The Official Wine Thread

[Cary Grant]

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Getting notifications of fall releases. It will hurt to say "no" to so many this year.

Be charitable. Say yes.

And send them to your dear friend CG.

 

[Piobaire]

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Getting notifications of fall releases. It will hurt to say "no" to so many this year.

Be charitable. Say yes.

And send them to your dear friend CG.

Good god. Loring wants $46 for Chardonnay! Good bye, Loring.

 

[Quatsch]

Tonight was dinner at Bar Tartine and I had a Furmint with 6 puttonyos with dessert. It was amazing. Tokay is definitely my favorite dessert wine. The food was also very good.

 

[Raoul Duke]



Good god. Loring wants $46 for Chardonnay! Good bye, Loring.

Your remark about $46 Chardonnay, is that specific to Loring, or Chardonnay in general?

 

[patrickBOOTH]

IMO, in general.

 

[Raoul Duke]



I just saw the movie Brideshead revisited and they mention a wine called chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey. Anyone tried this out or know what it is?

Excellent Sauternes, however, I generally prefer it's sibling, Clos Haut-Peyraguey.

 

[Raoul Duke]



IMO, in general.

Really? I have no problem paying more than $46, for Chardonnay in general, however, my cut-off for American Chardonnay is probably around $60. Beyond that, I don't mind shelling out the dough for an odd Montrachet, or Corton Charlemagne.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I'm just not a fran of Chardonnay.

 

[Hampton]

Excellent Sauternes, however, I generally prefer it's sibling, Clos Haut-Peyraguey.

Really, will try it out.

 

[Edgein]

You may look at auctions for Sauternes. They just don't sell. Great values available in the secondary market. I know, I tried to sell some a few years ago, including d'Yquem, and they sell at low prices v red Bordeaux.

 

[gomestar]



I'm just not a fran of Chardonnay.

I wasn't for the longest time, but BdB Champs and some greats from Chablis and the CdB have made me love it.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I have had some Chablis and Champs that I have enjoyed. Nothing to make me seek it out regularly though. I don't think it is bad by any means, but just not for me.

 

[Cary Grant]

I just heard somebody the other day refer to Chard as "cougar juice" :tounge:

 

[gomestar]

i thought that was scotch?

 

[Piobaire]

IMO, in general.

Really? I have no problem paying more than $46, for Chardonnay in general, however, my cut-off for American Chardonnay is probably around $60. Beyond that, I don't mind shelling out the dough for an odd Montrachet, or Corton Charlemagne.

I can't compare a C-C with even the best Left Coast Chard. Manton turned me on to some fully mature C-C a while ago and it was an eye opener.

Btw, my comment was in general but Loring in particular. I mean, I have nothing against a high end Left Coast Chard, but I no longer find a reason to pay that much for them. I'll take a $20 bottle of Stefania Chard over a $55 bottle of Far Niente any day. I realized that I have been spending too much money in general on Left Coast wines and have become far more price sensitive over QPR.