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Gamay Shelter!

by SteveEdmunds » Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:05 pm

It's the prettiness of the best cru Beaujolais that keeps me coming back, especially in Spring and Summer, (indeed it's the same thing that propelled me into the nearly unfathomable notion that I could actually produce wine like that in California--and sell it!) so, over the last couple of days I've opened two of my most favorite of the genre.
Unfortunately the bottle I opened Tuesday, 2004 Fleurie, Clos de la Roilette seemed to have gone into a funk; the nose was uncharacteristically dirty (not stinky, just missing all the freshness, the florality, the bright and lively fruit. The flavors carried over the dirt, making the wine's naturally high acidity unpleasantly sharp. I've had wines from the Rhone (both North and South) that have done this, and it's most disappointing. I'm hoping this is just an anomalous bottle.

Last night I opened the 2004 Chateau Thivin, Cote de Brouilly hoping to satisfy the craving that had provoked opening the Fleurie the night before. Thivin is, at it's best, the wine that captures everything I love about this kind of wine. But I was out of luck again. The nose wasn't as cut off as the Roilette, but the character was compromised; instead of strawberries and pepper, there was a smell like slightly bad charcuterie, and some non-descript red fruit. You could drink it, but knowing the way it had tasted in previous examples, it was a mighty letdown. What the hell's going on here?
These bones were NOT jolly :(
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by David M. Bueker » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:46 pm

Nice notes, but KILLER title!
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by James Roscoe » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:50 pm

David M. Bueker wrote:Nice notes, but KILLER title!

Do you think he was "Stoned" when he came up with the title? Or was Steve just "Rolling"?
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by Gary Barlettano » Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:22 pm

That title provided today's best smile.
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by Bill Buitenhuys » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:34 am

It's always Beatles vs. Stones, isnt it?
Instead of Strawberry Fields and Sgt. Pepper, you get old, dirty Glimmer Twins.
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by Dave Erickson » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:40 am

Proof again, unfortunately, that there are no great wines, only great bottles.
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by James Roscoe » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:43 am

Bill Buitenhuys wrote:It's always Beatles vs. Stones, isnt it?
Instead of Strawberry Fields and Sgt. Pepper, you get old, dirty Glimmer Twins.


Can't you have both? A little strawberry, apple, stones and plenty of acid. The sixties were great for wine descriptors, and I was only ten in '69.
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by Bill Buitenhuys » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:50 am

Can't you have both? A little strawberry, apple, stones and plenty of acid.
Sounds like an urzinger wurzgarten riesling!

I was only ten in '69.
Funnily enough, ditto here.
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by David M. Bueker » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:54 am

I was only 2 in '69 (I'm a Sgt. Pepper baby), but the Beatles rule the world.

Of course it could be the Spencer Davis Group...Gamay some lovin'...
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by James Roscoe » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:57 am

Bill Buitenhuys wrote:
Can't you have both? A little strawberry, apple, stones and plenty of acid.
Sounds like an urzinger wurzgarten riesling!

Where can I find some?!!
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by Mike Filigenzi » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:58 am

Or the Box Tops?

"Gamay a ticket for an aeroplane...."



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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by wrcstl » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:58 am

Steve Edmunds wrote:It's the prettiness of the best cru Beaujolais that keeps me coming back, especially in Spring and Summer, (indeed it's the same thing that propelled me into the nearly unfathomable notion that I could actually produce wine like that in California--and sell it!) so, over the last couple of days I've opened two of my most favorite of the genre.
Unfortunately the bottle I opened Tuesday, 2004 Fleurie, Clos de la Roilette seemed to have gone into a funk; the nose was uncharacteristically dirty (not stinky, just missing all the freshness, the florality, the bright and lively fruit. The flavors carried over the dirt, making the wine's naturally high acidity unpleasantly sharp. I've had wines from the Rhone (both North and South) that have done this, and it's most disappointing. I'm hoping this is just an anomalous bottle.

Last night I opened the 2004 Chateau Thivin, Cote de Brouilly hoping to satisfy the craving that had provoked opening the Fleurie the night before. Thivin is, at it's best, the wine that captures everything I love about this kind of wine. But I was out of luck again. The nose wasn't as cut off as the Roilette, but the character was compromised; instead of strawberries and pepper, there was a smell like slightly bad charcuterie, and some non-descript red fruit. You could drink it, but knowing the way it had tasted in previous examples, it was a mighty letdown. What the hell's going on here?
These bones were NOT jolly :(


Steve,
I have both of these wines in my cellar but of different vintages. Had a '02 Roilette this weekend that was one of the best (out of 55 wines) opened in three days; some real wine geek parties. It was not strawberry fields but complex bright red fruit with a hint of forest floor and definitely Beaujolais. Have you had the '04s before. Could this be representative of the vintage or is it just some off bottles? I love Beaujolais and was looking at picking up a few bottles of either of these producers.
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by James Roscoe » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:59 am

Bill Buitenhuys wrote:
Can't you have both? A little strawberry, apple, stones and plenty of acid.
Sounds like an urzinger wurzgarten riesling!


Where can I find some?!!!!
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by SteveEdmunds » Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:47 pm

Hi, Walt!
I have had the '04s before, and liked them a lot; that's why this is so disconcerting. :(
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by David M. Bueker » Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:25 pm

James Roscoe wrote:
Bill Buitenhuys wrote:
Can't you have both? A little strawberry, apple, stones and plenty of acid.
Sounds like an urzinger wurzgarten riesling!


Where can I find some?!!!!


Well Urziger Wurzgarten Rieslings are made by producers such as Merkelbach, Monchof, Christoffel and a whole host of other producers.
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Re: Gamay Shelter!

by James Roscoe » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:47 pm

David M. Bueker wrote:Well Urziger Wurzgarten Rieslings are made by producers such as Merkelbach, Monchof, Christoffel and a whole host of other producers.

So I look for these producers? Are the Mosels? What other info do I need when I go to the BAWS?

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