Wines: TN: Barolo and Brezeme

[DaleW]

Last night I popped a 1999 Texier Cotes du Rhone Brezeme when a friend
came over for a bottle trade. Cork was sawdust, but was able to get
with an Ah-So. High acids, but not the teeth enamel remover I remember
from a few years ago. Red fruits, all cranberry and raspberry, this is
interesting but doesn't strike me as very Syrah-ish. Don't like as
much as some more recent bottles (but this definitely isn't tired) B-

I made chicken thighs in a soy/lemon sauce, with rice and a mizuma
salad. The Texier didn't seem quite right, so I opened the 2003
Querciola "Sori" Barolo. Ripe, tannic, needs a bit of time to unwind.
On low acid side as you might expect from vintage. Modern, on simpler
side of Barolo, but ok. B/B-

Plenty of both left we'll see how they fared overnight

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

[DaleW]

On Jun 19, 2:53*pm, DaleW <Dwmi...@********> wrote:
> Last night I popped a 1999 Texier Cotes du Rhone Brezeme when a friend
> came over for a bottle trade. Cork was sawdust, but was able to get
> with an Ah-So. High acids, but not the teeth enamel remover I remember
> from a few years ago. Red fruits, all cranberry and raspberry, this is
> interesting but doesn't strike me as very Syrah-ish. Don't like as
> much as some more recent bottles (but this definitely isn't tired) B-
>
> I made chicken thighs in a soy/lemon sauce, with rice and a mizuma
> salad. The Texier didn't seem quite right, so I opened the 2003
> Querciola "Sori" Barolo. Ripe, tannic, needs a bit of time to unwind.
> On low acid side as you might expect from vintage. Modern, on simpler
> side of Barolo, but ok. B/B-
>
> Plenty of both left we'll see how they fared overnight
>
> Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
> wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
> drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
> promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

Day 2 the Texier was pretty oxidized. The Barolo was holding it's own.
Got an offer this morning for the Barolo at $300 a case, probably ok
deal at that price, but I just bought a bunch of '04 Baroli at $20!