them up right now before we tire of them or they tire of themselves?
 
originally posted by JasonA:
2009 vs. 2003I know we are talking apples and oranges in a sense but I remember the initial reaction to '03's was one of a lot of POW's and WOW's. Are these '09"s going to be age worthy or should we just drink them up right now before we tire of them or they tire of themselves?
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I don't remember being so fond of the '03 in the early days.

I don't expect to hold more than a couple of these.
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
Go, SB!It's crack wine.
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to follow up on the sb love, i get many comical emails through the nydn, here is one i got today.

"Hi Scott,

"Every summer, as the temperature rises, so does the number of get-togethers and cookouts. To keep your entertaining plans fresh, Turning Leaf winemaker Nicole Hitchcock has created some simple and unexpected wine cocktails to serve this summer.

"The Mojito Blanco offers a twist on your traditional rum and mint recipe. Nicoles take on this classic recipe combines Turning Leafs Sauvignon Blanc, lime juice and a splash of seltzer. No one will expect it!"
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
I prefer it to some of the nicknames wines get elsewhere, I have to say. Though at first my decoder ring was slow to turn.

Telegraphic acronyms are the way of the future, I now firmly believe. I almost told Rahsaan in another thread that one great fish pairing I'd had was monkfish with black chanterelles and 85 LdH VT GR. But maybe it would have been better with a nice Corton Charlie. Or a Moose?
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"LdH VT GR" is a tolerable abbreviation in my book, although without any advantages over simply writing "Tondonia," which is actually one fewer keystroke and several fewer syllables. (The "LdH" clearly goes without saying, and the "GR" can be inferred from the vintage with reasonable accuracy.) I draw the line, however, at things like Corton-Charlie, Moose, or, worst of all, "the Ducster." Corton-Charlemagne and Musigny are two of the most euphonious names in all of wine, and are bona fide nobility, too. (Whenever I hear "Musigny" I think "That music always round me . . ." --Whitman.) They deserve respect!
 
originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
I prefer it to some of the nicknames wines get elsewhere, I have to say. Though at first my decoder ring was slow to turn.

Telegraphic acronyms are the way of the future, I now firmly believe. I almost told Rahsaan in another thread that one great fish pairing I'd had was monkfish with black chanterelles and 85 LdH VT GR. But maybe it would have been better with a nice Corton Charlie. Or a Moose?
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"LdH VT GR" is a tolerable abbreviation in my book, although without any advantages over simply writing "Tondonia," which is actually one fewer keystroke and several fewer syllables. (The "LdH" clearly goes without saying, and the "GR" can be inferred from the vintage with reasonable accuracy.) I draw the line, however, at things like Corton-Charlie, Moose, or, worst of all, "the Ducster." Corton-Charlemagne and Musigny are two of the most euphonious names in all of wine, and are bona fide nobility, too. (Whenever I hear "Musigny" I think "That music always round me . . ." --Whitman.) They deserve respect!
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What is the common current vulgarity for Les Amoureuses?
 
originally posted by VS:
You mean Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon Blanc?

This web site is so user-friendly... For Loire and Jura geeks, that is. But don't worry. The rest of us folks, we're slowly catching up.
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My apologies.

But again, my failings are my own and shouldn't be attributed to "this web site."
 
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