On Oct 30, 3:27 pm, pp wrote:
Well, with those numbers you *are* making rocket fuel, so perhaps the
lack of said taste on the part of Cote des Blancs should be considered
a sensory defect?

Pp

Hehe, sensory defect. I like that. I don't think you're joking, but...

At this point, I'm not aiming for fine wine. I don't know if I'd
recognize that if it hit me in the face. I like wines of all types,
but my knowledge is limited to reading and the bottles I've bought
after chatting with the wine store clerks (never paid over $25 for
fear of being taken). A lot of people I would like to share my efforts
with do not like dry wines so I'm practicing on sweet, fruity, high
alcohol varieties that I hope to be a hit at "social gatherings".

But I can taste more alcohol in this 2005 Chilean merlot I'm sipping
than the CdB wines.