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German| Date: 2006-09-14 13:33:12 |
| From: TonyatWoodfalls@aol.com |
Subject: Re: It is not only the prices in Bordeaux |
| Hi John Just a quick note. Totally agree with the quality, young oak issue. The value in good claret boils down to how the top cru used to make their wines around to '70/'78 vintages which were great and well worth waiting the 20 years or so to drink them - drank my last Montrose '78 last year and it was most enjoyable (not that I could afford it now). One of the main dealers in the UK has also openly moaned about this change in the preamble to the 2005 opening offers (Lay & Wheeler), they claim only to offer those chateau in those older styles, though still way overpriced. At the end of the day I think it may be the Robert Parker affect which has caused this with the additional Australian led charge. Don't give much credence to Parker, he might know his wine BUT he has over hyped the market. Also it is worth giving good Australian wines 5 to 10 years to come round, they improve greatly and are then far more subtle. So maybe the French can learn a lesson or two from the Aussie wines - far better aged than drunk young, blowsy and so called fruity. This all being said, I can't wait to get back to the Moselle valley and start visiting the lesser known kellerie to pick up bargain 2005 Riesling. Yours Tony Gray More infos: www.wein-plus.com Unsubscribe: www.wein-plus.com/abmelden.htm |
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