I heard he came up with the idea for the first California Grand Cru but, while napping one afternoon, another producer swooped in and snatched the idea right from under him.
Poor guy, he could be infamous by now. Which we all know means “more than famous”.
Well I have a complaint. That Holdredge guy makes a pinot with insufficient alcohol. I had drink 3/4 of a bottle before I felt sufficiently intelligent to enter the politics forum.
Hey I have never met this guy “John Holdredge” and I have only read about 1/1619th of the guys posts, but I do know Spartacus and any man that thinks he is Spartacus is OK by me. Plus, he is a lawyer if memory serves. So that justifies a +
Is it just me or does the title of this thread suggest that the “+” are actually spaces for letters?
Just scored some 66 la tache from this guy. Impeccable provenance- a temprature controlled storage locker. low fills, nice brown hues. beautiful stewed flavors and cooked aromas. Easy deal, great transaction.
Had a nice time barrel tatsting with John yesterday and it cemented my feelings that he is one of my favorite CA PN producers. Hard part was deciding which wine to future due to my limited budget. Just some fabulous wines and John and Carri are great peeps as well.