Posts by tattersall

As dinner is on the go we popped this open: 2008 Thierry Puzelat. This grape is called "Côt" in the Touraine which is Malbec - tastes nothing like the new world version and much more refined than it appears in Cahors. Reminiscent of a...

Quote:Originally Posted by pscolari Had some great young wines this weekend: '09 Lapierre '10 Lapierre '10 Huet Sec Clos du Bourg '10 Huet Sec Le Haut Lieu This was my first foray into Huet and preferred the Le Haut Lieu to the CdB....

Nicely done Mark - how did you find the Didier?

Quote:Originally Posted by Quatsch Was it Lambrusco? Good Lambrusco is effing delicious. Maybe my favorite pizza wine.Quote:Originally Posted by Slewfoot + 1Quote:Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH It was, and we had it...

Tonight is a 2000 Lanessan followed by a 1995 Lanessan to accompany roast lamb and chard gratin. Great value bordeaux with a bit of age.

Quote:Originally Posted by gomestar I praised it over a year ago when I first tried a bottle (this was from the recommendation of a guy at Crush). I then forced Manton to buy a bottle, and while he scoffed at the $40 price for...

Quote:Originally Posted by gomestar Denis Bachelet's CdN is also excellent.Quote:Originally Posted by Slewfoot + infinity His CdN has become a go-to for us thanks, I think, to an earlier recommendation from someone in this...

Very enjoyable Gruner tonight - Stadt Krems Kremstal Reserve Wachtberg. Not, I'd say, up to the same standard as Pichler or Prager but a good example of how well balanced and stony a nice gruner veltliner can be. Very strange closure on...

Apparently he wasn't interested in making as much dry wine as the family would like and he didn't like the Hwang's focus on large commercial orders. Can't say I disagree with Pinguet, his demi-sec is one of my favorite whites.

If you like Huet vouvrays you may want to stock up as changes are afoot... http://www.larvf.com/,vin-noel-pinguet-domaine-huet-vouvray-loire-touraine-biodynamisme-hwang,10341,4026010.asp On a related note, stiff breeze meets a Riedel...