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I too love opening up early bottles of Rousseau. So generous. That texture!

Never mind. I love opening any bottle of Rousseau at any time of its life span.

Must be the mice ...

Max K wrote: ↑
July 3rd, 2020, 10:22 am
Christian Moreau
Moreau-Naudet
Antoine Jobard
Duroché
Domaine Leflaive
Humbert Frères
Trapet
Ghislaine Barthod
Louis Boillot
Harmand-Geoffrey
The now defunct Domaine David Clark?

Barthod has made a Bourgogne Blanc in the past

Sean S y d n e y wrote: ↑
July 3rd, 2020, 5:59 am
I move to ban William from this thread.

I know! Total buzzkill.

I’m gonna stump him though. How about Cecile Tremblay?

Greg K wrote: ↑
July 2nd, 2020, 8:47 pm
Has Rousseau made a white? I don’t recall one.

They make some oddball Bourgogne Blanc I believe out of Chardonnay, Aligoté and Pinot Blanc I believe ...not widely available obviously

https://winehog.org/the-other-mysteriou ... eau-24214/

Cathiard

Thanks for posting, Matthew, Interesting conversation. Back in the day I tried some Hirsch: the 2010 San Andreas Fault, if I recall. I wasn't wowed by it and at the price point at that time was hoping to be. Solid wine, but a little foursquare and heavy on the palate. But maybe I opened to soon? (D...

A lot of shrewd winemakers are brand-building and keeping consumers engaged by hosting Zoom talks during the pandemic. Here's a recap of a recent one I attended. David Hirsch's vineyard on the Sonoma Coast provides the grapes for my favorite pinots in CA. The wines are velvety, spicy and on the masc...

The story behind the wine is often as important as what’s in the glass. Real friendship and warm memories sustain us.

Is this a good sleeper vintage to buy for consumption today, provided you know your targets? If you like Burgundy on the riper side, it could be. Even good producers made wines that are.......not subtle. We had a 2003 Rousseau Mazy in February and while it was a good wine, it was definitely a big, ...

I had a Jadot CM Fuees last week that was delicious ... if you like Sonoma Coast pinot!

I was shocked at how young the wine presented. No terroir at all so a real mind-blower when revealed after blind tasting.

I had rodents chew through foil capsules in a former home.

Not the most appetizing look when you serve the bottles months/years later.

A.Gillette wrote: ↑
June 20th, 2020, 6:40 pm
You can drink the village wines now. Vogue/Mugnier chambolle both showing incredibly well.
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Mugnier Marechale this week was also good to go.

I think these wines are an acquired taste, especially aged bottles. When I do get itch for these types of wines I do like Jamet’s CDR Blanc. It has great weight, floral aromatics and juicy white peach fruit without the squishy/muskmelon/lanolin notes I often get from other Rhône whites. I drink it y...

Nice next gen QPR producer. Easy to like, upfront wines.

I’ve read he’s best buds with Sebastien Cathiard, so hopefully they’re exchanging trade secrets.

Nice clutch of wines. But I can see you’re eating alone again!

Matthew - the original poster - you made your choice. What do you hope to gain with this thread? People have their reasons for not buying specific wines, but for some reason, this thread feels a bit "dirty" to me. And yes, I am in the business. And yes, I work hard to maintain integrity. But someth...

An individual not buying a wine on the secondary market is hardly a boycott. Heck, not buying a wine in the primary market is hardly a boycott. Organizing a larger group to not buy is what gets you going on a boycott. The OP is just saving a little money, and trying to pat himself on the back about...

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑
June 16th, 2020, 11:50 am
de Montille

Wasnt it Hubert who made the comments?

You are correct. Fixed. Thx

Honest question: Have you ever boycotted a winery you once supported because of their business practices or politics? I ask because today I emptied my shopping cart after nearly buying some back-vintage Rhys Skyline Syrah. I think the wine is one of the best CA Syrahs out there and they won’t be mak...

c fu wrote: ↑
June 14th, 2020, 6:42 pm
Good time. Thanks for that rousseau ruchottes. One of the best 08s I’ve had in awhile.

As much as it pains me to do it, I have to acknowledge that Mr Fu once again showed his discerning palate by calling the village and year on the Jouan and getting close on the Ech.

San Sebastián area ... the food, the surf, the lifestyle

Our Covid/Zoom group held a superb Burg tasting Friday night. I didn’t take detailed notes as I hadn’t planned on writing up the event, so these are from (somewhat fuzzy) memory. We tasted our six samples blind, but we knew who provided the bottle. It’s fun to separate your impressions of what’s sit...

In the leaner style I prefer: Ceritas and Stony Hill.

I’ve got one bottle left

(Groan. Humble brag, I know. But this really is a damn tasty version.)

