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Francois Olivier

Dom droin. chablis GC les clos 2013

Not sure that it’s famous or known in usa

But i prefer this than dauvissat or Tribut

Francois Olivier

Adrian Huntington wrote: ↑October 3rd, 2019, 7:07 pm ... I wanted to buy the Aux Reignots but it it sold out.

Even with the dumb price of 650€ ?

Price are too much also in France.
A lot of friends of mine don't buy any more since 2017.
Even quality is good and is more and more higher.

Francois Olivier

Situation is not so bad than discribe on tv. You must know that France we are testing a lot (first because one of test is french) and for us problems are more a question of organization or lack of beds in public hospitals. Also for having more subvention and money, hostipal wright covid than pneumon...

Francois Olivier

PC 81€ with taxes (vat 20%) in france

Francois Olivier

Regarding 2019 bordeaux, i just have seen jean marc quarin's notes. And it is not homogenous : between medium and very good year Any big trend this year according to him ? in terms of CS vs. Merlot, left vs. right or specific appelations that outshined the rest. Sorry for answering late. Per my und...

Francois Olivier

> William, I imagine you are in a tough spot. With the COVID-related shock to the economy.. And new US fees, And brexit, And bordeaux bashing, And people want more nature or organic's wines And ... --- Regarding 2019 bordeaux, i just have seen jean marc quarin's notes. And it is not homogenous : bet...

Francois Olivier

One of my secret : bouchard beaune greves, vigne de l'enfant jésus

Otherwise :
Meo's wine
Nsg clos de la marechale

After, it depens of what type of wine that you like.

Francois Olivier

Hello everybody, I don't know if it's a good news, but french governement decides to deliver everybody the 11th of may. Good news for a lot of french wine producer. A lot of producer sell their production through wine tasting, wineceller tasting, futures... If you add US taxes, Brexit, Primeur postp...

Francois Olivier

Hello,

A lot of people talk about Pierre Peter.
It's not easy to find and i have bought the blanc de blanc cuvée : Very nice but too much big bubbles for me.

Francois Olivier

Again, "new case" data are trash right now. We are testing almost no one and the results for the people we are testing are delayed by many many days. New case does mean nothing in Europe : they haven't a lot of test ( around 100$) and you need to be ( very seek, a star, a socker player, a...

Francois Olivier

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑March 16th, 2020, 12:40 pm
Be well Francois. Stay hydrated.

Thank you Neal.
I am quite fine and i have worked today at home.
It looks like rheum and i am little bit tired.

One thing important : don’t take ibuprofen with covid 19
It accelerates covid’s development

Francois Olivier

About counting number of case : To say the truth : saturday, i invited a friend of mine who is doctor. I said just becarefull i have no fever but i feel seek. After some questions she said : you should goto to emergency or call special phone number (corona virus ) You have some syptoms. I have phone...

Francois Olivier

In France we are now like Italy : everything is closed except pharmacy and supermarket for 2 weeks ? 3 weeks ?
Like as said before, i have some news about a friend of mine who are doctor and are required and have to stop her activity and now have to work in hospital to care about

Francois Olivier

During last weeks i have been changing nothing.
But now everything are changing now :
children are at home for 5 weeks,
all concerts, cinema, tasting are closed or postponed
I prepare of everething closed during 2-3 weeks

Francois Olivier

>I have no idea what the base vintage was.

No krug id behind ?

Francois Olivier

> Everyone should calm

Ho yes.
I receive a mail (orders) from ministry of education.
I prefer laugth about this.

Francois Olivier

Meursault Clos des perrieres 2008
Well : will be nice for a village, but it's the best area of meursault and not the best producer.
Lack of complexity, lack of nose and it cost 80-100€ !!
Good simply good

Francois Olivier

2 days or 3 days after, number of cases as only grow up of 50%.

27000 cases or 30000 are very few regarding the 11 millions of people who are living in wuhan.

Francois Olivier

I'm not a doctor but... LOL seasonal flu mortality rate is 0.13% in the US and coronavirus is running around 2% globally (estimates vary) so it's much more deadly. i am not doctor too. But when millions of people have simple flu, 0,13% means 13000 or 130000 deaths. Simple flu is very contagious bec...

Francois Olivier

Nice wine
Nose of graphit and blueberries
gorgeous, long, Little bit sweet
But not very complex

90/100

Francois Olivier

John Glas wrote: ↑January 17th, 2020, 12:56 pm If it is not 90 Cellar Tracker points or higher I won't buy it

i know you are kidding
But sadly, a lot of people do that.

Francois Olivier

Some decades ago, Clos Saint-Jean produced only red wine.
Globaly average (a lot of climats are more interessing)

Francois Olivier

Krug. & salon

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Karl K wrote: ↑January 25th, 2020, 8:12 pm Heard from a somm who went to a Champagne tasting that Krug is going to stop making 375ml.

Anybody else hear this?

