On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:01:31 +0100, Mike Tommasi >
wrote:

>Mark Lipton wrote:
>> ... If a Côte de Brouilly isn't light and fruity, what is?
>>
>> Answer: something else
>>
>> 2005 J.-P. Brun "Terres Dorees" Côte de Brouilly
>> color: dark
>> nose: pretty closed in, hinting of berries
>> palate: dark fruit, somewhat tannic, highly structured, shut down
>>
>> Nope, this isn't what she was looking for. A dark-fruited and closed
>> down Bojo if ever there was one. I chalk up the problem to global
>> warming, always an easy scapegoat and make the promise that we'll pick
>> up some genuinely light Bojos. Oh, well. Let's put the half-finished
>> bottle back in the fridge for a couple of nights and see what becomes of
>> it. If you've got some of this, hands off for another few years!
>
>Hmmm, tannic structured Bojos. A similar trend is happening in the
>Lambrusco area (Vilco will confirm). Not a good thing, what wil lwe
>drink with a good fatty pork roast?

Well, here's another one. Last Saturday we held a belated Open That
Bottle Night party, and someone brought a 2005 Cote de Brouilly
Domaine du Pavillon Chavannes, Cuvee Ambassades.

Pretty much nobody liked it. One taster completely panned it. Didn't
do much for me, either, but the wine is a far cry from what most of us
are used to drinking.

Maybe we opened it too soon or maybe our food choices didn't do it any
favors, but the character of the wine was much as Mark describes
above. "Dark fruit, somewhat tannic, highly structured, shut
down"...no kidding.

I'd like to try it again in a couple years under different
circumstances, and when it's not up against a bunch of big Washington
and Cal cabs and zins.

JJ