TN: Brief impressions on the week passed: Update

[Steve_Eisenhauer]

A follow-up on the 2006 Dard & Ribo C-H.

We opened this Friday night on a pop-and-pour, but didn’t finish the bottle (drank about 1/2). Came back to the remainder last night and the acidity had calmed down quite a bit and the wine was much more balanced. Worked well with some pretty strong-flavored artisanal cow cheeses. I’m thinking a decent decant with at least an hour of air before drinking would benefit the wine.

[Peter_Cargasacchi]

@Roberto Rogness

“Cool! I’m still trying to figure out twitterspeak.”

Follow me @WineExpo and learn from my mistakes, grasshopper…

Sorry for the thread drift but we need to greet every new guy like the Scots did the defecting Irish in Braveheart…

You do realize Roberto that “Grasshopper” is undergoing a whole new slang evolution? One associated with auto erotic asphyxiation? Kwai Chang? Kwai chang? Unlock that door!

[Lyle_Fass]

@Keith Levenberg

Hey, I hate spoof wines as much as the next guy (okay, somewhat more than the next guy), but I’m far from an early adopter of the term.
Here’s Dressner on the etymology - http://www.datamantic.com/joedressner/comment/1788/" onclick=“window.open(this.href);return false;
It’s frequently misspelled as “spoofilated” which has actually struck me as a superior form, since it parallels “mutilated” – which is the essence of spoofulation.
I’ll plug my own contribution to the lore here. Rockss and Fruit: The Evolution of Spoofilation” onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I believe we should start some sort of petition to change the spelling permanently to spoofilated. It makes more sense.

[Lyle_Fass]

@Ben Sherwin

I wish I had loaded up on '05 Beaujolais. Now it’s all gone. I prefer the '07 vintage to the '06 and will be on the look out for the Desvignes. How are the '07s from them, Lyle?

Steve-how much was the Dard & Ribo and can you still get it anywhere?

I have notes from the recent Dressner tasting and I liked them but do not miss the Desvignes '06 Javernieres. Fantastic wine.

[Sherr1_Shap1r0]

Thanks for the notes, Steve. I am glad to hear the Merus was better this time and appreciate your early look at the Kobalt - I only have 2 so I am not planning to open one for a while.

[Steve_Eisenhauer]

Revisited the 2006 Dard & Ribo C-H last night. What a difference a year makes! The acidity has been integrated into the structure of the wine quite nicely. All the joys of the wine (the rustic earthiness) are intact, but the awkwardness is gone. A more rounded complexity is now there. Very satisfying.