Mini Kerfuffle with Adam Lee of Siduri: Dallas, DELAYED UNTIL FEBRUARY, 2012

Jim_Swayze · April 7, 2011, 6:44pm

This is a call for Dallas/Fort Worth-based fans of Pinot noir, or those who might want to slip in to DFW for a special tasting event.

A little history. Most of you have seen the threads over on the Wine Talk forum about alcohol, balance, spoofilation, and the Pinot Noir Kerfuffle involving Eric Asimov, Jim Clenendon, Raj Parr, Adam Lee and others. I was pretty vocal on the low alcohol, elegance, transparency to terroir, anti-intervention side, you may recall.

Well here’s one thing that came of the conversation, and is the reason for this event:

Jim Swayze:

Adam Lee:

So…since I get back to the Dallas area quite frequently, what are the odds that I could this summer do a blind tasting for you…wines that I choose…and you figure our what is more or less spoofilated…or more or less ageable…or more or less your preference…or whatever standard you choose…

Adam, any chance to taste Pinot noir with a mere fellow devotee is a treat for me. But to taste with a guy with such high regard in the industry, a guy that produces such an array of award winning wines, well what an honor.

I’m happy to take you up on your offer. Since I tend to gather information via intuition over longer periods of time rather than a single sit down tasting, my senses are very easily confused. So if you don’t object, I will be bringing the following as reference points to be drunk uncovered alongside your covered wines: an Eyrie Pinot noir and a d’Angerville Volnay. I will match these two wines to whatever vintages you choose for the wines you bring as an attempt to minimize any cross-vintage variability.

The standard for this tasting will be fragrance, elegance, purity of expression, delicacy, restraint.

In addition to the two wines, I promise to bring both a very open mind and a willingness to learn.

Any interest? I know it’s a little early, but once I get the list semi-finalized I will find us a location.

Thanks again to Adam. This ought to be a lot of fun.

CURRENT ATTENDEE LIST:
Lewis Dawson
Bill “Tex” Landreth
Michael Bowden (maybe)
Darin Kendrick
Mike Miller
David T.
Brad Schier
Tom Gutting +1
Alston Williamson +1

Lewis_Dawson · April 7, 2011, 8:12pm

Count me in.

Monte_Mast · April 20, 2011, 11:33am

Bummer. I just accepted a gig here in Houston for that evening. Otherwise I would have driven up for the evening.

Monte

Joe_Dulworth · April 20, 2011, 1:09pm

As it stands right now (business not withstanding) I can likely make it.

Jim_Swayze · April 21, 2011, 7:49pm

There’s two. Who else?

I will be bumping this again a few weeks down the road. I know it’s kind of early to commit.

Michael_Bowden · April 22, 2011, 2:21pm

Jim,

How many people are you aiming for at this tasting/event?

Jim_Swayze · April 22, 2011, 3:21pm

Oh, I would think up to twenty or so max. I don’t want to impose on Adam’s generosity.

Want to fly in and join us?

Michael_Bowden · April 22, 2011, 4:05pm

It’s a possibility…have a bit of travel the two weeks after…will have to do some work on my end.

Jim_Swayze · April 24, 2011, 12:26am

Great. Let me know.

Darin_Kendrick · April 27, 2011, 8:51pm

I think I can swing this

Jim_Swayze · April 28, 2011, 7:58pm

You’re on the list.

David_T · April 29, 2011, 9:21pm

put me down!!

Mike_Miller · April 30, 2011, 11:46pm

Looks like I can make it. I’ve got some fair to middlin’ red burgs from 1998 on that I can bring. Let me know what sorts of wines to snatch out of remote storage and I’ll bring some to taste.

Jim_Swayze · May 2, 2011, 2:26pm

I’ve added you both. I’ll contact you offline, Mike, as we get closer to discuss what you might bring! Cheers.

Brad_S_c_h_i_e_r · May 2, 2011, 2:59pm

I would like to make it as well. My wife is due in Late July so assuming she is not two weeks early - I am in.

Jim_Swayze · May 3, 2011, 3:02pm

Congrats!

Tom_Gutting · May 3, 2011, 5:14pm

Maybe we can couple a visit up north to coincide with this tasting … I’ll check with the boss.

Bill_Tex_Landreth · May 3, 2011, 5:46pm

Sweet. See if that miscreant in law school can make it.

Tom_Gutting · May 4, 2011, 7:04pm

Jim – looks like I’ll be able to make it +1! We’re planning on it. Hopefully no work interferes to change that. But we should be good to go. Thanks for setting it up!

Bill … I’ll see what I can do

Jim_Swayze · May 4, 2011, 7:20pm

Gotcha Tom. Make sure you go 45 north, not south.