On Jan 14, 2:29*pm, "Anders Tørneskog" >
wrote:
> "Bi!!" > skrev i ...
>
> >Anders, there is a difference between fresh acidic wines and drinking
> >razor blades. :-) *I like well balanced wines with a nice acidic
> >component and if you read my TN's from over the years you will find
> >that my tastes run fairly Old World but this is just bad wine. *I've
> >had Laboure Roi wines in the past and found them to be fairly
> >pedestrian "quaffers" but this was just beyond the realm of good taste
> >and it has nothing to do with Americanized tastes.
>
> Yes, I know you have a wide ranging experience. * So, if this was not a
> malolactically conditioned sensory response :-) *- *could this have been a
> faulty bottle?
> You see, I don't find other notes for Laboure-Roi PF pointing out that kind
> of acidity. * It could be a vintage aberration..., look at these notes for
> L-R PF 2006:
> Bouquet: Ripe pear, hazelnut, citrus, buttered bread with floral and cedar
> notes.
>
> Taste: Round and balanced with nice acidity. Structured and rich with ripe
> white fruit flavors. Nice mineral and green apple lingering finish. IIt will
> develop nicely in the cellar.
>
> So something is wrong here, and if not you, then perhaps the bottle?
>
> Anders
>
> .

Well, 2006 is certainly a less acidic vintage in Burgundy than 2007
(I tend to prefer 2007). But the other factor is that I'd guess that L-
R PF is probably produced in the thousands (or tens of thousands) of
cases, from a large number of sources. Variation is always at least a
possibility in these very large negoce operations.