I'm curious to know what special bottle(s) you may be opening over the next 10 days. Post your tasting notes or memories, and remember Steve Hosmer's wise words, "don't drink and blog!"
This excellent article by Jeff Cox helps to explain what may be the cause of "minerality" in wines.
http://www.gvstudios.com/octnov08/feat.asp
The fact is, nobody really know for certain where the mineral aroma comes from. And I say "aroma" because…
The best explanation I’ve heard is that the biblical names connote something larger than life, and thus the names of these larger than normal-sized bottles are meant to reflect this.
I changed my picture. I have no idea where it got the 1st one. I think I was already a registered ning user from another blog perhaps http://www.burgundy-report.com/