TN: Good Chorey from Drouhin

Hmm, I recall, believe it or not, the Chorey-les-Beaune 1978. It won a comparative tasting I and friends did around 1980 and I bought a couple of bottles that tasted excellently in the late 80'ies and early 90'ies. My opinion, fwiw, is that Drouhin was excellent value for money then and they seem to keep up with the standard of that time.

Anders

"DaleW" skrev i melding news: snipped-for-privacy@12g2000yqi.googlegroups.com... No wine Wed (one Kirin at a sushi place where we ate with a group of friends). Thursday Betsy did the Zuni Cafe chicken with bread salad, plus some yellow beets. Wine was the 2006 Drouhin Chorey-les-Beaune. Light and fresh on opening, picks up some weight in time. Red berry (straw and rasp!) fruit, bright soil notes, a hint of smoke. Light tannins, fairly high acidity, but balanced by the fruit, which gets fuller and riper with time. Good length, with an earthy note. Very satisfying for a $20 Burg. B+/B

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

Too funny, Dale. I just saw a note of yours on CT about this wine (from

1/20/10) after having a discussion with Jean about it. As you may recall, we had it over Xmas and loved it; I managed to get another bottle in CA, but just yesterday found that the only decent local retailer is now selling it for a halfway reasonable price ($22). At that price, it is not only cheaper than most domestic Pinot Noirs, but also more appealing.

Mark Lipton