tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318791915665925752.post2522606713567407038..comments2023-04-09T00:27:37.816-07:00Comments on Just Grapes: Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape 1998Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04111980039963661949noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318791915665925752.post-84792625679014426762008-11-27T00:28:00.000-08:002008-11-27T00:28:00.000-08:00Thanks! It is rare for a wine to inspire me as muc...Thanks! It is rare for a wine to inspire me as much as that one did. I hope I can experience something like that again and I hope everyone gets the chance at some point in their life.Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111980039963661949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318791915665925752.post-80121583768787441762008-11-26T20:35:00.000-08:002008-11-26T20:35:00.000-08:00Beautiful post, especially the closing lines:"This...Beautiful post, especially the closing lines:<BR/><BR/>"This is wine for the philosopher, the poet, the man who watches the rain streak down the window pane and says nothing. A rare experience - and one that every wine lover seeks to find at least once in their life. I am glad to have done so at such a young age."<BR/><BR/>Well done, sir.J. Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109602980268251805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318791915665925752.post-6680066677397602922008-11-25T22:16:00.000-08:002008-11-25T22:16:00.000-08:00The price was pretty outrageous - but it was such ...The price was pretty outrageous - but it was such a stellar year that I think this may be one of the greats in 10-20 years. The 1998 is evidence of Beaucastel's potential.Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111980039963661949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318791915665925752.post-66011953544722821902008-11-25T21:57:00.000-08:002008-11-25T21:57:00.000-08:00I picked up a bottle of that '05 Jacques Perrin fo...I picked up a bottle of that '05 Jacques Perrin for a friend - I couldn't stomach the price (but I have some of the '01 in my cellar). I look forward to that hologram tasting.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.com