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TN: Rioja, Trentino, WA, Loire, Chile, Burgundy
Hunt wrote:
> In article <gY24h.4467$3r6.1004@trndny09>, says...
> >
> >"UC" > wrote in message
> roups.com...
> >> Professor wrote:
> >>> "UC" > wrote in message
> >>> ups.com...
> >>> >> 2004 Terra Noble Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (Chile).
> >>> >> Oversweet, not fun. Overripe red plums, but with a green minty streak.
> >>> >> A bit of vanillay oak. Like a milkshake immediately after brushing
> >>> >> your
> >>> >> teeth. C+
> >>> >
> >>> > Chile? You cannot be serious.
> >>>
> >>> Michael, just a heads up, your ass is showing again.
> >>
> >> I have 'enjoyed' Chilean wines from time to time, and found them
> >> exceedingly undistinguished.
> >
> >You haven't had the right ones. Saying they're all bad broadcasts your
> >ignorance.
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> Professor, not to be overly supportive of Mr Scarpetti,
Perish the thought! And it's 'Scarpitti'.
> but I have had less
> than stellar luck with the wines of Chile. Of course, I have not tasted them
> all, but of the myriad number, that I have tasted, there is only one, that I
> would actually buy again.
inn'it so?
> Most of these have come to me at various tastings,
> and almost all of the rest have actually been given to me by retailers, and
> distributors, who have all said, "you'll love this Chilean. It's a great value
> at US$xx. How can you go wrong?" With the one exception of the Santa Rita Casa
> Real Cab/Bdx, all have exhibited major faults, judged by my palete. Obviously,
> I cannot say that all are plonk, but of the hundreds that I've tasted, all but
> one were.
'fraid so.
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