TN: 2005 Luneau Papin Clos des Allies, 2006 Saxum Broken Stones

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Loren Sonkin

Loren Sonkin
For Xmas Eve at home, my wife and I opened a couple of wines. Somehow, I think this BB likes one of these more than the other:

2005 Luneau Papin Muscadet Sevres et Maine Clos des Allies Vielles Vignes
Light gold in color, clear and bright. The nose has great minerals with some lemons and some seltzer. With air the lemons became more pronounced and a crushed shells not appeared. Full bodied. This wine is crisp, has amazing texture but it is full and round and not a little wine in any way. More full bodied than prior years. Great minerals. Really well balanced. Lemons and grapefruits on the palate. Finish is amazingly long. Just a thrilling wine for a $12 admission price.

2006 Saxum Broken Stones
Popped and poured. Deep purple in color with ruby at the rim. The nose is a bit disjointed on opening. Black and red raspberries, leather, grilled meat and leather. Also some alcohol on the nose. Full bodied. On the palate, this is big and hot. A bit jammy. We let this sit for a couple of hours. When we came back, everything had come together. No noticeable heat on the nose or palate. Lots of black raspberries and grilled meats. Also some red raspberries and leather. Just delicious. Of course, I knew this shouldnt be opened now, but with a few hours of decanting, why not? Another winner from Saxum.
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
Though what, precisely, we don't really know.
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I have taken several cross-country trips with a friend who, like Loren, has a large range of preferences. I find that Bob is rarely displeased with the wines that are served him, can speak intelligently and caringly about wines I haven't bothered with and enjoys pairings that I seldom would try. In a way, I envy him that.
A man for all seasons . . .
Best, Jim
 
Loren very generously turned me on to my first Saxum (04 Broken Stones) early this year. Jim, I envy your friend Bob too. Joyeux Noel.

RT
 
originally posted by rdtrimpi:
Loren very generously turned me on to my first Saxum (04 Broken Stones) early this year. Jim, I envy your friend Bob too. Joyeux Noel.

RT
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Jim, you won't be surprised to learn that several bottles of Saxum reside in my cellar as well...with age, they can be quite enjoyable...young, they are angry!
 
If we were to illustrate my wine tendencies, one could look at a photo of the Andrea Doria and if one put
"Old World" to the starboard side and "New World" to the port side, you'd have a pretty good ideal where my preferences lie:

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However, getting hung up on wine ideology is not a good thing unless you're an importer or winemaker and it behooves you to work one side of the fence and not the other. The dichotomy between Muscadet and Paso Robles doesn't strike me as odd - I like the fact that both wines were enjoyable over time, and that Loren had the patience to allow the Saxum to open up. Hell, we'd do it for a young bottle of Cornas or Madiran, why not something from the new world?

I am always happy to just taste what's in the glass and appreciate it for what it is, without worrying about whether I'm supposed to like it or not because of where it came from or who made it and how.

It's just wine.

-Eden (it's a just whine)
 
Interesting comments. Yes, I like a wide variety of wines depending on my moods. It is often useful to be schitzophrenic I guess. I think back to a comment attributed to Duke Ellington about music. He said there are really only two kinds; good and bad. Of course, are good and bad (or is it evil) objective or subjective? In any event style is one thing. Well crafted wines that may or may not be one's style is another.

I must say there are time I almost envy those who can find a wine they like and purchase multiple cases of. I have neither the budget nor the cellar space (or time to drink all the wines) for all of those types of wines for my palate. I would be fascinating to watch a few wines evolve over their lifetimes like that.
 
Duke Ellington [...] said there are really only two kinds; good and bad
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Yes, but since he was sometimes moved to include bebop in the latter category, we can't really trust him, can we?
 
originally posted by Thor:
Duke Ellington [...] said there are really only two kinds; good and bad
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Yes, but since he was sometimes moved to include bebop in the latter category, we can't really trust him, can we?
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then again, he did make a fabulous recording with mingus and max roach, so he's got cred with me after all
 
Thor:

Don't you think your attacks against Brad are becoming tiresome.

Can't we keep the exchanges on this board more civilized?

Joe Dressner
 
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