Back Label Buying

[Ned Hoey]

The terroir of the Cote d'Or as the main back label info seems like a good concept to me, even if it is a large negociant. Acquired a while back and opened Monday night to have with griiled lamb loin chops, cous cous and haricots verts. It required two screwpull worms to ensure getting the cork out in one piece. Just barely managed to do it.

This was holding very well, not showing any signs of fading out but I don't think any further improvement was likely. Probably would have continued holding well for years. An example of village level juice doing well even at 40+ years.

1969 Jadot Vosne Romanee AC, not really something that one would expect much from, but this scored well on the "enjoyed having this bottle" scale. A nice mature pinot noir from Burgundy experience for two. Black cherries and plums, eastern spices, damp forest leaves and old wood aromas, lively acidity. It worked really well with the lamb and cous cous.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

Hmm, Marcia's birth year, you should have waited for our visit.

 

[drssouth]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Hmm, Marcia's birth year, you should have waited for our visit.

'69 is usually good

 

[Ned Hoey]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Hmm, Marcia's birth year, you should have waited for our visit.

Forgive me, I didn't know. (about either)

originally posted by drssouth:
'69 is usually good.

Um, yeah.

 

[Lee Short]

originally posted by drssouth:
'69 is usually good.

Um, yeah.

He's pretty much right, IME. I've purchased a number of '69s at auction from sketchy producers with unknown storage, and they've all been pretty good, some really great.

Wish I still had some.

 

[Ned Hoey]

originally posted by Lee Short:

originally posted by drssouth:
'69 is usually good.

Um, yeah.

He's pretty much right, IME. I've purchased a number of '69s at auction from sketchy producers with unknown storage, and they've all been pretty good, some really great.

I didn't/don't disagree, just seeking to telegraph awareness of the possible double entendre.

 

[Joel Stewart]

Nice stuff, Ned. (Color on that wine looks great from here.)

 

[Lee Short]

originally posted by Ned Hoey:

originally posted by Lee Short:

originally posted by drssouth:
'69 is usually good.

Um, yeah.

He's pretty much right, IME. I've purchased a number of '69s at auction from sketchy producers with unknown storage, and they've all been pretty good, some really great.

I didn't/don't disagree, just seeking to telegraph awareness of the possible double entendre.

Ahh. My sense of humor gland is malfunctioning today. Went to the funeral of a coworker.

 

[Ned Hoey]

originally posted by Joel Stewart:
Nice stuff, Ned. (Color on that wine looks great from here.)

I was astonished by it, because of its AC level origin. Also though, I don't suspect adulteration at all, which often gets raised as a possibility when old Burgundy appears to be surprisingly youthful.

 

[Ned Hoey]

originally posted by Lee Short:

originally posted by Ned Hoey:

originally posted by Lee Short:

originally posted by drssouth:
'69 is usually good.

Um, yeah.

He's pretty much right, IME. I've purchased a number of '69s at auction from sketchy producers with unknown storage, and they've all been pretty good, some really great.

I didn't/don't disagree, just seeking to telegraph awareness of the possible double entendre.

Ahh. My sense of humor gland is malfunctioning today. Went to the funeral of a coworker.

I'm sorry about that, my condolences.

Those emoto-thingys occasionally seem potentially helpful for such subtleties.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Nice presentation, Ned: thanks for posting. I bought two bottles of this wine from a recent vintage; guess I'll hold them for a bit.