TN: 2009 Perraud Cotes de la Molieres Beaujolais Villages

[Peter Czyryca]

Decanted as the wine wasn't fined or filtered, there was a bunch of sludge at the bottom of the bottle.

Dark as I can ever recall seeing beaujolais. The aromatics are to die for: pepper-laced raspberry, dried meats and some violets. It smells like freshly crushed fruit. The palate is sappy and lifted and there's nice delineation and cut. Love the earth notes/rocks going on, too. Very persistent finish, a wine that makes you smile.

 

[Zachary Ross]

The 2009 Cte de Poquelin is also excellent.

 

[Peter Czyryca]

Anyone try the Moulin a Vent? I saw Chambers has it for $20ish.

 

[Bill Lundstrom]

i liked the cote du poquelin but didn't care for the moulin a vent. i found it kind of flabby and uninteresting.

 

[Peter Czyryca]

I still worry a bit about the 09 bojos - hoping they're fresh enough with the whole ripeness deal going on.

 

[Zachary Ross]

they taste pretty good right now.

 

[Steve Edmunds]

importer?

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Peter Czyryca:
I still worry a bit about the 09 bojos

what the fuck is wrong with you.

 

[Peter Czyryca]

originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
importer?

Good question, I chucked the bottle last night....

 

[Peter Czyryca]

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Peter Czyryca:
I still worry a bit about the 09 bojos

what the fuck is wrong with you.

Coming from the guy with black as the background color of his blog!

Kidding aside, I just hope they have enough acidity - I've only tasted a few and they're all very rich, so one wonders.

 

[Sharon Bowman]

originally posted by Peter Czyryca:
Coming from the guy with black as the background color of his blog!

I was going to agree, but then I thought, Well, at least the writing is in colors.

AHEM someone, you know who you are.

I feel similar fears to yours re: 09 bojo... On verra...

 

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by Peter Czyryca: I just hope they have enough acidity - I've only tasted a few and they're all very rich, so one wonders.

I've had Lapierre, Coudert, a couple of Vissoux, and Brun Fleurie. Hardly comprehensive. But even if the wines tilted rich they were not monstrosities. (In fact they were pretty delicious, and this is coming from someone who does not go too far south for his wines). Vive la vintage diffrence! Do you want the same wines each year?

 

[Zachary Ross]

originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
importer?

CSW direct import?

 

[Robert Dentice]

originally posted by Zachary Ross:

originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
importer?

CSW direct import?

I think CSW got most, if not all, but I think I recall seeing Jeffrey Alpert on the back.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
09 bojo...

WTF? Is it slurpable, too.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Peter Czyryca:

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Peter Czyryca:
I still worry a bit about the 09 bojos

what the fuck is wrong with you.

Coming from the guy with black as the background color of his blog!

Kidding aside, I just hope they have enough acidity - I've only tasted a few and they're all very rich, so one wonders.

Isn't 'bojo' outlawed in the FAQ? Where the fuck is the politburo?

Black background is easier on the eyes.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by VLM:

Black background is easier on the eyes.

Actually, just the opposite. Your pupils dilate in response to the loss of total light intensity at your retina, and just like your aperture setting on a camera, you get tighter focus with a smaller pupil. So, viewers can see finer detail when viewing black images on a white background than they can with light images on a black background. That's why my slides for presentations are minimalistic black (or colors) on a white background. Boring, but effective.

Mark Lipton

 

[VLM]

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by VLM:

Black background is easier on the eyes.

Actually, just the opposite. Your pupils dilate in response to the loss of total light intensity at your retina, and just like your aperture setting on a camera, you get tighter focus with a smaller pupil. So, viewers can see finer detail when viewing black images on a white background than they can with light images on a black background. That's why my slides for presentations are minimalistic black (or colors) on a white background. Boring, but effective.

Mark Lipton

URL?

 

[Bill Lundstrom]

originally posted by Robert Dentice:

originally posted by Zachary Ross:

originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
importer?

CSW direct import?

I think CSW got most, if not all, but I think I recall seeing Jeffrey Alpert on the back.

Alpert is the importer on the bottles i got from chambers.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by VLM:

Black background is easier on the eyes.

Actually, just the opposite. Your pupils dilate in response to the loss of total light intensity at your retina, and just like your aperture setting on a camera, you get tighter focus with a smaller pupil. So, viewers can see finer detail when viewing black images on a white background than they can with light images on a black background. That's why my slides for presentations are minimalistic black (or colors) on a white background. Boring, but effective.

Mark Lipton

URL?

You can verify experimentally. Find something written in VERY small print (instructions on OTC medicines work for me) and try reading them in bright and dim light. Which is easier?

Mark Lipton