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Mark Lipton
 
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Default TN: '98 Belle 'Les Pierrelles' Crozes

DaleW wrote:
> Gilles -Robin gets good mention from folks I respect (Jim Cowan in
> particular). Remizi?res is supposed to have very good terroir, though
> they have moved to a more modern style that might not appeal to all.
> Claude, the master of terroir, is probably the person to ask.
> Apparently Crozes is the largest Northern Rhone appelation, and some of
> the more recently added part (I believe in southern part of appelation)
> is flatter and with a different soil. Claude probably knows who owns
> what.
>


The Remezieres wines I've had have been far too modern for my tastes,
but I haven't found any Gilles-Robin yet to try. I've placed a query
with Claude in WT: we'll see if he bites.

Mark Lipton