Gerard Boulay

[Lou Kessler]

I have not had the opportunity to taste the following wines from Dressner. If any of you denizens of the right coast have I would be very interested in your opinions.
2011 Sancerre Rose
2010 Sancerre Clos de Beaujeur
2010 ' " Les Montes Damnes
2010 " " La Cote
2010 " " La Comtesse

I'll thank anyone with info in advance. Lou Kessler

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Gerard BoulayI have not had the opportunity to taste the following wines from Dressner. If any of you denizens of the right coast have I would be very interested in your opinions.
2011 Sancerre Rose
2010 Sancerre Clos de Beaujeur
2010 ' " Les Montes Damnes
2010 " " La Cote
2010 " " La Comtesse

I'll thank anyone with info in advance. Lou Kessler

The Search function is your friend, Lou.

Mark Lipton

 

[Brad Kane]

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Gerard BoulayI have not had the opportunity to taste the following wines from Dressner. If any of you denizens of the right coast have I would be very interested in your opinions.
2011 Sancerre Rose
2010 Sancerre Clos de Beaujeur
2010 ' " Les Montes Damnes
2010 " " La Cote
2010 " " La Comtesse

I'll thank anyone with info in advance. Lou Kessler

The Search function is your friend, Lou.

Mark Lipton

Technology, dagnabit!

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
I'll thank anyone with info in advance.

I am having difficulty parsing the meaning of this.

 

[Lou Kessler]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
I'll thank anyone with info in advance.

I am having difficulty parsing the meaning of this.

I am thanking anyone for info in advance of when they may post that info.

Has anyone tasted the 2010s in particular. I thought that wine magnet Brad K. had the skinny on everything wine.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

Thanks. For a moment there I thought it was something to do with insider trading.

 

[VLM]

Dressner brings these in?

 

[Lou Kessler]

originally posted by VLM:
Dressner brings these in?

They have been added to Dressner's portfolio, just in the last few months. Have you tasted the 2010s?

 

[Jill Bernheimer]

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Yes

originally posted by VLM:
Dressner brings these in?

They have been added to Dressner's portfolio, just in the last few months. Have you tasted the 2010s?

On the west coast they are Farm Wine Imports direct, so not part of the Dressner portfolio (but under the same company that handles Dressner).

I sell the Chavignol which I think is a great value.

 

[Lou Kessler]

originally posted by Jill Bernheimer:

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Yes

originally posted by VLM:
Dressner brings these in?

They have been added to Dressner's portfolio, just in the last few months. Have you tasted the 2010s?

On the west coast they are Farm Wine Imports direct, so not part of the Dressner portfolio (but under the same company that handles Dressner).

I sell the Chavignol which I think is a great value.

Not that it is of world importance but Farm Wine Imports is a company that Joe formed with a couple of other people here on the West coast. Not exactly the same inventory as New York because of various prior commitments by various wineries etc.
Did you taste any of their higher end Sancerres?

 

[SFJoe]

This is next to useless, but I've liked Boulay wines a lot in the past and I haven't had a 2010 from top guys in Sancerre that I didn't like.

So I would be optimistic.

And I promise to buy everything on closeout if I'm wrong.

 

[Jill Bernheimer]

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Farm Wine etc

originally posted by Jill Bernheimer:

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Yes

originally posted by VLM:
Dressner brings these in?

They have been added to Dressner's portfolio, just in the last few months. Have you tasted the 2010s?

On the west coast they are Farm Wine Imports direct, so not part of the Dressner portfolio (but under the same company that handles Dressner).

I sell the Chavignol which I think is a great value.

Not that it is of world importance but Farm Wine Imports is a company that Joe formed with a couple of other people here on the West coast. Not exactly the same inventory as New York because of various prior commitments by various wineries etc.
Did you taste any of their higher end Sancerres?

Yes, I know Joe was an investor but not necessarily an "owner" of the company. I'm not privy to the full details of the partnership, but I do know that the back labels of the Boulay wines say Farm Wine Imports and not Louis/Dressner.

