Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

HarryKaris

Jim, what is the closest international airport to Maine?

Harry

HarryKaris

This wine never disappointed me. Very much open and fresh in Rayas style. Spicy with plenty of Garrigue and kirsch. Good intensity and complexity. Not rich nor overtly opulent but well concentrated with a striking freshness for the hot vintage..... outstanding performing...

CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

Maybe I can make it and join you in September in Maine. I will be in CdP end of August where I will organize a meeting of the young winemakers with Robert Parker.
Is there already a fixed date?

CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

Thank's for your kind remark Danny. Indeed, these wines take some time to come around. Giraud is an estate run by 2 talented young generation brother and sister. Wine is improving from year to year. Try to find a bottle of their Grenaches de Pierre.....I promise you you will be even more impressed.....

HarryKaris

Great range of wines. I Im happy that most of them did show so well, and it shows that 1999 is very much open for business now. Personally I think 1999 is better than expressed by the 'prof's.........

CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

Louis Bernard (negociant) made (and still does) very weird wines, many times not dignified bearing CdP's name......

CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

Indeed, this is a great wine. I drank more than a case of splits over the past years. My last bottle was about 2 months ago and showed very much open and balanced.
In case you drink a regular bottle I would recommend you to decant for a few hours........

B-Harry

HarryKaris

I recommend to try more different 07 Rhône's - you almost can't go wrong but some 'lesser known' producers made really good stuff...........

CdR-Harry

HarryKaris

Last week I had dinner with friends in the Capital Grille in Washington DC. Despite early reservation we had to wait over an hour before we could get seated......very annoying. The food in general was also disappointing nothing special an far from 'fine cuisine'. Anyhow, the wines we drank were all ...

HarryKaris

Thanks Jim. Maybe you can add a link to the Retailers and Online sources. Within a few days a detailed map of the AOC Chateauneuf will be available and for sale online in the webshop. 164 winemakers located and many points of interest - restaurants, hotels and wine stores. Handy foldable and plastic...

HarryKaris

Thanks all of you for the kind and encouraging words. Just return back home after a short trip to Washington. Robert Parker invited me to show him a representative and substantial part of the book. Although he already promised me doing the foreword I think in his position he must have a good impress...

HarryKaris

Chris, how was lunch with Michel Blanc???
CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

This is a full-matured wine. Rich palate with silky ripe black fruit, chocolate and spicy licorice. Ripe tannin and rather low acidity. The finish is lush and sweet but not very long. Just lacking some depth and complexity. This wine goes perfect with...yes...Dutch cheese..... :razz: I would not wai...

HarryKaris

YES again not a CdP...... I had this wine several times since release. Showing well in the beginning it joy-joy up and down, sometimes good, but many times mediocre...very much closed. Right now - even without decanting - it shows very well. Very attractive nose with cherry and anise. Not overtly ri...

HarryKaris

Yes I drink other wines than just CdP's........ I remember this wine drinking right after release and at that time even with 6h decanting showed very closed and extremely oaky. I must say everything softened and think the wine is very approachable now, even without decanting. Very attractive strong ...

HarryKaris

I really hate I miss this convention. Even more frustrating is... that I will be in Washington within a week or 2......

To all: have a great time AND please let me know how the 1998 Beaucastel was Jim.

CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

Jay Winton wrote:Harry,
did you get your DC hotel sorted out? Let me know if I can help.

Jay

Thanks for remembering me Jay. Because I couldn't finalize things yet I didn't contact you......I'll send you e PM as I decided today regarding my schedule...

Harry

HarryKaris

Jim, you will love this 1989 HaJP even more than the regular Beaucastel - so profound and complex - a more than interesting mingle-mangle of northern-southern Rhône and Bordeaux characteristics............. Chris, I can only confirm Jim's opinion regarding the 1989 LB. Last time was with the CdP-win...

HarryKaris

To be honest it was not my intension opening this one and only 1989 HaJP bottle left tonight. I just wanted to drink a regular 1989 Beaucastel but forgot there was one bottle of the HaJP among the other 1989's. Just checked the vintage and NOT the label. Long story short it took me a while to come o...

HarryKaris

Johan,

The regular 2006 RU is a good but not overly impressive wine. The 2006 Cuvee Imperiale is a darned good complex wine with plenty of aging potential but already drinking very well.

CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

Sure it was you who I meant -:))

Reading your extensive Cahors report (I stayed there in 1985) makes me think that you are writing a book.......!!

CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

l already had several of the 1978 Cabrieres over the past 2 years. Last bottles I purchased from Uwe Bende in Germany. One of them I am drinking tonight. This is without any doubt the best showing till now....I really wish Cabrières still made these kind of wines.... First thing I said was 'Holy Cra...

