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Hard as it may be to believe, there was a time in the distant past when
I considered the pronouncements of Robert Parker to be akin to divine judgment. Back in those benighted days, I was invited to a conference in Nice and took that opportunity to visit a few choice producers in the Rhone Valley en route to Nice. Among our visits was the tasting room (that alone should be a beacon of warning) of Chapoutier in Tain, the most Californian of experiences we had during our '98 visit (quite a contrast to chatting with the most engaging Nöel Verset in his cramped cellar space in painfully broken French). Our only purchase at that visit was a '96 Cote-Rotie that seemed both decent and fairly priced. Last night, with a dinner of pan-seared venison steaks, we opened it: 1996 Chapoutier Côte-Rôtie nose: fair anemic, slightly meaty, hints of berries palate: medium weight, high acidity, drying fruit Overall, had I tasted this blind, I would have guessed that it was a Crozes-Hermitage past its prime, certainly never given much thought to Côte-Rôtie. How it could be so devoid of aromatic interest, I fail understand. Decent enough Syrah, but nothing remarkable. Mark Lipton |
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On Apr 22, 6:51*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> Hard as it may be to believe, there was a time in the distant past when > I considered the pronouncements of Robert Parker to be akin to divine > judgment. *Back in those benighted days, I was invited to a conference > in Nice and took that opportunity to visit a few choice producers in the > Rhone Valley en route to Nice. *Among our visits was the tasting room > (that alone should be a beacon of warning) of Chapoutier in Tain, the > most Californian of experiences we had during our '98 visit (quite a > contrast to chatting with the most engaging Nöel Verset in his cramped > cellar space in painfully broken French). *Our only purchase at that > visit was a '96 Cote-Rotie that seemed both decent and fairly priced. > Last night, with a dinner of pan-seared venison steaks, we opened it: > > 1996 Chapoutier Côte-Rôtie > nose: fair anemic, slightly meaty, hints of berries > palate: medium weight, high acidity, drying fruit > > Overall, had I tasted this blind, I would have guessed that it was a > Crozes-Hermitage past its prime, certainly never given much thought to > Côte-Rôtie. *How it could be so devoid of aromatic interest, I fail > understand. *Decent enough Syrah, but nothing remarkable. > > Mark Lipton Chapoutier seems to have lost its way for me. |
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On Apr 22, 11:25*pm, lleichtman > wrote:
> On Apr 22, 6:51*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote: > > > > > > > Hard as it may be to believe, there was a time in the distant past when > > I considered the pronouncements of Robert Parker to be akin to divine > > judgment. *Back in those benighted days, I was invited to a conference > > in Nice and took that opportunity to visit a few choice producers in the > > Rhone Valley en route to Nice. *Among our visits was the tasting room > > (that alone should be a beacon of warning) of Chapoutier in Tain, the > > most Californian of experiences we had during our '98 visit (quite a > > contrast to chatting with the most engaging Nöel Verset in his cramped > > cellar space in painfully broken French). *Our only purchase at that > > visit was a '96 Cote-Rotie that seemed both decent and fairly priced. > > Last night, with a dinner of pan-seared venison steaks, we opened it: > > > 1996 Chapoutier Côte-Rôtie > > nose: fair anemic, slightly meaty, hints of berries > > palate: medium weight, high acidity, drying fruit > > > Overall, had I tasted this blind, I would have guessed that it was a > > Crozes-Hermitage past its prime, certainly never given much thought to > > Côte-Rôtie. *How it could be so devoid of aromatic interest, I fail > > understand. *Decent enough Syrah, but nothing remarkable. > > > Mark Lipton > > Chapoutier seems to have lost its way for me. Me too although I had a Hermitage blanc from 2006 that was quite good. |
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