Recommendation for a french red 2002 "de garde" Sender: Ian

le-on Thu, 10 Feb 2005 22:42:07 +0100, tu disais-you said:-

2002 was a magnificent year in Burgundy - it wasn't bad in Bordeaux either, for that matter.

It is often said that Burgundy is a more feminine wine, and that it often appeals more to women than red Bordeaux does.

So you might like to look to a clbuttic long lived red Burgundy from the Cote d'Or. A grower like Henri Gouges in Nuits St Georges is a possibility, although others will doubtless come up with other suggestions. THE clbuttic domaine is of course Domaine de Romanee Conti, and any of their wines will be just coming into perfection then.

BUT, may I make a suggestion? Sweet whites keep well, and often appeal to relatively uneducated palates and 2002 was a great year for them.

Something like a 1st Growth Sauternes-Barsac, or a top Monbazillac might well give a lot of pleasure to your daughter.

By the way, I do hope you as a parent are allowed to let your children taste wine to accompany a meal before their 16th birthday. In my opinion, one reason why so many countries have a wine problem among their young is the stupid legislation which creates a demand for a forbidden pleasure amongst a sector of the community most in need of rebellion.

So treat her as the mediterranean peoples treat their children, introducing wine to them as a regular and agreeable part of the meal - even diluting it with water at first.

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