Emery Davis wrote:
> A couple of bin ends that fell through the cracks and deep into the
> oubliette:
>
> '91 Morgon (Jacques Trichard). No expectations. But actually a big
> Morgon nose, black fruit, stone, sous-bois. Pleasant in the mouth like
> old pinot (though all gamay I'm sure) with a lively acidity, medium
> long. All in all a very enjoyable quaff, and even stood up unexpectedly
> to spicy peanut vegetables on the side of the roast chicken. I think
> good cellar conditions in Normandie saved this wine, as far as I can
> remember it has never traveled (like most of our wine).
>
> '85 Cornas (Delas Freres). Some expectations; Cornas can certainly keep
> this long but this is not the highest example of the art. Tired
> mushroomy nose didn't promise much. In the mouth muted bramble and tar
> with a little leather and smoke. Recognizably old syrah but I wouldn't
> ever have guessed Cornas blind. Over the hill, we sent it to the long
> sleep over a non-demanding dinner of lentils with pancetta and spring
> onions, which it accompanied with all the panache it could muster.

Yeah, Delas in the '80s wasn't the most exciting of producers. It'd be
interesting to know who they got their grapes from, as it might be a
vintner of some repute today.

Mark Lipton