We had this mystery wine Wed night:
1. Ch.Puech-Haut Prestige Ad'O: Coteaux du Languedoc (15%; "Place Over Process"; Grenache/Syrah) PhilippeCambie/EricSolomon St.Drezery 2011: Very dark color; slight milk of magnesia very concentrated/ripe/boysenberry/black cherry/blackberry rather toasty/oak quite alcoholic/hot/fumey/over-the-top nose; soft/fat/porky chocolaty/boysenberry/blackberry/jammy/overripe strong toasty/oak huge fruit flavor w/ slight soft/ripe tannins; long concentrated/intense/overripe boysenberry/blackberry/chocolaty/pruney/jammy very soft/fat some toasty/oak rather hot/alcoholic/fumey finish w/ light overripe/soft tannins; a huge wine that is very overripe, lacks structure, and totally uninteresting; for Monktown attourneys only. $22.00 (AV)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. This is a "Prestige" Cuvee, for sale in the USofA only, created by PhilippeCambie & EricSolomon. It states on the back label "Place Over Process". That's one of the most laughable statement ever. This wine could have been made in Chateauneuf, Macedonia, Priorat, PasoRobles, Lodi, WallaWalla, China...anywhere. It has none of the structure nor minerality that you expect in the Languedoc...nothing but corpulent/overripe fruit. It is singularly boring and could only be made by PhilippeCambie. This guy is evil personified and makes this kind of wine all over the world. So sad.
Did I mention I didn't like this wine?
Tom