I’m guessing but think that would mean no hard edges; i.e. opposed to angular? As far as I’m concerned, JLL is gospel.
Vinous posted a piece on 2019 Rhones
Vinous | Explore All Things Wine [no idea if you have to be a subscriber].
Likes the vintage, said some reputable producers forecast its reputation would be akin to 2015 more so than 2017/18
A brief JLL thought on '19 N Rhone: “2019, by the way, is extremely promising, with greater freshness and a more fluid style than 2018: a vintage to be extremely interested in. I will be posting notes on those I tasted during my many visits.”
“A more fluid style”
Liquidy!
solar seems to be a new word for northern rhones. what does it mean? ripe?
A brief JLL thought on '19 N Rhone: “2019, by the way, is extremely promising, with greater freshness and a more fluid style than 2018: a vintage to be extremely interested in. I will be posting notes on those I tasted during my many visits.”
“A more fluid style”
Bingo!
A brief JLL thought on '19 N Rhone: “2019, by the way, is extremely promising, with greater freshness and a more fluid style than 2018: a vintage to be extremely interested in. I will be posting notes on those I tasted during my many visits.”
“A more fluid style”
Liquidy!
In this time of economic stress, maintaining liquidity is essential.
“A more fluid style”
Liquidy!
In this time of economic stress, maintaining liquidity is essential.
Drinking liquidy even more important!
Some 2019 N. Rhones offers are tricking in. Does anyone have any updates opinions on this vintage?
I love sneaker-guy personally but he definitely took some notes from Rimmerman on sales:
Sneaker-guy being…?
He whose name cannot be mentioned unless the mods want 8000000 PMs from him to remove any text generated by him.
I still have no idea who this is, but admit to be someone ignorant and blissfully unaware of some of the board politics.
There is a lot of information on Jancis’s site. It reads like there is some good stuff about, but cote rotie was considered superior.
I am picking up 2013s and 2016s where I can. I find 2015, 2017, 2018, and I suspect 2019, all a little roasted and jammy for my palate.
Paul