Long, but eminently readable – this is an excellent article on the Koch/fakes/Rodenstock saga as it unfurls…
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By billn on August 28, 2007 #asides#other sites
Asides
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- Adding fuel to the bottle replication fire, this is an excellent piece.
- Snails, hired women, Paris Hilton, Tina Turner, Pommard and Ketchup – in that order!
- And this I like very much – Chateau Pétrogasm
- Finally, does (should) wine have a gender?
white burgundy and bargains(?)
holiday…
in lake UK (hopefully not) for holiday, back in a week….
Hopefully none of Burgandy’s (sic) killer bees await!
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Two nice pieces spotted today:
discovering the mâconnais…
Like almost all white Burgundies, Mâconnais wines are made from chardonnay grapes. Yet their contrast with California chardonnays is extraordinary, and they serve as a delicious introduction to what makes white Burgundies distinct.
Good article by Eric Asimov today in the New York Times
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A few nice pieces found today:
- Alice on soft openings and pizza…
- Bill on Beaujolais
- Sluggish Fermentations? Maybe it’s your soil
sharpened pens
Alice (who I recently met – and is of-course very nice and doesn’t come across as a ‘winebitch’ at all – just someone with standards!) can have a very sharp pen – I love this piece…
jadot 2004 clos des ursules
2004 Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Clos des Ursules
Medium-plus cherry-red colour. The nose is deep, soft red fruit, more berry than cherry – just a little high-toned estery aspect too. Sweet fruit, packed with effusive acidity and tannin showing a little grain. The overall aspect is just missing a little 1er cru intensity and the finish is only medium plus. Very well made with no unripe facets and just a small impression of oak. Just a little too understated I think, but given that I bought a six-pack I’m hoping that it gains a little something with time.
Rebuy – Maybe