2008 Maisons Brulees (Michel Auge) Vin de Table Le Herdeleau

Jay Miller

Jay Miller
Very Burgundian on the nose, wet earth and fruit. Less serious and happier on the palate, slightly fizzy raspberry notes mixed with stones and dirt. Quite changeable (fasciatingly so) in the glass. Apparently the winemakers taught Catherine and Didier of CRB. While the wine is nothing like CRB, it has its own sort of joy. On the nose at least it's earth to CRB's minerals. The palate keeps shifting around the redfruit area.

Oooh - now it's like the liquid center of one of the best cherry chocolates you've ever had. How did that happen?

Unsulphured which probably accounts for the spritziness which is calms down as it sits in the glass. Don't know that I'd order this to be shipped, especially in this heat. I do know that I waited to pick up 2 more as well as 2 of the L'Erebe before posting this note. Better safe than sorry.

On day 2 it's still doing fine, a calmer and serener wine. I think I like it best at around 1-3 hours but it's fascinating to follow. The definition of natural wine may not be set in stone but it would be impossible to mistake this for anything else.

I should also mention that it's bottled with a crown capsule. So if you buy one please don't try and use a corkscrew.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller: Apparently the winemakers taught Catherine and Didier of CRB..

Interesting.

Nice that the wines are being imported. But it sounds like the pupil reached higher than the teacher.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by Jay Miller: Apparently the winemakers taught Catherine and Didier of CRB..

Interesting.

Nice that the wines are being imported. But it sounds like the pupil reached higher than the teacher.

While I would agree with that I'm not certain how you reached that conclusion given my gushing enthusiasm for the above wine.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
While I would agree with that I'm not certain how you reached that conclusion given my gushing enthusiasm for the above wine.

Something about the spritz and other stuff inbetween the lines. Or maybe I'm just psychic/randomly in sync with your judgments.

Either way, nice that this is getting imported.
 
Michel Aug is a childhood friend of Catherine Roussel and Didier Barouillet's neighbor. Michel didn't teach Didier how to make wine and Didier did not teach Michel how to make wine.

Some smart aleck at Chambers Street must have told Jay this story.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
While I would agree with that I'm not certain how you reached that conclusion given my gushing enthusiasm for the above wine.

Something about the spritz and other stuff inbetween the lines. Or maybe I'm just psychic/randomly in sync with your judgments.

Either way, nice that this is getting imported.

the spritz is sort of fun and anyway blows off after a while.
 
I have an ancient bottle of this rolling around somewhere and almost cracked it for bastille day last week but held off. Your description of spritz, earth, fruit are what i remember and wish this wine was distributed again in these parts. Alas...one day. Did yours still have a crown cap?
 
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