Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Just started and finished the intro to this on my blog.

I will be following up with specific looks at producers that I had tasted regularly or in depth with them slowly.

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Oops; No, that was from the cellar! I wouldn't be sad if the Rieussec came from the supermarket. It is the Barone Ricasoli that is supermarket. The shop where we got the two corked bottles had closed ten minutes prior to me opening the bottles, leaving me to have to go to the supermarket because the...

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But it wasn't the wine's fault... :( 2011 Oyster Bay; Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc lemon, lime, grass, gooseberry and tropical fruit notes, nice freshness but modern and drinkable. Nothing offensive, and with nice length. Good... But nothing to write home about! ***(*) or [4+3.5+3.5+3=14/20] 2009 R...

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[edit: this is Yves not Jacques Confuron]

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2006 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru "Les Suchots"; Domaine Confuron-Contetidot (Jacques Confuron) smoke, roses, red plum, dark plum, spice, poised, structured and complex, soft tannins, deep, contemplative and elegant, pure, rounded and mineral, classic, classy but round and clearly of the vintage...

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2008 Entity Shiraz; John Duval Wines Opened on Monday night, when it was clearly super but far too young and unpleasantly undrinkable. pepper, spice, black plum, red plum, damsons, fairly elegant nose, much softer, the oak is still prominent but doesn't blot out the fruit completely. Forest fruit, ...

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About HK$138, so about £10-11 or $15-17 a bottle.

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2008 Volnay Vieilles Vignes; Vincent Girardin spiced, rich strawberry fruit but with some prominent oak character. Soft herby notes, nice depth and poise if not a huge amount of complexity. A touch of funk, classy Volnay. Warm and appealing but in need of more time for the oak to dissolve into the ...

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1997 Napanook Vineyard; Dominus; Napa Valley round, warm, sunshined dark fruit on the nose, but very deep, herby and fresh on the palate. Cassis, plum, eucalyptus and ripe plums, tobacco, soil and ground coffee. Bold, ripe but fresh and elegant at the same time. Cedar and a rich milk chocolate. Sti...

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2008 Chateau d'Arcins; Haut-Médoc; Cru Bourgeois plum, coffee, dark fruits and hints of spicy new wood. Herbs, mint and some cool acidity. A very drinkable wine. Pleasant and will improve with age. Perhaps what one would call a solid Bordeaux. Hints of cedar and tobacco lingering underneath. Pencil...

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2011 Holland Creek Riesling, Adelaide Hills, Paracombe apples, pears, peach, ripe fruited and slightly metallic in terms of minerality, it feels Australian but not typical, it has a slightly unique grassy, herby, fruit centred mineral quality, and lacks a feeling of drinking a tank of petrol but wi...

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I honestly didn't know Solaia was made at Tignanello.

That is a classic photo and I've seen it before.

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Hound, I can see where the thoughts of it drinking properly young might be appealing, as I did score it well, it was nice and drinking... But if you bought it and cellared it for 20+ years as you would expect from a classicist like this, you might be horribly disappointed, hence my scepticism. Havin...

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Aha, thanks for that bit of trivia...

I have had 79 Solaia before and that is what I consider mature, if not a touch Ove the other side of the slope.
I think the 88 will be super in a couple of years.

As will the 89 l'evangile.

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I'm beginning to think I didn't buy enough 07 reds... Luckily they are still lurking.

There are plenty of lovely, distinctive ones about.

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No, a defect of the winery. There is something wrong with Oddero right now, unless you want to drink them now and they taste good.

Maybe they will stay like this for 40 years, but pre-2000 they didn't taste so developed and advanced whether at the winery of not.

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2007 Morey-Saint-Denis; Maison Lou Dumont; (天地人) roses, tree sap, strawberry, raspberry, herbs, nicely poised and elegant. Soft, spicy structure. Intriguing, inviting but deep and contemplative... Not the most complex wine but with enough interest and a haunting nature that keeps you coming back fo...

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2010 Pinot Grigio; Lis Neris'; Fruili honey, lemon, lime, grass, herbs, peach, light plum, unripe dark fruits, quite round and elegant. Poised and with power and depth. Soil, earth and minerals. *****(*+) or [4+4.5+4+4.5=17/20] http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad339/JonoBeagle/2d626559.jpg 2008...

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1997 Nebbiolo d'Alba "Valmaggiore"; Luciano Sandrone treacle and sweetness, poised with cranberry, stewed strawberry, sugar, sugar cane, demarera cane sugar, raisins, some structure and poise, a hint of herbs, earth, cedar, chocolate, fairly long but very sweet and desert like. Utterly bi...

