Backfill & Diversify Vol. 7
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The
Château de Crussol
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I have been rash; possibly made a king size blunder.
You see, I have acted on an urge and as we all know,
that is not always a 24 ct idea.
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Some may remember reading in my notes for our 2006
Rhône offering that I had tasted a white wine
and rather liked it. My exact words were, "If I had
had a rush of blood to the head I might even have
tried to secure some for the offer. I'd need a rush
of blood to the head, as I cannot imagine selling any
without employing either threats of violence or
blackmail. Shame."
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The shame might be all mine if I am left with a pile
of the stuff, but I really shouldn't be. That's if I
can persuade Bowes Wine clients to part with a modest
amount of folding stuff in exchange for a wine that
many wine merchants would consider to be unsaleable:
a hard task, then, but not an impossible one. It's my
unwavering belief that drives me on. So here
goes…
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St Péray is the most southerly appellation in
the northern Rhône and is 100% white. The
vineyards of this shrinking region amount to 150
acres and much of the production is fizzy. There are
very few people who try to make something exceptional
from St Péray fruit; the only one that
instantly springs to mind is this one: Alain Voge,
based in Cornas.
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Robert Parker said of this wine, "The brilliant 2005
St.-Peray Fleur de Crussol behaves like a grand cru
Chablis. It exhibits beautiful, intense notes of
citrus, crushed rocks, honeysuckle, and pure fruit."
He considered it worthy of a 92% score.
Here’s the gen:
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Go on! Make me a very contented unit.
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N.B. limestone hill of Crussol is topped by the
ruined Château de Crussol. Wikipedia will tell
you all about it
here.
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