A bad day, but the 2000 Chateau d'Ardennes saved it a bit

[Nicklasss]

Yesterday was a really bad day. First thing in the morning, I get arrested by the police. Reason : my immatriculation plates were unpaid since 2 years. Impossible I tolad the policeman, as I always pay when I'm receiving my bills. After a check in the system with my papers, the policeman doesn't understand that my driver license is ok, but not my plates. So ticket of 438 $ and he could have tow my car, but did not do it, as long as I go right away fix that. So I go to the driver license/plates building. In 2007, when I moved from Shawinigan to Chicoutimi, we did the adress changes, and for a reason I don't understand, my adress on my driver license was ok, but not the one for my plates. So did not received bill since August 2007 so my car was illegal since then... Can I pay to got it back? Of course not as I did not had plates for the last 2 years, so my car has to have a mechanical inspection. I've been lucky to find a garage ok to do the inspection. Inspection (100 $) detected that I had to change my tires (too old) and the whippers. Another 998 $. Going back to the plate office, now it was ok so I had to pay for last year plates, and this year plates (212 $ + 212 $). A 2000 $ day. Just before the holidays, next week. This compromise any chances I had, to go to NY in August or Maine in September... What a bad day. My brother told me to go to court for the police ticket, as I'm not directly responsible for not paying, and he think I should be not guilty.

So, to put some bandaid on the wound , i opened a bottle of the 2000 Chateau d'Ardennes Graves with dinner. Dark red color, the nose was really genuine from the Graves area, with smoke, black berries, a touch of green pepper and something really grapey. In mouth, medium power, with nice flavours of minerals, grapes, smokes, cocoa and a decent medium final on black cherries and black peppers. Small tannins makes the final smooth. what interested me was that grapey flavours, like a bit of raw grape juice. I thought this was a bit austere, nothing modern or overextracted there. Finally a good wine, well done for the 2000 vintage, and with still life ahead of it. TN : 88+.

A nice 2000 vintage Bordeaux, for the not nice 2000 $ day.
Nic

[DavidG]

UGH, that is a really bad day. But I was happy to at least see that it was only your bank account, and not your person or family, that was injured. Glad the wine helped.

[Nicklasss]

I agree with you David. What scared me it's that if I had a caqr accident in the last 2 years, I would not have been covered by our general provincial insurances... or at least, not unti lgoing to court....

But you're absolutely right, I prefer -2000 $ in my bank account than a broken leg. But don't forget, those 2000 $ could have been used to buy wine .

Nic

[finner]

This reminds me that if I have a really bad day, I can open a 2000 Bordeaux and save the day!

[Jay Winton]

wow NIc, I've had cars and bureaucracy drain my bank account so my sympathies and no Maine We were really looking forward to seeing Marie Claude and the latest representative of the next generation of BWE. Buy a lottery ticket-you deserve some good fortune.

[stefan]

Too bad, Nic. Tomorrow will be better.

stefan

[AlexR]

Nic,

Your nightmare sounds as bad as the French "administration"!!!

It will all seem trivial in time.

Bon courage,
Alex