KL had this on auction recently and surprised to see only 1 person bid on it. Thought there would have been more interest in ‘chasing a unicorn’?? Perhaps people getting their fill of Northern Rhone?
So it’s risen almost to the price of Trollat, even though they aren’t retired. Having never had either Trollat or Gonon VV, do people who have had both think that, given they have Trollat’s vineyards, they are really making the same wine?
The price differential between Gonon’s VV and his normale wines is more similar with differentials between Bordeaux First Growths and their respective 2nd wines, with the Bordeaux differential being more warranted given the wide disparity in wine performances.
In the case of Gonon and based on the 06/07 VV versus normale that I had, the price differences at 5x-to-6x (?) is far wider than the differential in performances between the cuvees would suggest.
I thought there was a major step up in quality - granted, both already high - but I do concur that not worth a 5-6x multiplier. The auction price of $750 is insane.
That is quite appraisal. What I have heard on my trips to Northern Rhone is during his last years monsieur Trollat wasn’t really motivated and didn’t make that great wines. According to my sources the quality of his last few vintages were below average. Not saying they were bad or awful, just not his best performance.
I’ve never had a Trollat but I’ve had all the Gonon VVs and it’s as good as Northern Rhone gets. It reminds me of Verset. That said, if anyone’s paying $750 a bottle, you can have all of mine.