TN: The Good Fork (Aug 16, 2011)

[Jay Miller]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Clearly, the weight of evidence is that I was not sufficiently patient with the Prager.

I'm sure the Potel was the 1999.

My little prejudices were: (a) I had tried a few bottles of Potel immediately after the separation from Pousse d'Or and I did not like them; I had not retried in all these years. (b) I forget that even the weightiest of Chinon cuvees is never thick and heavy but supple and refreshing. Not even sure how I came to that one.

It's probably the big cult cab bottle they put the Croix Boissee in.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by Jay Miller:
It's probably the big cult cab bottle they put the Croix Boissee in.

The St Julien en St Alban bottle could also pass for a blunt weapon.

 

[Sharon Bowman]

Colonel Mustard in the drawing room with the St-Julien-en-St-Alban?

 

[Sharon Bowman]

originally posted by Robert Dentice:
This was the label

Ganevat Label

Hm, looks like the back label must hold the pertinent info! Oh, well. I wondered if it was the Cuvée Prestige? But that in '05 had the new version of the labels.

 

[Zachary Ross]

The back label does not indicate that it is the Cuvée Prestige. Just Savagnin ouillé.

 

[Sharon Bowman]

Yes, the front label contradicted that theory anyway.

Mystère...

 

[Robert Dentice]

originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
Yes, the front label contradicted that theory anyway.

Mystère...

I have another bottle at home that I can check more for information.

 

[Zachary Ross]

I have the bottle here: all it says on the reverse that could possibly be relevant is "Savagnin Ouillé" and "Cotes du Jura". There is no other designation.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

It was a frustrating label for this note-taker: everything on it appeared to be ordinary stuff.

 

[Matt Latuchie]

sounds like a fantastic evening. love the selection of reds at the table - such a great cross-section of honest wines.

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by Zachary Ross:
I have the bottle here: all it says on the reverse that could possibly be relevant is "Savagnin Ouillé" and "Cotes du Jura". There is no other designation.

If anyone wants another run at it, it is on the list at Trestle on Tenth.