de Sales fried, good Qba, '99 Poyferre


Anders, in addition to Michael's view of scoring, I have 2 thoughts: 1) we all know that tastes and preferences vary, only the most rabid of Parker's sheep (not usually Parker himself) claim there's a definite quantifiable hierarchy. Obviously my tastes differ from wein-plus. Beyond that obvious difference there's the fact that the German wine press in general seems (based on my light reading in translation) to have a definite preference for German non-dessert wines to be fermented to dryness. I tend to like some RS in my Germans (because almost every time I have a trocken MSR Riesling I think I'd prefer an Alsace or Wachau Rieslings at same price point - I do like some dry Franken Rieslings, but scarce here). 2) As noted, I make no claims of objectivity or consistency. In this case I was looking for a light easy wine, and got one. A big Spätlese wouldn't have fit in. If I was tasting through a big lineup of German wines, might not have done as well. I'd be curious as to how wein-plus scored other similarly-priced Qbas.

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I really wouldn't argue with their review (except for the tannic part- ??). I didn't think the finish was short, but then I was expecting a long finish from a Qba. If you have a chance to taste this, I'd be interested in your opinion. Dale

TN: de Sales fried, good Qba, '99 Poyferre
Wednesday with rack of lamb with persillade, a 375 of the 1997 Ch. de Sales (Pomerol). What a disappointment (even w-o high expectations!). Thin, sharp, raspy berry fruit and...

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