Don't even get me started on new world Pinot.
Yeah, what is it about most Pinots? They just seem thin and watery. . .not at all appetizing. What gives?
I *want* to like Pinot. . .
Don't even get me started on new world Pinot.
*I'm not an English major, but I think this is the correct possesive form for "Moses". A lot of people just put an apostrophe after a name ending in "s", eg: Boris' razor. The correct way would be to say Boris's razor. The name Moses (and Jesus) is considered an exception because it would result in the pronuncuation of three consecutive "s" sounds- Moses's or Jesus's doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. As always, there are tons of exceptions.
I only mention this because my daughter's name ends in an "s", and she receives numerous correspondences that are incorrect.
Now do you remember which one this was? Grange is tough to match. Was it '98, if memory serves correctly was a superb year for The Grange, but often memory doesnt serve me very well.
One of the better reds I've ever had is 2000 (03 very good also) Castell de Remei Gotim Bru. A fantastic rich, nuanced, generally damn near perfect Spanish red. Needs to breath a while (less now that it has aged a little). Not just me, btw. I believe Parker gave the 1999 an 89, and the 2000 around a 91-92. About $10.
Thanks for sharing that Mo. I'm no wine connieseur but do like tawny port for it's buttery texture. I've had some Zinfandel that was very good, at least to my untrained palate. One of the best pieces of advice I have ever been given was by one of our local spirit retailers. He told me that generally there is more bang for buck by jumping from the $8-14 to say, 14-25 dollar per bottle of wine than any other price range. So far this has been solid. Especially for someone like me who doesn't drink wine daily or even weekly at times. Above this price ceiling he told me that you really need a more educated palate to honestly tell what's going on with a wine. This chap has a store that I'd say conserviately has about 10,000 bottles of wine on display at any one time. Row after row of wines from just about everywhere. Of course I'm sure that many of the tiny, super premium wineries are scarce there but he has wines from a LOT of different countries and regions. He has yet to lead me astray. I immediately picked up on your refence to this Spaniard. I have been fascinated with trying some Spanish reds the last few years. Of course the sherries are always forefront in most minds when the land of the Cid is mentioned. However, the reds have been mentioned as some very great values in price and taste. Sounds like I may need to find this one.
Regards ,Todd
Never had the disposable income to buy Grange (About £120 a bottle in Britain)
But have enjoyed
Grant Burge Miamba
Hardy's Tintara
Tim Adams Clare Valley
D'Arenberg The Footbolt
At a more reasonable level