Most of the higher end wines were gone before any sample bottles were opened so I didn't have the chance to taste them.

 

[Lou Kessler]

originally posted by SFJoe:
This is next to useless, but I've liked Boulay wines a lot in the past and I haven't had a 2010 from top guys in Sancerre that I didn't like.

So I would be optimistic.

And I promise to buy everything on closeout if I'm wrong.

That's nice to know because there is a gold placard hanging in our store that reads "In memory of the Lou Kessler Austrian debacle"

 

[Saul Mutchnick]

I haven't had the 2010's from Boulay, but I've had the wines in the past and really liked them, especially the higher end ones. The Clos de Beaujeu most notably is fantastic and ages exceptionally well--we drank a 1997 earlier this year that was a dream.

The wines are riper than some but always have good freshness and minerality to them. You never forget they're from Chavignol and you can tell they're made from really high quality raw material.

 

[Lou Kessler]

originally posted by Jill Bernheimer:

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Farm Wine etc

originally posted by Jill Bernheimer:

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Yes

originally posted by VLM:
Dressner brings these in?

They have been added to Dressner's portfolio, just in the last few months. Have you tasted the 2010s?

On the west coast they are Farm Wine Imports direct, so not part of the Dressner portfolio (but under the same company that handles Dressner).

I sell the Chavignol which I think is a great value.

Not that it is of world importance but Farm Wine Imports is a company that Joe formed with a couple of other people here on the West coast. Not exactly the same inventory as New York because of various prior commitments by various wineries etc.
Did you taste any of their higher end Sancerres?

Yes, I know Joe was an investor but not necessarily an "owner" of the company. I'm not privy to the full details of the partnership, but I do know that the back labels of the Boulay wines say Farm Wine Imports and not Louis/Dressner.

Most of the higher end wines were gone before any sample bottles were opened so I didn't have the chance to taste them.

Believe me he was more than just an investor. The important thing is to sell more Farm Wine Imports. He meant a great deal more to many people on this board than just someone involved in the wine business.

 

[Chris Coad]

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Yes

originally posted by VLM:
Dressner brings these in?

They have been added to Dressner's portfolio, just in the last few months. Have you tasted the 2010s?

Joe's busier at work in the great beyond than he ever was on this plane.

Probably due to the spotty internet in the hereafter. My understanding is Mona Moore has been very busy with her Ouija board these days.

 

[Jill Bernheimer]

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Joe Dressner

originally posted by Jill Bernheimer:

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Farm Wine etc

originally posted by Jill Bernheimer:

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Yes

originally posted by VLM:
Dressner brings these in?

They have been added to Dressner's portfolio, just in the last few months. Have you tasted the 2010s?

On the west coast they are Farm Wine Imports direct, so not part of the Dressner portfolio (but under the same company that handles Dressner).

I sell the Chavignol which I think is a great value.

Not that it is of world importance but Farm Wine Imports is a company that Joe formed with a couple of other people here on the West coast. Not exactly the same inventory as New York because of various prior commitments by various wineries etc.
Did you taste any of their higher end Sancerres?

Yes, I know Joe was an investor but not necessarily an "owner" of the company. I'm not privy to the full details of the partnership, but I do know that the back labels of the Boulay wines say Farm Wine Imports and not Louis/Dressner.

Most of the higher end wines were gone before any sample bottles were opened so I didn't have the chance to taste them.

Believe me he was more than just an investor. The important thing is to sell more Farm Wine Imports. He meant a great deal more to many people on this board than just someone involved in the wine business.

I am sure I've been accused of many things -- to my face or otherwise -- but one thing I've never been accused of is going light on either the L/D or Farm portfolios!

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Manhattan Wines Will Not Forget

originally posted by SFJoe:
This is next to useless, but I've liked Boulay wines a lot in the past and I haven't had a 2010 from top guys in Sancerre that I didn't like.

So I would be optimistic.

And I promise to buy everything on closeout if I'm wrong.

That's nice to know because there is a gold placard hanging in our store that reads "In memory of the Lou Kessler Austrian debacle"

You were just a little bit ahead of your time, Lou.