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To: Victor; onyx

Certain French Bordeaux and Burgundy wines are the best reds in the world.

Their sauternes are also the best...not that I drink them much.

The Chautenuf de Papes are also very nice.

That said....boycotting them is fine by me but folks who try to rationalize that French wines are not the best anyhow are simply wrong in my view.

Napa area reds are quite nice but lack the complexity in my view and are actually more expensive proportional to taste.

Take Cakebread. or Caymus Reserve.. a great Kali Cab but for 125-150 bucks or more I'd rather have a good Lynch Bages or Cos de Estournel or Ducru etc.

And Petrus, Le Pen or Lafite or Margaux or a La Tache level burgundy...hell, those wines are like a Porsche...there is no substitute.

One man's opinion. The world is full of great wines but the best of the best are either Bordeaux (St Estephe, St Emilion, Pomerol, Paulliac, Marguax, St Julien) or Burgundy (Vosne-Romanee, Gevrey Chambertin )

Boycott all ya'll want but don't delude yourselves. Wine is one thing the Sapos do very well at the high end....red wine speaking.


45 posted on 01/06/2005 8:13:59 PM PST by wardaddy (Quisiera ser un pez para tocar mi nariz en tu pecera)
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To: wardaddy
I'm not a wine expert, but I will say that the Chateau Lafite Rothschild '82 is by far the best wine I've ever tasted. I used to buy it for very special occasions only, given its price tag (about $1000/bottle, if memory serves). I also used to keep a few bottles of the '98 around for company. But I've found that my unsophisticated palate will easily tolerate a good Italian, Aussie or California red, and perhaps one or two Chards as well. For me, it's as much a matter of price as boycotting French products.
52 posted on 01/06/2005 8:24:45 PM PST by LIConFem (Ex abusu non arguitur in usum.)
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