TN: 2 Germans, 1 Bordeaux

I took a look at our inventory, and it turns out that we just have one '94: Pontet-Canet. We have two bottles of it, but it still seems like infanticide to open it now. Thoughts?

Leitz is certainly one for the cutsie names. Where does this sit in the lineup vis-a-vis the Dragonstone?

Mark Lipton

I liked the '94 Pontet, the first of the "modern" PCs (but not overthetop). Others will disagree, but I think like the Poyferre it's probably not destined to turn into a graceful swan. For my tastes, I'd just as soon drink it somewhat young and tannic than wait and see the fruit drop off. There doesn't seem to be the concentration of say a '96. I'll drink my few 94s now (or over next 5 years) with rare meat. The exception is the Petit Village, where the fruit even now is overmatched by the tannins. I'll hold for a few years (because there is little pleasure now) as an experiment, but will little hope.

Cutesy names? This from a JP Brun fan (FRV100)? :) Dragonstone is just a direct translation of Drachenstein, the vineyard, I believe. The 123 is drier and slightly cheaper than the Dragonstone.

OK. Maybe we will open one soon -- in the interests of scientific inquiry, of course ;-)

Yeah, I knew the translation of Drachenstein/Dragonstone, but that just begs the question, no? And "cutsie" isn't derogatory in my book: provided that it's clever (à la FRV100) it's actually quite fun. Names such as Bone-Jolly, Goats do Roam, La Cigare Volante, etc. are quite amusing to me. OTOH, "Fat Bastard" and "Red Bicyclette" (among many others) are the other side of the coin.

Mark Lipton

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(à la FRV100)

Would that be a sparkler from France? F R vess-cent? I rather like it.