If you love the diversity of terroir, as Burgundians do, then I guess you have to love Napa — isn't that an unexpected thought! And although Cabernet is not generally classified as a "terroir wine" ( Riesling and Pinot Noir are usually cited as the defining "terroir wine" varieties), you can tell that Lewin believes that in Napa it really is (or can be in the right hands).
Lewin puts Napa on a pedestal at least as high as Bordeaux's but — significantly …
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…develops that image, it will go the way of Bordeaux. That's the perception of Bordeaux. I would hate for people to start talking that way about Burgundy-never visiting the region or not even wanting to or thinking that it's for rich people. Burgundians make the human connection easier: they're in the vineyards, on the tractors and in the cellars."
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Had the Bordelais and Burgundians been able to produce wines like these, I'm positive they would have, and this whole notion of cellaring wines would never have assumed the proportions it has. An entire industry of refrigerated storage units and customized residential cellars might not even exist. But that's not how things turned out. The French were utterly unable to manage their tannins, and so history took a different turn.
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…Champagne styles are opposed, reflecting the characters of each house. Just as the Burgundians place special emphasis on the bouquet, the Bordelais on the palate and structure, so the Champenois claim the finish and, in particular, the aftertaste as a special feature of their wine. Pol Roger is lean, muscular and lithe and there's a certain urgency to it, Bollinger is far more voluptuous and laid back in style, as these six wines showed:
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Tuscany is often referred to as the Bordeaux of Italy. So Piedmont is surely comparative to Burgundy, at least according to the engaging personality of Chiara Boschis at E. Pira who says "we are all small artisan producers, rather like the Burgundians".
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Burgundians were shocked yesterday to find three pages of their daily paper, the quaintly named Bien Public , devoted to the news that four of the most senior executives in the region's third biggest négociant Labouré-Roi were arrested last week, charged with faking more than two million bottles.
…many of these additional vineyards, especially in Chablis. He was one of the first Burgundians to introduce "culture raisonnée" - doing away with pesticides and other chemicals. Robert and Françoise Drouhin's four children: Philippe, Véronique, Laurent and Frédéric run the Maison now.
Join us as we talk with Laurent Drouhin ( Director of U.S. Sales), about his family's history, as well as the wines of Burgundy and Oregon of course.
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…held emergency meetings to consider a similar course of action. Un-named sources reported that the Burgundians had decided to import Chilean wines for their lists. Apparently, with a wealth of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec on their wine lists, it would be a great way to annoy those pompous tools, the Bordelais.
Pride of New York officials could not be reached for comment, as they were reportedly under heavy sedation.
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Finally, a sample of both the 2010 and 2011 Carignans ( 100 year old vines) from Carrétal. A bit of gunsmoke in the nose, and an explosive fruit character. The 2011 is a more refined Carignan, wonderful really. It was a pleasure to visit this domain and taste these yet to be blended wines, particularly fascinating because they are made by Burgundians, truly expressing their own vision in the Languedoc.
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Isn't diversity of style a large part of the charm of Pinot Noir? Burgundians rave about the spectrum of wines within the Côte de'Or, everything from a big, sappy Vosnes to a lighter, more delicate Beaune. If there's room for a spectrum in Burgundy, why not in California? That Armanino, and Pinots like it, shouldn't be mindlessly thrown under the bus just because it doesn't conform to a " Burgundian" template. Nor, I should add, ought a wine …
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