TN: Lapalu

[Jeff Grossman]

An insightful dinner guest brought a present: Jean-Claude Lapalu 2009 Beaujolais-Villages, Cuvee Vieille Vignes.

Just popped. Perfectly nice gamay. It does not have the rooty-earthy-licoricey notes of a Morgon, or the Peter Max-paisley-floral lift of Fleurie, but it is fresh on the sip, substantial in the mid (a bit of tannic grip, berry flavors with some intensity), but doesn't linger too much in the finish (and doesn't change much then, either). Good wine. I think I have a saucissons around here somewhere.

 

[MarkS]

Peter Max -- I like that!

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
the Peter Max-paisley-floral lift of Fleurie

I find that disrespectful of Fleurie.

 

[Jay Miller]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
the Peter Max-paisley-floral lift of Fleurie

I find that disrespectful of Fleurie.

Not nearly so much as if he had compared it to Seurat.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

Seurat would have been a compliment to Fleurie. Warhol floral prints would have been just the ticket.

 

[Jay Miller]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Seurat would have been a compliment to Fleurie. Warhol floral prints would have been just the ticket.

You endorse the use of pointillism to describe wine?! Have you no shame?

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

You were way too subtle for me!

 

[Levi Dalton]

originally posted by Jay Miller:

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Seurat would have been a compliment to Fleurie. Warhol floral prints would have been just the ticket.

You endorse the use of pointillism to describe wine?! Have you no shame?

Good stuff right there.

 

[Joel Stewart]

originally posted by Jay Miller:

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Seurat would have been a compliment to Fleurie. Warhol floral prints would have been just the ticket.

You endorse the use of pointillism to describe wine?! Have you no shame?

Haha....of course, he could have mentioned Lichtenstein

 

[Levi Dalton]

I have started incorporating Sigmar Polke's Polke Dots in my wine reviews. So far, I have heard a lot of positive feedback from Gerhard Richter and others.

 

[Joel Stewart]

I'm several smears on this!

 

[David Lloyd]

It appears that we are way behind downunder. I had the 2008 at a restaurant last November and it was very bandaidy. Not nice at all. I had to order another wine that to find something pleasant. Have not seen any from 2009. Hope it's a lot cleaner. Is it a "Natural" wine or ??

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
So far, I have heard a lot of positive feedback from Gerhard Richter

How has he adjusted to the great beyond?

 

[Yixin]

Supposedly low/no sulfur, like everyone and his nephew in Beaujolais.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

After an overnight sojourn in the fridge... much the same although the middle has acquired a little aroma of violets and maybe the whole thing is a touch lighter or silkier.

Good with saucisson. Somehow finds enough guts to stand up to meat and fat and salt.