tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post6476988982079302224..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: How Long Should a Wine Age?Brooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-43168239894799779412010-03-01T08:58:23.038-05:002010-03-01T08:58:23.038-05:00A great post!
I was searching for a long-time this...A great post!<br />I was searching for a long-time this type of all-in-one information, but couldn't find.<br />Thanks a lot.alanhaft.comhttp://www.alanhaft.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-39934984744693174092010-02-27T08:34:30.392-05:002010-02-27T08:34:30.392-05:00I had a slew of the 82 Le Pergole Torte and would ...I had a slew of the 82 Le Pergole Torte and would drink a bottle every couple of years, from 1990 until 2005. As the wine aged it changed from a bright fruit and tannin aspect to a leathery, mellow, almost creamy character. The tannins softened, the wine become not more interesting but different. As a young wine I loved it, as it aged, I still loved it, but it was kind of like one's parents. A different approach to something one has known for a long time. It was a very enjoyable experience. I am having that not with thew 1985 La Chapelle Hermitage from Paul Jaboulet.Alfonso Cevolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16983431475848714789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-44973259268954688852010-02-25T17:21:47.127-05:002010-02-25T17:21:47.127-05:00Those old Ruffinos are a marvel. I had dinner at T...Those old Ruffinos are a marvel. I had dinner at Tommaso's for my birthday this past fall, and amid a slew of rare and fantastic wines (my first Soldera and first Giacosa were highlights, as well as a Bollinger Vieilles Francaises ) Tommaso brought us a 1971 Ruffino, the same cuvee as your 77. He poured it for us blind and told us it was Burgundy and as we were all suitably toasted at this point we oohed and aahed at the wine in the glass until he showed us the label, at which point our jaws hit the floor. A stupendous bottle.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-88725923705774759702010-02-24T21:58:35.915-05:002010-02-24T21:58:35.915-05:00Vintage generalities being what they are, I'd ...Vintage generalities being what they are, I'd try to duck and cover.... But, having entered the fray, I think of 1999 as a ripe year, not as flabby by any stretch -- I'm not talking 1997 -- but more "hedonistic" or fulsome than, say 2001, 1998, or 1996, for exampme.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254237968195126520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-16763980255871373282010-02-24T21:53:53.680-05:002010-02-24T21:53:53.680-05:00Clarke - hit me - let's drink them.
Cliff - i...Clarke - hit me - let's drink them.<br /><br />Cliff - i guess i shouldn't have said it that way because it makes me sound like I know, and i don't. how would you describe 99?Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-66734245995972801372010-02-24T21:47:49.195-05:002010-02-24T21:47:49.195-05:00p.s. [feel free to merge], I completely agree both...p.s. [feel free to merge], I completely agree both about the general spoofedness of Bordeaux and Rosenthal's presenting us a small oasis of real wines.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254237968195126520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-34081727336916248872010-02-24T21:46:12.228-05:002010-02-24T21:46:12.228-05:00Hmmm, lots to ponder here. I don't think anyo...Hmmm, lots to ponder here. I don't think anyone can say Fourrier <b>needs</b> ten years. That would be odd, given the new regime. But I was lucky enough to try one recently, and I know it will shock you that it was beautiful. I am surprised that you describe 1999 in Burgundy as a high acid year -- not the first term that comes to mind for me.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254237968195126520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-76758056256728083752010-02-23T16:43:28.507-05:002010-02-23T16:43:28.507-05:00I hope you'll excuse me for shilling my own wi...I hope you'll excuse me for shilling my own wines on here, but Rosenthal's small portfolio of Bordeaux really stands apart from the mire of most present-day ink from the region. If you're not familiar with these, we should drink some together soon. There are scant few sources for Bordeaux as classical, restrained, and stately as these.Clarke B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04994102044847917379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-29709959457560428322010-02-22T17:15:41.032-05:002010-02-22T17:15:41.032-05:00I have developed a taste for wine over the last fo...I have developed a taste for wine over the last four year and have only just begun to consider buying en-primeur or by the case as soon as available at wine merchants. last week I purchased my most expensive bottle so far...a '99 Batailley (after hopping off a bus in terrible traffic on Oxford Street). it cost £35 but the I believe it was well worth it- turning brownish on the edge, it was still very fruity on the nose and an absolute fruit bomb..lead pencil, leather, "agbalumo" (this is a tropical fruit found in Nigeria) and I just hope my wallet would permit me to continue on this wonderful voyage of discovery. thanks for the wonderful posts a ver good read.<br /><br />Samuel (Berkshire, UK)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-36776911886575064142010-02-22T15:20:41.047-05:002010-02-22T15:20:41.047-05:00I'm in agreement with you about Bordeaux, most...I'm in agreement with you about Bordeaux, mostly its spoof city when young- and the wines made in the last decade will be hard to age I think, but the good ones from the 80s and early 90s are great wines . . . Patience is the key, and buying lots and lots of wine from auctions!Ben Woodhttp://www.67wine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-26620295935826356712010-02-22T09:45:15.972-05:002010-02-22T09:45:15.972-05:00I know it is very trendy to knock Bordeaux these d...I know it is very trendy to knock Bordeaux these days but that is just silly. There are also brilliant wines from Bordeaux that have made since 1988. Through the 90's and 2000's.... I imagine that those wines will follow a similiar aging path as the wines of the 80's and earlier. Perhaps even better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com