Re: WT101: Merlot - Was Miles right?
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:17 am
You asked for a note, here's a note:
Barnard & Griffin Coumbia Valley Merlot 2004: On the nose, spicy vanilla, french toast (or as Parker would say, pain grille ), hazelnut, plummy note; on the palate, the fruit comes through, rich and dark, with some sweet oak spice notes. Medium-dry finish. A nice enough bottle, but really, this wine is more about barrel-making than about grape-growing.
I think "the next Stravinsky" is already here, it's syrah/shiraz, which seems to be growable everywhere, and can be made in styles ranging from children's tunes (Yelllowtail) to symphonies (Hermitage) with many stops in between.
Regarding the movie, the main message I took away is the power of popular entertainment to influence popular tastes. Who would have believed that a throwaway line in a mild Hollywood comedy would lead us to such phenomena as pinot noir from Corsica?
Barnard & Griffin Coumbia Valley Merlot 2004: On the nose, spicy vanilla, french toast (or as Parker would say, pain grille ), hazelnut, plummy note; on the palate, the fruit comes through, rich and dark, with some sweet oak spice notes. Medium-dry finish. A nice enough bottle, but really, this wine is more about barrel-making than about grape-growing.
I think "the next Stravinsky" is already here, it's syrah/shiraz, which seems to be growable everywhere, and can be made in styles ranging from children's tunes (Yelllowtail) to symphonies (Hermitage) with many stops in between.
Regarding the movie, the main message I took away is the power of popular entertainment to influence popular tastes. Who would have believed that a throwaway line in a mild Hollywood comedy would lead us to such phenomena as pinot noir from Corsica?