In article >,
Mark Lipton > wrote:

> DaleW wrote:
> > Last night Betsy made pork chops with a vinegar/cornichon/tomato/onion
> > sauce, with leftover happiness soup and kabocha (squash two ways!).
> > Not as vinegary as it sounds, a Burgundian recipe, but not something I
> > wanted to chance a more expensive Burg on. So went south to Beaujolais
> > for the 2006 JP Brun (Terres Dorees) Morgon. Light tannins, ripe red
> > cherry and strawberry fruit, moderate acidity. Some light herb notes
> > with time. A nice wine, though not particularly compelling. Which is
> > what I'm beginning to think is my reaction to most of the Brun crus. I
> > think from now on my buying of Brun will concentrate on the white and
> > the L'Ancien, and I'll use my Cru Beaujolais bucks for Coudert,
> > Descombes, Desvignes, Vissoux. Still, a perfectly pleasant wine.B
>
> I know what you mean, Dale. I've only had his Fleurie (I think I have
> his '05 Cotes de Brouilly in the cellar) but I wonder whether he's been
> able to source really good land/vines as he's expanded into those Crus.
> Time will tell, I suppose. On a related note, one of the 4 wines I
> brought back from Caves Augé in Paris was the '05 G. Descombes Morgon.
> I know that Dressner brings it into the US and I did try to find things
> not available through normal channels, but I've never seen a bottle of
> this before... The other red I brought back was a Morgon from a
> producer I've never heard of before (Chamonard IIRC).
>
> Mark Lipton

I have notes for a 2006 L'Ancien from Brun. Very light some pleasant
cherry fruit. Bit thin for my liking. Went well with roast chicken again
from notes but not remembering it well. B- Dale scale