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- From: wbg@mtek.com (W. Brewster Gillett)
- Subject: Re: Noveau Beaujolais
- Reply-To: brew@mtek.com
- Organization: MTEK International, Inc.
- Distribution: nacal
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 17:28:38 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.172838.12311@mtek.com>
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- cm199@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Thomas G. Moore) writes:
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- >It's that time again for Noveau and even though the prices have
- >increased in the past few years, I think this is one of life's
- >enjoyments. Noveau is shipped very fresh from France and is meant
- >to drink as soon as possible. Prices range from $9-15. Try to
- >drink it a soon a possible because it will not get better with
- >age.
-
- I've tried, I really have. I've been collecting wines for over twenty years,
- and have come to the conclusion that the experience peak is a quality red
- that's vinified specifically for long life, and drunk only after many years
- of cellar time. None of the B.N.s or their recent domestic counterparts such
- as "Early Release" cabs and zins can, IMNSHO, begin to measure up. As pizza
- wines, perhaps; and there's certainly a time and place for that component of
- the vinous experience..... but for the ultimate 1992 wine treat, give me a
- 1978 or 79 Bordeaux, 1974 or '78 Cab, or '83 Oregon Pinot. The '82 and '86
- Bordeaux will just have to wait.
-
- If you buy them on release or as futures, they can be comparatively
- affordable. If you went out tonight to find a '78 Bordeaux, you'd have to
- have your lending officer along. Patience is the key! (That, and a suitably
- stable storage space.)
-
- Bottom line for me; I'd rather drink better wine, less often, than mediocre
- wine every night. That doesn't make me right and others wrong; wine
- enjoyment is pretty subjective, and what works for me might not work for
- someone else.
-
- "Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one!"
-
- Author Unknown
-
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