On Friday, February 1, 2013 12:26:09 AM UTC-5, Mark Lipton wrote:
> Over the past month, we've consumed a number of wines with meals, the
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> notes of which are shown below. Most of these wines were imported by
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> Selection Massale, a small importer of "natural" wines in San Leandro,
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> CA, that is run by some Internet acquaintances of mine.
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> *2006 Domaine Dupasquier Vin de Savoie Pinot* - France, Savoie, Vin de
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> Savoie (1/31/2013)
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> This was an absolutely lovely expression of the Pinot Noir grape, almost
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> ethereally light yet packed with flavor both fruity and mineral. Yet the
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> flavor profile put me in mind of Pinot Noir from Carneros, albeit with
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> far greater acid cut and more minerality.
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> *2008 Domaine Dupasquier Gamay Vin de Savoie* - France, Savoie, Vin de
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> Savoie (1/31/2013)
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> Lightweight yet flavorful, with typical Gamay acidity. When I smelled
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> the wine, however, it brought to mind Steve Edmunds's lovely Bone-Jolly
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> wines, which is no faint praise but quite surprising for a French
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> Gamay.</li>
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> *2009 Domaine Le Bout du Monde Côtes du Roussillon Villages Hop La* -
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> France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Côtes du Roussillon Villages
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> (1/31/2013)*
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> Imagine a midweight Chateauneuf with a much racier mouthfeel and that's
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> what you've got here. It's got the Bretty funk of a good CNdP and a
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> similar cherryish fruit profile (that doesn't, however, veer into cherry
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> liqueur territory) but has got great acidity and a lighter body. All in
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> all, an outstanding wine and dynamite with red meat.
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> *NV Pascal Potaire Touraine Les Capriades Piège à filles rosé* - France,
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> Loire Valley, Touraine (1/31/2013)
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> So much fun: lightweight, bright pink, dry, acidic fizz. What's not to
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> love? Not a wine to contemplate overmuch, but hell of fun and a great
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> bottle for a hot summer's day with some BBQ. It's produced from both Côt
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> (Malbec) and Gamay.
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> *2007 Domaine Denis Bachelet Côte de Nuits Villages* - France, Burgundy,
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> Côte de Nuits, Côte de Nuits Villages (12/21/2012)
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> Quite tight right out of the bottle, but aeration actually seemed to
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> close it down harder. With some time, though, it fleshed out a bit.
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> Initially, mostly pencil lead and tart raspberry, growing more expansive
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> and rounder with time. This is wine that definitely needs more time.
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> Mark Lipton

Thanks for notes, the Dupasquier wines sound work seeking out. Not sure if I have the Bachelet CdNV , but the 07 Gevrey defintely needs time.