TN: Occupy spoof comes to town- Party at Joe's!

originally posted by Jim Diven:
originally posted by .sasha:
originally posted by Brad Kane:
1999 Éric Texier Côte-Rôtie Vieilles Vignes - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Let it not be said that Joe Dougherty doesn't have a cruel playful streak. At the end of the evening, after an ocean of wine, he pulls this from his cellar, puts a bag over it and serves it to Texier and has him guess what it is. Eric doesn't think it's old enough to be Gentaz and so thinks maybe a '90 or '91 Verset. Ha ha! The joke’s on you, Eric. He thanks Joe for the opportunity to try it, to which Joe replies, "No, no! Thank you! You put it in the bottle. I only pulled the cork!"
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The good news is that one did not have to be in attendance to know there is something seroiusly wrong with the above paragraph. Any takers?
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Not entirely following you .sasha, but are you referring to the fact that Gentaz was made through the 1993 vintage so if he was going to guess 90-91 he should not have ruled it out? Or that the 99 Texier was showing as 8-9 years older than it's vintage?
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The former. You prize is, you are in on the IPO of 2012 Opale.
 
originally posted by Brad Kane:
originally posted by .sasha:
there were probably 30 other wines not yet mentioned, but I'd like to single one out - an amazing magnum of 88 clos de la bousse d'Or, thanks to Michael
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As for that Burg, guess I'm odd man out again. It did nothing for me. Dead things in a bottle.
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It did nothing for me either. Of course that was probably because it was opened after I left. Or before I arrived.
 
originally posted by Brad Kane:
originally posted by MarkS:
A 1961 vin jaune and NO WRITEUP?

What the Hey?
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Let Joe tell you, or Sasha. I didn't like it, but I don't like most Vin Jaune.
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why are you dragging me into this ? I stayed at least 5 feet clear of the stuff. You know perfectly well I am allergic.
 
originally posted by .sasha:
originally posted by Brad Kane:
originally posted by MarkS:
A 1961 vin jaune and NO WRITEUP?

What the Hey?
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Let Joe tell you, or Sasha. I didn't like it, but I don't like most Vin Jaune.
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why are you dragging me into this ? I stayed at least 5 feet clear of the stuff. You know perfectly well I am allergic.
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That's generally how I feel about the stuff. Oh, and Pinot D'Aunis.
 
originally posted by MarkS:
A 1961 vin jaune and NO WRITEUP?

What the Hey?
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One of the greatest of the night, for me. Oldest Ch. Chalon/vin jaune that I've encountered that wasn't moribund (I've had a couple recently with very low fills). Delicious, long, complex, quite fab. The acetaldehyde flavors have moderated (condensation reactions, Professor Lipton?), and the whole package was mellowed and varied.

I think the winemakers all loved it.

But Chris was taking good notes, maybe he'll have something to say. I was just running around glaring at Brad.
 
The Chalon was quite lovely, even if it's a style that usually doesn't do much for me. But I'm surprised no one has mentioned the '90 Nikolaihof Vinothek. What a great showing, just gorgeousness and gorgeosity.
 
originally posted by Chris Coad:
The Chalon was quite lovely, even if it's a style that usually doesn't do much for me. But I'm surprised no one has mentioned the '90 Nikolaihof Vinothek. What a great showing, just gorgeousness and gorgeosity.
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What? That must've been opened after I left and I left at 1:30 am Monday morning! Always one of my favorite Austrian wines. Sorry I missed it.
 
originally posted by Chris Coad:
The Chalon was quite lovely, even if it's a style that usually doesn't do much for me. But I'm surprised no one has mentioned the '90 Nikolaihof Vinothek. What a great showing, just gorgeousness and gorgeosity.
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Yes, as nice a bottle of that as I have experienced. Some of them can be awfully tight.
 
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