Dunc, I was only 21 at the time, my interest in wine had yet to begin (other than drinking the stuff).

I had other things on my mind back then

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Try hunting down some aged Beaujolais, at least eight years.

They're usually found in Spar.

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I am sure I could fall in love with an aged Burgundy that smells and tastes of the farmyard.

Now what can I dangle, to tempt you to drop by here one day.

Proper and mature Nuits St Georges will deliver farmyard.

I have to tell you Mr G, that the cowshed ones are less common these days, even at the luxury level. Producers are nervous that the brett will prematurely destroy their cellared stock. It can be a time bomb. The old world producers are cleaning up like mad. When the cheaper red burgundies have some brett, they go mouldy in 24 months.

You want well rotted dung, rather than forest floor leafmould I take it....That's expensive

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I had other things on my mind back then

Gawd blimey, even as a 21 year old you were thinking of parsnips !

Not quite.

I did have parsnip curry for lunch today tho, have got it all this week.

Parp.

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If I know him properly, he wos knocking a bird off under canvas - Not your Misses wos it GK ? Ooops Does that get me in hot water ? - not so PC. Sorry.

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A Gentleman never tells.

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GK,

Got some 1970 and 71 beaujolais in the cellar.

We opened one a few years back at a Derby wine event !!
If my memory is correct it was rather flat and short but still drinkable.

God knows what / when to open the others ??
I need to go to one of those do`s where you take doggy bottles etc to.
Saw l one last year in London, but decided not to go.

Just booked a place for a Italian offliner.

"The wines we bring must be from a Barbaresco producer, not necessarily Barbaresco, but can also be white, Dolcetto, Barbera, Langhe Rosso and Langhe Nebbiolo." (Danish friend)

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Yep, and it's actually "Thouarsais" after the river. In the very south of that lot of CF producers.
There is a St. Hilaire around there, but Fontenay (Abbey) is in Burgundy.

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Thanks for the info on this Ba, also thanks for your cheer up and kind words this morning.

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Something like this then..

http://www.vagabondwines.co.uk/nuits-sa ... i-951.html

This looks pretty intense too

http://www.vagabondwines.co.uk/chateau- ... i-775.html

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Did you mean 1870/1??

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[quote="Goosegogs"]Something like this then..

http://www.vagabondwines.co.uk/nuits-sa ... i-951.html

Robert Arnoux burgundies are good. His daughter married Pascal Lachaux who makes the more affordable village wines. I came across 3 Gevrey Cham 1er 1999 at Majestic some years ago for 20 quid each. Doesn't happen now that they're a big outfit. Maj still take some wines from Arnoux / Lachaux but are bigger money and not 1er

When you're next in Warwick,

http://www.underwoodwines.co.uk/RangeNewIn.aspx

Search criteria 1990 - Burgundy - Red

1990 was a great vintage. Many NSG village wines from a good producer are still holding up. I'd take the risk if I were there.

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