I guess your relatives are real people, not arrogant patronizing pompus
inadquate WINE SNOBS.
"Vincent" > wrote in message
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> While I tend to enjoy many of the Bordeaux I've had to date, other than my
> wife, none of the other family members have any appreciation for it
> whatsoever. For the majority, sangria and fortified fruit wines seem to
> please them more. But there are a handful that do enjoy dry wines (and
> even
> a smaller number that enjoy dry reds). They will often bring a "popular"
> cab
> or a merlot, which I enjoy, but wonder why none of them enjoy Bordeaux
> (for
> me, it's not exactly something you need to build up a taste for, in fact,
> it
> is the varietal/blend that first opened up the world of reds to my own
> enjoyment).
>
> So I wonder if there is such a thing as a Bordeaux crowd pleaser? Or maybe
> the ones I tried on them to date were just a poor selection. These are
> what
> I've tried on them so far...
>
> 1989 Cordeillan-Bages: awesome and cheap, but hard to find
>
> 1998 La Pointe: an easy drinking wine, soft tannins; I thought this would
> do the trick
>
> 1995 Trotanoy: my personal favorite to date; what am I missing?
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated. tia
>
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