Badiola 2001

TN Two generations of Meursault
Thanks for that observation. Being in the US, I have to work hard to dismiss the "absurdity" of OUR gov. Maybe...

There are of course a lot of variables, but overall my personal feeling is CS is rather low-acid. Sangiovese-based Super Tuscans like Pergole Torte always seem more acidic (hurrah!) than the CS based ones from the same vintage.

While there are exceptions, I would tend to think of red wine grapes as follows (this is off the top of my head, feel free to tell me I'm an idiot):

Barbera. Very high acidity, low in tannins Sangiovese. High acidity, medium tannins Nebbiolo Medium-high acidity, high tannins Pinot Noir. Medium-high acidity, medium tannins Cabernet Franc. Medium-high acidity, medium tannins Gamay. Medium acidity, light tannins Syrah. Medium acidity, medium-high tannins Pebreaste Sirah. Low-medium acidity, high tannins Cabernet Sauvignon. Low- medium acidity, high tannins Merlot. Low acidity, medium tannins Grenache. Low acidity, medium tannins Dolcetto. Low acidity, high in tannins

What Wine Does Your Government Buy
snip) Per Texas wines and gummint-- quotes from the Fall Creek Vineyards website: "Fall Creek Vineyards 1998 Reserve Chardonnay and 1998 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon were served at President George Walker Bush's Inaugural Festivities in 2001...

Certainly there are low acid Sangiovese (97 Tuscans), Nebbiolo (97 Piemonte), PN ('03 Burgundy). Some Shiraz from hot climates will be very low acid, while Syrah from Northern Rhones from cooler years might be high acid. But I think these are pretty accurate to my experiences as to the grapes basic nature.

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