On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:37:37 -0300, "Indirecto"
wrote:

Except for the real expensive stuff (and even those sometimes), they are
usually thin, and lacking in fruit.

Overrated by whom? The wines (especially lower-end stuff) sell in a
pretty free market.

Maybe they are "thin and lacking in fruit" compared with new world
wines. Look beyond that to see other qualities. Some of us like them
that way - they tend to go better with food.

At least that's what I'm finding out after opening a few bottles I just
bought in Bordeaux.

As it happens, I am not a great fan of low-end Bordeaux myself, but
that my personal opinion. And the better Bordeaux needs aging.

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Steve Slatcher
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