WTN: Côtes like a knife

[David M. Bueker]

• 1992 Edmunds St. John Les Côtes Sauvages - USA, California (3/15/2024)
  Six bottles listed in CellarTracker. It’s almost a unicorn. Even in the glass it’s imaginary, ethereal. It recalls a deeper, darker youth, while still persisting in an urgent whisper. Worn leather, dusty fruit, brush along the side of a dirt road, and a warm breeze that makes me bow my head to keep the dust from getting in my eyes. It’s a poignant memory, obscured by the haze of time, but still brings a smile to my face.

Great note. Opening the box with my remaining bottles from Steve's library sale was one of the high points of unpacking this week. No Côtes Sauvages, sadly, but plenty of other delicate delicacies.

[David M. Bueker]

Got any Mourvèdre left? I drank my last in 2023.

Not varietal Mourvèdre, only in R&G and Los Robles Viejos… a lot of which I bought on release, actually. My remaining library wines seem to be mostly Durell Syrah and some mid-90s Zinfandel.