Impressions 4-9-18

[Martin_Steinley]

@Markus S

@Martin Steinley

…I had the same experience with Chave Hermitage Blanc,…

I’d have had more experiences if it wasn’t 300-BUCKS a pop!

I haven’t looked to buy a bottle of Chave in about two decades. I believe that the 96s were about $30-$40, lingering on a shelf.

[Markus_S]

@Martin Steinley

@Markus S

@Martin Steinley

…I had the same experience with Chave Hermitage Blanc,…

I’d have had more experiences if it wasn’t 300-BUCKS a pop!

I haven’t looked to buy a bottle of Chave in about two decades. I believe that the 96s were about $30-$40, lingering on a shelf.

I don’t see ANY below $100 Sateside, and current vintages are around $300:
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/chave+hermitage+blanc/

If you can find any for 30-dollars, please PM me.

[lleichtman]

I’m a doctor a don’t do impressions. And don’t call me Shirley

[Nathan_Smyth]

@Jim Cowan

2010 Tenuta di Sesta, Brunello - aromatically extraordinary, beautiful in the mouth and strong all the way to the finish. Yum!

As the crow flies, it looks like Tenuta di Sesta [Giovanni Ciacci] is not all that far from Castello di Argiano [Giuseppe Sesti], but apparently you have to drive all the way back into town to get from the one to the other, which makes the trip about 16 miles.

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[Michael_Lewis]

@Dennis Atick

@Jayson Cohen

@c fu

i need me some oldier texier CR

And so it begins…

LOL

I like Texier a lot, but my bigger problem will be when Fu starts to get really into the Loire and the Jura. And based on his current palate trajectory, I think we are still about two years away from that. Plenty of time to stock up at reasonable prices.

[Markus_S]

@Michael Lewis

I like Texier a lot, but my bigger problem will be when Fu starts to get really into the Loire and the Jura. And based on his current palate trajectory, I think we are still about two years away from that. Plenty of time to stock up at reasonable prices.

Let’s keep him focused on the Rhone, where he can spend his big bucks by buying unicorn wines that nobody else can afford except overpriced lawyers.

[Jayson_Cohen]

Mid-90s Chave Blanc was about $45-55 on release in my experience. As was the red. My last bottle of ‘94, which I effectively offered to save for Jim if he visits NY, has a $49.95 sticker on it still. That was a lot of money to splurge for Rhône white in 1998, when I bought it.

[Dav3_Dyr0ff]

Jim, great notes, thanks. One question - from somebody’s post somewhere else, I thought the Haut Brion was the blanc? No? Either way, what a weekend!

Fu, If you get back to St. Louis before I drink it, I can open one. Down to my last '99, though, and then I skip to '05.

[CFu]

@Michael Lewis

@Dennis Atick

@Jayson Cohen

And so it begins…

LOL

I like Texier a lot, but my bigger problem will be when Fu starts to get really into the Loire and the Jura. And based on his current palate trajectory, I think we are still about two years away from that. Plenty of time to stock up at reasonable prices.

I think I have about 8 cases of guibertau and a couple cases of Rougeard I’ve been buying on release the last 4-5 years :p. Actually been buying a lot of chenin Blanc lately. Big fan of courault guinechiens.

[Jim_Cowan]

@D@ve D y r 0 f f

Jim, great notes, thanks. One question - from somebody’s post somewhere else, I thought the Haut Brion was the blanc? No? Either way, what a weekend!

Fu, If you get back to St. Louis before I drink it, I can open one. Down to my last '99, though, and then I skip to '05.

Michael brought both the 1999 Blanc and Rouge. For some reason the Blanc was not in my notes - I thought it adequate but too oaky. But of course, it’s me saying that.
An embarrassment of riches weekend, but someone has to do it.
Best, Jim

[Jim_Cowan]

@Martin Steinley

Jim, it is always a pleasure to come across the next segment of your impressions. I had the same experience with Chave Hermitage Blanc, for me it was the 96. I also enjoy Louis Michel’s 2014s as much as you. I had the Montains last week and it is singing’. Also, I recently had the Vaudesir and Grenouilles side-by-side and the Vaudesir had a little more breadth and heft relative the pretty, willowy Grenouilles. The Les Clos a few weeks back is even finer than the Grenouilles, but of similar concentration and weight (or lack thereof). Thank you, again, as these are some of my favorite posts on the board.

Disclaimer: I sell Louis Michel Chablis.

Martin,
I appreciate the kindness.
And I should say that I do not have either the cellar or the money to taste these wines - the vast majority are due to the extraordinary generosity of wonderful friends.
And that too, is a kindness I appreciate.
Best, Jim

[Jim_Cowan]

@Jayson Cohen

Mid-90s Chave Blanc was about $45-55 on release in my experience. As was the red. My last bottle of ‘94, which I effectively offered to save for Jim if he visits NY, has a $49.95 sticker on it still. That was a lot of money to splurge for Rhône white in 1998, when I bought it.

Careful what you say - Diane and I have been talking about a weekend in May. More to come . . .
Best, Jim

[Doug_Uno]

1996 Chave, Hermitage Rouge - glorious but young; needs more time in the cellar and will reward patience

Jim,

I have a single bottle of the ‘96 and was wondering how many more years you would recommend cellaring it?

Thanks

[Jim_Cowan]

@Doug Uno

1996 Chave, Hermitage Rouge - glorious but young; needs more time in the cellar and will reward patience

Jim,

I have a single bottle of the ‘96 and was wondering how many more years you would recommend cellaring it?

Thanks

IMO, a minimum of ten.
Best, Jim

[Brandon_R]

Great notes and some very interesting wines, Jim. Thanks for posting.

So, how do you feel about oak in new world wines?

[Jim_Cowan]

@Brandon R

Great notes and some very interesting wines, Jim. Thanks for posting.

So, how do you feel about oak in new world wines?

Truth is, old world or new doesn’t much matter to me. I have a very low tolerance for oak in any wine.
Best, Jim