DaleW wrote:
>
> 2003 Verget "Cuvée de la Butte" Chablis
> All about fatness and wood. Lots of new oak here. The redeeming feature
> is a somewhat minerally finish, but this isn't for me. B-

Crap!! I bought this on the recommendation of some toady at
Sam's...grrr. Do you think it'll ever integrate, or should I foist it
off on some CalChard lover instead?


> 1998 Ogier Cote-Rotie
> Yippee-yi-yo. This is good. Plenty of deep rich blackberry Syrah fruit
> and a dash of pepper. Needs time, but very tasty. Develops some bacon
> fat/game aromas in the glass. A

One of my favorite N. Rhone producers, and a great year in Cote-Rotie.
Glad to hear it's showing so well.

>
> 1999 Les Pallieres Gigondas
> Very nice. Lots of dark berry fruit, Rhonish nose of herbs and
> underbrush.Ripe but not overfat, some nice earth and cedar with the
> Provencal herbs. A-/B+

Hmmm. I think that I recently saw this (probably later vintage) at
Kermit's retail outlet. Sounds like I'll have to give it a try.

It sounds like a great evening, Dale. Thanks for the notes.

Mark Lipton