Wilson Daniels Porfolio tasting at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Wow. We started off with some 97 Salon, moved into a line up of Domaine Leflaive white burgs, Domaine Faiveley blanc et rouge, Tardieu-Laurent 2007 Rhones and CDP, Cerretto 04 and 05 Barolo and Barbarescos... Really wonderful. I spent the most time at the Tardieu-Laurent table with the very friendly Monsieur Michel Tardieu.
The Tardieu-Laurent line up.. including 3 whites: Cotes du Rhone "Guy Louis Blanc", Saint-Perey "Vielles Vignes", and the Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc "Vielles Vignes", and their reds: Cotes du Rhone, Rasteau, an amazing 07 Gigondas, Vacqueryas, and their three Chateauneuf du Papes.
Here, Monsieur offers his feelings on explaining the concept of "terroir" to Americans. Just kidding, he was very nice about it and attempted to offer an explanation in his limited English, but then launched into French.
Here's an English translation, "The varietal must never be considered the most important factor, but rather, that it is just a medium to interpret the soil, and convert it into wine."
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