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HarryKaris

Michael, I think more a case of mismanagement..rather than economics.......

HarryKaris

Find out that the Winecask in SB is closed - both the restaurant and the connecting winestore......shame. Several times a year I experienced a terrific meal and superb wine and purchased many bottles in the store - especially in the past 4 years with the strong Euro - :D Besides,for me SB is always ...

HarryKaris

Even without decanting the nose is extremely expressive. Nice garrigue with truffle and chocolate. Rich building palate extremely well concentrated with tons of dark fruit, thick spicy and creamy licorice, cigar box and chocolate truffle. Well balanced with a long solid finish.... doggone impressive...

HarryKaris

NO I am not always drinking CdP's ........ Together with the 2003 Montrose and Cos I purchased a case of this with splits and regulars...Liked it very much in the beginning and about time to re-taste. Had this one from split. Cassis nose with tobacco and toast and vanilla. Full bodied with silky bla...

HarryKaris

Thanks for the note Nick. Trust me many CdP's will be better balanced after some age and gaining freshness. I trust this GV05 will as well although this regular cuvee is modern styled and sees some oak.

HarryKaris

I'm going to be uncorking a 2006 Vieux Telegraphe "La Crau" tonight, Harry, in the name of science.... La Crau is old school so better decant that one for a while. The 98 in a 375 was pretty tannic last year-great wine though Jay, I think the 2006 is different than the classic VT style, m...

HarryKaris

Thanks, Harry, I'll have to get one of these ready for a try in the next couple of weeks while winter is still upon us. Have you tried the '98 (or '95) Centenaire lately? Tom, this was the Centenaire....just noticed that the words didn't fit.........Last time I had the 1995 was about 5 years ago......

HarryKaris

Last year in November when winemakers from Chateauneuf who came over for the tasting I organized, visited me at my home I opened a bottle of this wine....and was badly corked.... Tonight I opened another bottle......not corked but the nose was a bit closed. Decanted for 3 h. I remember walking a few...

HarryKaris

No Pappa, leave them alone....they cannot compete....

keep on going Jay.....

HarryKaris

Thanks for the note Tom. One of my all time favorite CdP's. Many Bordeaux characteristics in this wine. Lucky me, I never had a bad bottle. Happy for you, you got a good bottle. Apparently many bottles were transported over the ocean during summer period and got heat damaged....... So Roberto liked ...

HarryKaris

These 2007 Rhone wines, you almost can't go wrong with them....although this wine reveals an extra dimension besides the solid creamy fruit core.....a nice Garrigue and spiciness.
I really hope that restaurants find out the great price quality value of these 2007 Rhone wines.....superb !!!

CdR-Harry

HarryKaris

You will be surprised David...........

HarryKaris

You are right Tom. There's a general rul for drinking white CdP's. Drink them till age of 4-5 years with more freshness - then they go in a typically phase of colorization (kind of oxidation but chemically more complex - I will explain in my book). Length of this period depends on grape variety and ...

HarryKaris

Great notes Jim. THX......some think the 'regular' 1998 Pegau Reservee is even better.....

Hary

HarryKaris

Now thats what I call a good kick off Jim.................

HarryKaris

Too much honor for me Jim. Thanks for your kind words. I would love to discus the several different styles of CdP.......the best way is to start drinking them. Besides, temperatures are still low this time of the year..a good excuse opening at least one 'high alcohol level spicy CdP'. But do not for...

HarryKaris

Pappa, the hot 2003 with high alcohol and knowing that Beaurenard uses a fair amount of new oak makes this wine atypical and unbalanced and is not comparable with the 2004 and 2005. But it can be a surprising wine going with cheese and even cheese cake.....

Harry

HarryKaris

Pappa, indeed Chris, the 2004 Pegau is a great bottle of CdP and drinking very well now, although lesser rustic than usual for Pegau not in the last place because they had to add the whole white crop (1 ha) because of lacking volume, so there's a kind of silkiness in this wine that's atypical for Pe...

HarryKaris

Great response and interesting answers my dear fellow wine lovers .....keep them coming....I'll add my point of view soon....

CdP-CdR-B-Harry

HarryKaris

Just curious to find out - is it because your palate isn't used to the 'Rhone taste' - bad experiences - bad Q/P .....OR????
Harry

HarryKaris

Visited Clos du Caillou last Saturday and bought some of these. The 2006 Quartz is rich with silky layers of dark fruit, licorice and chocolate. Well balanced with ripe tannin and a long sexy finish. Compared with 2005 maybe just lacking some complexity. 2007 CdR is one of the best 'ordinary' CdR 07...

