Herve Souhaut Sainte Epire from 2005 is excellent, bright pure vital Syrah from the Northern Rhone, St. Joseph to be precise. His VDP Syrah is also very nice and a decent bargain. These are "natural" wines, though, so buy and cellar at risk. These wines are imported by Jenny and Francois and seem to be available at Astor in NYC but not in MA (yet).
A whole bunch of wines at the Perry bachelor-fest really sang, including the Giacosa, the Beaucastel, the Juge and the 2 bubblies. I wasn't terribly thrilled by the Chardonnays (not my thing), the Chignin, and the Guigal was awful. The food at Troquet is always good, but Chris' list is looking a little sparser than I remember. It's got to be hard to maintain such a diverse, deep and well priced list. I would have liked to try the Essencia that Tim brought, but I was so full at that point, I couldn't bring myself to even take a sip. The Montecristo really hit the spot up in the woods. Tasty, and it seemed to keep the bugs away. Joe posted notes everywhere (WT, WLDG, eGobs, etc)
At LimeRock last weekend, a 2004 Domaine les Bruyeres Corzes went well with just-grilled Cheese Brats.
Mike,
I tasted through a table of Jenny and Francois wines at BLM in 2/07. Iwas very impressed and even bout a couple. A Chiroubles and a Macon. As you know, I'm a decay slut.
2005 Christophe Pacalet Chiroubles - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Chiroubles (2/24/2007)
Tasted at BLM by Jenny and Francoise Selections, World Wide Wine. Very light in color. Not the acidic/fruity side of Gamay at all. The acidity is hidden behind dark decaying fruit. Very sous-bois and strikingly lovely.
Posted by: Charles | October 02, 2007 at 10:35 PM
Charles,
did they pour any of the Souhaut wines?
They make a Vin de collines Rhodadiennes (Gamay) that I'd really like to try.
Posted by: Mike | October 13, 2007 at 07:11 AM