2007 Baudry Croix Boissée 13.0%

originally posted by MarkS:
Dunno 'bout the wood, but I found it kinda green, and not in the environmentally friendly kinda way.

I'm in Salil's camp of really loving the '07 Croix Boissee, but I won't be buying the '09 ($40) given that I can get '09 Grezeaux for so much less ($26).

Hopefully that's clear enough.
 
I'm not sure that '09 CB and G are substitutable goods. I'm not sure that G is for the ages, and I think this is also the direction Mathieu leans.
 
originally posted by SFJoe: I'm not sure that G is for the ages, and I think this is also the direction Mathieu leans.

Not to mention the different expression. It took me a while to come around to the idea that Croix Boissee is the finer wine, because I started out loving the Grezeaux so much. But I still think mainly of them as two different vineyards.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
I'm not sure that '09 CB and G are substitutable goods. I'm not sure that G is for the ages, and I think this is also the direction Mathieu leans.

It's not like we've tasted any G that's aged well.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
I'm not sure that '09 CB and G are substitutable goods. I'm not sure that G is for the ages, and I think this is also the direction Mathieu leans.

Don't care if G is for the ages. Need something to drink now anyway.
 
originally posted by Salil Benegal:
So if CB's there to be aged and G's for the shorter term, when do we drink the Franc de Pied?
Soonish per the absent Monkey. I'd caution that a bottle last Sunday didn't impress, much to my chagrin.
 
Speaking of franc de pied, has anyone tasted the Chidaine Les Bournais Franc de Pied? Does it get imported to the US?
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
Speaking of franc de pied, has anyone tasted the Chidaine Les Bournais Franc de Pied? Does it get imported to the US?
In anecdotal quantities.

It's very good, but it's lunatic expensive.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by Tom Glasgow:
originally posted by Salil Benegal:
So if CB's there to be aged and G's for the shorter term, when do we drink the Franc de Pied?
Soonish per the absent Monkey. I'd caution that a bottle last Sunday didn't impress, much to my chagrin.

2009?
The bottle I had was the 2009. The VLM-TR recommends drinking the Pied Franc in "it's exuberant youth.".
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Rahsaan:
Speaking of franc de pied, has anyone tasted the Chidaine Les Bournais Franc de Pied? Does it get imported to the US?
In anecdotal quantities.

It's very good, but it's lunatic expensive.

Well, at least it's very good!
 
originally posted by Tom Glasgow:
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by Tom Glasgow:
originally posted by Salil Benegal:
So if CB's there to be aged and G's for the shorter term, when do we drink the Franc de Pied?
Soonish per the absent Monkey. I'd caution that a bottle last Sunday didn't impress, much to my chagrin.

2009?
The bottle I had was the 2009. The VLM-TR recommends drinking the Pied Franc in "it's exuberant youth.".

Hmm, I have two, so will sacrifice one soon in the name of monkey science.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
'96 and '97 Grezeaux seemed to age pretty well

I would like to see both Grezeaux and CB age well, because obviously they are very different expressions. Domaine is for drinking early (except in 2005) and so is Granges (except in 2009). Can't think of a better CF drink on or close to release than 2006 Granges.
 
originally posted by MarkS:
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Sorry to be unclear, I'll try again: what I see 09 Croix Boisee priced at is about 60% more than what I paid for the 07 Croix Boissee.

$51??

I see it around for $39.

originally posted by SFJoe:
I'm not sure that '09 CB and G are substitutable goods. I'm not sure that G is for the ages, and I think this is also the direction Mathieu leans.
.

But what do you mean by 'for the ages?' The 09 Grezeaux we opened a couple of months ago didn't hit stride until the the fourth day after opening. Everyone knows that cellar development duration is directly proportional to development time straight from the bottle when young (yes, joking). Based on that sample, in any event, I won't be opening another Grezeaux for several years now.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Rahsaan:
Speaking of franc de pied, has anyone tasted the Chidaine Les Bournais Franc de Pied? Does it get imported to the US?
In anecdotal quantities.

It's very good, but it's lunatic expensive.

Well, not quite lunatic .... but i think we all agreed that it was a beautiful bottle of wine.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
'96 and '97 Grezeaux seemed to age pretty well
As did the '89.

I mention only the '09. Which is delicious. I originally planned to age a case, but now I think I will cut that in half because I think there is more fruit than structure.
 
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