tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post7587111732777604888..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: The Weight of ExpectationsBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-15215731775568485662014-05-24T15:34:17.254-04:002014-05-24T15:34:17.254-04:00Part of what Keith says above is true. But also, w...Part of what Keith says above is true. But also, what sets Jayer wines apart is very subtle. You need a lot of experience with Burgundy to understand them. Back in the 1980s, I didn't see all that much unique about them. Today I do (and fortunately still have a number of bottles to enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-74081068606411374192012-09-14T10:39:07.933-04:002012-09-14T10:39:07.933-04:00The Jayer mystique arose because in Jayer's da...The Jayer mystique arose because in Jayer's day, nobody else was doing what Jayer was doing. You can sort of think of him as one of the pioneering modernists in Burgundy, somewhat comparable to what Gaja was for Piedmont. But now there are a lot of producers that have more or less adopted the Jayer recipe. Obviously not all of them are going to pull it off, and certainly not all of them have terroirs like Richebourg and Cros Parantoux. But if you're lucky enough to drink a Jayer and find yourself wondering why it's not such an amazingly different animal from other Burgundies out there, that perspective might help explain it.keithlevenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556819801189301362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-24215828708496261012012-09-08T07:32:17.599-04:002012-09-08T07:32:17.599-04:00Similar experience, back in 1989 when my wife and ...Similar experience, back in 1989 when my wife and I were in Paris with dinner rezzies at Tour D'Argent. I went to restaurant planning I would drink a Jayer grand cru. Of course, even then, top vintages were out of my budget range so we settled for a less expensive, off vintage Jayer figuring we would be able to appreciate the work of a great winemaker in off vintages..can't remember which particular vintage anymore. Long time. But, I will always remember feeling exactly the point of your post...a good wine, especially in an off vintage, but I was looking for religion because it was Jayer and was left underwhelmed. Indeed the weight of expectations.Adamhttp://wine-zag.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-25397253263331046282012-09-06T20:57:08.545-04:002012-09-06T20:57:08.545-04:00Dear BG,
I'm the anonymous who's uncomfor...Dear BG,<br /><br />I'm the anonymous who's uncomfortable with your Burgundy club, but this I like very much! You drill down brilliantly on the phenomenon of Burgundy--the expectations and limitations. Personally, I'm capping my red Burgundy cellar and moving on to other places (mostly Mt. Etna). Just too much money going to too much uncertainty. The payoff is amazing, but the frustrations aren't too far behind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com