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Pepere

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I see I've missed a few things over my extended weekend in WVA. Fish being caught, industrial spillage, and heaven knows what else.
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Worked on the cabin for four days before taking a canoe trip. Now that we've decided to move there's a lot to do at both places and maintain my already crazy schedule.
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Present house goes on the market in June.


Arrived home late this afternoon and had to immediately rack my Green Apple Riesling. Did a second racking of my chianti and will let the latter bulk age for a month or so. Our friends on the mountain really enjoyed the WB Shiraz and I must admit it is only getting better in the bottle. Yes I tasted the chianti during racking. UMM UMM good!


Found a Food Lion with an impressive wine isle. Actually bought a bottle of Barton & Guestier, Chateaunuef du Pape, 2003. If my Vieux Chatau du Roi turns out any where near that good I'll be in heaven about 2 years from now.
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I guess that brings you up to date. I leave for Vt on the 12th and Tampa on the 30th. Lots to do before then. Oh I did get a clarification on the translation of "Chateauneuf " it is actually the 9th Chateau of the Pope not the "New Chateau" as was previously mentioned somewhere on this forum. Just a little FYI.
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Pepere,


What does a bottle of the Barton & Guesteir cost? I could only find one bottleat a local wine store and it had been on the shelf for a long while and the room was not very cool, so I opted not to pay the $35 for the bottle. I just put the fining agent in myVieux Château du Roi kit. I did sneak a taste and it was very good, but I couldn't distinguish much oak.
 
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I must tell you, I was shocked to find this bottlein a Food Lion of all places for $18.00. Actually there were two bottles and they were also on the shelf for some time. I really got worried when I went to open it and the cork "seemed" to be dried out and crumbly.
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After extacting the cork I realized it was just the top of the cork that had dried out for some reason, fist time I had see that but I think it is because they stored the bottle standing up. Who knows what would have happened in another couple of months to that bottle.
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The wine itself was classic. Surprisingly not very oaky as that was what I had been told to expect. A little peppery, heavy (my wife doesn't usually like heavy but drank her share!!) yet very smooth. I'm not a wine snob by any stretch and my ability to acurately discribe a wine is limited but this was very very good and very distinctive. It went very well with the grilled beef.


I hope since the Vieux Chateau is in the same style as the Chateauneufthat we can just come close to this wine 'cause if it does I'll go broke making it.
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