Mike Tommasi wrote:
>> From there, I
>> moved on to the '06 Dr. Frank Rkatsiteli, which by comparison is
>> mineral-tinged and floral in the nose with a light, petillant feel to
>> it.
>
> Is it Dr. Frank's wine made from Rkatsiteli grapes, or is his name
> Rkatsiteli?

Oh, you nitpicker. It's the only Rkatsiteli made in the US that I know
of. Everyone who's had this wine has basically the same reaction: fun
wine! Not one for cellar aging, but just great for drinking now.

>> To round
>> out the white wine experience, I next turned to two Marc Angeli wines,
>> the '04 La Lune and the '04 Fouchardes, both of which were dark yellow
>> and showed little to me beyond a strong oxidative note. Perhaps I'm too
>> sensitive to oxidative smells to get beyond them.
>
> This is one winery whose wines I really would like to taste one day.
> Have not had the occasion yet.
>

I actually had the '04 La Lune about 3 years ago, and it was a lovely
wine back then. I didn't see what this bottle was sealed under, but
from the rapid progression to oxidation, I wonder if it might not be
under fake cork?

> Nice Rhone lineup too...

Yeah, this event tends to bring out some really fine Syrahs from the N
Rhone. I actually brought along a '00 Voge Cornas VV, but didn't open it
as there were just so many wines already out. It's kind of like going
to the Marché in Ampuis, except that I don't have to go as far ;-)

> Nice, and with 1998 you are lucky as many wines from that period were
> not up to Tempier standards, with lots of funny bottles. I had dinner
> with Lulu Peyraud two nights ago, she is in fine form, much like the
> Tempier wines from this millennium...

Wow. Lulu ain't no spring chicken these days. Glad to hear that she's
doing well, though. And I was curious to see what a late '90s Tempier
would be like and was pleased with what I got.

>
> Nice lineup Mark. Wish I had been there
>

Me, too, Mike.

Mark Lipton
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