Seems very strange.
But as news, eric lebel will leave krug

Francois Olivier

Ok robert, it’s more clear with your post.
All german riesling that i can see have few alcohol.
By the way, a lot of wine in the list of ylee are under 10degrees
And you will never see that in alsace (12-14)

Francois Olivier

I am not sure that there is a better value in white Burgundy today than Bouchard's Meursault Perrieres. I agree that it’s very very good with very Q/P ratio. Best value, ... maybe to much. What would you say are the best values? Chevalier montrachet cabotte from bouchard or chevalier montrachet fro...

Francois Olivier

Howard Cooper wrote: ↑January 19th, 2020, 4:45 pm
I am not sure that there is a better value in white Burgundy today than Bouchard's Meursault Perrieres.

I agree that it’s very very good with very Q/P ratio.
Best value, ... maybe to much.

Francois Olivier

tonight, i’ve opened a chablis 2018 of benoit droin
Very nice
more chablis than before

Francois Olivier

Russell, it's done. I have drunk a dozen of dr loosen, jj prum in my life (old or young wine) Because a friend of mine love them and bring one or two at each monthly tasting. Availability is poor in Paris (and also for other countries it's the same thing) but some german cavists ship easily in franc...

Francois Olivier

In France average price are :
CM premier cru Ramonet less than 100€ (except les ruchottes)
CM premier cru PYCM around 70€
Comte lafon charmes 200€
Roulot premier cru 250€
(price with taxes)

Francois Olivier

I really think it is a fact that: -German dry Riesling contains same level of alcohol as any other Riesling from Alsace or Austria -Aged German Riesling does not smell more or less than other aged Riesling Personal taste is another matter... No, Riesling from alsace : between 12,5 and 14,5 degrees ...

Francois Olivier

To say the truth, i have tasted very few wines of PYCM : twice red santenay and a meursault something. First santenay was good and the 2 others was average. Prices were not cheap because i have found them only on expensive winecellar So ... difficult to judge "What is the reputation of PYCM in ...

Francois Olivier

Claus : sorry for ????
Less alcohol and smelt more oil barrel.

As i try to say, it's a question of personal taste

Francois Olivier

There are big differences between french (alsace) and german riesling.
I let the other answer for german riesling ( i don't like them : less alcohol and smelt more a oil barrel)
The 3 producers in list belong of the top : trimbach, boxler, deiss.

Francois Olivier

Thank you for all the notes and thoughts. Just diving into Krug and way behind the curve on my learnings. How long do you suggest holding the 167 before it starts to strut its stuff and how does it compare to the other recent vintages? Don't exactly know. But in my experience a grande cuvée is bett...

Francois Olivier

Hello everybody

I see a lot of PYMC in your list.
Do you considare him as a top of burgundy ?

Francois Olivier

hello, We can say that it’s finished in subway and on trains. They are still some strikes for harbor ( le havre and marseille) How to explain simply : Communists lost (deep defeat) and appear with la france insoumise old, out, refuse the futur and purpose nothing. Modernist syndicat win (cfdt) Like ...

Francois Olivier

For red burgundies : 1982, 1983 are small vintages.
And 2011 is medium

Francois Olivier

and at K&L Krug 168eme x7 @ $137

$137 or $160 it’s cheap

> $ 170 in France

Francois Olivier

Hello

Strikes are quite finished.
I am happy for me and a lot friends who are shuffering about this.
Amazon is happy : Their sales are explosing.

Francois Olivier

Ramonet
Coche Dury
Droin (i am allocataire !!)

Francois Olivier

Syndicats and governements has been negociating in secret since christmas.
But like trump we have also some elections this year.
It’s more the last round for the communist party
I hope it will be finish this week or next week

Francois Olivier

I have tasted only dujac => amazing as usual

But Jadot, G.Lignier, Castagnier
not very bad but not very good

Francois Olivier

Mikko R wrote: ↑December 10th, 2019, 3:08 am Mine is 2014 Mathilde et Yves Gangloff Côte-Rôtie La Barbarine with 79p.
Seems like it smells like wine meets Nutrigrain funky carbohydrates.

I have tasted one month ago the barbarine and my note was 90
I don’t underdtand a so tiny note

Francois Olivier

Harmand-Geoffroy for example is a big deal.

Francois Olivier

> Your lowest cellartracker scores wine in your cellar

Strange idea.
Anyways it’s the first time that i do this

So valentin Zusslin riesling bollenberg 2012.
Euh, not justified for me.
I add immediatly a better note.

Francois Olivier

hello,

Are you sure that it’s a red riesling ?
And not a chianti with sangiovese ?

Francois

Francois Olivier

ok thanks
I will test it.

Francois Olivier

Grande cuvee's prices are growing up (lvmh need money maybe to buy tiffanys).
Around 170€ in france. (190$)
3 year ago it was 145€.

Francois Olivier

The Bon georges, rue saint georges paris 9th ?

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