Clark,
Wines can display:
- Varietal character…for those who worship at the altar of varietal typicity,
- Terrior…the sense of place…coarse-grained or fine-grained…for those who worship at the altar of terroir,
- Winemaker style… the distinct sense of a winemakers style…for those who worship at the winemakers feet,
and I suppose I should now add: - Soulfulness…which I one day hope to fully understand.
In your book, you seem to elevate terroir above all else, assuming I read your thoughts right. Why is it more
important that a wine taste more of RRV than of PinotNoir or of AdamLee?
Stated another way: "Great wines pave the pathway to memories:: NealRosenthal
Why is a wine greater if it paves the path to Rutherford rather than CabernetSauvignon or PaulDraper??
It’s always been a bit of a puzzle to me that some folks elevate terroir above all else and that it can only be a great
wine if it speaks of its origins more than anything else.
Or am I misreading your ideas in yor book?
Tom