OW,
There was just some talk in the yahoo group MoCool e-mail thingie that I somehow am still a part of that this years MoCool theme might be something simple like 'wines of 1990' which I think was the first year of MoCool gathering as such. Suffice it to say there was nothing officially decided by the organizers.
Otto,
Well, can't say for sure about the low show of brett in our bottles. I have heard that Musar often bottles at separate times, so perhaps the bottles you've had were from different lots. And, Bill has another point about stylistic change of recent - although I've not enough experience tasting young Musar to know if the style has changed. Serge would tell you it hasn't (at least that was his stance when he was in town 3-ish years ago). Perhaps just changes in the raw materials? Better selection used to make the grand vin?
Anyway, I know volatility is often an issue in Musar. And, with the mix of grapes used, folks often comment upon an unusual 'funk' of sorts associated with Musar (certainly few other wines in the world has its flavor profile).
Maybe we could convince some of the Ann Arbor folks who might peer into the board to get into this Musar discussion - they have a lot more experience than I do tasting Musar.
Mike
(I wouldn't worry about the ? you pose at the end... Once someone has learned what the flavor profile brett often produces, they are not likely to use that term in jest about a wine - - although there has been interesting discussions about the '89 and '90 Beaucastel - - whether the wines are brett dominated, or just unusually funky based on the blend)
