First:

A guide New Year tae ane and a'
An mony may ye hae
And during a' the years tae com
Oh happy may ye be

Now la Grille Pinot Noir 2008
Maj. £6.99 > £6.00
Very thin but wonderful colour. Rasberry there but has to be sought out with just a slight "going over" hint of cherries. It is so light it could be a pleasant
summer drink slightly chilled.
8/10

8/10 is a good score for a cheap pinot.

Yeah, the Sains TTD cote de nuits villages was very similar to that La Grille PN, sorta fermented vinous cherryade. Very light, very easy, some acidity, but too sweet. Generaly, I've come to the conclusion, that I prefer this very light style from the pinot noir, than the overblown over extracted soupy ones at the pre £10 level. They need to get the girly sweetness off it next

That Sains TTD was very DYA, very fragile and would go over to a light salad dressing if left open for more than 36 hours, even in the fridge !

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Duncan

I agree that it is decent score, but I try to rate a wine including the price. If I had paid £10/12 I'd be sobbing into my thin wallet.

DYA?

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mel

Hi Mel, happy new year to you.

Drink Youngest Available

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Duncan

I think I've just been out-ba'd. Bah!

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Four wheels move the body - 2 wheels move the soul.

Sorry BA, wot could I do ? Ignore..... Just leave it up with a .

Shall I delete the post ? U tell me mate. I dunno ? Duh.

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Duncan

Course not...good stuff...

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Four wheels move the body - 2 wheels move the soul.

So, from the horses mouth. DYA?

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mel

OK, The horse in this instance is ole Hugh Johnson.

The abreviation is one that is used in his, and another 52 contributors for the Pocket Wine Reference Book. The earliest version of this Mitchell Beazley publication I have is 1986. The pocket reference is produced annually, and the abreviation is one that has been used for 3 decades I believe, probably since 78. I was therefore surprised that a ? was made.

Anybody else not familiar with this abreviation ? I'll have to get a lot more with-it - me thinks, my time warp references go way back before windows and the web

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Duncan

Never heard it before and I've been at it since 1982.

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mel

That book(let) '09 is on Amazon at £0.01 + £2.80 d/y, or for £2.80 + free d/y. The 2011 one is under £6 inc. d/y

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Four wheels move the body - 2 wheels move the soul.

Mel - At 1st I thought you were teasing me.

This pocket book is quite good for warehouse and auction browsing before iPhone and blackberry, the last one I have is 2002. A quick check on vintages - Claret back to the 70's and Burgundy back to 78. Several thousand important french wines, thinner for the rest of the world, and references to refresh the ole grey matter. Not perfect at all, but a very handy size for a trouser pocket. I bet your Dad had a few of these

Yeah, before the millenium in particular, and way back to the late 70's early 80's, I quite imagined that many folks like you and me going around auctions, or Majestic, or the ole Wizard warehouses or Laithwaites would slip this into their pocket before leaving the house.

Yeah..... What do I know about other wine lovers ? Not very much !

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hugh-Johnsons-P ... gy_b_img_a

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Duncan

I have a few of them. Just hadn't read the abbreviations section.

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mel

Sorry bout that Mel. I made a meal of that alright - Duh ! The HJ pocket book was the ole testament for me, when there were few other disciples around.

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Duncan