Yesterday bought a bottle of Kirkland's Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2005
produced and bottled by Domaine de Nalys and a bottle of Banfi 2001
Brunello di Montalcino to compare.

Wondering how badly they will compare -- hmm.
Dee Dee

Dee Dee wrote:
> Yesterday bought a bottle of Kirkland's Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2005
> produced and bottled by Domaine de Nalys and a bottle of Banfi 2001
> Brunello di Montalcino to compare.
>
> Wondering how badly they will compare -- hmm.
> Dee Dee
>

Dom. de Nalys is a reputable estate in CdP, producing a rather
commercial, forward wine IME. '05 is a good year, however, where even
lesser operations might make a great wine. I happened to see a note in
a WS forum:

http://forums.winespectator.com/eve/...61/m/610105244

that is very positive about this wine.

Let us know what you think!
Mark Lipton

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Mark Lipton > wrote in :

> Dee Dee wrote:
>> Yesterday bought a bottle of Kirkland's Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2005
>> produced and bottled by Domaine de Nalys and a bottle of Banfi 2001
>> Brunello di Montalcino to compare.
>>
>> Wondering how badly they will compare -- hmm.
>> Dee Dee
>>
>
> Dom. de Nalys is a reputable estate in CdP, producing a rather
> commercial, forward wine IME. '05 is a good year, however, where even
> lesser operations might make a great wine. I happened to see a note
in
> a WS forum:
>
> http://forums.winespectator.com/eve/...91161/m/610105
244
>
> that is very positive about this wine.
>
> Let us know what you think!
> Mark Lipton
>

Thanks for the note, I read the bottle and it said that de nalys is one
of the leading (or similar claim that I should know them somehow) CdP
vinyards. I mentioned to the guy beside me, "Hmmm, I can think of twenty
or so names and none of them are these guys" but at $19.99 it might be
worth a bite.

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