2004 Forte Canto Negroamaro. Ugh. I am very "brett" tolerant, but this black "beauty" turned my stomach....literally. Bretty as a all getout, with an unpleasant bitter finish. Kevin set a glass aside "giving it a chance" and he noted a half hour later the wine degraded from horse sh**& to horse urine.
One of my few pour-down-the-drain wines. Under a plasticork and not perfectly stored...and two years ago this was a classic "peasant wine" that I enjoyed.
2004 Yves Cuilleron Cote Rotie Madiniere. This, on the other hand, was pretty classic Northern Rhone. Lightish dark ruby in color, I remarked that it looked quite a bit like a California Pinot Noir! Cranberry, blackberry, bacon, white pepper...very light and elegant in texture. Good acidity...this needs food.
...(Humans) are unique in our capacity to construct realities at utter odds with reality. Dogs dream and dolphins imagine, but only humans are deluded. –Jacob Bacharach
