Posts by tattersall

Enjoying a Savennieres right now - Domaine des Baumard Clos du Papillion - flinty with nice acidity.

Quote:Originally Posted by kwilkinson Conterno It was really delicious - powerful with substantial alcohol but well balanced. It had a bit of sous-bois and then it was all red cherries and fresh herbs both on the nose and in the...

Tonight is this from Conterno, a very fine producer - I've had the pleasure of sampling some of his older Barolos courtesy of a generous friend and was tempted to give his Barbera a whirl. It's breathing, probably too young, but...

Quote:Originally Posted by goterps On another note, I feel I've overused ristretto. Any other strong alternatives that are good for capaccino/latte? My guess is the Indriya and Arpeggio, but maybe there are others I've missed. My...

Quote:Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH Can somebody somehow define the "terroir" of the Loire Valley? I have had so many random things from there from so many different producers I feel that it is hard to get a grasp of the...

Quote:Originally Posted by itsstillmatt There is a secret movement in the UN to try this experiment on the Canadian people as well. LOL

Yes some armagnac is from baco, but it's the blanc variety - the noir is another hybrid that's crossed with a very hardy grape that's indigenous to north armerica. It's mostly grown in Ontario as you said earlier. In BC the similar...

Quote:Originally Posted by Piobaire This. And why I asked about South Africa is because that is where it was created and that's the only place I know of that grows much of it. Please don't tell me BC growers are getting into...

Ha, Gigondas for us too tonight... To start a nice and bracing sauvignon blanc from the Loire: Clos Roche Blanche '10 from Roussel & Barrouillet: and currently getting a long breather, '08 Domaine Pallieres les Racines:

Some recent pours... Thierry Puzelat's Le Tel Quel - very vibrant gamay Bachelet Cote de Nuits-Villages '08 - great as usual Lane Tanner pinot '06 - pretty nice, but a lot of funk to start with. More old-world than new - no...