Oprah's "O" Magazine ranks Box Wines...

Roberto_Rogness · July 20, 2009, 5:30pm

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It would be VERY interesting to be able to track sales of that before and after the appearance here. I have always said that if either Oprah or Martha Stewart every started touting wines it would make Robert Parker look like Robert Balzer…

CFu · July 20, 2009, 5:38pm

Finally someone with REAL CACHE recommending wines!

Jorge_Henriquez · July 20, 2009, 7:10pm

Want the icing on the cake? Dr. Vino is the one writing up the wines.

BTW, $40 for 4 bottles equivalent of "The Tank Vin Rouge CdR??? Ummmmm, not exactly cheap-ass territory…and it’s a Jenny & Francois selection. Last time I had one of their wines I "Fu"ed it…right down the drain.

Roberto_Rogness · July 20, 2009, 7:20pm

Pretty interesting stuff (especially the reds) here:

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Dale_Williams · July 20, 2009, 9:25pm

J&F are much beloved by those into “natural wine.” I have a friend who works part time as a rep for them, and I’ve tried lots of their wines. Some I’ve quite liked, others were ok, a few I thought indeed dreadful (a Domaine de l’Anglore Tavel rose!)… But it looks like that CdR is from the Estezargues co-op, which generally is pretty decent for the level (d’Andezon is one of their brands). The 3L is $36 at Astor, probably not a bad deal for someone who wanted a glass a day, as BiB format would keep fresher than 4 bottles.

ChrisBeacham · July 20, 2009, 9:40pm

That’s actually a pretty nice list of wines! I mean, getting people to drink the always lovely Dry Creek Chenin Blanc and a decent Cab-temp blend, they could have done much worse.

Jorge_Henriquez · July 21, 2009, 1:36am

Dale Williams:

Jorge Henriquez:

BTW, $40 for 4 bottles equivalent of "The Tank Vin Rouge CdR??? Ummmmm, not exactly cheap-ass territory…and it’s a Jenny & Francois selection. Last time I had one of their wines I "Fu"ed it…right down the drain.

J&F are much beloved by those into “natural wine.” I have a friend who works part time as a rep for them, and I’ve tried lots of their wines. Some I’ve quite liked, others were ok, a few I thought indeed dreadful (a Domaine de l’Anglore Tavel rose!)… But it looks like that CdR is from the Estezargues co-op, which generally is pretty decent for the level (d’Andezon is one of their brands). The 3L is $36 at Astor, probably not a bad deal for someone who wanted a glass a day, as BiB format would keep fresher than 4 bottles.

Dale,

Bought this bottle based on the recommendation of a retailer that specializes in “natural & organic” wines:

Vile vile stuff. From reading the Sierra Carche notes this tasted like what people are claiming the Carche tastes like. Yuck. [barf.gif]

Roberto_Rogness · July 21, 2009, 1:37am

Dude, it says “Pure Brett” right on the label, what were you expecting, Mollydooker?

Jorge_Henriquez · July 21, 2009, 1:40am

Hombre, I actually like a bit of brett in some wines. This was, to quote my good friend Daniel, “a piece of crap shit”.

Roberto_Rogness · July 21, 2009, 1:47am

Just pullin’ yo chain. I LOVE that label though…

Roberto_Rogness · July 21, 2009, 1:50am

Assuming you bought it from these guys:

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…do they keep those wines refrigerated in the shop? If not, it’s like clicking “I feel lucky” on Google.

Jorge_Henriquez · July 21, 2009, 1:54am

I did. They do.

Michael_Bowden · July 21, 2009, 12:41pm

Oprah can fail also…i guess it should be interesting to watch how this turns out.

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Dale_Williams · July 21, 2009, 12:53pm

Ah, the Cousin Anjou. I have had the '06 three times. Twice distinct brett, but within my tolerance level, with high acids- but I like high acids. B/B- on my easy scale, but not something I’d look for. The third bottle was more as you describe- off aromas, not pleasant, and absolutely shrill acids (how did the bacteria live in those acids?). Not drinkable. I like the IDEA of low sulphur, but the execution too often ends up with something Coturri-esque.

Jorge_Henriquez · July 21, 2009, 1:47pm

Dale,

Here’s my TN for the Cousin:

2004 Olivier Cousin Anjou Pur Breton - France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Anjou (4/23/2008)
Dirty, vile stench of merde on the nose. Less offensive in mouth…but who wants to drink something that is so obviously flawed. Must be the bacterias! Organic winemaking gone wrong. NR (flawed)

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Dale_Williams · July 21, 2009, 7:06pm

Ew.

I note that was an '04 consumed last year. Even with a store that tries for good storage, I’m generally happier with the latest possible vintage of those low sulphur wines, though I do know some people cellar. To me it just ups the chances of something going wrong.

Faryan_Amir-Ghassemi · July 21, 2009, 7:33pm

Oh no you didn’t girlfriend! I’ma get my wine on!

Tyler_Colman · July 22, 2009, 12:54am

Hi everybody,

Glad you noticed the story. Since that issue went to print, there’s a new editor-in-chief at O. Maybe she’s into wine?

Since this is my first ever post on wine berserkers, let me take a second to remark on the astounding number of blinking, flashing and even sado-masochistic emoticons there are on the left of this message box!

With that observation, let me indulge.

Daniel_Posner · July 22, 2009, 1:15am

Tyler

When is the new blog entry coming out tonight?

ToddFrench · July 22, 2009, 1:17am

Tyler - welcome!

You better post frequently, as beyond those you see on the left, if you were to click ‘view more smilies’, you’d have even MORE from which to choose! That said, we expect you to post daily, with different emoticons each time.