The Hype Thread

[Pavel Tchichikov]

originally posted by MLipton:
producers such as the Merkelbachs.

yum.

archetypal urziger.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by MLipton:
producers such as the Merkelbachs.

yum.

archetypal urziger.

And archetypal labels, right up there with Knoll's IMO.

Mark Lipton

 

[Jim Hanlon]

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by MLipton:
producers such as the Merkelbachs.

yum.

archetypal urziger.

And archetypal labels, right up there with Knoll's IMO.

Mark Lipton

The Merkelbach wines are up there with the very best values in wine, IMO. Theise always seems to imply that succession is unlikely. Will be a shame if the domaine ends with the brothers. At least some of us will have a good supply in our cellars to enjoy for years to come.

 

[Jayson Cohen]

originally posted by Jim Hanlon:

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by MLipton:
producers such as the Merkelbachs.

yum.

archetypal urziger.

And archetypal labels, right up there with Knoll's IMO.

Mark Lipton

The Merkelbach wines are up there with the very best values in wine, IMO. Theise always seems to imply that succession is unlikely. Will be a shame if the domaine ends with the brothers. At least some of us will have a good supply in our cellars to enjoy for years to come.

I’ve heard rumors that there are already contracts in place for other folks to take over various plots on the brothers’ eventual retirement. But I have not heard any substantiation of the details or the specific folks.

 

[kirk wallace]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
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I had always thought the "Smirinoff. It Leaves You Breathless" campaign was aimed at business drinkers; so, if they switched to vodka for their lunch martinis, they could return to the office without smelling of gin.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by Marc D:

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by Marc D:

originally posted by Yixin:
Give Vincent Gaudry a try.

Interesting that CSW has an email offer today that includes Gaudry.
Yixin or others, have you tried the Gaudry Sancerre rouge?
The one from Pinot fin sounds very interesting but I’m curious how much new oak if any is used.

Not sure about Garennes but it didn't taste like new wood. Definitely tasted like whole cluster which can (like acidity) mask oak, but the way stems got integrated after some air did not reveal any lumber.

So you liked it?

I would like to try it in a cooler vintage than 16 in Sancerre, and would prefer to pay $25 less, but this wine has a voice of its own in case you are looking for something unusual - bordering on fascinating.

Last night we popped a 2016 Garennes and descriptors melted into air. There was a red fruit background that would not be pinpointed, a stubborn flint/lighter-stone note, a suggestion of nutmeg spice cake, a hint of stems, and a suspicion of new or second use oak (Marcia disagreed with this last). The whole cluster gave it none of the fruitiness that comes from the enzymatic/intracelular start, so maybe it was immediately crushed. The mouthfeel was the best part: balanced, with zippy acidity, pleasing body, amiable texture. There was something sappy that may be the pinot fin talking, but there was not much standard pinosity on display. It wasn't closed, so its juvenility wasn't the surly kind, just energetically unfocused. But the structural values seemed well-grounded. A 2013 François Cotat Chavignol Rouge was much more satisfying the night before, and one suspects this will benefit too from the same three more years.