Right now I'm pondering a glass of Tardieu-Laurent Saint-Joseph VV les roches 2004. This bottle set me back 13 bucks. It's 13 percent alc and it's one of these fancy big bottles with thick glass that weighs about 13 pounds. I feel like my luck is about to turn. but I'm not into numerology.
I don't have a lot of experience with T-L. This is a rhone Necociant that has been very well recieved by the Powers That Be. I tasted a bunch of their 2003s upon release, which were hard to judge because they were young and it was such a warm vintage. I know they tend to use 100% new oak for all the northern rhone wines, which in theory does not thrill me. And I know there is little transparency concerning the provenance of the raw materiel. also doesn't thrill me. But this wine is fairly interesting. Dark and brooding... typical smoke, leather and black pepper. It is missing the floral notes that often play off on the dark stuff and make wines like this great.... oh well. It's not as oaky as I anticipated, but the wood is there. A bit too much for me, but not really that unbalanced. I would buy more of this for 13$. But what is this wine supposed to cost? I've seen prices quoted everywhere from $24 to $52. That is quite a spread. Anyone have any insight here? I feel like this wine has more or less peaked... or will soon. If you bought a bunch for $13 I would keep some as an experiment. If you bought a bunch for $52, drink up!
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