tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post4672686538253795841..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: A Tasting of Young Loire RedsBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-26086898431661048862007-02-28T21:44:00.000-05:002007-02-28T21:44:00.000-05:00Hi Amy!Thank you so much for your thoughtful and i...Hi Amy!<BR/>Thank you so much for your thoughtful and incredibly descriptive comments. It sounds like when you taste wine, you are experiencing things at a whole other level. I want to taste wine with you! Sounds like I have to try this wine again in a few months, and when I do, I will be thinking "rangy deer," definitely not "cuddly calf." Thanks again for stopping by.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-78688437432172089202007-02-28T20:33:00.000-05:002007-02-28T20:33:00.000-05:00About the 2004 Domaine de Pallus Chinon...it's, in...About the 2004 Domaine de Pallus Chinon...it's, in my opinon, a rather atypical Chinon, or Loire Cabernet Franc for that matter. When I tasted it blind, I thought the aroma and palate impressions reminded me of the more obscure Pinot d'Aunis. The aromas reminded me of white pepper and horseradish -- two things I like -- along with not superripe pomegranate. On the palate the wine recalled for me, also, some qualities I've sometimes found in Arbois rouge....Along with somewhat tart red cherry, pomegranate, black raspberry, there were notes of roots, potting soil, cracked white pepper, a hint of sun-dried tomato. It's a wine that really needs food -- I've yet to experiment with it in combination with various foods, but I'd bet on duck or other game birds as a good match (perhaps with some turnip purée -- but with plenty of butter and/or cream). The wine will probably become more integrated, less edgy, over the next few months -- though its definite acidity will continue to give it some edge, I'd think, as it integrates. There's also a kind of dustiness in the feel of this wine. I have a predilection for this kind of wine -- I sometimes like wines that recall roots and herbs and non-animal earthiness along with subtle wild-woodsy fruit -- and that aren't "saturated" or extremely extracted. They're not for everyone, or for every occasion, but I find them kind of intriguing and mysterious and pleasing for not being "easy." It's not that this is a "difficult" wine, but it's perhaps more a rangy young deer than a cuddly calf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-19279783378782098262007-02-26T11:13:00.000-05:002007-02-26T11:13:00.000-05:00Seb,Cool, thanks. I've been enjoying reading your ...Seb,<BR/>Cool, thanks. I've been enjoying reading your writing - good stuff. Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you around.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-68306991775327831342007-02-25T15:36:00.000-05:002007-02-25T15:36:00.000-05:00I suppose I should have guessed that Blogger would...I suppose I should have guessed that Blogger wouldn't willfully allow a Wordpress blog to be linked from a Blogger comment, what with Wordpress playing Stephen Tanzer to Blogger's Wine Spectator and all. <BR/><BR/>thetable.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-85109005959166119762007-02-24T19:54:00.000-05:002007-02-24T19:54:00.000-05:00Hi Seb,I agree, these wines are not as well know a...Hi Seb,<BR/>I agree, these wines are not as well know as you would think here. We ate, but not while blind tasting, so I might have to give the Bourgueil another go sometime. Where will you put up your list? I cannot click on your name to get to your site, if that's what you meant. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-45399125257377107372007-02-24T18:03:00.000-05:002007-02-24T18:03:00.000-05:00Great to see a rundown of Loire reds, as they don'...Great to see a rundown of Loire reds, as they don't get enough appreciation in the US. I'm planning a cab franc list myself to put up in the next couple weeks, so a couple of these bottles are currently sitting on my shelf. Can't wait to open the Hureau in particular.<BR/><BR/>I am a little disappointed that the Chanteleuserie didn't make a better showing. I like that wine quite a bit - definitely preferred it over the Breton Trinch! you wrote about previously - but I do think it's much better as a food wine than a stand-alone drinking wine, so I can see how it could fare poorly in a tasting like this one. Or were you trying these while eating? Oh well. Great notes nonetheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-89050242181336620182007-02-24T14:10:00.000-05:002007-02-24T14:10:00.000-05:00Hey Y'all - so glad to be of service. I never tri...Hey Y'all - so glad to be of service. I never tried the 04 Hureau - tell us how it is when you taste it. And the 03 Marginale should be awesome, really big and rich though from the heat. Looking forward to hearing about that one too. And if you can find Roches Neuves plain old Saumur Champigny, I honestly think it is one of the best $15 wines in existence. Have a good rest of the weekend.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-30503898912784792592007-02-24T13:50:00.000-05:002007-02-24T13:50:00.000-05:00So, you get to be the quirky Loire red guy, while ...So, you get to be the quirky Loire red guy, while I get to be the Madiran geek?<BR/>Anway, your raving about Loire reds has finally pushed me off the fence - I just ordered a few online. While none of your selections were available here, I found a newer vintage of the Marginale. It will take some time before I get to these, but I will get back to you once I do. Thanks!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-86103532691139577732007-02-24T12:51:00.000-05:002007-02-24T12:51:00.000-05:00Thanks for these notes, Neil. I have an 04 of the ...Thanks for these notes, Neil. I have an 04 of the Chateau de Hureau and am now really looking forward to tasting it!Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.com