tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post5104112540055452015..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent, Shanghai Cuisine, and Experienced Wine GuysBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-31617586258063747012011-05-20T00:29:11.140-04:002011-05-20T00:29:11.140-04:00Clotpoll needs to drink more Jadot...Clotpoll needs to drink more Jadot...keithlevenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556819801189301362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-69597177909078272362011-05-19T12:20:29.863-04:002011-05-19T12:20:29.863-04:00addendum : the wine I tasted was the 2009 l'Ul...addendum : the wine I tasted was the 2009 l'Ultime.Mark Anismannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-53143665494156223462011-05-19T10:55:51.359-04:002011-05-19T10:55:51.359-04:00I thought the regular 09 Métras too ripe but haven...I thought the regular 09 Métras too ripe but haven't tried the Ultime yet.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254237968195126520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-66193385000947833522011-05-17T20:45:37.245-04:002011-05-17T20:45:37.245-04:00I would never get tired of drinking the old Chatea...I would never get tired of drinking the old Chateau Des Jacques "Rochegres" cuvee. That stuff wouldn't even open up for 7-8 years in good vintages, and then it smelled and tasted like 1920s or 30s Hermitaged Burgundy...all Pinot headiness and Northern Rhone bacon and olives.<br /><br />The mark of this wine's greatness is that not even Jadot (who bought the domaine a few years ago) can screw it up.Clotpollhttp://www.rotten.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-528563946093584212011-05-17T12:46:39.443-04:002011-05-17T12:46:39.443-04:00There are not enough superlatives to describe the ...There are not enough superlatives to describe the Metras L'Ultime 2009. The regular Fleurie is also excellent but not as otherworldly. Both were drank over an evening and not just tasted, so if there were anything there that would have made them the slightest bit tiring to come back to, I would've noticed.keithlevenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556819801189301362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-11820667486387316302011-05-17T00:26:29.323-04:002011-05-17T00:26:29.323-04:00Metras is one of the last ofnthe 5 (or six) who al...Metras is one of the last ofnthe 5 (or six) who almost always makes nice wines. 09 is different though maybe he payed more attention to the lady he helped out making her wine,check that one out it is one of the best b's i have ever drunk, expensive though. Brought a 05 printemps to a restaurant but was a weird bottle. I'm off the beaujolais for a while no longer my favorite and sold my 50+collection of older bottles. Funny that to me beaujolais have become fussy as Bourgognes.Ithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689569741374718998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-86525128448259979302011-05-16T17:46:13.779-04:002011-05-16T17:46:13.779-04:00i have had the 2005 and 2008 Metras wines, and the...i have had the 2005 and 2008 Metras wines, and the 2009 is clearly a different animal. i think it is a vintage reflection.Mark Anismannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-44548994808566716262011-05-16T16:22:31.558-04:002011-05-16T16:22:31.558-04:00I loved Metras' wines when I first tasted them...I loved Metras' wines when I first tasted them, and missed out sadly on Crush's last offer. I'm hoping to get more the next time around.<br /><br />Mark, Ben, I didn't get any candied notes, but I was drinking older vintages (2005 IIRC).Vinotashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17858833067614152970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-19862236844093686392011-05-16T12:36:00.302-04:002011-05-16T12:36:00.302-04:00Hi Neil! I tasted the Metras '09s at the home ...Hi Neil! I tasted the Metras '09s at the home of George Descombes in Morgon last year and I had a similar impression to Mark's. Time will tell on that one - '09s are young and, in many cases, charm-free at this point (that's why we love the '08s).<br />What's the name of the Shanghainese restaurant? Would love to check it out...Benhttp://slopecellars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-30018353597038724522011-05-16T11:20:55.321-04:002011-05-16T11:20:55.321-04:00Metras 2009 : Me thinks you may be in for a shock....Metras 2009 : Me thinks you may be in for a shock. We had a blind tasting of 2009 Beaujolais, and Metras was last found rounding the corner in last place. over the top fruit, candied, and no structure for balance was the groups opinion. Some of course loved it, but the majority found it deficient. Key point - with dinner it was the only wine with left wine in the bottle.Mark Anismannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-4639097158730183772011-05-16T07:00:04.400-04:002011-05-16T07:00:04.400-04:00Too bad most of the planet only knows DuBarf. Gre...Too bad most of the planet only knows DuBarf. Great Beaujolais is great Burgundy...period.Clotpollhttp://www.rotten.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-76113254741635693802011-05-16T05:46:37.307-04:002011-05-16T05:46:37.307-04:00Crush has been bringing Metras for a couple of yea...Crush has been bringing Metras for a couple of years now. (I don't have any of the 2008 - they might have skipped that vintage - but a price of $42 would be close.)<br /><br />I LOVE Métras's wines and eagerly look forward to the 2009s which are now in my cellar. Your "elegance, grace, intensity, and purity of flavor, and I cannot remember drinking a more compelling and delicious Fleurie" is how I sum up my 2007s.Jack Everitthttp://www.forkandbottle.comnoreply@blogger.com