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Post Subject: Poker faces..Posted by de charlus on: 8/11/2013

Sweat I did, but put on my very best poker face which, funnily enough, I find much easier to maintain whilst playing poker than I did when confronted by this array of spectacular wines. It wasn't the monetary value either; one simply cannot get most of that stuff at any price - the obvious clarets aside - especially the mature Rieslings, which are among my most beloved wines. My one fear was that they'd been sitting behind that counter for years, gathering that dust and turning into vinegar, but I was much reassured by the tale of how they came to be there.
Yes, one can do well out of Parker taking a dislike to something; I live in constant fear of him giving my red vin de table - Crozes Hermitage La Guiraude, Alain Graillot - more than 95 points, which is possible given that it's very rich. The 09 got 94 points, and given that only about 600 cases are made, 20 of which are for me, things could easily get very hairy indeed. It's also good that Parker doesn't understand things like Chambolle-Musigny, meaning that my beloved Dom. Dujac is constantly underrated, although he did take a liking to the de Vogue Les Amoureuses, which really buggered that up. Ho hum.
Do you have a cooperative wine merchant, then? That's certainly a rara avis, and much to be cherished....

de Charlus

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