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The Southern French Round-Up
So I had a bunch of bottles open that I'd reviewed recently -- along with a piece of pumpkin pie (thanks Elizabeth!). And I took the opportunity to taste a bunch of them side by side. This is neat because it really makes clear the differences between the ... 		Oct 4, 2008
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Domaine Brusset, 'Laurent B', Cotes du Rhone, 2005
Here's yet another Cotes du Rhone. I think we may be slowing down on these as we've had a lot of southern French wine these last few weeks. This was a "Wine Stewart Selection" at Fred Meyer's. 		Oct 3, 2008
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Chateau de Segries, Lirac Rouge, Cuvee Reservee, 2006
As we've been writing about, Denise and I have been on a Southern France wine kick lately. Oregon Pinots are leading us to insolvency, and these Cotes du Rhone (and wines to the east and west) are good and reasonably priced (even with the weak US ... 		Oct 2, 2008
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Chateau Lamy, Corbieres, 2005
Here's another red from Corbieres (see the other reviews). I have to say that these wines are generally cheap, and quite good for the money. Not something you'd sit on for a couple decades, but great table wine. The nose on this was really musty: mud ... 		Oct 1, 2008
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Domaine La Garrigue, 'Cuvee Romaine', Cotes du Rhone, 2006
This wine was prominently displayed at my local Zupan's. The card said something to the effect: a "Chateauneuf du Pape at half the cost". No, not literally a Cheateauneuf du Pape, but the quality and flavors, and cheap (about $16, but I found ... 		Sep 30, 2008
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Domaine Sorin, 'Cuvee Tradition', Cotes de Provence, 2005
The nose on this was earthy: dirt, moss, and bark -- along with pepper, cedar, green bean, menthol, and tobacco. Yeah, lots going on there. The taste was raisin and red cherry, though mainly blueberry. Then the finish: that pepper hits and retreats ... 		Sep 29, 2008
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Domaine de Fontsainte, Corbieres, 2005
Considering the astronomical prices for Pinot lately, I've been buying a lot more French wines lately -- specifically Cotes du Rhone, and also a bit of Corbieres which is just to the west. I've been finding these wines to be not just a great value, but ... 		Sep 25, 2008
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Domaine de la Guicharde, Cotes du Rhone, 2005
Wow! Before I start, I have to say: if you find this wine, buy it immediately. Buy all of it. What a great wine -- and it was only about $8 (with the discount)! Unbelievable.This is another one I got at Fred Meyer's with their 25% (September only). So I ... 		Sep 23, 2008
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Chateau Saint Esteve de Uchaux, Cotes du Rhone, 2003
A few years back I was lucky enough to make it to Annecy, France. It's right up there in the French Alps. I was there on business for a couple days and got to spend that time staying with a family that lives there. We also rented a little Peugot ... 		Sep 22, 2008
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Domaine Bressy-Masson, Rasteau, Cotes du Rhone Villages, 2007
Here's another recommendation from Liner and Elsen (local wine shop). Apparently, this is pretty much a Chateauneuf-du-Pape white. But since just down the road, it's not technically within the appellation, it can't be labeled as such. So a ... 		Sep 21, 2008
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Jean-Luc Colombo, 'La Violette', Vin de Pays d'Oc, Syrah, 2005
Here's another one from my quest for that decent $10 bottle of wine. Something good enough to drink with dinner without costing a fortune. The nose was plum and veggie -- brocoli, saw dust, pepper, mineral, and asparagus. The taste was black cherry and ... 		Sep 12, 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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Domaine Leon Barral, Faugeres, 2004
The nose is chemical (even after being open for awhile). But below the chemical is all kinds of interesting earth: pine forest floor kinda stuff. There's also pepper, which reappears in the flavor of the wine. The taste started out being kind of sharp, ... 		Aug 16, 2008
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Trimbach, Pinot Blanc, 2005
The nose is oregano, lemon, peas, bay leaf, with hints of sage and thyme. The taste is lime and herbs. And it finishes with ... lime! The wine has some weight in the mouth (equivalent to a 2% milk) -- more weight that I expected. Another way to describe ... 		Aug 14, 2008
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Domaine des Relagnes, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2004
The nose was mossy, black cherry, dirt (earthy), currant, fir (animal), rock, thyme, and lavendar (yeah, there was a lot to smell in that glass!). The taste was almost sweet -- very cherry. Red cherry. There was also moss and potting soil. The finish ... 		Aug 11, 2008
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Domaine Bernard Moreau et Fils, Premier Cru, Chassagne-Montrachet, 2002
My brother Matt was coming over for dinner, and he's a big fan of Volnay. And while I swore I had one in my collection, despite my searching, there just wasn't one in my cooler. So off to the wine shop I went in search of a magic bottle from the Cote ... 		Jul 15, 2008
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Louis Latour, Montagny, Premier Cru La Grande Roche, 2005
Honestly, I'm more used to drinking the lighter whites like Pinot Gris -- if white at all. So, it's hard for me to judge as well as others with a Chardonnay from Burgundy. I found this to be a little buttery (but not overly), and crisp. The flavors ... 		Jun 28, 2008
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Sebastien Roux, Volnay, 2005
Strangely, I found this bottle at Trader Joe's for about $20 -- which is about half of what you'd normally pay for Volnay. In the bottle, we found a lot of flavors. Sea water and muscles. Raspberries and currant. Slate, mineral. Dry and tart. Dry hay. ... 		Jun 25, 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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Domaine Bois De Bouteille, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2003
This wine has nectarine and huckleberry flavors. It's spicy--the taste of cayenne pepper and cinnamon. Smells like bananas and nutmeg. It's a Jamaican-style wine--tropical goodness and fun. Unfortunately, it just couldn't stand up to the Pauillac we had ... 		Jun 17, 2008

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