Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JonoB

I've had some really lovely Turkish wines; there is some good stuff coming out of Anatolia.

I'm sure the wine will show decently!

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1997 Alsace Grand Cru "Kastelberg" Riesling; Marc Kreydenweiss apples, quite rich, metals, minerals, grass, herbs and hay, quite rich with good length, nice poise, some zip and crisp balance. Herbs and elegance, with good length, cooked lemons. More forward than the last bottle and very...

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Je Pense que c'est la goutte anglais!!

I had a small tipple of this at a shop called the Sampler last week.
In the UK we can find older wines, but they can be hit and miss generally.

I'm quite a fan of the 78 style of wine generally and some of them are truly magical.

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2008 Saperavi; Kakheti; Teliani Valley rich, plummy and herby, somewhat simple but very well made and quite appealing. Earth, raw tobacco, mint and herbs. Very pleasant, rich and warming. 61/100 2006 Mukazani Saperavi; Kakheti, Teliani Valley more lactic, more new oak, quite rich again, but with mo...

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1978 Chateau Calon-Ségur; 3eme Classé, St. Estephe plummy, cranberries fruit with lots of freshness and earthy herby notes. Fresh, minty, tobacco and cedar but with some sous bois, wet soil, St. Estephe grumpiness. Bitters, tea, leather, smoked berries, some cassis lingers. Really good, old school ...

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1993 Barolo "Sperss"; Angelo Gaja smoke, earth, bitterness, almost like dried tea leaf, some truffle and stewed plum, cranberry and cherry, dried beef and lots of flinty notes, bonfire, slightly autumnal with classic grainy tannins, still structured but the palate seems very developed. Ve...

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Having gone for cocktails and what-knot at Beach Blanket Babylon (notting hill, london), we migrated to the Ledbury (on the same street) for an 8:45 kick-off. We started with some lovely amuse bouche, paired with. 1990 Cristal, Louis Roederer (magnum) crisp, mineral, intense, subtle, long, lots of h...

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I didn't enjoy the 09 or the 10 but I felt the 10 was better in terms of balance. Nothing wrong with either and they aren't reason he resigned. However, in terms of style, since Bruno Prats stopped, there has been a slow migration northwards into the riper fuller style from Cos, despite some great w...

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Lifted straight from my post on the UK Board, so if some doesn't make sense, I apologise. Right, here are my notes of a quite lovely night, with all scores marked in the context of the tasting and written when still blind. Wine 1: Vilmart Grand Cellier d'Or 2006 ripe, nutty, cooked apples, lemons, g...

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Some friends let us know about a really interesting tasting whereby the former Sake Sommelier from Zuma (now front of house at the Arts Club Dover Street) and the owner of La Fromagerie had teamed together to pair cheese and nihonshu . Having just obtained my kikisakeshi I thought it would be a good...

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Michael, I understand that the wine shops in London are a bit better than those in Dubai. You can check out this place in Mayfair: http://hedonism.co.uk/about.html I've heard it's amazing. You can stock up on 1811 Yquem. It's like going to a candy store. You can look but you can't touch until all y...

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Indeed that is huge news.

It will be intriguing to see how both he and Cos moves from here on in.

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Michael,

Do PM us when you get here and Ian and I can try and organise a small get together, welcoming committee.

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Yes, but not since the 2007 vintage which was superb.

Fewer and fewer people stock them in the UK now, I was surprised to see the Contours back in one of my local shops as I hadn't seen it for a while.

I'll have a look out for the 2010.

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2010 Cèpage Mollard Vieilles Vignes; Domaine Allemand, IGP Hautes-Alpes lifted, ripe, perfume, red fruits, plum, mineral, herby, poised, still very primary and unevolved. Some earth and spice, but focused and with weightless concentration. Becoming more serious with air. Bramble, forest floor, toba...

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2006 The Contours Riesling, Pewsey Vale Museum Release, Eden Valley apple, lime, orange zest, sunflower oil, metallic, fresh, balanced and with hints of nuts, some floral notes, nice freshness and balance, nice poise and focus, broad and long. Elegant, subtle and very nice. Perhaps not as vibrant a...

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2011 Savennières, "Croiso Picot"; Chateau de l'Eperonnière lemons, limes, cooked/roasted spice and herbs, grass, some fur and animally, sweaty notes. Nice minerally length, orange peel, zesty, but with a richness, and honeyed breathe, chameleon like and long. Elegant, balanced and drink...

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2007 Carema DOC; Produttori di Carema fresh, crisp and cherry, with white truffle, roses, rosewater, rosebush, decaying leaves, stewed cranberry, wild strawberry, wild raspberry, plum, elderflower, mint and rosemary, all very fresh, cool, calm and collected. Silky, smooth but never at any point rip...

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2000 McRae Wood Shiraz; Jim Barry Wines round, plum, leather, smoke, flint, ripe plum, resolved, eucalyptus, mint, spearmint, earth, herbs, band-aid, nice length. Mature and elegant, resolved. Very nice but not hugely complex. 63/100 2000 Columella; Eben Sadie smoke, spice, pepper, stewed plum, l...

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I'd say it is more the style of the producer; Cab Franc but with fruit!!

I'd say this is middle ground between the weedy traditional and the over-Oakes over extracted modern.

