I must confess. Est-ce que je peux avoir confiance en vous? I'm a fake. To me, almost all wine is the same. I cannot pick out the lingering smoke, the burst of pencil shavings or dirt (yes, all actually used to describe a wine, no, I do not know what dirt tastes like, thanks).
I guess I classify wines like tax brackets. <$10: wanna get drunk with friends who don't appreciate wine. $10-$15: very hidden gems, but I like the chase (and the price). $15-$25: oh you fancy, huh. $25-$50: showing off. $50-$100: ouais, je comprends maintenant... $100-$175: ich kann das nicht glauben. +$175: yep, all the same again.
In all honesty, I pick the label, not the wine. Sure I know my preferred région, but what would really make my 1€ pasta, canned tomato sauce, out of season salad, and half a delicious bannette look even better? Tonight, it was the vintage 2010 Château VERNOU. A splurge at 8.95€ .
A whole more than the sum of its parts.
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