tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post6725362056787663444..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Sotheby's Pre Sale Tasting Report; Part 2Brooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-30525688138430513992009-02-10T10:20:00.000-05:002009-02-10T10:20:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-50969113747626689642007-02-28T21:22:00.000-05:002007-02-28T21:22:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-58810801862222879662007-02-13T13:44:00.000-05:002007-02-13T13:44:00.000-05:00Thanks for your very thoughtful and insightful com...Thanks for your very thoughtful and insightful comments Jack. Makes perfect sense to me. You clearly have some experience in massive tastings. I will use some of these ideas next time.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-91647332782307715172007-02-13T10:42:00.000-05:002007-02-13T10:42:00.000-05:00I think you should continue to taste every at this...I think you should continue to taste every at this kind of event rather than focusing on, say, two flights. Frankly, the pours aren't usually big enough and you can't keep the wine in your glass long enough to see change; usually there's a couple of older wines that do fade significantly by the end of such tastings, though. Retasting your favorites to see if your thoughts on them changed is important, too.<BR/><BR/>Some thoughts to give to all of the wines is Where might they be in their wine life? Still young, in the middle or declining; has the wine come together at its current age; too much oak or tannins still; how much longer will the wine be in its prime, etc.<BR/><BR/>Yes, this takes experience to figure out (or Guess Well), but starting to have a clue as to what a wine will become is what makes these tastings so useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-85547738975491802672007-02-12T18:11:00.000-05:002007-02-12T18:11:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for this info. I cannot afford thos...Thanks so much for this info. I cannot afford those wines either, and I wasn't meaning to play around with the Giants. That's just what they were pouring. It did BLOW me away though, I must say. I will definitely watch your blog for more Chablis tips (hopefully the $40 and under kind)...Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-28422300023833648202007-02-12T15:17:00.000-05:002007-02-12T15:17:00.000-05:00Heh! I went to Sotheby's my first time in New York...Heh! I went to Sotheby's my first time in New York. Don't know why. Just to look around. It's great -- a huge art gallery (free admission) with none of the crowds. I suppose there were crowds for the event you went to though. Sounds like you also had to pay, <STRONG>dearly</STRONG>.<BR/><BR/>I'll try to help but I'm drawing on the advice of others -- my Chablis budget is modest and you seem to be dabbling with the giants. <BR/><BR/>So here are some quick and dirty Chablis notes for you for the moment. (Come on back for more!)<BR/><BR/>First, a list featuring all quite major Chablis, perhaps carrying a $100/750mL rate similar to Sotheby's. These 2005s were given top grades on Jancis Robinson's site:<BR/><BR/>Dom Billaud-Simon, Vaudésir Grand Cru 2005 Chablis 18<BR/>Dom Jean-Marc Brocard, Bougros Grand Cru 2005 Chablis 18<BR/>Dom William Fèvre, Vaudésir Grand Cru 2005 Chablis 18<BR/>Dom William Fèvre, Valmur Grand Cru 2005 Chablis<BR/>Dom William Fèvre, Les Clos Grand Cru 2005 Chablis 18 <BR/> <BR/>I buy the cheaper versions of Fèvre et al, mostly those without a cru classification.<BR/><BR/>Other recent favourites I'd recommend to drink tout suite are from the great 2002 vintage: Domaine Laroche (larochewines.com), Moreau et fils (<A HREF="http://weingolb.blogspot.com/2007/01/j-moreau-fils-2002-chablis-is-worth.html" REL="nofollow">see my review</A>) and Bouchard.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.com