Comments on: The Results Are In

By: Joshua Paul Mullet

Joshua Paul Mullet — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:51:52 +0000

@Chieftain - Was it this?

Podere Guado al Melo ANTILLO Bolgheri DOC

Petit Verdot, huh? Interesting. Maybe for structure. Although, I don’t know what Petit Verdot does in Tuscany.

By: Chieftain

Chieftain — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:34:02 +0000

The Wall Street Journal ran an article on either Friday or Saturday last week about how to run a wine tasting…

Josh - I tried a red last night called something like Antillo Borghelli “Podere Guadra del ???”. 70% Sangiovese, 20 Cab, 10 Petite Verdot, it was really smooth. But all I can deduce is that Borghelli is a small growing area that specializes in Cab, presumably Antillo is a “lower” section, Podere means vineyard, so presumalby the last is its name. I’ve a long way to go to sort out what these long strings of names really signify.

By: Joshua Paul Mullet

Joshua Paul Mullet — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:48:09 +0000

@Chieftain - I’ll give the Bogle a shot. Speaking of Italian Reds, I have been wanting to try the Michele Chiarlo “Le Orme” Barbera d’Asti. Let me know if you can find it down there.

By: Chieftain

Chieftain — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:45:21 +0000

Well done on doing the tasting notes and on the result with which I wholeheartedly agree. My experience has been that about 4-5 years ago I found the Casa Lapostolle and thought it had no equal, but then I ventured into the next level up and here we are at the Sauvion Sancerre. It is exciting to realise that there are higher planes awaiting. I congratulate you on getting your thoughts on the wines down on paper. I have to confess I have trouble doing this. I enjoy wine, have opinions, like reading about them, but I just cannot formulate thoughts about fruit and all that. But since we arrived at the same conclusinon, maybe it doesn’t matter. My buddy who just got the knighthood always impressed me with his ability to verbalise about literature which I could never do either…

Josh - try Bogle’s Petite Sirah, it is a pretty good Rhone-style wine.

I agree, roll on the next tasting. I’m thinking of taking a look at Italian reds next, not something I know much about.

By: Joshua Paul Mullet

Joshua Paul Mullet — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:02:24 +0000

Hooray! Tasting notes! Congrats on the Sauv tasting. I love French wine, too. I don’t think your two statements contradict each other. That fruit of which you speak holds a world of secrets and delights and it takes a truly careful winemaker to coax it out.

I guess about the same time you were doing this, Morag and I were drinking a fatty ‘98 Muga Rioja. Wooooweeee. It distracted me.

Great job! I can’t wait to see more events like this in the future!

It’s funny you mention the Bogle. I actually like their Merlot for a cheap bottle. I haven’t tried anything else that they make.