Some Serious Beaujolais Research by Jay McInerney!
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Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
Yep, not impressive.
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
OK, which one of you jokers is "Miss Vicky Wine"?
Oswaldo Costa
Oswaldo Costa
And which one of you is Your not so Friendly Neighborhood Wine Geek?
I first read as Tour du Bief as Tue Boeuf, funny how the eye sees what it wants to see.
I first read as Tour du Bief as Tue Boeuf, funny how the eye sees what it wants to see.
Eden Mylunsch
Eden Mylunsch
She's real (trust me, I know the difference). I've even met her and tasted the wine. Anne-Victoire Monrozier's (Miss Vicky) family owns the Chteau des Moriers in Fleurie so she grew up working in the business. The Miss Vicky label is intended to appeal to millennials and actually tastes pretty good, no spoofjob Beujolais, and not exactly Chignard-like in focus but pretty good. I'm not a fan of the Miss Vicky label itself but I haven't been a millennial since like, the last millennium anyway so it's not like I'm her target market and if it attracts people to good quality Fleurie, it's all good.
I tasted the Miss Vicky Fleurie a month or so ago as Miss Vicky breezed through California and it tasted real good and offered good value for the money. MacInerny would have been better served to have written about this in the WSJ instead of that other stuff.
-Eden (time to drop my Wine Enthusiast subscription and become a regular Imbibe reader)
JSchwartze
JSchwartze
MakEnernee can't even make up his mind about the spelling of Duboeuf. He really put his back into that article, yes sir.
Cory Cartwright
Cory Cartwright
Would you rather the Wall Street Journal did an in-depth article on LaPierre, Foillard, Coudert, etcetcetc.
Matteo Mollo
Matteo Mollo
Was this an "in depth" article?
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
Probably not. Nor would I.
John Ritchie
John Ritchie
Don Draper seemed pretty excited by it last night.
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
Eat your humble pie, Lyle.
Just kidding.
Just kidding.
Not from one piece or overnight, but there can be a cumulative effect from multiple media mentions that appear in a relatively short period, especially as an uptick in sales then affects prices and usually it's with producers rather than wines.
Two sides to that of course, sellers see no problem(until the allocation shrinks), but buyers often lament.
Joel Stewart
Joel Stewart
I thought it was a masterful piece of decoy writing. We all should be writing in to express our awe and gratitude at how subtle his non-recommendation was.
Florida Jim
Florida Jim
Shall I simper and blush or apologize?
Best, Jim
Has anyone here tried the wines in question?
I have regularly enjoyed these three cuvees, they are the best they make. And for the tariff they go for, I think they are a good deal. The Quatre Vents in particular can do well. I would not put them in the same league as others, but they can be very good. I'm just wrapping a third case of 04 Bief we bought on close out. It's always enjoyable, and tastes like MaV to me.
The flower label wines, on the other hand, are complete crap, as are the Prestige wines.
I had interesting conversations with Mme. Chagny and M. Laissus about Dubeouf. She said everyone loves to rag on him but the reality is that Beaujolais would be dead without him. Many vignerons use him essentially as a price floor and if they can't sell through the marketplace they will go to him. Chagny went so far as to say Beaujolais would have been more or less abandoned as a winemaking area without him, but for a few producers. This may be fairly dramatic, but it was interesting to hear her take. Laissus felt similarly.
I have regularly enjoyed these three cuvees, they are the best they make. And for the tariff they go for, I think they are a good deal. The Quatre Vents in particular can do well. I would not put them in the same league as others, but they can be very good. I'm just wrapping a third case of 04 Bief we bought on close out. It's always enjoyable, and tastes like MaV to me.
The flower label wines, on the other hand, are complete crap, as are the Prestige wines.
I had interesting conversations with Mme. Chagny and M. Laissus about Dubeouf. She said everyone loves to rag on him but the reality is that Beaujolais would be dead without him. Many vignerons use him essentially as a price floor and if they can't sell through the marketplace they will go to him. Chagny went so far as to say Beaujolais would have been more or less abandoned as a winemaking area without him, but for a few producers. This may be fairly dramatic, but it was interesting to hear her take. Laissus felt similarly.