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La Fleur Bibian, Listrac-Medoc (Bordeaux), 2004
We picked up this bottle from a local wine distributor that was closing down. You might blame it on the economy, yet this one had, shall we say, internal issues. Anyway, here's all this wine in a warehouse, and it's got to be sold: everything must go! ... |
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Chateau de Cruzeau, Bordeaux, 2003
We had some friends over -- fellow oenophiles. So we brought out a Lelemson Pinot Noir 2004 that I'd been saving. While the love Pinots they also love French, usually a Rhone of some kind, but Bordeaux's aren't bad in their book (or mine) either. They ... |
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Chateau Hallet, Sauternes, 2005
If you've never tried a Sauternes before, you really should. There's just nothing quite like it. Yes, this is a desert wine. No, it's nothing like that syrup that you may have tried in the past. Sauternes are elegant, mysterious, and just yummy. The ... |
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Chateau Gruaud Larose, Grand Cru, St Julien, 1983
This was red bottle number two on inauguration night. And once again, another bottle of French. This was also the last bottle we won at the Dougy Center Auction -- which included a bottle of Petrus 1975! This was not that exactly, but, it was very good. ... |
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Chateau des Granges d'Or, Bordeaux (Cru Bourgeois Medoc), 2005
We're slowly moving out of our southern Rhone rut. Here we move a little to the west and into Bordeaux. In a word, this was a smelly wine. It has a musky meaty smell, kind of like an arm pit (but in a good way). Denise, as irreverent as always, said ... |
Jan 2, 2009 |
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Tertre de Moulin, Grand Cru, St Emilion, 2004
This wasn't a bad wine, yet it was disappointing. Here I am at a party, and there's a lot of open bottles of wine. This one? Maybe not. That one, hmmm. Ahh: I spot a Grand Cru St Emilion. Okay, that's what I'll drink. And yet, it wasn't much like what I ... |
Dec 23, 2008 |
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Chateau Fontblanche, Bordeaux, 2005
Here's something we opened at the tail end of the evening after a Chilean Malbec, and two Oregon Cabs. Immediately, it was obvious that this was much drier (and lighter) than anything else that we had earlier. The nose was dusty, along with a subtle ... |
Dec 21, 2008 |
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J. Calvet, Reserve de L'Estey, Medoc, 2004
The French have been around for a long time now; at least since the last millennium. So they are not afraid of time. And sometimes you have to give their wine some of that time back. This was one of those. You open it, swirl it. And it tastes ... thin! ... |
Nov 28, 2008 |
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Chateau Pichon Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac (Grand Cru), 1983
This is another bottle we got in a lot from a Dougy Center auction. So it's hard to say how much this bottle really cost, but it was listed as having a $130 value. So right away, the expectations are set pretty high. That lot also included a 1990 ... |
Oct 13, 2008 |
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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 |