http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-blog/my-brush-with-greatness-pt-2-1997-la-landonne-cote-rotie Wine classes and blog featuring tips, reviews, and outspoken advice to help you understand your own palate and find wines you love. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:19:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-blog/my-brush-with-greatness-pt-2-1997-la-landonne-cote-rotie/comment-page-1#comment-328 sasha Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:41:22 +0000 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/?p=1189#comment-328 Alban and Saxum are both on my "to drink" list, must move them up the queue based on your comments. Alban and Saxum are both on my “to drink” list, must move them up the queue based on your comments.

]]> http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-blog/my-brush-with-greatness-pt-2-1997-la-landonne-cote-rotie/comment-page-1#comment-325 David Coffey Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:51:01 +0000 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/?p=1189#comment-325 So glad you enjoyed the La-La Sasha. Guigal does many things (actually everything I can think of wine-wise) right, and one big piece of the quality puzzle is extended barrel-aging. Fortunately, some of the better American syrah producers, like Alban and Saxum, are starting to do this. And decanting is so important to getting the most enjoyment from a great wine, and not just for young wines or red wines or even still wines. So glad you enjoyed the La-La Sasha. Guigal does many things (actually everything I can think of wine-wise) right, and one big piece of the quality puzzle is extended barrel-aging. Fortunately, some of the better American syrah producers, like Alban and Saxum, are starting to do this. And decanting is so important to getting the most enjoyment from a great wine, and not just for young wines or red wines or even still wines.

]]> http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-blog/my-brush-with-greatness-pt-2-1997-la-landonne-cote-rotie/comment-page-1#comment-319 sasha Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:17:35 +0000 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/?p=1189#comment-319 Thanks -- I'm not so good at the patience thing, so this was hard. Prefacing it with an extended champagne/cocktail hour definitely helped. Thanks — I’m not so good at the patience thing, so this was hard. Prefacing it with an extended champagne/cocktail hour definitely helped.

]]> http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-blog/my-brush-with-greatness-pt-2-1997-la-landonne-cote-rotie/comment-page-1#comment-318 Todd Wernstrom Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:32:04 +0000 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/?p=1189#comment-318 Good for you. Hard to argue with the work the Guigals do. Other than wishing I had a glassful, your post reminds me that I'm horrible at letting wines get the air that they sometimes so desperately need. I have some really nice decanters that don't see much service. If it had been me, I would have been done with the wine before it truly became, as you wrote, itself. A wine 101 lesson nicely reiterated. Good for you. Hard to argue with the work the Guigals do. Other than wishing I had a glassful, your post reminds me that I’m horrible at letting wines get the air that they sometimes so desperately need. I have some really nice decanters that don’t see much service. If it had been me, I would have been done with the wine before it truly became, as you wrote, itself. A wine 101 lesson nicely reiterated.

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