One of the wine books I'm currently reading (I get them all mixed up, but this must be either Terry Theise or Kermit Lynch) says that the best sort of wine is that which is so beautiful that there is no need to dissect it; it provokes such an emotional response that one is in tears - as if an agricultural product were actually a work of art. I am Naudin in agreement with tonight's wine.
It might be the circumstances (three weeks of heavy translation work is finished, after a few false finishes; so no more 14-18 h work days for a while I hope), but Domaine Henri Naudin-Ferrand Côte de Nuits-Village 2006 is just such a wine where I can't concentrate on describing its nuances. It registers as a whole instead of a wine where I can detail its fruit, acid, tannin etc. in a logical way.
So this will have to do: tear-inducingly beautiful Pinosity. Bach's BWV 882 as played by Rosalyn Tureck. Upbeat and inspiring, yet elegant, somehow very touching and dramatic and majestic though these are all inner currents rather than what shows on the surface. Yes, Bach, is the best tasting note I can offer on this wine even though it will probably mean nothing for anyone else.
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That's Terry Theise.
Thanks, Mr. Ghost!
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