The SF event is actually full, but we’ll take backups. With the event still a month away, it’s certainly possible we get a late cancellation or two.
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Houston proceeding toward an Oct. 21 date.
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You and I have discussed this several times over the years. I sold all but 2 bottles of my 1999s and have only tried a handful of vintages since. I also switched my Syrah chalice to Allemand until the prices got too large and the quantities too small. I subsequently switched to Eric Texier for most of my Northern Rhône needs but over the last half-dozen years I’ve stretched out and started buying some Levet again as well as some Gerard and Champet. I quite like Lionnet in Cornas, but they don’t provide the visceral thrill of Allemand, as Greg notes. Back in October 2019 we did a horizontal of the 3 1999 Allemands, Verset, and maybe Clape. The Verset was far and away the best wine, although all would be great on their own. The showstopper that competed with the Verset was a bottle of Gonon VV, which had that viscerally thrilling aspect that Allemand can have and a compelling singularity.
As fate would have it, my restaurant was allocated a few bottles of 2020 Chave Hermitage (and St. Joseph) and I took them in a fit of WTF. No idea what I’ll do with them. I’m sure they’ll sit on the list for 20 years.
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Did you ever get to trying Mickael Bourg’s Cornas? I believe you expressed interest.
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I did and liked it very much
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I did. The style reminded me a bit of Eric’s. It’s not available to me locally, so I just had the one bottle.
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East Coast Allemand v. Chave event? 
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