Re: TN: Burgs, Loire, CdP, Bdx blanc with duck and foraged

On Aug 11, 2:11=EF=BF=BDpm, Mark Lipton <not...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> DaleW wrote:
> > 2005 Guion "Cuvee Prestige" Bourgueil
> > Nice wine to serve chilled on a summer eve. Earthy, good dark fruit
> > with a hint of treebark (not new oak, none apparent despite name),
> > nice balance. =EF=BF=BDI like this wine, too bad it's sold out. B+
>
> I've never heard of this producer, Dale. =EF=BF=BDWho brings it in?
>
>
>
> > 2005 Domaine La Milliere Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes
> > I served this because Jim is a CdP fan. Big ripe red fruit, some smoke
> > and bacon fat, lots of herbes de Provence. Tannins a bit raspy. Shows
> > a bit hot, maybe better on a cold winter day. B
>
> Is this the NBI "Cuv=EF=BF=BDe Unique"? =EF=BF=BDTheirs is the only
versi=
on of this wine
> that I've had: nothing special so far as CdP goes.
>
>
>
> > 2004 Drouhin Chorey-les-Beaune
> > Nice red cherries, a little cran/rasp berry tartness, =EF=BF=BDjust a
h=
int of
> > green herbiness, good concentration, refre****ng acidity. B
>
> Thanks for this. =EF=BF=BDThis is one of the few Drouhin reds to
reliable=
 find
> its way to our area, so I'm always interested in getting data on it.
>
> Mark Lipton
> (just returned from vacation)
>
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I'm at office, but have  a couple cases of stuff from CSW sale here.
The Prestige was gone before I got order in, but have some of the
basic domaine Guion- says Fruits of the Vine (NYC). The CdP wasn't
North Berkely.
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