A few New Years wines

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Jay Miller

Jay Miller
Happy New Year everyone! Can anyone explain to me how it comes to be 2012? I don't understand it myself.

2008 Foreau Vouvray Demi Sec - after reports of an underwhelming bottle this one put fear that it might be shutting down to route. Beautiful as ever.

1967 Magdelaine (375) still has a few unresolved tannins but a lovely soft fragrance and delightful if fading palate.

1990 La Dominique is, alas, still far too young. After about 3 hours in the decanter it was beginning to show some attractive fruit but give this more time.

1999 Texier Cote Rotie - beautiful florality and adequate acidity (cf WfC).

1986 Climens (375) - delicious mature Sauternes. Not the 1971 but not so far behind either.

There were also 2 Riojas, a madeirized 1976 Muga and a good but not as good as Brad thought it was 1970 Faustino. There was an Australian Syrah.

There was a great view of the fireworks.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
1999 Texier Cote Rotie - beautiful florality and adequate acidity (cf WfC).
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One of my life list wines - still have a few stashed.
BTW, what does WfC mean?
Best, Jim
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
1999 Texier Cote Rotie - beautiful florality and adequate acidity (cf WfC).
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One of my life list wines - still have a few stashed.
BTW, what does WfC mean?
Best, Jim
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Waiting for Callahan - that's the "adequate acidity" reference. Isn't that the first thing everyone thinks of when they see that abbreviation?
 
Well, we disagee on a few things, as usual, though I'm still glad you came over for dinner.

'99 Texier- Cote-Rotie was in decline. As usual, the acidity was unbalanced, but I've thought since release. However, while the wine had nice aromatics, the fruit is fading on palate and it really drops off on the finish. Coad even said it " provides more intellectual enjoyment than visceral at this point."

I don't know how long the La Dominique had been opened and decanted when I had it, but it was a gorgeous showing. Lots of ripe black fruit on a pleasantly plump frame. I'm actually surprised you liked it due to all the fruit. Perfectly fine to drink now, but certainly hold if you like autumnal wine.

The off Muga was a '76 Prado Enea. The one you and Coad didn't "understand" was the '70 Faustino I Gran Reserva, which was a lovely showing and showed more fruit and sweetness than one at a '70 horizontal a few months ago.
 
originally posted by Brad Kane:
Well, we disagee on a few things, as usual, though I'm still glad you came over for dinner.

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You normally regret having people over who disagree with you? Thanks for the warning!
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
originally posted by Brad Kane:
Well, we disagee on a few things, as usual, though I'm still glad you came over for dinner.

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You normally regret having people over who disagree with you? Thanks for the warning!
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your interpretation is strange!
 
originally posted by Brad Kane:
Well, we disagee on a few things, as usual, though I'm still glad you came over for dinner.

I don't know how long the La Dominique had been opened and decanted when I had it, but it was a gorgeous showing. Lots of ripe black fruit on a pleasantly plump frame. I'm actually surprised you liked it due to all the fruit. Perfectly fine to drink now, but certainly hold if you like autumnal wine.
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Well, I didn't think it was showing much complexity or interest yet but hold out hope for the future.

I'm glad I made it over for dinner as well though I ended up sleeping through most of the next day. Very clever of you to arrange to have the fireworks moved further south so we'd get that great view.
 
originally posted by maureen:
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
originally posted by Brad Kane:
Well, we disagee on a few things, as usual, though I'm still glad you came over for dinner.

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You normally regret having people over who disagree with you? Thanks for the warning!
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your interpretation is strange!
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Agreed. Justing teasing Jay, Ian.
 
originally posted by Brad Kane:
originally posted by maureen:
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
originally posted by Brad Kane:
Well, we disagee on a few things, as usual, though I'm still glad you came over for dinner.

...
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You normally regret having people over who disagree with you? Thanks for the warning!
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your interpretation is strange!
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Agreed. Justing teasing Jay, Ian.
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I was just fooling around, too: apologies for any affront.
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
originally posted by Brad Kane:
originally posted by maureen:
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
originally posted by Brad Kane:
Well, we disagee on a few things, as usual, though I'm still glad you came over for dinner.

...
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You normally regret having people over who disagree with you? Thanks for the warning!
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your interpretation is strange!
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Agreed. Justing teasing Jay, Ian.
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I was just fooling around, too: apologies for any affront.
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Ah, if only there was some form of arcane symbology available to indicate when one was joking or teasing.
 
You allude perhaps to emoticons, which are dismissed with ridicule in the FAQ. But the Politburo has been something of a paper tiger on this sensitive issue [:)], so maybe you have a point.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
That proves, without a shadow of a doubt, that the PB is VLM.

How we survived this long is anybody's guess.
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Maybe. But it's refreshing to have a Politburo that agrees with Orwell about English.
 
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