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North of 44º 30' (France)
In article >,
(Bill Spohn) writes:
>1998 Marcel Deiss Burlenberg Pinot Noir - the often excessive tannins of the
pinot noir.
>
Boy, excessive tannins has never been a problem of any Alsace PN I've had!
>1989 Ch. Beychevelle drinking very well right now.
Agreed
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>1997 Dominique Laurent Beaune Les Greves - darker than expected, with a good
>fruit driven nose and ample soft tannin with pretty good weight. This one is
>still on its way up and needs a couple of years.
>
Surprising to me, as I've felt most '97 burgs at their peak. No excessive
oaking here? His wines can be good, if oak in check
>1996 Jaboulet Crozes Hermitage Dom. Thalabert - good wine to have after the
>Cornas - even darker and the nose ripe dark fruit. In the mouth, very good
>concentration and also good acidity, combined with still slightly assertive
>tannins. I'd love to see how this ages over the next decade. A very good
>Thalabert.
>
I have just 2 bottles, thanks for saving me from experimental infanticide
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>1995 Baron de Milon -
Agreed about BdMilon in general- ok, but not really value
>1995 Jaboulet Chateauneuf du Pape Les Cedres - you may have noticed that this
>is not a Northern Rhone, in which case you will be one up on our
>geography-impaired member who brought this, but we forgave him as the wine
If they were to bring a Southern Rhone, why not the Parallele 45 CdR, just for
the theme?
Thanks for the notes.
Dale
Dale Williams
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