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Dégustation électorale: Château Maison Blanche 2005, Montagne Saint-Émilion
Si vous vous demandez quel vin boire pour célébrer la fin de l’ère Bush et le début de l’ère Obama, en voici un qui incarnera la permanence des institutions, au-delà des personnes qui, pour le meilleur ou pour le pire, en sont dépositaires le temps d’un ou deux mandats.... (more)
Quick Notes: 2 French Values
Château Tour de Ségur, Lussac-Saint-Emilion, 2005 ~$20US, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon
Black cherries and cream on the nose. Cherries and red currant notes on the palate - not terribly complex but a solid structure with taught tannins, vibrant acidity on the backend and good... (more)
Buy direct from the French vineyard - in London!! FREE TICKETS!
LATEST UPDATE : FREE TICKETS FOR THE FRENCH WINE GROWERS FAIR
I always envy the French for the ease with which they can get hold of good French wines direct from the grower - either by mail order or visiting the vineyard. There are also numerous wine fairs around the country where you can meet... (more)
Chateau La Pierriere 2005
~$15US, 60% Merlot / 20% Cab Sauv / 20% Cab Franc, Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux, France
Ruby-garnet color. Shy nose, with some black cherry and plum. A little mildew/seaweed earthiness in the mix to - but not detracting. Juicy palate - with a soft approach supported by some fine tannins. An... (more)
Handel fordert Preissenkungen
Der Jahrgang 2008 hat gerade in den Tanks und Bottichen zu gären begonnen, da fordern führende britische Weinhändler wie Farr Vintners und Berry Bros & Rudd laut einem Bericht des Decanter bereits Preissenkungen. Einige hätten angekündigt, sie wollten den Primeur-Verkostungen im nächsten... (more)
Kaufempfehlung
Das auf den Handel mit Spitzenweinen spezialisierte Londoner Handelshaus The Antique Wine Company sieht trotz der Finanzkrise nach wie vor eine starke Nachfrage nach erstklassigen Gewächsen aus Bordeaux. Weder könne man von einem Preisverfall sprechen noch von einer wirklich schwächer... (more)
Spitzenpreise für Top-Bordeaux
Gute Nachricht für den Handel mit Spitzengewächsen aus Bordeaux. Bei der Auktion von Koppe und Partner am Wochenende in München waren vor allem erstklassige Jahrgangsraritäten aus Bordeaux gesucht. Wie der Drink Tank meldet kamen sieben der TOP 10 Lots aus Bordeaux. Einige wurden zu Preisen... (more)
A Bordeaux(ish) weekend
In my…commitment…to understand the scope and reach of Bordeaux’s varietals in their blended forms, I had a packed week/weekend featuring three of the five (Cab Franc, Sauv. and Merlot), blended with a few additional curveballs. The lay of the land is quite interesting. I put... (more)
The noble grapes: Sauvignon blanc
This is the grape of white Bordeaux, where it is blended with semillon ("the soul of white Bordeaux," according to The Wine Bible, although Frank Schoonmaker did not say that about semillon a generation ago in his Wine Encyclopedia), and may carry the name Entre-deux-Mers or Graves on the label.... (more)
We Stomped - Again
GET WINEFriendsThanks to all those of you who turned up on 10/11 and to those that helped out. We hope you stayed for food later on in the day and enjoyed the now traditional bonfire. (above - the start - all clean - rollers prepped to take bins of grape to wooden tippers that feed the crusher's... (more)
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