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[TN] Gros Noré 2001

Hello, Music is ... thingy, according to Shakespeare. Tonight, we went to a concert at the local Art Hall which was free form jazz combined with art music ... dreadful. Despondent we returned hom, realising that to lift our sagging respective spirits (Xina's and mine) a bottle of some suitable potion was needed. I went into the cellar and uncovered this Bandol from the days when Mr Pascal still made good wine. [c] Dark, grenadine, not a tounch of brick. Robust sediment. [n] Starts with mineral, blackberries ... bit of flatulent cow, sweet notes of liquorice, anise, violets, tobacco ... alcohol (14.5 %) [p] Sweetness, tannines are finelimbed, yet, powerful, not the kind that comes from oak (and Mr Pascal uses little oak), fruity sweetness, withloads of length, but still a bit in the tunnel.

If, which seems unlikely, you should have sme bottles of this red Bandol, and of this vintage, save it. It will most certainly benefit by at least 5 years in the cellar, even if it is jammily yummy now ...

Cheers

Nils

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Nils Gustaf Lindgren
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Good question. His wines do not hold the same quality anymore, or, the last vintages have not been as good as hoped for. We visited 2006 in the summer, his cave degustation was manned by a lady, he himself barged through, flustered and uninspired, seemed ill at ease - could be unrelated, but apparently he has had some personal problems. I will not speculate. Let's hope they will become better, that he will find his way back to the straight and narrow, or whatever.

And, yes, of course, I forgot - Kermit Lynch imports his wines. Silly me.

I think saving several years will make the '01 even better, I will next open one in 2012.

Cheers

Nils

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Nils Gustaf Lindgren

Hmmmm ... those we were given to taste summer of 2006 were not very good ... except the old ones ... which is one reason we have a couple of 2001s. But do tell me if he has succeeded better with, say, 2006. I'll come running.

Cheers

Nils

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Nils Gustaf Lindgren

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