Comments on: WSET Intermediate night three: Chardonnay & Pinot Noir http://www.sourgrapes.ie/2008/02/22/wset-intermediate-night-three-chardonnay-pinot-noir/ the Irish wine blog. Wine in Ireland. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:36:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Another Chardonnay taste-off from Sour Grapes an Irish wine blog covering wine available in Ireland from wine tasting, wine facts, wine recommendations and everything else http://www.sourgrapes.ie/2008/02/22/wset-intermediate-night-three-chardonnay-pinot-noir/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Another Chardonnay taste-off from Sour Grapes an Irish wine blog covering wine available in Ireland from wine tasting, wine facts, wine recommendations and everything else Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:28:33 +0000 http://www.sourgrapes.ie/2008/02/22/wset-intermediate-night-three-chardonnay-pinot-noir/#comment-237 [...] four are really good Chardonnays, but with completely different styles - I learned why in my WSET course. It’s hard to pick a [...] [...] four are really good Chardonnays, but with completely different styles – I learned why in my WSET course. It’s hard to pick a [...]

]]> By: Lar http://www.sourgrapes.ie/2008/02/22/wset-intermediate-night-three-chardonnay-pinot-noir/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Lar Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:54:08 +0000 http://www.sourgrapes.ie/2008/02/22/wset-intermediate-night-three-chardonnay-pinot-noir/#comment-164 Hi Will, thanks for the tips. Tried a great Fixin about a year ago, the fact I can still remember it reminds me of a Hilaire Belloc quote "I forget the name of the place; I forget the name of the girl, but the wine was a Chambertain". Lar Hi Will,

thanks for the tips. Tried a great Fixin about a year ago, the fact I can still remember it reminds me of a Hilaire Belloc quote
“I forget the name of the place; I forget the name of the girl, but the wine was a Chambertain”.

Lar

]]> By: Irish Wine Contemplations http://www.sourgrapes.ie/2008/02/22/wset-intermediate-night-three-chardonnay-pinot-noir/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Irish Wine Contemplations Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:45:13 +0000 http://www.sourgrapes.ie/2008/02/22/wset-intermediate-night-three-chardonnay-pinot-noir/#comment-163 Lar, Sounds like a fun and educational evening. I was looking forward to hearing how you got on with these wines. I feel that your tutor could have done better in his selection of interesting Burgundy around those price points (even in O'Briens) as I don't feel any of those wines are particularily good examples of their appelations. Don't give up on the search for good affordable Burgundy though, there are many great examples that can be found in the various shops around Dublin but you'll have to work hard to find them and be very selective in what you pick. 2005 is a fantastic vintage and there are an awful lot of lower end Burgundy from this vintage around Dublin at the moment. 2 basic Bourgogne Rouge that are available for under €25 (I know still not cheap) are these; http://www.burgundy-report.com/wp/?p=912 & http://www.burgundy-report.com/wp/?p=1002. I haven't tried either yet but both sound delicious if you believe Bills tasting notes (which I do). These are just a sample but there are plenty more. Beyond bourgogne rouge don't be afraid to try some of the less popular appelations in Burgundy from 2005 either. I've had a St Aubin Rge, an Auxey Duresse and a Fixin in the past few weeks that have all been delicious. The key is, find out what's available and then research to see if it's any good, then try the wine..... Some times it works and sometimes it doesn't but, from my experiece, at least it inspires hope that there is good cheap Pinot out there. There are loads and loads of nice NZ Pinots available also, but beware there are also plenty of clunkers! Cheers, Will Lar,

Sounds like a fun and educational evening. I was looking forward to hearing how you got on with these wines. I feel that your tutor could have done better in his selection of interesting Burgundy around those price points (even in O’Briens) as I don’t feel any of those wines are particularily good examples of their appelations.

Don’t give up on the search for good affordable Burgundy though, there are many great examples that can be found in the various shops around Dublin but you’ll have to work hard to find them and be very selective in what you pick. 2005 is a fantastic vintage and there are an awful lot of lower end Burgundy from this vintage around Dublin at the moment. 2 basic Bourgogne Rouge that are available for under €25 (I know still not cheap) are these; http://www.burgundy-report.com/wp/?p=912 & http://www.burgundy-report.com/wp/?p=1002. I haven’t tried either yet but both sound delicious if you believe Bills tasting notes (which I do). These are just a sample but there are plenty more.

Beyond bourgogne rouge don’t be afraid to try some of the less popular appelations in Burgundy from 2005 either. I’ve had a St Aubin Rge, an Auxey Duresse and a Fixin in the past few weeks that have all been delicious.

The key is, find out what’s available and then research to see if it’s any good, then try the wine….. Some times it works and sometimes it doesn’t but, from my experiece, at least it inspires hope that there is good cheap Pinot out there.

There are loads and loads of nice NZ Pinots available also, but beware there are also plenty of clunkers!

Cheers,
Will

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