Chris Seiber wrote: ↑
June 10th, 2020, 8:57 am

Matthew King wrote: ↑
June 9th, 2020, 7:15 pm

Chris Seiber wrote: ↑
June 9th, 2020, 6:57 pm
Excellent wines. Someone once told me he’s the PYCM of the St Aubin. Reasonable comparison.
Actually PYCM is the PYCM of St. Aubin!
Matthew King is the Matthew King of Wine Berserkers.

Just teasing you dude! Love the Lamy wines ...

Charlie, you should contact the NAACP direct. I'd imagine they don't get a 60k donation every day. I'd love to hear/read what they have to say. I'm sure they are grateful, I wouldn't waste their time trying to pat ourselves on the back... Todd has texted Lettie about thirteen times. I bet he didn’t...

Ceritas

Chris Seiber wrote: ↑
June 9th, 2020, 6:57 pm
Excellent wines. Someone once told me he’s the PYCM of the St Aubin. Reasonable comparison.

Actually PYCM is the PYCM of St. Aubin!

I had these wines back-to-back last week. Different vintages, different producers, different villages – but I sensed a through-line. These Next Gen vignerons both make wines with beautiful clarity and supple mouthfeel. I love the texture of these wines. There’s something polished about them without ...

Jeremy Holmes wrote: ↑
June 6th, 2020, 11:37 pm
Even the quinella didn't pay much!

Dude, you are the king of "chalk" wines.

From late Wednesday afternoon (my time) until Friday mid-day, and we've raised over $40k for a really good cause? Take a bow, WB. Seriously good work I vote that we go Jerry Lewis MDA telethon on this collaborative effort ... extend a day if need be. We are gaining steam. I want to see Todd do his ...

I agree that these wines have a certain structure and tautness about them. Still at this level you can enjoy them early. It's not like you are met with wall of tannins and muted aromatics. I enjoyed drinking the 16 out of the gate. Gangly teen and all ...

We've been down this path before.

Arlot debate as well...

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I too like this idealized Goldilocks vision of Chablis ... Poised between indolence and nervosité

For some reason I’m thinking of Homer Simpson and Ally McBeal being the goalposts!

Victor: I’m surprised you didn’t tut-tut the good doctor’s decision to travel and quarantine away from Manhattan during the Covid crisis!

Volnay killed it in 07.
D’Angerville killed it in Volnay!

A few thoughts: “Dessert” wines with dessert are usually too much. The Sauternes is dessert at my table. Dessert wines don’t have to wait for dessert to be opened. Try a non-apricoty non-fruit bomb as an aperitif or to pair with roast chicken or with certain curries. Sounds counterintuitive but it o...

2018 Sabelli-Frisch Mission La Malinche A little backstory: Adam Frisch, an L.A.-based winemaker and WB board member, hand delivered this bottle to my home in Santa Monica a few weeks ago. He graciously offered it to me after reading a note I posted about my underwhelming impressions of a Sandlands...

Far-out Coltrane is great to accompany wine from other artists looking to expand boundaries — no dosage farmer fizz etc.

You are right bro. I have a few of these. Horse of a wine!

I age Krug NV. Better QPR than most of their vintage wines, IMO. They are tasty on release but take on more complexity as they age.

Robert:

Thanks for detailed notes. How would you describe the house style now? Especially in contrast to the father’s somewhat oaky and extracted wines (which I still appreciate, for the record)?

... a great village wine scratches a different itch than an OK Grand Cru. Intriguing thought. Can you expand on this? When you open Grand Cru bottles, it usually comes with some sense of gravity and high hopes. They ideally are opened after several years of aging. They are "special occasion" wines,...

Dude, I agree.

Here’s my note from last month:

https://bit.ly/2WBMFkQ

alan weinberg wrote: ↑
May 9th, 2020, 5:19 pm
lots of Levet-y in this plan. Great execution.

We continue to grhone at your silly puns Alan!

Juicy? It's a brand of sweat pants. LOL an awesome $125 village wine At $125 the question isn’t whether it’s an “awesome village wine” it’s whether it is better than the numerous grand crus you could get for that price (Ok — edited after a glance at Winesearcher — it’s a $100 wine but that is still...

Question for B-S aficionados: The Riserva is roughly 2.5x the price of the Normale BdM. Generally speaking, is the upgrade “worth” the supplemental cost? Is it twice as good? [wink.gif] Wish it weren't so, but yes. Think of it like Vogue Musigny vs. Chambolle 1er Cru. Selection criteria and price r...

I would say the opposite. The 2017 Zins I bottled last year are rather amazing from Howell Mountain, Calistoga and Dry Creek. I agree with John - yes the vintage was difficult, but most of the '17 Zin I've tasted has exceeded my expectations. '18, however, is a step up. I think the difficulty of a ...

Question for B-S aficionados: The Riserva is roughly 2.5x the price of the Normale BdM. Generally speaking, is the upgrade “worth” the supplemental cost? Is it twice as good? [wink.gif] Huge difference - the Riserva bottlings are special. Biondi-Santi only makes Riservas in outstanding vintages, an...

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