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1989
+ Burgundy
+ Terroir
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DR. VINO OCTOBER 6, 2009 Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman perfect example in my opinion of going over the top and valuing the process over the results could be seen with Domaine Leroy’s wines in the great, great red Burgundy vintage of 1993. John Gilman, author of the newsletter The View from the Cellar , joins us again for a Q&A. asked him six questions; he replied with over 10,000 words! | | | | | | | | | SLAKED MAY 13, 2009 1989 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello If it weren't for Monte Bello, I wouldn't believe in that greatest of vinous marketing stunts, the theory of terroir. Perhaps if I drank La Tache often enough I would understand terroir differently. Mouton Rothschild) can have terroir in the same sense a 15 acre vineyard can (e.g. La Tache). It's pure marketing. | | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE OCTOBER 28, 2008 Dressner Portfolio Tasting Notes Burgundy, Jura, and Muscadet.nope. took a brief Burgundy excursion at this point and tasted through the Philippe Pacalet wines. His wines are made in the classic style, focusing on purity, grace, and expression of terroir (read - not overly extracted and dark). The Italian wines - I didn't taste 'em. How thoughtful is that? | | | | | | | | |
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