What did you drink tonight?

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Texier CdR St.-Julian-en-St.-Alban Vieille Serine Domaine de Pergaud

Good, vibrant energy; lighter than I'd expect in syrah, probably reflecting my limited experience with suchlike varietals. Emptied the bottle over three days, and the last glass, imbibed cold, was very good. I'm tempted to say you can see Gourgonnier's influence on Eric in these wines: there's a similar light touch and elegance about them. Did I mention good energy?
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Vintage?
 
2008 Jules Desjourneys L' Interdit is exceptionally good Beaujolais.
Aromatically very pretty Fleurie, structure of Moulin a Vent.
 
originally posted by kirk wallace:
Yes. Thanks. That corresponds to other things I've seen and been told. Including other refernces to the idea that the negoce business is just re Beaujolais and Savoie. But what of these Jura bottlings (Le clos, ste cyecle, en barby, etc.)? (The ste Cecile is trousseau and Pinot blend and is also very nice; pretty hard to keep in the bottle. )
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As far as I can tell the best info, albeit brief, comes from the importer on the domain page dedicated to Ganevat.

Basically, he bottles individual vineyards and blocks whenever he feels like it so there are always new names on the bottles.
 
Yes. That puzzled me, as it does not distinguish between "Domaine Ganevat" and "Anne et Jean Francois Ganevat" back labels and yet those are clearly Jura blocks. No matter. The wine is good.
 
These new cuvees are all from Arbois, which is not where Ganevat (at least previously) had parcels. He was in La Combe. I heard a rumor that the new cuvees are a collaborative project with an Arbois-based producer (possibly retiring/retired) that were bottled under the Ganevat label. Makes sense to me. But I don't have any details. So far I have only tried the Les Clos Chardonnay, but have most of the other bottles in the queue. I found it to be a nice wine, but a touch softer than I normally expect from young Ganevat. I've heard it is the weakest of the new cuvees though, so that bodes well for the others.
 
Great bottle of '10 Fleurie at dinner with Andy Fortgang, over onglet at the new St. jack location. Beautiful wine, with, of course, even better future ahead. ( in fairness to the thread, that was last night. Tonight, I must make do with bloody marrys on the plane back to NYC.)
 
2004 Bellivière Vieilles Vignes Eparses Coteaux du Loir (nuttily oxidative and elegant) and 2008 Dard & Ribo Crozes-Hermitage (glouglou carbonic, otherwise without special distinction) at fun vieille Nice wine bar Le Bistro du Fromager last night. Mont d'Or was the main course, verily a cheese to dip for.
 
oN NIGHT TWO, THE REMAINING HALF OF THE DARD & RIBO AT OUR gite HAD DEVELOPED A SEVERE CASE OF YEAST INFECTION, shepherdess level. THE GUYS MAY BE CUTE FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE DEM WINEMAKERZ WITH DEM WINE, but I personally thought a LITTLE HI jEAN WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ORDER here. SpEAKING OF GOUT DE LEVURE, WHEN EXPRESSING TO THE OWNER OF THE JOINT THAT I DID NOT APPRECIaTE SAID gout all that MUlCH, HE Called it gout de fermentation. So there, you nature lovin' tree huggin' freakazoids, what do you say about that?
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
oN NIGHT TWO, THE REMAINING HALF OF THE DARD & RIBO AT OUR gite HAD DEVELOPED A SEVERE CASE OF YEAST INFECTION, shepherdess level. THE GUYS MAY BE CUTE FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE DEM WINEMAKERZ WITH DEM WINE, but I personally thought a LITTLE HI jEAN WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ORDER here. SpEAKING OF GOUT DE LEVURE, WHEN EXPRESSING TO THE OWNER OF THE JOINT THAT I DID NOT APPRECIaTE SAID gout all that MUlCH, HE Called it gout de fermentation. So there, you nature lovin' tree huggin' freakazoids, what do you say about that?
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Is your gite in Colorado?
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
oN NIGHT TWO, THE REMAINING HALF OF THE DARD & RIBO AT OUR gite HAD DEVELOPED A SEVERE CASE OF YEAST INFECTION, shepherdess level. THE GUYS MAY BE CUTE FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE DEM WINEMAKERZ WITH DEM WINE, but I personally thought a LITTLE HI jEAN WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ORDER here. SpEAKING OF GOUT DE LEVURE, WHEN EXPRESSING TO THE OWNER OF THE JOINT THAT I DID NOT APPRECIaTE SAID gout all that MUlCH, HE Called it gout de fermentation. So there, you nature lovin' tree huggin' freakazoids, what do you say about that?
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Any pictures?
 
Our last night in this yacht-infested playground was spent in charming Antibes. What's not for the quercophobe to love when he sees the word Antibois written everywhere? Dinner was at Entre 2 Vins, a local vin nature hangout recommended by the folks who frequent the AVN Facebook page. It turned out to be our favorite of the three such places visited during the course of the week. The food was to die for and the coadjuvants were a 2011 Anglore Tavel and a 2008 Clos Rougeard (for which 75 Euro at a restaurant is an expensive steal). The Anglore was a tough love version of rosé, ending with an odd whiff of strawberry caipirinha, while the Rougeard was happily quite open, muscular and elegant, though of course primary and still somewhat monolithic. All in all, a fine way to say goodbye.

Love this French formula of paying the same (or almost) for a bottle whether you take it away or consume it in house.
 
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