2004 Danjean-Berthoux Givry

Nice notes, Bill, but jeez! You like this but give it a B-? I'd be burned in effigy if I graded that hard! ;-)

Mark Lipton

p.s. Any chance you'll expand to IN?

I thought Robin Garr was the only person who drunk anything but bourbon & moonshine--I was at Fort Knox for Army Basic and most of the wines were served in paper bags---how times have changed-- You were considered effete if you asked for a Heineken.(sp)

Yup, times have changed, even in Ol' Kaintucky. Last year, I met Mr. Garr and his wife at a restaurant/wine bar in Louisville, where I was able to sample an Egly-Ouriet Champagne, a Brocard Chablis and a Michele Chiarlo Barbera D'Asti... and that was only scratching the surface of what was offered. Howzzat for effete, Beppe?

Mark Lipton

Originally it was only sold to the French market. He used to filter the wine for French consumption. Martine convinced him that she could sell the wine in the US if he would leave it unfiltered. They also make a Mercurey that is quite good.

I th> Nice note. Do you know anything of the producer, it's a new one to me?

Oh no "should" involved, I think you should grade however you feel. :) For me B is the vast middle, filled with all the wines I'm happy to drink if handed. By B+ I'm looking for it if price is right. My guess is that 80%+ of the wines I taste are some form of B. But that of course isn't a random sample, they're mostly wines that I chose to buy. Of course, as noted, I'm not claiming consistency, and a B at home is probably not the wine that a B at a tasting of 1990 or 1986 Bordeaux is- competition matters.

I actually apologize for actually even joking about it, because the thing I hate most in winetalk is the tendency to overfocus on the grades/points/prongs/stooges. Well, ok, I think it's ok to focus on the stooges.

cheers!

I give that response a Triple Larry with a Curly Joe :P

Mark Lipton