In article >, Larry
> writes:

>an anyone tell me why the back of the bottle does not have anything
>in the way of a description of the wine other than" Product of France-
>Rouge" I like to know if it's full bodied or has blackberry and plum
>flavour or has a medium long finish and so on.
>

Larry, I agree with what's been said before by Mark & Steve. But I also want to
add that , in my view, many if not most wine back label "notes" belong in the
fantasy section at Barnes & Noble. I like information re cepage, barrel regime,
etc.- that can help make a decision. But the label notes seldom reflect reality
to me. I particularly like the ones that say "this soft full-bodied Merlot with
ripe blackberry flavors and toasty vanilla overtones will pair well with a
variety of pastas, fish, chicken, and red meat."

BTW, put me in the camp with Mark-I find Guigal's CdR to be a bit boring. There
are other CdRs I find far superior. I find the Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune & Blonde
to generally be a good value- not the best Côte-Rôtie made, but a good honest
product at the low end of the Côte-Rôtie price scale. That's actually the only
Guigal I still purchase.

Thanks Ian G. for looking up that info. That cepage is pretty typical for CdR,
I'd guess. Although some of my favorites are mostly or all Syrah.

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Dale

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