TN: wines back at home- French, Spanish, and US
On Jul 20, 10:33*am, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> On 7/20/11 9:55 AM, DaleW wrote: > > > Sunday Betsy headed to Mendocino, that night no wine with dinner at in- > > laws, then redeye home (after a lovely interlude at the Sacromento > > airport "yes sir, you do have a confirmed seat, but we don't have a > > ticket number" ). *Monday I caught up at work, then had a quiet > > evening with the dog, bbq chicken, sauteed spinach, and the NV (2010) > > Lapierre "X" Raisins Gaulois. For me this is kickapoo joy juice- > > vibrant, fun, uncomplicated. Fresh acidity, pretty red fruit, easy to > > like. B+ > > Gouleyant, as the French would say. *I liked the IX quite a bit, but the > X is just that much more fun. > > > 1985 Gundlach-Bundschu "Rhinefarm Vineyard Vintage Reserve" Cabernet > > Sauvignon > > I was afraid that this would be dead, but it had plenty of fruit. What > > it didn't have (for me) was much interest. Low acid, resolved tannins > > let to feeling of no structure, some tertiary leaves/forest floor > > notes but no real complexity, red plum fruit with a hint of prune. > > Others liked more, but to me this is not an example of why you age > > wine 25 years. . C+ > > I've never considered Gundlach-Bundschu as one of the better producers. > *Because of their location and memorable name, they've long been a > favorite stop for Sonoma wine tourists and that doesn't usually provide > much incentive to make ageworthy wines, sad to say. > > Mark Lipton > > -- > alt.food.wine FAQ: *http://winefaq.cwdjr.net Amen to that Mark. I had a friend who moved to Sonoma back in the early 80's and was sending me Gundlach-Bundschu (he called it Good Luck Bunny Shoes) wines and I found them to be charmless, weak and diluted. |
TN: wines back at home- French, Spanish, and US
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:27:56 -0700 (PDT), "Bi!!" >
wrote: >On Jul 20, 10:33*am, Mark Lipton > wrote: >> On 7/20/11 9:55 AM, DaleW wrote: >> >> > Sunday Betsy headed to Mendocino, that night no wine with dinner at in- >> > laws, then redeye home (after a lovely interlude at the Sacromento >> > airport "yes sir, you do have a confirmed seat, but we don't have a >> > ticket number" ). *Monday I caught up at work, then had a quiet >> > evening with the dog, bbq chicken, sauteed spinach, and the NV (2010) >> > Lapierre "X" Raisins Gaulois. For me this is kickapoo joy juice- >> > vibrant, fun, uncomplicated. Fresh acidity, pretty red fruit, easy to >> > like. B+ >> >> Gouleyant, as the French would say. *I liked the IX quite a bit, but the >> X is just that much more fun. >> >> > 1985 Gundlach-Bundschu "Rhinefarm Vineyard Vintage Reserve" Cabernet >> > Sauvignon >> > I was afraid that this would be dead, but it had plenty of fruit. What >> > it didn't have (for me) was much interest. Low acid, resolved tannins >> > let to feeling of no structure, some tertiary leaves/forest floor >> > notes but no real complexity, red plum fruit with a hint of prune. >> > Others liked more, but to me this is not an example of why you age >> > wine 25 years. . C+ >> >> I've never considered Gundlach-Bundschu as one of the better producers. >> *Because of their location and memorable name, they've long been a >> favorite stop for Sonoma wine tourists and that doesn't usually provide >> much incentive to make ageworthy wines, sad to say. >> >> Mark Lipton >> >> -- >> alt.food.wine FAQ: *http://winefaq.cwdjr.net > >Amen to that Mark. I had a friend who moved to Sonoma back in the >early 80's and was sending me Gundlach-Bundschu (he called it Good >Luck Bunny Shoes) wines and I found them to be charmless, weak and >diluted. And thought it was just me. After several years of trying the wines because of the relatively well-known name, I finally got convinced that they weren't what I expected or liked. |
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