HarryKaris

Domaine Font de Michelle is located in Bèdarrides close to Vieux Telegraphe and it was the first time I visited them. With 27 ha within the Châteauneuf-du-Pape and 21 in the Côtes du Rhône appellation, it’s a properly sized domain. Since 2003-2004 young generation Guillaume and Bertrand Gonnet are i...

HarryKaris

Sorry for those who do not like CdP's so much...I had to catch up some notes and reports........ The sympathetic passionate, energetic and talented winemaker Isabel Ferrando just recently bottled the 2007 Réserve Auguste Favier. She took over domaine Saint-Prefert, located in the south west of the a...

HarryKaris

Last week I had the opportunity tasting the 2007-2008 Pure from la Barroche and Giraud’s Le Grenaches de Pierre. There are some similarities between both domains; at both domains passionate young generation winemakers are in charge. Brother and sister Marie and François Giraud and at Barroche ‘enfan...

HarryKaris

I have been in Chateauneuf-du-Pape recently for about 2 weeks and Raymond Usseglio was one of the winemakers I visited. Being part of the upcoming young generation in Chateauneuf, Stephane Usseglio is in charge of the domaine since 2004 and doing a more than great job. Without doubt he changed sever...

HarryKaris

To be honest, I think prices especially for 2007 CdP's will go up rather than down. The problem is that most of them are not on the market yet. Demand in Europe is increasing every day. I know of problems with many American importers (they want lower prices, lesser volumes) and I think final allocat...

HarryKaris

Jim, without any doubt the 2007 VT will be their best ever. I tasted 2 weeks ago for the 2nd time...lots of stuff, lush but also with authentic traditional ingredients........ 2007 is a BOMBASTIC vintage in Chateauneuf......but I have to say that the whole southern Rhone did well, although I think m...

HarryKaris

Indeed a very 'classy' VT. 1995 AND 1994 are drinking very well now. Last week I walked around on the lieu-dit named 'la Crau' in CdP. Famous terroir with many big pebbles.

CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

No Nick go for the 2007...

HarryKaris

Aha, interesting.....Alex starts drinking solitarily CdP's!!
Maybe not a really suitable vintage for you Alex, this 2003..I think 2004 and 2006 are more 'your style'...

CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

I visited Vieux Donjon today and talked to the very sympathetic and talented winemaker Claire Michel. We had the 2007 red and I was more than impressed. For me the best and most potential VD ever. Lush fruit, bombastic and overly generous, multiple layered with an exciting building complex richly fl...

HarryKaris

Even more vintages Stefan... -:))

HarryKaris

Indeed Pappa, since late 80s the Brunier brothers Daniel and Frederic are owners of Roquete (former named Roquette). Very good terroir close to Rayas, reds are very interesting and the whites are among the best in CdP.

CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

THX for the note Chris. Indeed a very nice wine. The whites from Roquete are among the best in CdP. Try to find their new red cuvee l'Accent, very profound and complex wine....
CdP-Harry

HarryKaris

THX fellow winelovers.....too much honor for me Jim.
How time can fly. Indeed Roberto I think i joined you somewhere in August back in 2000! I am very happy with the rebirth of BWE.....
Stefan, Andreas and I were both amazed how good these la Gardine's showed.....and still very much alive.

Harry

HarryKaris

Last week I was invited by Michel Blanc of the Federation in Chateauneuf to join Andreas Larsson from Sweden – best sommelier in the world in 2007 – for a special organized ‘old Chateauneuf-du-Pape’ tasting. All wines were provided by the winemakers and blind tasted with just the vintages written on...

HarryKaris

Staying in Chateauneuf for 2 weeks. Very unstable weather, much rain and few days with a très forte Mistral that knocked me down when walking on the plateau la Crau!! Last Thursday and Friday I tasted with Andreas Larsson (best sommelier in the world in 2007) about 95 old Chateauneuf wines from 1952...

HarryKaris

Chris, First you have to know that CSJ in the beginning had to deal with an enormous grey market in the USA. They wanted more control and they created a separate VV for the USA market. This new SS is made very much in an American style - the only Grenache that sees oak from a 600L demi-muid. This is...

HarryKaris

I am in Chateauneuf now for about 2 weeks.....have to finalize things and do some revisits. Most of the visits (more than 25) are planned for next week. Tomorrow morning I will have an interesting tasting together with Andreas Larsson - world best sommelier in 2007 - at the Federation in Chateuaneuf...

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