cspencer@bbncc5.UUCP (Clifford Spencer) (02/16/86)
There was a little discussion a while back of Robert Parker's
book "Bordeaux". I picked up a copy and discovered that his
taste and mine are 180 degrees out of phase. Are there any
similar books in print? It is useful to have an indicator
as to which wines would suit my taste. Parker thinks all the
wines I like are feminine and wimpy. Er... sorry Bob. Being
a wine cheapo (perhaps a cheap wino), I favor Cotes de Bourg
and other bargain Bordeaux. These wines seem to be catch as
catch can, really tasty cheap wines ($3-$5) that come through
town once and can never be found again. Does anyone out there
share my affection?
-cliff
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cliff spencer {harvard, ihnp4, decvax}!bbnccv!cspencer cspencer@bbncc5.arpadube@csd2.UUCP (Tom Dube) (02/17/86)
> ... , I favor Cotes de Bourg > and other bargain Bordeaux. These wines seem to be catch as > catch can, really tasty cheap wines ($3-$5) that come through > town once and can never be found again. Does anyone out there > share my affection? Yes, I too am a butget-minded wine drinker. The wines of the Cotes de Bourg and Cotes de Blaye do not have the potential of their neighbors across the river, but for the price some of them are quite good. An attractive property is the quick maturation of these wines. The '82 and '83 are probably as good now as they ever will be. "Catch as catch can" is accurate here in New York also. If a bottle seems particularly good, I'm anxious to get back to the store before they are gone. I still think that Rhone wines set the standard for the $3.29 price group. Another recommendation for inexpensive wine that MAY be good : Croze-Hermitage. PS: Another major book an Bordeaux wines was written by David Peppercorn. His book is very informative, although it restricts its attention to the classified growths. -- Tom Dube