tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post7464228463298690432..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Wines by the clone: Too geeky to drink?W. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-81153659025871372042012-12-06T11:59:48.291-08:002012-12-06T11:59:48.291-08:00In my experience individual clones, whether Pommar...In my experience individual clones, whether Pommard 4, Dijon 115, 667 or 777 can be interesting but a blend of them usually results in a fuller, more complete wine. I have been wondering lately what the grands crus of Burgundy are choosing when it comes time to replant - the traditional selection massale?Michael Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407102141702443463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-16705821675874868762012-12-01T08:24:34.712-08:002012-12-01T08:24:34.712-08:00We have always fermented and bottled our Pinot Noi...We have always fermented and bottled our Pinot Noirs separately by clone. The differences between them is interesting to taste as they develop and age. Thanks for writing about single clone bottlings as a positive. It seems clonal blends in Pinot are more the norm. <br /><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639516903319121047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-87955835696950872352012-11-30T14:43:27.975-08:002012-11-30T14:43:27.975-08:00Matt: Seems like great minds taste alike, at least...Matt: Seems like great minds taste alike, at least on these wines. <br /><br />Since writing this my wife and I consumed an entire bottle of wine (LaFollette Sangiacomo Vineyard Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2009) with crab. Is that a better use of wine? Which did we enjoy more? I don't know, but if I anthropromorphized the Chard, it's happier.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-66680085538000403312012-11-29T22:24:32.024-08:002012-11-29T22:24:32.024-08:00Enjoyed the post!
At the WBC 12 in Portland, I di...Enjoyed the post!<br /><br />At the WBC 12 in Portland, I did a similar clonal tasting of Erath 2009's- it was Prince Hills- 777, 115, Pommard and clonal blend. <br /><br />The 2009's, albeit a hotter vintage, showed similar differences to your notes for the 2010's. The 777 and 115 was more up front and giving, the Pommard more alluring and complex, and the blend added forwardness butMatt Mauldin https://www.blogger.com/profile/08730509895080535690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-33444073363757277782012-11-29T18:27:47.391-08:002012-11-29T18:27:47.391-08:00I'm drinking as much as I can! I personally am...I'm drinking as much as I can! I personally am responsible for balancing the per-capita wine consumption of the entire Romney family.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-8256917490674339972012-11-29T16:06:37.415-08:002012-11-29T16:06:37.415-08:00Drink more. Moderate your moderation. ;-)Drink more. Moderate your moderation. ;-)rapopodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413215670441671568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-43550141040768094112012-11-29T15:23:28.321-08:002012-11-29T15:23:28.321-08:00it's a rough job you have :)it's a rough job you have :)<br /><br />Portland Charcuterie Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11741838890062064902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-72676991090504519802012-11-29T11:39:25.056-08:002012-11-29T11:39:25.056-08:00And that's another problem: Erath gave me thes...And that's another problem: Erath gave me these wines hoping I'd do just this: taste them and, if I chose, write about them. Maybe these wines will be better in 2015, but that breaks the covenant of a wine sample relationship.<br /><br />I do have some wine samples I have deliberately put aside to later say how they have aged, though I will have to make general statements because by the W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-61743135560963940652012-11-29T10:53:34.733-08:002012-11-29T10:53:34.733-08:00This is child abuse!
Forget about your 2010's...This is child abuse!<br /><br />Forget about your 2010's ( at least Oregon Pinots ) for a few years.<br /><br />2007's and 2009's are drinking beautifully, and I've just started tasting a few 08's ( which have the legs to develop wonderfully over the coming years.<br /><br />Also.. you could just invite a neighbor or friend over the help with problems like this :)<br /><br />Portland Charcuterie Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11741838890062064902noreply@blogger.com