Par Corinne Conroy,
lundi 12 avril 2010 à 16:04 ::Accueil
Quand les prix seront sortis bien sûr...Cela va de soi!
"How good are the 2009s? Brilliant in parts is the answer. In such a warm, dry vintage, the Left Bank appellations, where late ripening cabernet sauvignon dominates the blends, fared better than the Right. ...
Depending on their opening prices, I recommend you buy Left Bank wines like Calon Ségur, Pichon-Baron, Léoville-Poyferré, Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pontet-Canet, ...BRANE CANTENAC"!!!
When the prices will be announced, of course…That goes without saying!
"How good are the 2009s? Brilliant in parts is the answer. In such a warm, dry vintage, the Left Bank appellations, where late ripening cabernet sauvignon dominates the blends, fared better than the Right. ...
Depending on their opening prices, I recommend you buy Left Bank wines like Calon Ségur, Pichon-Baron, Léoville-Poyferré, Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pontet-Canet, ...BRANE CANTENAC"!!!
Par Corinne Conroy,
lundi 12 avril 2010 à 11:41 ::Accueil
Le 22 mars nous avions convié Nicolas de Rouyn... et le commentaire qu'il a mis ce même jour sur son blog nous a rempli de joie! Car il a osé!!!!! Il a osé dire ce que beaucoup d'entre nous pensent tout bas!!!!
On March 22, we invited Nicolas de Rouyn to the property…and the comments he put on his blog on the same day filled us with joy!Because he dared!He dared to say what many of us keep to ourselves!
It’s a sort of balancing act I just can’t get used to.I just finished a lunch at Brane-Cantenac, and I now feel weightless, enchanted by the refined, unique intoxication exuded by great wines. 2003, 2000, 1986, 1928. The 03, a fine illustration of this hot and dry vintage that has already developed so well.The 2000, in the exquisite finesse of noble Margaux wines.The 1986, splendid, still young if you can believe it, fine aromas in a palette of spring undergrowth, unexpected freshness – everything Bordeaux lovers like.And the 1928. The oldest red I drank.The oldest white was a spectacular Champagne, a 1921 Moët, with unsuspected sharpness.But this red.81 years old.You might think you’d be dealing with an old fish bone.But not at all.Of course, in these cases, we don’t speak of opulence, but it works its magic.It is indeed a great red wine. Substance, structure and aromas – it’s all there.Still today. Extraordinary. Well, I drank everything, which I almost never do in such circumstances (press luncheon) where the height of sophistication is to leave your glasses full.Which I didn’t do.With the utmost pleasure.So I take a walk to the closest terrace, a coffee in the sun, today’s daily paper in hand, guaranteed happiness, the 28 lingering in my memory.And lo and behold, a full-page article on one of the daily press’ favorite topics: alcoholism.« Si c’est pour casser des planètes, va jouer plus loin ».Pure effect of my professional conscience, I read on to the end.It’s appalling.I learn that if you have a drink with your pals whenever you see them, you’re addicted even if you don’t drink afterwards for entire days.That type of grotesque nonsense.The worst part is reading this in this daily magazine which has (by far) the biggest slice of the advertising cake in the Wine industry and which nevertheless doesn’t hesitate to bite the hand that feeds it.I wonder what the journalists in charge of this newspaper Wine pages think, almost all of whom are members of the wine press association, extremely active against prohibitionist lobbies which obviously wrote this page.The kind of irritation that could have spoiled the 1928, but no.The 28 is untouchable.
