... olivier horiot rose des riceys valingrain for the state of washington, and would like to speak knowledgeably of this lovely corner of france.
originally posted by MarkS:
... olivier horiot rose des riceys valingrain for the state of washington, and would like to speak knowledgeably of this lovely corner of france.
Having just had the 2008 version, I'd say it's no great loss if we don't hear anything. Had to spike it with an open bottle of Port to make it drinkable.
originally posted by robert ames:
originally posted by MarkS:
... olivier horiot rose des riceys valingrain for the state of washington, and would like to speak knowledgeably of this lovely corner of france.
Having just had the 2008 version, I'd say it's no great loss if we don't hear anything. Had to spike it with an open bottle of Port to make it drinkable.
a novel approach for a bad bottle of wine. yours does not sound representative. was it foul, or dead, and/or did you have multiple bottles that were all bad?
you don't think that louis/dressner would import wine of that nature, do you?
the few that i have had have been first of all, very good, and secondly, a niche unto themselves.
Isn't April a long way off for this sort of thing?originally posted by MarkS:
It wasn't bad, but it was the typical (earlier) Dressner import: thin, shrill, and acidic wine. It wasn't bad, just a factor of the vintage(s) used, the location (Champagne), and a naturalistic producer. The Port helped give it a body it never had, and the sweetness rounded out the hard edges. It helped it tremendously.
originally posted by MarkS:
... olivier horiot rose des riceys valingrain for the state of washington, and would like to speak knowledgeably of this lovely corner of france.
Having just had the 2008 version, I'd say it's no great loss if we don't hear anything. Had to spike it with an open bottle of Port to make it drinkable.