TN: Rousseau, Pichon Baron and a few others at Bacon Fest 2012.

originally posted by maureen:
originally posted by Jay Miller:and Rousseau Ruchottes is the only '04 Rousseau I own. Maybe I shouldn't be in such a hurry to drink it. It was a beauty on release.
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We all thought this wine, of the 5 we had, most needed more time in the cellar.
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I had been planning to leave my few 2004 Burgundies sit for quite a while to see if the green dissipated but this Charmes was so advanced as to cause a rethink. Now I'm wondering if it might have seen heat damage? Nano said he got it on a closeout sale.
 
originally posted by maureen:
originally posted by Jay Miller:and Rousseau Ruchottes is the only '04 Rousseau I own. Maybe I shouldn't be in such a hurry to drink it. It was a beauty on release.
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We all thought this wine, of the 5 we had, most needed more time in the cellar.
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Oh, and what were the other 4? Or are notes posted somewhere already?
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Brad Kane:
originally posted by Larry Stein:
Ta hell with the wines, what bacons did you taste?

After much deliberation (Sunday breakfasts, BLTs, etc), we've become a Nueske's household. Benton's is too smokey and salty. We wish Vande Rose was a tad smokier, but love the meaty taste.
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Vande Rose is currently my favorite bacon. I actually got introduced to it three years ago at this event.

My second favorite and the group winner three years in a row, is the North Country applewood smoked from Claremont, NH. To round out the other three kinds we had, 2nd place, Smoking Goose Farm- Applewood smoked, Indianapolis, IN, 3rd, Flying Pig Farms- hickory and other woods, Shushan, NY, 4th, Black Pig Meat Co.- Applewood- smoked, Healdsburg, CA.

I thought the Black Pig was extremely bland and was too fatty. Fwiw, with regard to Nueske's and Benton's, I find both of them best for flavoring dishes as they're pretty salty and smokey.

Btw, these were all VLM approved bacon.
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The Smoking Goose was my favorite.

Brad - what were the ordering numbers on the other bacons? I didn't take notes.
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Here's a pic. Bottom right was # 1 and it went clockwise from there. Here are the numbers and how they finished again.

1st place, for the third year in a row, # 3, North Country- Applewood smoked, Claremont, NH, 2nd place, # 4, Smoking Goose Farm- Applewood- smoked, Indianapolis, IN, 3rd, # 1, Flying Pig Farms- hickory and other woods, Shushan, NY, 4th, #2 Black Pig Meat Co.- Applewood- smoked, Healdsburg, CA.

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Ah, then I misremembered. Bacon #2 (Black Pig) was my favorite - I didn't remember it being in last place. Ah well.

Bacon #4 (Smoking Goose) was my least favorite. It was Arnold's favorite.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
Ah, then I misremembered. Bacon #2 (Black Pig) was my favorite - I didn't remember it being in last place. Ah well.
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You and Suzanne. It had no flavor. You must be Burgundy lovers. ;-)
 
originally posted by Brad Kane:
originally posted by Larry Stein:
Ta hell with the wines, what bacons did you taste?

After much deliberation (Sunday breakfasts, BLTs, etc), we've become a Nueske's household. Benton's is too smokey and salty. We wish Vande Rose was a tad smokier, but love the meaty taste.
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Vande Rose is currently my favorite bacon. I actually got introduced to it three years ago at this event.

I thought the Black Pig was extremely bland and was too fatty. Fwiw, with regard to Nueske's and Benton's, I find both of them best for flavoring dishes as they're pretty salty and smokey.
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Two Jews comparing their bacon preferences. How great is that?
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by maureen:
originally posted by Jay Miller:and Rousseau Ruchottes is the only '04 Rousseau I own. Maybe I shouldn't be in such a hurry to drink it. It was a beauty on release.
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We all thought this wine, of the 5 we had, most needed more time in the cellar.
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Oh, and what were the other 4? Or are notes posted somewhere already?
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see above - grivot ech., bachelet corbeaux, mugnier marechale, meo fuesselottes.
 
I can't count the number of Burgundy wines or vintages where in certain phases it has appeared that drinking up was needed. In almost every case this diagnosis proves to be quite wrong.
 
And I really didn't care for the 1989 Pichon Baron. That surprised me as I've enjoyed previous and later vintages (this was my first 1989). But this seemed rather thick and heavy to me.
 
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