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More from Mary Taylor Part 3

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“…these are excellent values and should not be missed.”

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I suppose it’s fitting that the last two wines in my three part report are the first two I’ve tasted imported by Mary Taylor that are not from France. Although Ms. Taylor works with properties from Spain, Portugal and Italy, it’s mostly the French stuff that’s available here in Detroit and surrounding environs. Here then was my first opportunity to selections in the MTWines book from Sicily and Spain respectively.
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More from Mary Taylor Part 2

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“There’s a lot of wine here, for not a lot of money.”

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I rarely do organized tastings these days. My modus operandi hasn’t changed much since we started Gang of Pour way back in ‘97: “ We feel that fine wine is best enjoyed and evaluated when we can sip a glass or two leisurely over a period of time, without hurry, in order to more fully appreciate its charms, and to observe how it changes and develops in the glass. We sacrifice quantity of selections sampled, in favor of quality of the tasting experience itself.”

There are exceptions, of course, like when I went to meet Mary Taylor at last Thursday’s Plum Market event. Or, I might be on a “scouting mission,” looking for selections that I can spend a little time with and get to know better on a later date. Again, such was the case last Thursday, when I came home with six wines, two of which have already been reviewed here. I’ve opened two more bottles since then, and both I and my wife Kim really like both. Here are my impressions.
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More from Mary Taylor Part 1

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“These are two decidedly different expressions of Gamay, and each
represents the variety beautifully in its own particular manner.”

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I don’t get over to Ann Arbor as much as I used to, but when I found out that Mary Taylor would be at Plum Market’s North Campus location this past Thursday, I made a point of being there too. I only just discovered Mary Taylor Wines in February, but I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve tried so far, and here was an opportunity to sample new things that I haven’t had access to previously.

Even better, I had the chance to meet and spend a little time talking with Mary, who is every bit as straightforward and down-to-earth as the wines she imports. She’s had to work her ass off to compete successfully in an industry dominated by men, and now that she’s living her proverbial dream, we’re all better off for it.

There were ten wines available to taste and purchase, two of which (the Bordeaux Blanc and Costières de Nimes) I’ve already reviewed, so I focused on the eight that were new to me. Once again, I enjoyed everything I tasted, but I brought home the six I like most for further consideration, starting with another entry in one of my favorite categories, dry rosé.
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