Dirty South WOTY… Not even my preferred Boo!
¬Article by David Metz with 5 comments 5 comments
29 Dec 2009While I respect the call and can appreciate the sentiment towards Beaujolais, an area that is summarily dismissed as inferior, I think Hardy may have missed the boat regarding the top wine of the region.
Link to Dirty South Wine Blog Article
I do appreciate the “easy” selection of the Mont (Cote) du Py, a beautiful and famous hillside vineyard, but half the fun of drinking a beaujolais is discovering what others often overlook (and getting drunk). Now I know what everyone is going to say, there is Fleurie on every street corner. I know you can walk to your corner gas station and pick up three different producers of Fleurie. But, only one has Peter Weygandt comparing Beaujolais to Romanee-Conti…
Pierre Chermette Fleurie “Les Garants” 2007
No chaptalization, indigenous yeast, no filtration, and usually they don’t even add sulfur. Natural, beautiful, classic wine. It simply may not get any better than this.
So with that, Sir Dirty South WIne Blog Man, I challenge thee to a Cru-Boo throw down. Whether it be in your hometown, downtown, or net-town (made that one up).
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¬ Hardy Wallace
#152 December 30th, 2009 at 11:36 am
David,
The Chermette Fleurie “Les Garants” is a great wine and I’ve been a Chermette fan for years.
The Foillard is made in the same method (though with minimal sulfur).
Have you tried the 06 Foillard? It is different than anything else from the Cote du Py I’ve ever had.
Sorry to miss the boat on my favorite wine of 2009
I had a lot of “better” wines in 2009, but none I consistently enjoyed more.
¬ Joe
#153 December 30th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Welcome back to the blogging world. I saw you pop up near the top of my blog roll today; was a pleasant surprise. keep that content coming! Cheers! Joe (@suburbanwino)
¬ David Metz
#155 December 30th, 2009 at 11:58 am
Haven’t had the 2006 (yeah yeah, so how do I know my choice is better, I get it). I’ll have to find a bottle here soon to justify my claim. I have a bottle of 2007 Chermette Fleurie sitting next to me right now so I’m half-way to a taste-off. Happy New Year Hardy, hopefully 2010 is a great vintage for you!
¬ David Metz
#156 December 30th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Joe-
Thanks, I got burnt out and distracted. But that should be all behind me! Starting 2010 off right, with a great finish to 2009. Happy New Year and Cheers!
¬ Jeff
#157 December 31st, 2009 at 8:55 am
David,
Looking forward to your re-entry into the blogging world of wine. Happy New Year!