Jean Bourdy Galant des Abbesses

[Todd Abrams]

I was skeptical. Can Jura juice with 25 spices added, reduced in a copper cauldron over a wood fire for a day, fortified with Marc de Franche-Comté, and then aged in barrel for five years be any good? Yep. This is one of those wines that you can spend hours sniffing while a flood of smell memories cascades through your brain like a slide show of your life. The images are mostly in autumn and winter and you're surrounded by warmth and spirits and spiced pastries. Plenty of acidity to balance out the sugar. One of the most exciting and unique wines I've ever tasted.

 

[Florida Jim]

Never heard of it but sounds enticing.
Best, Jim

 

[kirk wallace]

As noted here some years ago, I loved my sole bottle of Galant des Abbesses. The much maligned search engine shows that Tristan also enjoyed a bottle earlier this year.

 

[Tristan Welles]

originally posted by kirk wallace:
As noted here some years ago, I loved my sole bottle of Galant des Abbesses. The much maligned search engine shows that Tristan also enjoyed a bottle earlier this year.

I did. More of a lagniappe at a restaurant where the wine director knows me, but very enjoyable.

 

[kirk wallace]

Good wine director!

 

[Cliff]

I loved the one bottle I've had.

 

[Jim Hanlon]

For those within range, K&L has this for $56 at the moment.

 

[Ross Massey]

originally posted by Jim Hanlon:
For those within range, K&L has this for $56 at the moment.

Thanks for the heads up. Scooped up a few bottles on my recent trip out there.