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

\/

First of all, with a crowd that isn't into Bordeaux,I'd hold off on the
classed growths, Pomerols,etc. What I would look for is a Right Bank
satellite wine from '98, '00, or '01. My first choices would include
modern wines from Cotes de Castillon (D'Aiguilhe, Ste. Colombe, or Clos
d'Eglise are a few possibilities) or Lalande de Pomerol
(Haut-Chaigneau, La Chenade, or La Fleur du Boaurd, to name a few). Or
possibly one of the St-Emilion satellites or Fronsac ('00 Les Trois
Croix is very good). These are ripe fruit driven wines that still
retain a clear Bordeaux sensibility. I think lots of people tend to
appreciate, and the most expensive (the Bouard) is still not that dear
($20-30).

"DaleW" > wrote in
oups.com:

> Or possibly one of the St-Emilion satellites or Fronsac ('00 Les Trois
> Croix is very good).

I remember several years ago bidding on some Les Trois Croix at an auction.
I bid by email. I include a short description of the lot I am bidding on to
make sure I have the right one. For Les Trois Croix I put "L3+". I realized
later that "+++" would have been even better. As an aside I got the wine.

Fred.

"Vincent" > wrote in message
. com...
> 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.

Every time I bring a nice classed Bordeaux from a good year that I've
properly cellared, all I hear from my brothers is "Oh, no, not another sour
red."

Sigh!


--
Joe Giorgianni
TheWho.org

"This guitar has seconds to live" Posters

"Joe Giorgianni" > skrev i melding
...
> "Vincent" > wrote in message
> . com...
>> 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.
>
> Every time I bring a nice classed Bordeaux from a good year that I've
> properly cellared, all I hear from my brothers is "Oh, no, not another
> sour red."
>
> Sigh!
>
Splendid, the better for you! To each his own :-) but make sure at least
another one will share the pleasure, a wife, friend, partner?
Anders

On 20-Jan-2005, "Vincent" > wrote:

> 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
>
> \/

You might try (Lafite) Rothschild Reserve Special Paulliac. Its normally
about 20-23 bottle, easy drinking and quite tasty for the money.

Joe,
Next time bring the wine to my house and bring your brother a six pack ..





"Joe Giorgianni" > wrote in message
...
> "Vincent" > wrote in message
> . com...
>> 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.
>
> Every time I bring a nice classed Bordeaux from a good year that I've
> properly cellared, all I hear from my brothers is "Oh, no, not another
> sour red."
>
> Sigh!
>
>
> --
> Joe Giorgianni
> TheWho.org
>
> "This guitar has seconds to live" Posters
>

I guess your relatives are real people, not arrogant patronizing pompus
inadquate WINE SNOBS.
"Vincent" > wrote in message
. com...
> 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
>
> \/
>
>

I guess your relatives are real people, not arrogant patronizing pompus
inadquate WINE SNOBS.
"Vincent" > wrote in message
. com...
> 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
>
> \/
>
>