If a failing economy and having to live with an idiotic government were not enough now the French have been dissed by California wines. The French have claimed that they have the best wines especially their reds. Well not so according to an international panel of experts who rated California wines 1-5 and 10 - so the French got 6-9. Oh, by the way, the French sucked wind on their whites too.
The results were as follows 1) 1971 Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon from the Santa Cruz Mountains , 2)1973 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon; 3/4) 1970 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and 1971 Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon; and 5) 1972 Clos du Val Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
6-9) 1970 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild, 1970 Chateau Montrose, 1970 Chateau Haut-Brion and 1971 Chateau Leoville-Las-Cases. 10) 1969 Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon was 10th.
Tough luck froggie! Would it be kicking them while they were down to remind them that all of their vines are from California stock? When the French industry was hit with a blight - they imported California stock to refurbish their vines. But that would just be piling on.
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