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Abbaye de Saint-Ferme, 'Les Vinges du Soir', Bordeaux, 2004
Here's another bottle from that trip to Zupan's for 'cheap' wine for a party. The idea was to get decent wine for about $10 per bottle. The nose is peat moss, chemical, bark and dark green vegetable (weighted in that order). The taste is totally prune ... |
Sep 10, 2008 |
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Petrus, Pomerol, 1975
We decided that if this wine were a person, it would be crazy. It's a total chameleon wine. At first, the Petrus smells wild and gamey. It smells like you are going to get into trouble. It tastes like beets, green beans, pepper, caramel and vanilla. ... |
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Chateau Pichon Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac (Grand Cru), 1990
This wine first hits you with a tobacco, celery and parsley smells. It initially tastes like cigars, tobacco and roasted red peppers. Then flavors of carob emerge. It has that river rock, deep lake thing going on. There is a flavor of cayenne pepper ... |
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Chateau Laufaurie-Peyraguey, Sauternes (Premier Cru), 2003
It tastes of apricot, honey, caramel and earth. Just a hint of honey, not strong. This wine is REALLY good with chocolate cake. Have some more chocolate cake and take a sip. Yum... We thought it would be too sweet for chocolate cake, but noooo. Now ... |
Jun 15, 2008 |
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Christian Moueix, Bordeaux, 2005
Here's another one in our "decent (and cheap) table wine" series. Really smooth for such a cheap wine. Certainly not "great", but definitely easy to drink. All that for $8. Not bad. Smell: Nectarine, straw, yeast, baked bread, ... |
May 25, 2008 |
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Chateau Grange-Neuve, Pomerol, 2000
Smell: Beach. Seaweed. Wet sand. Taste: Super smooth. Very subtle blueberry. Butter! Finish: Liquorice. It's got that cold lake thing. Deep cold. Smooth. Cost: Rating: 8.5 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet France, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon |
Apr 25, 2008 |
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Salitage, Pemberton (Bordeaux blend), 2001
Smell: Alcohol, prune, burnt toast with a hint of strawberry, pie cherries, and hay. Taste: Fruity, tobacco, pepper, subtle oak, and vanilla. Yummy--we like it. Finish: Clove and thyme. Smooth. Cost: Rating: 7.0 |
Feb 7, 2008 |
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Chateau Siran, Grand Cru Margaux, 1997
Smell: Cedar, mushroom, vanilla, caramel and artichoke. Mossy rocks and musty logs in a river. Freshly lacquered wood (in a good way--cedar with a chemical). Taste: Asparagus, mushroom, raisin and prune. Not sweet at all. Reminiscent of a Tolkien ... |
Dec 31, 2007 |
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Chateau Bellevue, 'Cuvee Vielles Vignes', Cotes de Castillon (Bordeaux), 2000
Smell: Rose, tree bark, oak, moss and perfume. Organic -- smells healthy. Taste: Lemon, grapefruit, wood and earthy. A tannic earthiness. Finish: Lemon, grapefruit and wood. Dry. A bit thin in weight--a 1% milk consistency. Cost: Rating: 6.5 |
Dec 9, 2007 |
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Charmes de Kirwan, Margaux, 2002
Smell: Earthy, mushroom, moss, wood/bark, dead wood, and pine. Taste: Pork, mushroom, gamey (elk and venison). Blackberry and cherry. Like a cold lake. Finish: Blackberry and blueberry. Chalky. Cost: Rating: |
Nov 24, 2007 |
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Black Hills, 'Nota Bene', Red Wine, 2001
Smell: Mossy, earthy, mushrooms and oak. Smells like a walk through a damp Oregon forest. Taste: Prunes, mushrooms and vegetables with a hint of bell pepper. Like sitting on a old musky log with large mushrooms attached it its crumbling bark. Like ... |
Nov 17, 2007 |
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Chateau Loupiac Gaudiet, Loupiac, 2003
Smell: Not super fragrant--like the inside of a grape. Taste: Intense flavors of apricot, pear and honey. Very sweet, but not sickly sweet. It has this golden raisin and hot mediterranean sun feel to it. A North African, Moroccan taste--like lamb ... |
Sep 14, 2007 |
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Chateau Bellevue, Bordeaux, 2000
Smell: Earthy, cherry. Taste: Slight sourness, no "meat" to it at all--disappointing, nutty. Finish: Chalky. Cost: $$ Rating: ** |
Jul 7, 2007 |
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Chateau Hanteillan, Haut Medoc (Cru Bourgeois), 1996
Smell: Vegetative, artichoke, very bell pepper. Taste: Earthy, mossy, artichoke, bell pepper, a bit peppery, not as tannic as others. Finish: Smooth, velvety. Cost: Rating: |
Jul 7, 2007 |
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Chateau Rieussec, Sauternes, 2000
Smell: Grape and peach with hints of apricot. Taste: Quintessential goodness (and this was THE year: 2000). Peach and apricot. Like the inside of a yummy sweet grape. Had an Oregon late harvest Savignon Blanc the same night, and it tasted like syrup ... |
Dec 29, 2006 |
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Chateau Latour, Pauillac, Premier Grand Cru, 1966
Smell: -- Taste: Like a cold dark lake. Unfortunately, not a lot of zing or punch. Quiet. Tastes like it had peaked years before, but it was still spectacular. Finish: Exceptionally smooth and mellow. Cool. Cost: (Do you really have to ask?) ... |
Aug 12, 2006 |