HarryKaris

Stefan, almost without exception all of these wines you can enjoy early....very ripe soft tannin AND OH SO seductive... Same with the special cuvees (compared to other vintages like 2001-2005). Best buy you will find in the lower segment as stated before you almost cannot go wrong with CdP 2007!! Al...

HarryKaris

Last Monday I visited Andre Brunel in CdP. He just bottled the 2008 Blanc, an outstanding wine with a solid pineapple, citrus, pear fruit core and amazingly well balanced acidity/freshness. Already impressed with the development of the 2008 reds in general, the 2008 will be somewhere between the 200...

HarryKaris

YES I still drink Bordeaux...now and then! I had this wine the first time a few years after release and then impressed me very much - tons of cassis, truffle in a smoky haze - complex and seductive. Re-tasted since a couple of times but always showing very much closed and sometimes a little disjoint...

HarryKaris

Sounds like it is more the vintage than the producer Harry. Any other recommended vintages for this wine? For me Guigal is not really a player in any CdP vintage good or bad. Most of the time their wines are solid and good but because of the 'bulk' production never great, outstanding nor superb. Th...

HarryKaris

I see the 2007 Vieux Telegraphe La Crau is available at $60 from Premier Cru on futures... five dollars less than what I paid for the 2006 in NH. At that price it is still overpriced to me, even if from the vintage of the millenium. At that price I'll buy one bottle to have in my cellar. You think ...

HarryKaris

hi harry, I can't help you with the hotel, but I'm sad we won't see you at the DC 09 convention. I would have been glad to chat about Chateauneuf-du-Pape and other wines. Anyhow, I'm sure I'll see you sometimes in the future. Nic Sorry Nic, timing is very very bad for me. I really hope to see you s...

HarryKaris

I am really disappointed I am not able attending the annual BWE meeting in DC. My schedule is just to tight. Anyhow, I promise when the book is finished I will attend the following one....and do something special. End of April I have an appointment with RP and want to ask for some hotel recommendati...

HarryKaris

Interesting Ian, so you basically you liked the wine ....maybe you should have tasted this wine blind without knowing its price...
BTW, I had this wine - made from 100-year-old Grenache several times and it never tasted gamy ...myabe your bottle stayed too long in the men's squash locker...

Harry

HarryKaris

Very atypical CdP this 2003 Guigal Jim....too much stewed fruit and a bit disjointed.

Harry

HarryKaris

Thanks for the note David. Totally agree a very good wine. Maybe my wines are a bit better conserved.....and will last a few years longer although there is no need to wait any longer.
CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

Interesting list Otto, thanks for the notes. Its amazing how good the so-called off-vintages can be right now as the 1991-1992-1993 and 1994 vintages. With good provenance they can be a big surprise, elegant and fresh with a rich flavors palette - perfect food matchers. Eric Texier makes very good w...

HarryKaris

Jim, talking to many (almost all??) winemakers in CdP, almost all have one goal in common : producing wines with a better and more solid 'fruit-core' . Regardless the style, this counts for Pegau as well for Beaucastel, Charvin, Beaurenard and many many others. Although the use of oak (mainly used o...

HarryKaris

Thanks David. I will give you some points that are important and maybe show new aspects: - regarding the more or less oxidative conditions I think its important that, unlike Bordeaux and Burgundy wines at that oxidative level, I had many old, mainly Bordeaux wines in the past that showed way more as...

HarryKaris

I will post my answers regarding the old wines in the other thread!
Ian, can you tell me what CdP's you think are more authentic and traditionally labeled CdP's '?

Harry

HarryKaris

This weekend, I attended an Old-Châteauneuf-du-Pape tasting in Bochum in Germany, together with 10 more Châteauneuf-du-Pape freaks (Michel Blanc, Jean-Marc Diffonty and Mark Fincham from Châteauneuf-du-Pape). Uwe Bende professionally organized the tasting, dinners and lunch in a very relaxed setting...

HarryKaris

Indeed Jim this is a good wine to enjoy with a steak. A wine coming from a less hot vintage with more freshness and rustic elements in general. TIP: try to fin la 2007 la Nerthe - the 2007 Cuvee des Cadettes is not produced and everything went in their regular cuvee......superb wine you will like. C...

HarryKaris

Thanks for the note Stefan. I never really liked this wine very much. I remember right after release it was okay - never great - but re-tasted it a few times afterwards it showed poor, disjointed with some off-flavores.

HarryKaris

Thanks for the note. I can assure you that the bottle you describe is far form the wine I drank more than 2 cases of in including some magnums. This must be an off bottle or you have a pre-palate resistance against CdP's in general reading your comment's and comparisons! My bottles showed far from h...

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