I can't resist...sorry...

Got an email from my supplier on this wine today, where they claim that TWA has named Noemia Alisa 2008 one of the 10 best wine values in Argentina, a quote that I cannot find, although it might be there. However, I did find this quote…

"Bodega Noemia de Patagonia is on my short list for the finest winery in Patagonia."-Jay Miller

He has rated 9 wineries from Patagonia, and as we all know, never visited the region when he was in Argentina, because those wineries would not pay for the trip.

I find comments like this funny. I am sorry if I offended anyone.

Well, 9 wineries is a short list.

Average ratings of those top wines?
The dispassionate truth is never offending. Offensive, perhaps, but that would be the message, not the messenger.

I saw this in a recent retailer email for the 2006 Mas Doix Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles:

“The 2006 Costers de Vinas Viejas amps it up considerably. It yields an enthralling, sexy/kinky bouquet of toasty new oak, liquid minerality, lavender, incense, and wild berries. Complex, elegant, and La Tache-like, it appeals to both the senses and the intellect. It is a remarkable effort that should evolve for 5-7 years but is difficult to resist now.”

La Tache like???

Who wrote that?

I almost had to call bullshit, but then I looked it up.

Mas Doix wines are on a big discount in NY compared to what they used to sell for. That ought to tell us something.

La Tache, La Schmash, I’m amazed that he could detect liquid minerality amid the toasty new oak, lavender, incense, and wild berries!

By the way, what is liquid minerality?

And how many points did this get?

The best wines are always those available for sale.


Who wants to post on your topic at YKW?

Diarrhea.

Dr. Big Jay Stuart Miller

I lost it on this one, if I had lunch yet, it would have come up…

I take it you’re not referring to Sokolin’s $135 price. :slight_smile:

Actually, it sounds more like Kaopectate to me.

How can an old-vine, hot-climate garnacha, carignan, and cabernet sauvignon Spanish wine resemble a French pinot noir wine, without “hermitaging” of the latter?

John,
Probably what he was trying to say was “liquer of minerality”, a term that Parker uses from time to time.
Haven’t a clue as to what that means either…unless it means a very/very intense minerality.
Tom

OK, I stand corrected. If not diarrhea, perhaps gravel-scented bull excrement, moistened with something resembling NZ sauvignon blanc, for liquid texture.

The regular or reserve bottling?

2005 and 2006 Salanques are supposed to retail for $45.

2005 was dumped out at $20 wholesale, and 2006 is currently available for $26 wholesale, but should end up below $20 before the holidays.

The more expensive stuff is supposed to sell for $145, yet is $under $100 at locations

Between the two wines, both very well scored by Jay Miller, only 13 retailers in America, on wine searcher, are selling them.

That speaks volumes…Spain is the next Australia…I won’t back down, I stand my ground (inside joke, for FL wine lovers) [training.gif]

Dan, as I posted in another thread, Costco is swimming in Spanish wines like I have never seen before. From the $10 JSM 90 point reds on up to $100 to $150 big boys. Clos Mogador is in the bin now. Never would have seen that two years ago.

Dan,
Please re-title this thread. The topic is sprouting legs to move, unlike a JSM gem.

If it’s the 06 vintage it’s because it sucks! Nobody is buying Clos Mogador or Clos Erasmus.

Steve

The dump on Spain started with the 2005 vintage, it has continued with the 2006 vintage for various reasons, one is that the vintage is not very good.

Nevertheless, the scores did not reflect much weakness in the vintage. I guess that is because in “blind, peer group” tastings, there were some OUTSTANDING wines, such as this La Tache look alike.