On Aug 11, 2:11�pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> DaleW wrote:
> > 2005 Guion "Cuvee Prestige" Bourgueil
> > Nice wine to serve chilled on a summer eve. Earthy, good dark fruit
> > with a hint of treebark (not new oak, none apparent despite name),
> > nice balance. �I like this wine, too bad it's sold out. B+
>
> I've never heard of this producer, Dale. �Who brings it in?
>
>
>
> > 2005 Domaine La Milliere Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes
> > I served this because Jim is a CdP fan. Big ripe red fruit, some smoke
> > and bacon fat, lots of herbes de Provence. Tannins a bit raspy. Shows
> > a bit hot, maybe better on a cold winter day. B
>
> Is this the NBI "Cuv�e Unique"? �Theirs is the only version of this wine
> that I've had: nothing special so far as CdP goes.
>
>
>
> > 2004 Drouhin Chorey-les-Beaune
> > Nice red cherries, a little cran/rasp berry tartness, �just a hint of
> > green herbiness, good concentration, refreshing acidity. B
>
> Thanks for this. �This is one of the few Drouhin reds to reliable find
> its way to our area, so I'm always interested in getting data on it.
>
> Mark Lipton
> (just returned from vacation)
>
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I'm at office, but have a couple cases of stuff from CSW sale here.
The Prestige was gone before I got order in, but have some of the
basic domaine Guion- says Fruits of the Vine (NYC). The CdP wasn't
North Berkely.
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