Help picking French Reds

"SJP" wrote in news:Wcknb.33488$275.63065@attbi_s53:

I'll let the others opine of the bordeaux, I like the St. Joseph and think you might like it if you like Chianti's. Good fruit, 100% (IIRC) Syrah a really nicely crafted wine. The Mont Redon would be my pick of the CdPs

The Léoville Barton 2000 is a must buy at this price ! (If you don't mind spending money on a few bottles). The quotes are 96 at Parker and the cheapest price I have seen here is 75 euro (still $ 90). The rest seems 'average prices'... compared to ours.

Which makes it almost impossible to give a decent & founded recommendation.

M.

Well, in these regions that makes a HUGE difference!

If any of these are 2000, I'd jump on them. Other than that, de Sales if '98. I might go for the Talbot in '99 as an early drinker, though price isn't spectacular

Likely to be the '89 or '90 (late releaser). Usually competent but unexciting.

None very exciting, though all probably ok (I'm assuming the St. Aubin is from Ch. de P-F, only thing that makes sense from this listing). I tend to prefer Jadot to Latour.

I'd agree with J. Coulter these are likely to be the class of the Rhones, you can't really go wrong with '98-'00 with either. The Offerus is Chave negociant bottling, not as good as the estate St Joseph, but usually a nice wine.

Dale

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You're right, I didn't note that the L-Barton specified 2000- that is a very good price! I thought price was quite high otherwise (pretty easy to find '98 or '99 L-B for $40). Dale

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Even better, then I get a 20% discount off of that listed price if I end up with a total of 12 bottles..

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm going to make my case straight from these replies.

SJP heeft geschreven in bericht ...

I think you owe me a bottle now ;-) knowing nobody coming to Belgium ?? Note: you have to cellar the bottle at least 5-10 years.

Wow, after you make your purchase, mind telling what state this is (you said state stores, right)? If I know anyone in that state, I'll see if they pick up a case of 2000 L-B for me! Dale

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If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. I stopped by on my way home tonight, and the 10 bottles that they have listed are already reserved by someone who had them shipped from another store. She also claims that they won't be getting any more...

I do my shopping at the NH State stores... Wine/Beer is usually about 33% cheaper than in MA.

Stick with Italian wines, Spanish wines, Australian wines and US wines. Don't buy French

I agree. The French make nothing but swill.

Dimitri

snipped-for-privacy@soda.csua.berkeley.edu (D. Gerasimatos) wrote in news:bnn6n9$bt6$ snipped-for-privacy@agate.berkeley.edu:

You are kidding right, forgot the smiley? I quote

"I can find these for about $60 (not the tete du cuvees), sometimes even less. The 97 Niellon Chassagne is about $50. The Lafon Volnay 1er is a little more. $40 is meant to be a median, not a cap. Maybe I should've said $20-60 instead. The wines do not *have* to be premier crus, but I just threw that out there as an idea of the quality range I am expecting. No DRC or Marcassin.

Obviously the village wines of good producers can top the grand crus of mediocre ones. You pretty much mention that below."

Sometimes the smiley you omit is more effective.

Dimitri