TN: 9 blind Rhones, see how...

Did you save the wine when the chair collapsed?

It reminds me of a time some years back when my spouse and I were staying at an"El Cheapo" motel in Winnemucca, NV. One must remember that the humidity in Northern Nevada is always VERY low. At the time, she was around 90 lbs. When she sat down on one of the chairs, it collapsed under her - all the glued joints has shrunk so dramatically that they were on the verge of parting company. Fortunately, she was not injured. However, I made certain that the management did not bill me for a chair. ;-)

Godzilla

"Godzilla Lizard" skrev i melding > I made certain that the management did not bill me for a chair. ;-)

So you didn't have to make a chairity donation?

:-) Anders

I'm sorry to hear that this is getting sweet and jammy. I've not had this one yet, but the 2007 CdR "Reserve" (which is made from many of the same fields) is an excellent classic, with lots of smoke and tar, a big backbone of kirsch and very limited jammy-ness.

I have for many years been a stout supporter of Roger Perrin, where the wine maker has for some years been Luc Perrin. At some point Luc appear to have acquired a wife (whom I haven't met) who now seems to be taking a very active role in the business, presumably in replacement of the elder Mme Perrin. (Madame does still write out the bills in her immaculate and astonishing handwriting, a reminder of a former time when penmanship was a primary scholastic value. Worth an order to get the bill; really beautiful!) The younger Madame seems to have some affinity for "le marketing," something I suspect strongly leaves Luc indifferent, and brochures and new bottles have appeared.

I have noticed that the "regular" CdR has lightened in style, approaching one of those drink-it-now vin de soif in 2008 which litter the Rhone Valley. (It's better than that, but the style change is pretty clear over the last few years.)

I hope we aren't seeing the hand of a consultant oenologue at work.

-E