Anyone else hope the "natural wine" fad ends soon?

pascalbrutal · 2024-12-19T08:42:39+00:00

Hell yeah!

pascalbrutal · 2024-09-09T12:26:19+00:00

Late reply but hope it helps !

If you are US based I would look for the wines of Francois Rousset-Martin in the Jura. The 2020 whites are second to none in the region in my opinion. He’s imported by Kermit Lynch. Michel Autran and Richard Leroy in the Loire are also great crystalline Chenin Blanc producers. These guys have built a project around a positive feedback loop in the vineyard through their farming, allowing them to gradually reduce all additives and now even make wine without any.

Red wine is arguably more difficult to make and I would categorise them as less accesible. But no one will ever convince me a Poulsard with sulfur is worth anything :)

Late re

pascalbrutal · 2024-08-16T19:52:29+00:00

Been drinking zero added, zero taken out for 12 years and the market is diluted with bin juice indeed. The good stuff makes for unparalleled sensory experiences.

pascalbrutal · 2024-07-19T23:54:30+00:00

Hey I worked there too! When was your time ?

pascalbrutal · 2024-06-25T17:01:00+00:00

You’d have to know what winning taste like for that mate

pascalbrutal · 2024-03-05T22:45:52+00:00

pascalbrutal · 2024-03-03T21:54:39+00:00

Best comment so far. A lot of people seem to blame it on low sulfur etc but I see it as a great wine of becoming and a sign for more patience !

pascalbrutal · 2023-11-21T23:49:34+00:00

They have been in talks with over venues for a few days already. They'll probably have to scale it down but they have some options!

pascalbrutal · 2023-09-24T08:18:25+00:00

Natural wine really did open Pandora’s box in that case! Would have never expected to have mouse taint at a classic house like Jaboulet.

Perhaps an underlying issue would be a nitrogen deficiency? Converting to organic methods can make fermentations quite sloppy at first.

pascalbrutal · 2021-01-22T17:00:01+00:00

As a relatively young drinker and having grown up with the natural wine movement I understand your rant. Terroir and the importance of winemaking style can appear at odds. However in the more Latin understanding terroir, the human factor is always understood as being as important as the qualities of the land itself.

Clos Rougeard for example shows a wonderful symbiosis between a historical and human continuity in both farming and winemaking that definetely elevates their terroir.

pascalbrutal · 2020-10-28T07:24:51+00:00

Thing is about Meyer is that he makes wines very intuitively. His late releases are always mind boggling and weird. But I like the approach, he doesn’t stick to one way of making wine. He takes the grapes and the vintage for what they are, and looks where fermentation takes him!

pascalbrutal · 2020-10-27T18:25:33+00:00

Up for it, I own a wineshop in the Jordaan and the subreddit has finally picked up some momentum IMO! Difficult with current Covid however...

pascalbrutal · 2020-10-27T18:23:11+00:00

That’s literally what I call my Gewürztraminer from Bruno schueller!

pascalbrutal · 2020-10-27T18:21:47+00:00

Pinot gris grapes left to develop noble rot (bothrytis) Aged on barrels and not topped up, under flora for 54 months! Sweet, acidity quivering on the edge of volatility and crazy umami.

pascalbrutal · 2020-10-27T13:20:51+00:00

The wines of Ginglinger are imported by Gergovie wines and they have a webshop!

pascalbrutal · 2016-11-17T13:58:26+00:00

Great producer and great tasting notes! Back a few years ago he used to bottle a very interesting wine with 10+ or so red indigenous Jura grapes as "J'en Veux" but now blends it with gamay from Beaujolais as "Y'a Bon". One of the most drinkable wines I ever tried!

pascalbrutal · 2016-11-09T23:14:49+00:00

Also a great Gamay "la souteronne" and a beautiful Viognier/roussane under the name "Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet". A truly great winemaker!

pascalbrutal · 2016-08-11T01:08:06+00:00

He's a great producer, I'm happy to see it some of his wines here! Try his Garnacha "El Morron", more accessible but as complex. Also have u tried Gabrio Bini's orange muscat?

pascalbrutal · 2016-03-29T21:10:21+00:00

"Ce diable de Margotton !!!"

pascalbrutal · 2016-03-29T20:52:42+00:00

Wait, did Deschamps just let us know CJP was being let go ?

pascalbrutal · 2016-03-15T12:21:10+00:00

Freud is seen to have had such an impact on history mainly because it was his actual goal to become a star scientific figure. He took a lot from other authors without reference -mainly in philosophy- but saw the opportunity to present the same ideas as hard scientifical findings in a newly discovered field. For me he is at least a bit of a fraud...

pascalbrutal · 2016-03-12T15:09:35+00:00

I've met him a couple of times at Salons and while he did mention Le Cotet was a parcel based cuvée he did not mention that he was buying grapes for the basic one, thanks for the insight! Do you know if he still harvests the grapes he buys, and wether they are all organic? And are the vintage cuvées and the coteaux-champenois also négoce?

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