01-06-2005, 06:31 PM
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Southern charmer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: At the Great Altar of Passive Entertainment
Posts: 7,033
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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
The pretentious dufus at Slate had that part of his little ramble exactly right - pinot noir can go horribly wrong, but when it is right it is best described as transcendent, and nothing else is as wonderful. But you go through a lot of crap to find the stuff that is amazing. Cab is a much safer bet - it will never be amazing, but it will be pretty good 99% of the time.
BR(I was ruined by a really, really fine grand cru when I was young, and have been relentlessly disappointed by wine ever since - compared to that, the difference between spanish table roja and Saint-Emilion is negligible. So I've sort of given up)C
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I'm starting to wonder why you think Sideways would be annoying.
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