If you could give one vineyard to a different winemaker...

[David M. Bueker]

Who would get it, and which site would they get?

I would give the Erbacher Marcobrunn to Johannes Leitz. I hate that this great site is neglected by under-performing producers.

There's too many examples to list, but give ONE.

Reynard in Cornas (ideally the La Geynale parcel) - would love to see Eric Texier make wine from there.

[David M. Bueker]

Neat idea.

I might aim higher for Eric though...

He does make a Cote-Rotie and occasionally Hermitage, but no Cornas - so I'd be more curious to try that first.

But there are so many great parcels in the Northern Rhone (a number around Cornas, so many great sites in Cote-Rotie and some great parcels in Hermitage like Le Méal) that could be in a lot better hands. Recollect an absolutely horrible 96 Rostaing La Landonne a few weeks ago that tasted like pure wood, now if only someone like Eric Texier, or Steve Edmunds or the Gonon brothers could handle those grapes instead.

I'd like to give La Mouline to Pierre Gonon.

Mark Lipton

I'd like to see what the Guigals could do with Alban Vineyard!

Only one!?

Okay, then I would opt for La Grande Rue to Lalou Bize-Leroy!

And since you cannot stop me: Bernkasteler Doctor to Dani V!

Greetings from Sweden / Fredrik L

I have always been curious as to what Jim Law of Linden Vineyards would do with fruit from Cali or France. Not a specific vineyard but anything from Spring Mtn for cab based blends or Burgundy for Chard.

Coulée de Serrant to Noël Pinguet.

Well, David....17 come to mind. But....
this would be a no-brainer....LyttonSprings Zin to MikeOfficer.
And...and....and......
Tom

[David M. Bueker]

You would take Lytton away from Ridge???

Heathen!

You would take Lytton away from Ridge???
Heathen!

Nope..of course not, David. I'd just like to see what Mike could do w/ some of that fruit.
And the Syrah as well. Maybe even more so.
Tom

To Kalon to Vincent Arroyo, or to Mike Martini.

Coulée de Serrant to Noël Pinguet.

I was going to post the same thing. Although I haven't had the recent vintages of CdS and understand some changes may be underfoot for the better.

Any First Growth to Paul Draper.

Any First Growth to Paul Draper.

Curious. Is it because you'd just be curious to see what he could do, or because you think he could do better?

Part of Amoureuses to Ghislane Barthod.
Best, Jim

A little of both but mostly the first (just to see what he could do).

I've always thought that while First Growths are often wonderful perhaps they could be better.

Of course I've had some First Growths that have blown me away ('89 Haut Brion comes to mind) but sometimes I feel like they could be better.

So it would be fun to see what PD could do since he modeled Monte Bello off of Latour, I believe.

Part of Amoureuses to Ghislane Barthod.
Best, Jim

Why stop there and not give her Bonnes Mares or Musigny? Because you'd like to be able to afford it? Me, too.

Kudos, guys.

This is spot-on one of the finest exercises in wistful, dreamy, ethereal, day-dreamy ultimate wine-geekery I've seen in a while. Bravo!

I would take Beaux Freres' estate vineyard and give it to Mark Vlossak because I'm not a good human being.

What the hell, give La Tache to the team at Golan Heights Wineries. Let's see if they can turn it into a Cabernet, too.

I would take Beaux Freres' estate vineyard and give it to Mark Vlossak because I'm not a good human being.

No, it's because you're a good guy, to Pinot Noir and the world.

What the hell, give La Tache to the team at Golan Heights Wineries. Let's see if they can turn it into a Cabernet, too.

That is flat out the funniest thing I've read online in a long while, Chaim. Kudos!

Mark Lipton