Detailed TN

[Jeff Grossman]

While doing a little reading on Comrade Brezeme's wines I came across this website today: 205*Food

No idea who runs it but it isn't everyone who sends wine off to a lab as part of the tasting note.

 

[SFJoe]

It seems only fair to post a lab analysis of Eric's wine, of all people.

 

[SFJoe]

Although the explicit calling-out of the label to the ATF has to be seen as uncharitable.

 

[Florida Jim]

"Uncharitable;" funny man.
Best, Jim

 

[Kay Bixler]

Wait a minute, is this guy offering free lab analysis?

Samples are on the way.

 

[Tom Glasgow]

originally posted by SFJoe:
Although the explicit calling-out of the label to the ATF has to bee seen as uncharitable.

Just curious does the ATF regulate gray market labels?

 

[maureen]

"the ascetically inclined and the high-minded"

I think this guy just nailed the prototypical disorderly!

 

[Vincent Fritzsche]

There's something Shrewbridge-esque in the level of detail provided in these notes, especially the lab analysis. Perhaps a chart or graph would further our understanding of the wines.

 

[Florida Jim]

originally posted by Vincent Fritzsche:
There's something Shrewbridge-esque in the level of detail provided in these notes, especially the lab analysis. Perhaps a chart or graph would further our understanding of the wines.

There's a name you don't see much anymore.
Ummmm, pie charts . . .
Best, Jim

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by Florida Jim:
Ummmm, pie charts . . .

I thought you were more of a cake chart kind of guy?

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by Vincent Fritzsche:
There's something Shrewbridge-esque in the level of detail provided in these notes, especially the lab analysis. Perhaps a chart or graph would further our understanding of the wines.

I have chased some bits around the internet. The owner and author of the site is Doug Hillstrom.

 

[Florida Jim]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:

originally posted by Florida Jim:
Ummmm, pie charts . . .

I thought you were more of a cake chart kind of guy?

Don't toy with me; such things exist?
Best, Jim

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by Florida Jim:

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
I thought you were more of a cake chart kind of guy?

Don't toy with me; such things exist?

Even Da Monkey will approve: click

 

[Brézème]

Despite his obvious search for some kind of objective rational tasting note style, the difference of behaviour between the 2 wines was explained by the writer by an hypothetic difference in terms of quality of the grapes.
The syrah coming obviously from perfect grapes, old vines and very good terroir, the grenache/cinsault coming from "deuxième zone" vines and vineyard.

Well the facts are not quite these. All these grapes came from the same parcel in Saint Julien en Saint Alban, and the grenaches and cinsault are at least 30 years older than the syrahs.

I emailed him these facts and he decided to remove his obviously far from objective and rational conclusion.

Too bad he doesn't give any indication of the total sulfites.

 

[Eden Mylunsch]

Man, whoever this guy is, he sure seems to be able to wring any sense of pleasure right out of drinking wine. Sure, maybe wine is ultimately just a beverage, but I like to think of it as a fun beverage, while this blogger seems to approach wine as an adversarial pursuit.

-Eden (besides, all the cool cats dig mousy wine)

 

[Chris Coad]

originally posted by Vincent Fritzsche:
There's something Shrewbridge-esque in the level of detail provided in these notes, especially the lab analysis. Perhaps a chart or graph would further our understanding of the wines.

I miss the charts and graphs guy.