08 Texier St. Joseph

[Rahsaan]

We had a great time drinking the 2008 Texier St. Joseph VV La Croix. The wine had a lovely blend of savory, herbal, and fruity flavors, with such crisp linear structure that I was sure my wife would find it 'too sour'. (Which is often her complaint with my favorite wines) But she loved it and drank more than I've seen her drink in a long time.

After tasting the wine, I added tamarind paste to the kidney beans which were finished with cilantro, and the whole thing was a very nice match, which does not often happen with tamarind and cilantro. The wine also did very well with shisito peppers, which I wouldn't necessarily have expected for a red wine. Heck, it even held its own with a lettuce and ripe lemon boy tomato salad with a zesty vinaigrette. The wine impressed on many many fronts!

 

[Zachary Ross]

I have the same sour wife problem.

 

[Rahsaan]

Is there any convergence for the two of you? The 'sweet spot' for my wife is probably Southern Rhone reds, but I don't buy any. ESJ is probably our main/only point of convergence. At times she'll dig the particularly ripe vintages of the wines I usually like. Or, she'll surprise me like she did last night with this 08 Texier.

 

[Michael Lewis]

Riesling.

 

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by Michael Lewis:
Riesling.

Interestingly my wife is one of those who doesn't like sour wines but also doesn't like wines with too much residual sugar. She even finds it hard to enjoy most kabinetts these days. All in all, not an easy proposition to find her ideal zone.

But, for better or worse, she doesn't really get too involved in wine and is happy to drink a glass of whatever I open. So I don't worry about it.

 

[Zachary Ross]

She likes some dry rieslings, softer and more floral whites like Arneis, all varieties of sparkling wines, and moderately riper red wines that aren't especially tannic. And she's not so serious about any of it, either.

 

[Saina Nieminen]

Very pretty wine. I've done my best to rid the world of it.

 

[MLipton]

Hmmm... Interesting if not uncommon dilemma you gents face. My wife's convergence with my own tastes is quite a bit more complex. Left to her own devices, Jean would probably buy and drink only NZ Sauvignon, Beaujolais and the Pinots and Gewürztraminer of Navarro. However, her most positive wine experiences of the past few years have come from Loire Chenin, Poulsard, Frappato and aged Burgundy. She just doesn't have the level of interest to seek those wines out on her own. She's a great enabler of my wine geekery, though.

Mark Lipton

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Sound like a marriage made in heaven, Mark. Cheers.

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Sound like a marriage made in heaven, Mark. Cheers.

More Havemeyer than Heaven, I reckon, but a pleasant place nonetheless.*

 

[SFJoe]

*Official obscure Wine disorder inside joke.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Rahsaan:
08 Texier St. JosephWe had a great time drinking the 2008 Texier St. Joseph VV La Croix. The wine had a lovely blend of savory, herbal, and fruity flavors, with such crisp linear structure that I was sure my wife would find it 'too sour'. (Which is often her complaint with my favorite wines) But she loved it and drank more than I've seen her drink in a long time.

After tasting the wine, I added tamarind paste to the kidney beans which were finished with cilantro, and the whole thing was a very nice match, which does not often happen with tamarind and cilantro. The wine also did very well with shisito peppers, which I wouldn't necessarily have expected for a red wine. Heck, it even held its own with a lettuce and ripe lemon boy tomato salad with a zesty vinaigrette. The wine impressed on many many fronts!

I'm so glad you bought this. I proselytize this wine to customers all the time and they usually resist it. It's a wine of such elegance and weightless beauty.

Sorry I missed you at the shop, but welcome to Cackalack. Mark E also recently moved to the area. It seems like a jeebus is in order.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by SFJoe:
*Official obscure Wine disorder inside joke.

Indeed!

Mark Lipton

 

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by VLM:

I'm so glad you bought this. I proselytize this wine to customers all the time and they usually resist it. It's a wine of such elegance and weightless beauty.

I have a hard time resisting Texier in general. And thankfully Taureau has a good selection.

Sorry I missed you at the shop, but welcome to Cackalack. Mark E also recently moved to the area. It seems like a jeebus is in order.

So many Marks on this board I can't keep them all straight, but a jeebus is always good!

 

[Larry Stein]

originally posted by MLipton:
Hmmm... Interesting if not uncommon dilemma you gents face. She just doesn't have the level of interest to seek those wines out on her own. She's a great enabler of my wine geekery, though.

Mark Lipton

Same with my wife. She definitely likes geeky wine and encourages me to buy, but doesn't have the slightest interest in pursuing this on her own.

We had a family dinner on Sat. night. Sandi's oldest daughter lives within walking diatance of Weimax in Burlingame. I'm a known quantity to Gerald (owner) and his sister. The daughter is totally intimidated so she doesn't bring wine to our home. She finally mentioned my name when she went into the store and came with 2 nice wines.