WTN: Fat Sheep Muscadet?

With a salad of grilled shrimp, rosemary, white beans, the 2004 Domaine Branger " Terroir Les Gras Moutons" Muscadet Sevre et Maine. The 2002 of this got big acclaim from Florida Jim; the only notes I saw on this 2004 were less favorable. Lets see:

All tight, tense, and minerally at first. A bit austere. Some citrus peel and green apple fruit emerges with a bit of time. Ripping acidity, but at the same time this has a broad, creamy texture. I wasn't totally sold on first few sips, but by end of evening I'm a big fan. Looking forward to a glass tonight to see how it shows. B+/A-

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency

hey, rocking on night 2. Lots of rocks as a matter of fact. Minerals dancing with lime/grapefruit and a cool quinine/tonic note. Good stuff, must get more

With a salad of grilled shrimp, rosemary, white beans, the 2004 Domaine Branger " Terroir Les Gras Moutons" Muscadet Sevre et Maine. The 2002 of this got big acclaim from Florida Jim; . . .

Never trust anything you hear and only half of what you see.
(I heard that in an old western and it sounds just about right.)
Best, Jim

Trust is a big word.
But I pay attention to Florida Jim TNs, and it served me well on this one by helping me decide to try the 2004.

And my last note before heading to France:
With a salad with grilled beef, stilton, and broccoli, a lightly chilled Beaujolais, the 2005 JP Brun/ Terres Dorees FleurieTight and ungiving, just bitter cherry fruit, and not much of that. Opens well throughout night. By now (4 hours since opening), pretty nice- floral notes over sweeter black cherry fruit, and some chalk and ferric mineral edges. Good wine now, not so good before. Less accessible than the 2004 was. At 4 hours, B+

Trust is a big word.
But I pay attention to Florida Jim TNs, and it served me well on this one by helping me decide to try the 2004.

And my last note before heading to France:
With a salad with grilled beef, stilton, and broccoli, a lightly chilled Beaujolais, the 2005 JP Brun/ Terres Dorees FleurieTight and ungiving, just bitter cherry fruit, and not much of that. Opens well throughout night. By now (4 hours since opening), pretty nice- floral notes over sweeter black cherry fruit, and some chalk and ferric mineral edges. Good wine now, not so good before. Less accessible than the 2004 was. At 4 hours, B+

Bon voyage, Dale! I expect to be regaled by lengthy descriptions of every waking moment upon your return. My Terres Dorees Fleurie is sleeping for another few years before it gets opened.

Mark Lipton

I saw the subject line and was worred that the Fat Bastard people had moved into Muscadet.

I recently tried the Branger 2005 les Fils des Gras Moutons at a tasting, liked it very much, and bought several bottles for the whopping price of $9. I haven't opened any yet, and obviously this is a lower-end bottling, but I enjoyed what I tried and it sounds, from your account and others, that Msr. Branger is a quality Muscadet producer. It's nice to expand my horizons beyond Pepiere and Luneau-Papin, though they're so good there's really no need...

I saw the subject line and was worred that the Fat Bastard people had moved into Muscadet.

Rahsaan, LOL !!! Good one for RSJ winelist.