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Default TN:SOBER does Gaia, Chave, Donnhoff, DDC, Soldera,Truchot,Mugneret,Overnoy, Sauzet, etc

On Jul 24, 1:02*pm, Emery Davis > wrote:
> Great tasting!
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> DaleW wrote:
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> []
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> > #2 lemon curds and limes, fresher, lovely, a little pleasantly funky,
> > guesses centered around Meursault. 1992 Overnoy Arbois Pupillin B+/A-

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> fascinating! *Arbois can be a real conundrum...
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> >[]
> > Flight #6 (with a nice stew with chicken and sausage)
> > #1Blackberries and cassis (though others noted blueberries), lively,
> > good finish, quite a flight that this was my second favorite. 1991
> > Clape Cornas
> > A-

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> Great year, great producer, great bottle. *Haven't had for many years,
> wish I'd saved some.
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> > #2 Floral nose, deep red fruit, pavement, meat, olives, fantastic
> > length, a better bottle of the 1983 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage than
> > one we had last year. A/A-

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> A real tribute that the Clape was the 2nd favorite of the flight!
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> -E


I can't say that overall I've been a huge fan of most of the Jura
wines I've tasted, but the winners can be real winners. This was the
Chardonnay by the way, not the Savagnin.

Of course, things can go wrong with natural wines:

http://the-stupids.com/wp/archives/1387