Hello;
At a small tasting in the "Munskänkarna", which is the Swedish rip-off of
the Chevaliers de Tastevins, where the subject was Beaujolais and Northern
Rhone. (Thankfully, noone was required to taste Beaujolais Noveau, even
though it is supposed to be fairly good this year ...)
[C] Very dark purple, as near to opaque as no matter, with very prominent
legs
[N] An explosion of complexity. Starting with bitter orange zest, smoked ham
and tar, violets, Gorgonzola (though self failed to appreciate that), and
ending on strong coffee.
[P] Massive, mouthfilling, lovely balance between tannins and acids, fruit,
with great length, and youthfull exuberance.
I´d drink this wine today with some really game-y game (not elk, which is
amazingly sweet), or else save it for ... ages.
Costs SEK 299, corresponding to EU 33, so is in the deep end of the pond,
but, if I had the cash, I´d pay it. Clueless, am I?

Talking of clueless: as I write this, a guy on the Road Runner ISP is trying
to break into my computer. Since he can´t see my OS, he is attempting an
exploit targetted at Win 98. He´s been at it for three hours! Where he is,
the time is (I´d guess) late evening. I just wish he´d get a life ... they
can be very useful.

Cheers!

Nils Gustaf

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