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At Amo Eno, IFC Mall, Hong Kong. 1989 Chateau L'Evangile; Pomerol round, cherry, plum, strawberry and perfume, round, crisp and a touch sweet. Whilst it drinks, it feels a touch disjointed. Nice freshness and length, lots of crisp herby fruit, a touch of cassis and blackcurrants, clay and wet putty,...

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2006 Barolo; Oddero cherry, meat, earth, stewed cranberry, wild strawberry, tar, decaying roses, wild rose bush, perfume, herbs, soft structure, soil, coffee, chocolate, plum, nice poise and elegance, fairly complex, approachable but somehow leaving me a bit cold. Nice freshness, a touch herby and ...

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With two hours in the glass, this shows more soy, earth, pencil lead, and earthy Graves character. Much more depth, and a touch more complexity.

A solid 17.5/20 and space to improve for another 5-10 years.

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2005 La Parde de Haut-Bailly; Pessac-Leognan smoke, tobacco, cedar, and mushroom, classic young Graves, powerful and dense, but with subtle elegance. Herbs, plum, cassis, blueberry, tobacco, cigar box, minerals, rocks and typical Haut-Bailly's soft, classy elegance, but married with the power and d...

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Bloody hell, it will be 2012 by then here!!

I would from that list go for 06 Gruaud Larose.

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2008 Shiraz-Voignier; Eden Valley; Yalumba black pepper, ripe round black plum, herbs, and cassis, slightly leafy, a touch of wild mint and sweet applewood. Violets, and dark flowers. Warm and pleasing with a friendly but reserved charactar. Nicely balanced and poised with some Barossa charactar th...

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Not at all Ian, rather good!! Nothing that I think will blow you away when mature but really high quality and complex. A banker for an 18/18.5 out of 20 when fully mature.

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2004 Jordan Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, California. smoke, cedar, round cassis and black currants, smooth, richly textured and beautifully balanced. Spice, leather and meat. Graphite, iron ore, classy, ripe and powerful but without being overblown or blowsy. Nice freshness and sof...

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Hound, do you think there was a change in style??

The 08 seems more modern than the 03 and 06s I've tried.

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2004 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon perhaps...

Maybe some Lou Dumont (Tenchijin) Burgundies, but that depends on what Hong Kong has to offer on that front!!

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2008 Chateau d'Aurilhac; Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois 49% Merlot; 46% Cabernet Sauvignon; 2.5% Petit Verdot; 2.5% Cabernet Franc. smooth, creamy, vanilla, cassis and earth, herbs, balanced and round, some poise and density, with good concentration. Some tobacco and cedar poke through with time in the...

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NV Grande Réserve Brut; Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte chalk, lemon, gritty limestone and minerals, crisp apples, lime, and zip, very fresh but rounded and slightly yeasty on the palate and finish. Asparagus, grass and freshly chopped herbs. Nice poise and balance and space for this to develop in bot...

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2004 Dolcetto d'Alba; "La Serra": Giovani Manzone earth, decaying leaves, stewed black plum, violets, a bit of tar and rubber, herbs, soil, dust, a bit of cedar and truffle, some spice and pepper. Nice balance and poise with a very earthy, spiced finish. Cassis, coffee and a hint of choco...

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Another good 08... Probably my favourite when I went through a load of 08s about a year ago!

Thanks for the update!

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2010 Porcupine Ridge, Syrah/Voignier; Boekenhoutskloof, Coastal Region, South Africa smoke, wood, woodspice but with some soft floral notes, damsons, violets, cassis, black plum, a touch leather, simple, well made, easy drinking, some poise, earth and spice underly the fruit that blends ripeness an...

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Robert, it isn't a wine that shouts from the rooftops. It is very subtle and restrained. The complexity will come, but it probably need 15 years to really get into its stride.

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2008 Chateauneuf-du-Pape; Domaine de Sénéchaux herbs, garrique, strawberry, blood, iron, red plum and hints of cherry; nice freshness and good poise and balance. Good concentration and depth; fairly complex but in no way cloying or overly ripe; cassis and pepper underly the more perfumed red fruits...

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I have another bottle Ian!

It has your name on it...

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At a friend's house! 1981 Chateau Chasse-Spleen; Moulis-en-Medoc stewed strawberry, plum, cassis, tobacco, cedar, still very fresh, elegant, but a touch short, a much rounder and more resolved bottle than the last hinting at bottle variation. Whilst this is a pleasing wine, the last bottle was a mor...

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A bit early for most of you, but I've been up for three hours in Hong Kong already, so...

MERRY CHRISTMAS to one and all!!!!

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Those wines are definitely not over the hill... I would guess poor provenance or wanting something for a Christmas clearance is the reason for those prices!!

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