Eric gets it right

OK, so I'll admit to reading this story too quickly on my way out to a dept. meeting, so maybe I missed stuff, but it seemed to me that it was all about CA trousseau and while it mentioned Jura sort of notionally, there was really almost no discussion of specific Jura wines. Did he mention Ganevat and Puffeney? Plus the description of what Jura Trousseau is like struck me as more descriptive of Poulsard, but maybe that's just me.
 
Correct, the purpose of the article was to make those on Arnot-Robert's mailing list nervous about their allocations. Those in the hunt for Ganevat should feel no (additional) threat.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Michael Lewis:
I did not know that Bastardo was the same grape as Trousseau.
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Hmmm, an inattentive reader of Wd.
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nah, it's because the search function does not work
 
originally posted by Michael Lewis:
I did not know that Bastardo was the same grape as Trousseau.
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Though how it got from Portugal to the Jura is most intriguing, since it doesn't appear to ne anywhere in between. For a variety that tends to go out of balance with alcohol, it seems perfect for California. Though they might should just call it Bastard.
 
Copain offered their first Trousseau to their mailing list this week. $45 a bottle, three-bottle minimum. More expensive than the U.S. retail price for any Trousseau I know of. And, while Eric Asimov's comments on the wine are positive, it's grown on the warm, eastern side of the Russian River. I expect most folks on here think of Russian River Pinot as often blowsy, and that's grown on the cooler, western side of the river. I was told that Copain didn't plant Pinot at their estate because they thought it too warm. So, I'm skeptical that it will be a very good site for Jura-styled Trousseau. And I'm not willing to pay $150 for three bottles to find out.
 
Yikes. The 2011 Arnot-Roberts version was just released this morning; they're asking $30.

Jim, have you had Wind Gap's 'piccolo bastardo'? It's sourced from Fannuchi Vineyard, not far from Copain. Granted, we're talking about trousseau gris and not noir here, but I wouldn't have characterized it as too ripe.
 
originally posted by fillay:
Yikes. The 2011 Arnot-Roberts version was just released this morning; they're asking $30.

Jim, have you had Wind Gap's 'piccolo bastardo'? It's sourced from Fannuchi Vineyard, not far from Copain. Granted, we're talking about trousseau gris and not noir here, but I wouldn't have characterized it as too ripe.
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Fillay, I own a bottle of the Piccolo Bastardo, but haven't tasted one. Didn't that see skin contact? Anyway, I expect the vines at Fannuchi are old -- no one would plant Trousseau Gris recently -- which may help them with heat. And, for all I know, the copain Trousseau may be great. At $12-15 more than Puffeney, Gahier, or Tournelle, it better be.
 
Fillay, I own a bottle of the Piccolo Bastardo, but haven't tasted one. Didn't that see skin contact? Anyway, I expect the vines at Fannuchi are old -- no one would plant Trousseau Gris recently -- which may help them with heat. And, for all I know, the copain Trousseau may be great. At $12-15 more than Puffeney, Gahier, or Tournelle, it better be.
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Yes, skin contact, and I see your point - too many other variables with the Wind Gap for a fair comparison. Probably more important is the Copain house style; I'm not that familiar with their wines, but "Jura-styled" may not be what they're after.
 
originally posted by Jeff Connell:
Though how it got from Portugal to the Jura is most intriguing, since it doesn't appear to ne anywhere in between.
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maybe it was carried there by some magyars who got lost on the way to suomi.

r.s
 
When I saw the headline the other day, I first thought the article would be about Jim and Ribolla Gialla. Then I saw the word Trousseau.

Your time will come, Jim.
 
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