Bernard Gripa St. Joseph 'Le Berceau' 2005

Well, then this solicits the question of what does the guy do that his wines are so uncivil after fourteen years, and from a not so structured vintage.

Does he macerate like a barolista, oaken like a bordelais, or chaptalize to extend fermentation (like a burgundian)?
 
2000s at Gouges may also have a bunch of stems thrown in. At no extra cost.
 
Aha, so it was stem tannins.

So, to add structure in a more structure-challenged vintage they add (too much?) stems and generate something that after 14 years bears little resemblance to Burgundy and may, after a Barolo or Bordeaux-like wait, conceivably get somewhere desirable by losing all its current characteristics and developing an entirely different set?
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Aha, so it was stem tannins.

So, to add structure in a more structure-challenged vintage they add (too much?) stems and generate something that after 14 years bears little resemblance to Burgundy and may, after a Barolo or Bordeaux-like wait, conceivably get somewhere desirable by losing all its current characteristics and developing an entirely different set?
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You are halfway to a MW certification, Oswaldo. Congratulations.
 
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