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Jeff Grossman

Jeff Grossman
It's time to stop occupying storage slots with crap: crap that is old, crap that never came around, crap that I no longer like, crap that fell off a cliff precipitous ledge, crap that I bought because I felt guilty or had been the one who organized the winery visit.

Anyone out there with love for these wines or makers? Didn't think so.

WillowBrook 2003 Pinot Noir "Dutton Morelli Ranch" - pretty and perfumey nose, a little tannic and overripe on the palate; pruny on Day 2; my note from 2005 reads "harsh, hot, piney, weird"

Moshin 2006 Pinot Noir "Lot 4" - like the Willowbrook, a pretty nose (roses?), but this goes from jammy to bitter in the mouth right away

Killerby 1998 Shiraz - bought on release, I liked it then; in 2002: good flavor, a bit oaky; last bottle today (2012): no bouquet, all secondary and tertiary (and generic) flavors with a vague hint of blackberry
 
originally posted by Brad Kane:
Why are you buying crap? I've always considered you a fairly bright fellow.
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I am turning off my internet, in anticipation of Coad's reply, something along the lines of "because .... sold it to me"
 
...and I don't mean to be mean: This bottle was a gift, hand-picked and hand-carried by my UK guests, absolutely well-meaning and I am delighted and grateful for it.

That said, just among us birdies:

Delas Freres 2001 Hermitage "Marquise de la Tourette" - dull, generic, barely tastes like syrah at all, has a slight sour-mash quality to it that is not becoming, maybe exhausted from too much wood in the first place or maybe not enough care taken altogether (...I think one should not blame the dirt, in this case, because the vineyards are well placed, IIRC).
 
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