tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post3140533163170127717..comments2023-07-06T08:09:02.418-04:00Comments on Joe's Wine: Two Bloggers Take On Cab FrancJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-79797069983141161882007-11-04T10:08:00.000-05:002007-11-04T10:08:00.000-05:00Hi David. Yes, it was great fun - nice to finally ...Hi David. Yes, it was great fun - nice to finally meet a fellow blogger. Well, it helps to have cab franc from an established wine regions. Love the spanish wines - will drop by and have a look. Cheers!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-77306238790039780112007-11-03T07:08:00.000-04:002007-11-03T07:08:00.000-04:00sounds like a fun tasting. I haven't had too much...sounds like a fun tasting. I haven't had too much cab franc, there are some local wineries in New England that make it and I've been pretty underwhelmed. But you seem to have found some good ones.<BR/><BR/>It's fun getting help with the tasting; I hosted a Spanish wine tasting last month that was a good time.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253267999981564817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-75849038229539952732007-10-31T22:26:00.000-04:002007-10-31T22:26:00.000-04:00Hi Marcus. I guess your "oxidized" was just "flat"...Hi Marcus. I guess your "oxidized" was just "flat" to me. If you think a 10 year old Canadian cab franc is up for a rematch then by all means - I have another Joguet and Germain for such an occasion! Thanks to you - my tasting group would never go for a cab franc tasting.<BR/>BKG: as I drank the Germain and Joguet, I was thinking less about extraction and more about vintage - the '03 just seemed to come from a superior vintage, with similar "style". Lo and behold, my RVF guide rates the '03 a 4 star vintage "de tres grands cabernets" - perhaps a same vintage Joguet vs. Germain would be in order? I sense "roadtrip"! The entry Germain (2005) is $18 here, tax in, will go pick some up. I have one more marginale, which I will put away for a few years as you suggest.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-54813100161510007472007-10-31T20:50:00.000-04:002007-10-31T20:50:00.000-04:00Apart from Les Picasses from Raffault and more Che...Apart from Les Picasses from Raffault and more Chene Vert, I went straight to the Thierry Germain stock when I did my shopping after this tasting. No Marginale is left in Quebec but I got the entry level 04 and the Terres Chaudes 05.<BR/><BR/>Glad to know you've pre-tasted them and approved Bguy -- the word is that they are definitely not Saumur-typical, which could be good or could be bad. La Marginale 03 was great.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-23470543447136407802007-10-31T15:06:00.000-04:002007-10-31T15:06:00.000-04:00i'm a fan of thierry germain's wines in general, a...i'm a fan of thierry germain's wines in general, although they are more concentrated than most in Saumur. I love his entry level saumur champigny which you can get here for about $15, and the Marginale is lots of fun too with some bottle age. I still have a few 2000s lying around. There is a mid level wine called terre chaud that i think is a good value at about $20.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-8690710066143889902007-10-31T08:04:00.000-04:002007-10-31T08:04:00.000-04:00For the record, the second thing I wrote down for ...For the record, the second thing I wrote down for the Niagara when blinded was "oxidized" thinking it was a bad bottle of something you brought! <BR/><BR/>(Suddenly I don't care how patriotic you are, how you grade it or how Niagara comes off to your loyal readers -- I just want to be able to return it to the winery since it was purchased from them at the end of the summer!) <BR/><BR/>Perhaps a rematch is in order? I've ascertained the location of a bottle of the 98 Hillbrand Cab Franc Showcase which is still has years in it.<BR/><BR/>(A rematch would also be good because Joe is a fantastic wine enthusiast and I learn a lot for his dedication!)<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for sharing the bottles and your knowledge.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-92169141618043133742007-10-30T22:58:00.000-04:002007-10-30T22:58:00.000-04:00Hi Sonadora - drinking with a fellow blogger is al...Hi Sonadora - drinking with a fellow blogger is always a good night! That was my old impression of Cab Franc - perhaps true at the low end with some makers, but none of these were thin and acidic (but they were pricey...). I have never tasted a Virginia wine - of any grape...someday. Cheers!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27657184.post-36613653205115572232007-10-30T21:12:00.000-04:002007-10-30T21:12:00.000-04:00Sounds like a good night to me! Though Cab Franc ...Sounds like a good night to me! Though Cab Franc is not really my thing, we get a lot of it at the vineyards around here and I mostly find it thin and acidic.Sonadorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267916648440750132noreply@blogger.com