Possibly the Worst Wine EVAR!!!

WINE TALK
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So, I was at Saxfest in Seattle this past weekend (awesome time by the way!), and had the worst wine I have ever had in my life. I tricked several people into tasting it as well (hehe), and I think most of them would agree (I KNOW Eric agrees!). Those of you who get the Garagiste emails will know the name Frank Cornelissen, a guy who makes wine in Italy with no SO2, ages the wine in amphora, etc. From most of the descriptions I have heard of the wines, I figured I would probably hate them, but I have always wanted to try one anyway. Well, Saturday I got my chance. Some generous soul had brought the Munjebel (I think it was 2006).
Wow. John Cabot said he thought it smelled like tomato juice, but I thought it also had some kind of canned or roasted veggie component as well. We decided that Brussels Sprouts most closely described the aroma.
Now the palate. [wow.gif] The best word I can used to describe it is putrid. Seriously. Look up the word putrid in the dictionary and you will find a picture of Munjebel. It was that bad. I was looking for a Brillo pad to scrub my tongue with. pepsi Holy crap.

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I’ve had mixed results with his wines, as one might expect. Some of been drain food, but others have been remarkable wines with amazing energy. No regrets overall, as the good examples have been unique experiences of a good kind.

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If Eric brought that, it was my bottle!

I like a lot of the wines which entice people to buy Cornellison’s wines, but have mostly loathed his wines. At best, I was ambivalent. Spoiled OJ was the best descriptor of the recent batch of roses, the last wines I will get from him.


A.

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So, you were too embarrassed to actually attend the party? [wow.gif]

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I didn’t bring it. I don’t think you left me with any. Thank god. It was dog-retchingly awful, just one of the worst things I have ever tried.

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I tasted that because I was intrigued by the label. I agree with your assessment of it.

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I have a bottle of white 06 Munjebel listed in CT as being left over from a parcel I had you pick up from Garagiste and you sent me. I will leave it as an exercise as to why I have never bothered to follow up on it.
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The very top wine, Magma, set a standard of being drinkable (but not terribly interesting.)


A.

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ComeOn, Linda…tell us what you really think…don’t hold back.
I’ve heard about these wines as being “intellectual interests”, but have never got to try one.
You know…for a wine like this…we’ve been told you have to “think outside the box”.!! [stirthepothal.gif]
Tom

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Would love to try one of his wines. They are not cheap though. I guess the place to do it would be at the winery, so you would know what the wine is supposed to taste like. That’s the problem with science experiements in a bottle. Just not stable enough to ship.

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Frank’s wine are certainly a game of chance. I have had bottles that were really not very good, and then another bottle, of the same wine, months later, was incredibly good. so good, I wish I’d bought more.

For me, that’s part of the experience, and why I buy them. They are not wines for everyone, and they always start some interesting discussions.

I’m glad they exist.

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Linda…I looked up my dictionary ( Webster’s New Collegiate ) of the word : putrid. There is no picture of Munjebel.

I did not understnad what you were talking about until I goodled : Frank Cornelissen.

The title of your thread also made me …scrating my head newhere.

Now the worse thing…I would like to try the Magma !!! [soap.gif] [stirthepothal.gif]


Possibly the Worst Wine EVAR!!!

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Evar Valley Girl speak for ever. [wow.gif] [snort.gif]

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As others have said there’s a lot of bottle variation. I’ve loved some of the wines but don’t buy them that often for that reason.

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Here’s your problem, Linda.
According to JamieGoode: “We suggest to taste these wines in declining moon position which reflects the aromas in a more harmonious way”
How could you be such a doofuus as to taste it in a waxing moon!!! neener
Tom

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[scratch.gif] Ok.

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You mean Putricine and Cadaverine taste good in a declining moon? Who knew? [snort.gif]

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Good thing it wasn’t a Kaella wine or the YouTube videos posted could have been, let’s say, “interesting.” [insert appropriate smiley here]

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So our sweet Alice weighs in on this wine:

“Compelling” she says.

I like his comment: "he believes his wines taste better in Japan, away from the electromagnetic effect of the volcano he lives on. "
Seattle’s obviously too near volcanic activity.

So…there you go, Linda. [snort.gif]
Tom

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Let’s not be silly. I am sure a non-spoiled bottle of this might be fine. What we tasted was disastrous and obviously spoiled. This was utterly putrid shit, worse than spoiled OJ, worse than sour milk. Just vile. When a wine is bottled with no preservatives it doesn’t matter what the phase of the moon is, whether there is a volcano nearby or what. You are playing roulette. We lost on this bottle obviously.

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Aw, come on Neal, live a little!