Tonight, I tried to ease Jean's pain (she's suffering from muscle spasms in her neck and shoulders) by preparing a steak dinner. With it, I opened:
2005 La Croix de Roche Bordeaux Superieur nose: leather, herbs, dark cherry fruit, pencil lead palate: medium body, firm acidity, fine grained tannins, slight Band-Aid in the finish
Bring on da funk! This wine was a dead ringer for the Cordier "funk" of the '80s (and Montrose from that same era). Some might find the Brett level too high for enjoyment, but this wine found my sweet spot tonight. Interestingly, an hour after opening the wine had lost much of the funkiness and become simpler and more fruit-focused. This wine probably needs to be consumed over the next few years.
Mark Lipton