TN: Rhone Dinner with Sir Charles Redux

[Robert.A.Jr]

I lost my allocation in the 2012 vintage, so now just sitting on the Rougeard I own, and now fear to drink!

Juge is easier to source!

[Michael_Lewis]

@Nathan V.

@c fu

I wonder if anyone is actually buying it at that pricing.

That’s a good question. No one I know is…

That’s because you know a bunch of grumpy people like me who bought it for much less, and feel it is almost immoral to pay that much for Saumur. Even world-class Saumur.

[Michael_Lewis]

Also, Nathan, you are wrong about your relatively recent 2002 experience. We drank a 2002 Bourg together in 2016 at the first Southern Jeeb. I brought it, and life was good. It was still pretty young seeming, if I recall.

[Nathan_V]

@Michael Lewis

Also, Nathan, you are wrong about your relatively recent 2002 experience. We drank a 2002 Bourg together in 2016 at the first Southern Jeeb. I brought it, and life was good. It was still pretty young seeming, if I recall.

Oh, you’re right. I thought I had and relied on CellarTracker to guide me and it said no. Certainly other 2002s I’ve had have been young seeming so that must be part of my general memory. Isn’t it hilarious that we’re the grumpy old men now.

[Michael_Lewis]

@Nathan V.

@Michael Lewis

Also, Nathan, you are wrong about your relatively recent 2002 experience. We drank a 2002 Bourg together in 2016 at the first Southern Jeeb. I brought it, and life was good. It was still pretty young seeming, if I recall.

Oh, you’re right. I thought I had and relied on CellarTracker to guide me and it said no. Certainly other 2002s I’ve had have been young seeming so that must be part of my general memory. Isn’t it hilarious that we’re the grumpy old men now.

Yes, although Charlie likes to remind me that I am barely older than him. I just feel old, which is actually worse.

Also, I am currently 50-50 on selling my entire cellar except for the Muscadet and Chinon. It’s just fermented grape juice after all, and the kid needs new shoes.

[Nathan_V]

@Michael Lewis

@Nathan V.

@Michael Lewis

Also, Nathan, you are wrong about your relatively recent 2002 experience. We drank a 2002 Bourg together in 2016 at the first Southern Jeeb. I brought it, and life was good. It was still pretty young seeming, if I recall.

Oh, you’re right. I thought I had and relied on CellarTracker to guide me and it said no. Certainly other 2002s I’ve had have been young seeming so that must be part of my general memory. Isn’t it hilarious that we’re the grumpy old men now.

Yes, although Charlie likes to remind me that I am barely older than him. I just feel old, which is actually worse.

Also, I am currently 50-50 on selling my entire cellar except for the Muscadet and Chinon. It’s just fermented grape juice after all, and the kid needs new shoes.

Don’t forget to keep the corked chenin.

[Bruce_Leiser_owitz]

@Craig G

@c fu

I wonder if anyone is actually buying it at that pricing.

Gangas’ Law of WineSearcher: For a rare wine, WS low is the price at which it does not sell.

And even more so for WS high!

Bruce

[scott_c]

@Michael Lewis

Also, I am currently 50-50 on selling my entire cellar except for the Muscadet and Chinon. It’s just fermented grape juice after all, and the kid needs new shoes.

I am here for this.

[Jay_Miller]

@scott c

@Michael Lewis

Also, I am currently 50-50 on selling my entire cellar except for the Muscadet and Chinon. It’s just fermented grape juice after all, and the kid needs new shoes.

I am here for this.

I can’t tell you how tempted I’ve been to do something similar the last few years.