tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post6117818847323069709..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Bad Wine LatelyBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-2448413080577609082008-10-23T08:58:00.000-04:002008-10-23T08:58:00.000-04:00Thank you very much for the post. It serves as a w...Thank you very much for the post. It serves as a warning to potential buyers -- including myself.<BR/>It is useful that you warn against bad wines. Few writers do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-3252590165582562402008-10-21T15:04:00.000-04:002008-10-21T15:04:00.000-04:00I recently had a chance to try the '95 Luneau-Papi...I recently had a chance to try the '95 Luneau-Papin L d'Or and the experience is disappointing too. The nose is typical stone, lemon and flower, but the finish is just so short.RougeAndBlanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16929348100653484353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-16939060420241038182008-10-21T09:15:00.000-04:002008-10-21T09:15:00.000-04:00good to know. i've always liked the basic saumur-c...good to know. i've always liked the basic saumur-champ, and i liked the 2000 marginale quite a bit. terre chaud has been hit or miss to me also. 05 marginale is almost $40 though, right? that's more than breton perrieres and baudry croix boisee...Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-80038671996428896702008-10-20T21:56:00.000-04:002008-10-20T21:56:00.000-04:00Thierry Germain changed his style on Marginale aft...Thierry Germain changed his style on Marginale after 2003. He has toned the oak down considerably. The 2005 is a marvel. Dopn't write him off just yet. The wines are great now and 2005 was a new benchmark for the esate. Look for good things from this estate.Lyle Fasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691042953720294290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-3199473754988671822008-10-20T13:33:00.000-04:002008-10-20T13:33:00.000-04:00I've tasted the '07 Roches Neuves and found it ver...I've tasted the '07 Roches Neuves and found it very nice--lots of fruit, and no oak was evident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-90839968935305151022008-10-20T11:39:00.000-04:002008-10-20T11:39:00.000-04:00hey marcus - my favorite roches neuves wine is exa...hey marcus - my favorite roches neuves wine is exactly that one, the basic saumur-champigny. it isn't bathed in wood and retains a fresh snappy character. at least it did the last time i had it (06). my complaint is just with this vintage of marginale.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-50448844563935365792008-10-17T14:18:00.000-04:002008-10-17T14:18:00.000-04:00Saw the more-expensive-than-usual green-labeled 20...Saw the more-expensive-than-usual green-labeled 2007 Domaine des Roches Neuves Cuvée Thierry Germain (Saumur Champigny) and snapped it up but still want to hear reports on it before opening it up. Especially after reading this post. Anybody seen or heard anything? -- Google's got nothing.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-78335542419926434722008-10-17T09:44:00.000-04:002008-10-17T09:44:00.000-04:00tasted separately, yes. michele - i forgot to ment...tasted separately, yes. michele - i forgot to mention the 2006 pian del ciampolo that i had recently. tasted like vanilla and artificial fruit, which is strange, because i think of that producer as non-interventionist. i haven't loved any of the recent pian del ciampolos as much as the 2002.<BR/><BR/>no more marginale, joe.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-78228894073355212932008-10-16T22:03:00.000-04:002008-10-16T22:03:00.000-04:00Congrats on panning the bad ones. I would be happy...Congrats on panning the bad ones. I would be happy take any Marginale off your hands...Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-47671373248625244142008-10-16T12:56:00.000-04:002008-10-16T12:56:00.000-04:00Time to try some Italians, I'd say...Time to try some Italians, I'd say...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-73512198214021479292008-10-16T09:27:00.000-04:002008-10-16T09:27:00.000-04:00Yeah, it's good to see some bad wines reviewed, to...Yeah, it's good to see some bad wines reviewed, too. Let's just hope that all these bad wines were not tasted all together and did not turn a good day into a bad one!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-63768775511990572992008-10-15T21:19:00.000-04:002008-10-15T21:19:00.000-04:00Way to keep 'em honest, BG!!!Way to keep 'em honest, BG!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com