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Subject: Olivier mishap
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Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 17:11:43 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 10 17:11:43 1985
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*** 1979 Domaine du Mont Redon or Beaucastel Ch9-du-Pape***

> C. Olivier 1981 - Graves, Grand Cru Classe, $19.50). The wine had virtually no
> bouquet and tasted about the same as a very ordinary $5.00 bottle of
> Graves. Has anyone else had a similar experience? 
> 
>		Randall S. Becker
>		Usenet:	..!utcsri!randy
>		CSNET:	randy@toronto

I got a Ch. Olivier in a natty square-cross-sectioned bouteille
the other day, it was oldish (can't remember the year), quite ready to
drink, for $12. 

I was disappointed, it did lack a bouquet a bit, and was not at all
complex, but it was exceedingly smooth (esp. for a Graves!). Easy to
drink but not memorable. An '81 Graves will be a little young, perhaps,
so you did not get the benefit of smoothness, so,  along with the
paucity of bouquet, you may have got a raw deal (literally).

I'd rather get a Burgundy than another Ch. Ollie, any old non-Grand Cru
burgundy would have been preferrable. My sympathy. In that price
range a 79 Medoc (eg. LaRose-Trintaudon) is far more satisfying.

I followed your instructions about the first line of this posting (:-)).