Together again....

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Joel Stewart

Joel Stewart
"together again
my tears have stopped falling
the long, lonely nights
are now at an end..."

Yep, it's schmaltz. That is, if you haven't heard Emmy Lou sing it.

Buck. Whew.

It's all in the delivery.

I had a love affair with Alsace, and esp. ZH wines, but that affair lasted...well, it didn't last.

I ain't no Thor either, but these 2 wines I offer up as turning point wines of late. If these indicate a new trend, I will gladly sing more country.

2002 Julien Meyer, Cremant D'Alsace, 12.5%, (Imported to Japan by Cosmo Jun) - Auxerrois sparkling. Slightly bronzed white gold....bakery toast nose....tart, citric, lengthy, some bass notes, clean, deep and long. $28 and my excuse to not find grower cham.......finally.

2009 Julien Meyer, "Nature", Sylvaner/pinot blanc blend @ 12%. Extremely complete. Full. Medium. Dry. Lingers on the tongue and then snaps. Jostles Bossard. Or at least is faintly reminiscent of, in a nice way.
 
Meyer Cremant in the US (on Winesearcher) is NV @ $43; nature non-existent. Somethings to hope for.

Sittin' on a bench at West Town Mall
He sat down in his overalls and asked me
''You waitin' on a woman?''
I nodded yeah and said, ''How 'bout you?''
 
Ian is that an NV? The '02 seems to be the latest release here. So rare to find a bubbly that scratches the champer itch this well.

I should note also that Meyer is an ambient yeast kind of guy. Nature is saline and slightly turbid, but beautifully balanced. Sylvaner is starting to become a pet fave around here. Very much it's own grape.
 
originally posted by Joel Stewart: Together again...."together again
my tears have stopped falling
the long, lonely nights
are now at an end..."
Yep, it's schmaltz. That is, if you haven't heard Emmy Lou sing it.
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Joel, You really struck a chord with me here. Are you sure you don't have any roots in West Texas (Midland??)?

Great posting!

. . . . . . Pete
 
Yes, the listing just says 'NV,' some place in NY I've never heard of.

I think Claude is a Sylvaner liker, too, but more German Sylvaner.
 
Ian..."West Town Mall"? An IF original?

I've had a total of one Franken Sylvaner, and another from (yet another) Alsatian producer (Reitsch, which I posted on last year) but these few samples are making me a rapid fan.

I haven't seen the NV version (Nevada, right?) but at the sub $30 price for the vintage stuff, I won't cry if I don't find the NV release.

Pete - Texas I've only visited once (Hill Country), but I do admire the great music that's come out of the state!
 
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