This is such a fascinating topic to me that
I decided to start asking questions to grab as many opinions as I can.
I'll try to post daily... but let's see how it goes...
Here is my question for today:
With which one of these two quotes would you agree more?
"Before a wine is good, it must be true" Nicolas Joly
or
"The first obligation of a wine is to be good" Peter Lanberg
Cheers,
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5 comments:
My thoughts is to agree with Quote number one. A wine must be true to it's identity: in grape variety, in terroir expression, and true in quality and winemaking techniques, meaning that it is made in the utmost standard and using the truest and most honest practices in winemaking. Some wines can be good, but aren't necessarily "true", meaning they may taste good but have not been made using a method that represents the grape in it's truest and most terroir specific form.
What is the definition of GOOD?
And who can define TRUE in wine?
I DON'T agree with either ststement.
I find some kind of ambiguity in this choice, depending on how you read Lanberg's statement: does "The first obligation of a wine is to be good" mean "good by every means", even illegal or unsustainable or unnatural? Then surely I would go for the first quote. If instead, as I think, Lanberg's good includes and somehow postulates Joly's true, then the two statements are everything but incompatible.
I agree with the second quote. While we may appreciate wines that reveal their origins, what good is it if a wine is true to its variety(ies) and terroir and is yet truly dreadful?
Phil, the answers to your questions:
Good = A wine that is not faulty
True = Joly believes that a “true wine” is the result of the work of nature where the winemaker respects the nuances and characteristics of the soils and climate.
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