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2010 Chinon "Beaumont"; Catherine & Pierre Breton funk, earth, herbs, very fresh, quite ripe plummy fruit, it has filled out well since last tasted. Hints of burnt wood and peat, herbs, bonfire, raw tobacco leaf, mint, cassis, very Cabernet Franc, very Chinon but with good fruit and ...

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2009 Südtirolet Lagrein; Weingut Niklas fresh, zippy, mineral, dark cherry, earth, plum, roasted coffee, nice poise and depth, complex, nice savoury, minty, mineral spice. Quite perfumed, quite long. Herbs, spice, and lovely balance. 64-67/100 Jono Beagle's hundred point scoring system. 0-29/100 ...

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2009 Cornas "Granit 30"; Domaine Vincent Paris crisp, smoky, fried bacon, plum, minerals, saline and schist, very nice subtle persistence. A touch of wood, round and poised, the tannins are present but not overbearing. A bit of meat, herbs and funk. Graphite, dark cherry, blueberry, saddl...

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No not at all.
I wouldn't call Pio Cesare strictly modern, and I have tried numerous old Barolo/Barbaresco that have been magical.

So there is no need to worry and this wine aged, but just not in the way I would have liked.

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I picked up this bottle of Barolo because I have enjoyed the Chiarlo Barbera and was intrigued to try a mature vintage of Barolo from this estate having heard good things from friends. The label at the shop read that the Cerequio is only made in great vintages and who were they to argue! Well... The...

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2009 Sancerre "Les Culs de Beaujeu"; Chavignol, François Cotat 15% alc! smoky, apples, pears, rich and toasty, quite nicely integrated. Cooked lemons, nice minerality, slate, flint and herby grass, complex, poised, lime, grapefruit, marble, quite silky, A bit warm but hugely impressive, a...

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2006 Finca Allende; Rioja Crianza, Miguel Angel de Gregorio vanilla, red and black plums, silky smooth, some earth and graphite. There is some minerality and elegance fighting to break out, a bit of spritz and freshness. Boot polish and leather, quite spicy. Very modern, not unpleasant and the intr...

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2009 Chablis; Domaine Moreau-Naudet lemon, lime, slate, oyster sauce, grass and a herby perfume, zesty, orange peel, nice poise, balance and length, a touch short but it is a pleasant finish of citrus, grass and chalk. A bit of sap and fatness from the vintage. Balanced rather than crisp. Oyster sh...

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2006 Translanzas; Tinta del Pais (Tempranillo); DO Cigales smoke, flint and burnt matches, raspberry, cranberry and a subtle, soft structure, earth, tobacco and black truffle, very smooth, poised, herbs, black currants, cassis, coffee, roasted beans, a hint of leather and meat, chocolate, caramel, ...

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2010 Riesling Alte Reben; Steppe & Gaul; Pfalz metals, minerals, apples and lift on the nose, oily, sunflower oil, olive oil, a nice blend of savoury and sweet flavours. Lemons, limes and a hint of wax and honey. A hint of white peach and grass. With a nice balance and good freshness. Perhaps...

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For Eiswein, I think they taste better young because they are so late harvest that the fruit character is fairly ripe, but the idea is then to effectively preserve any delicate fruit flavours. Of course, I don't know why, or how this happens as they are the same grapes just aged longer! Perhaps bein...

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2010 Cépage Mollard Vieilles Vignes: Domaine Allemand smoke, strawberry and cherry, with some sap and concentration... Rocks, graphite, a slight wet clay/wet soil aroma as well. Restrained and subtle and with softer tannins and rounded acidity. A touch of burnt matches, bonfire, compost, and a good...

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A definite buy at that price.

I tried it about two years ago, maybe a bit more than that, and it was backward and difficult but a super wine.
I'd give it a few more years before it really gets going but it should be super.

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1995 Barbaresco; Angelo Gaja earth, cherry, mushroom, still young, tar, roses, classic, lovely length with herbs, grass and tar, minerals... A hint of wood spice. Starting to drink well, but as usual, is it really that special?? 68-71+/100 1985 Chateau Pichon-Baron; Pauillac mushroom, earth, ceda...

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1996 Barbaresco "Söri' Valgrande"; Fratello Grasso cherry, plum, rosewood, tobacco, smoke, minerals, cherry, black cherry, nice poise, strawberry, wild raspberry, decaying leaves, rosepetals, herbs, perfume, silky and balanced, elegant with a touch of sweet spice. Nice development with ti...

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2010 Savigny-les-Beaunes 1er Cru "Cuvée Arthur Girard, 150th Anniversary Bottle", Domaine des Hospices de Beaune rich, round, cherry, minerals and a touch of funk, almost feels unripe in places and slightly mildewed, a shame that the oak and rot is prominent because there is some class ...

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2009 Langhe Freisa; Giacomo Borgogno graphite, black plum, tar, leaves, a touch metallic, strawberry, raw herbs, perfumed and open with food, roses, rosebush, sand, saline. Spice, leather. A touch simple, but nice and with good length. 59-61/100 Jono Beagle's hundred point scoring system. 0-29/10...

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2005 Barbaresco "Rabaja"; Giuseppe Cortese tar, roses and a rich power from the soil, elegant, poised, strawberry, raspberry, bigger and more rustic, but still with a herby, tea leafy note, sandy, stony... Nice length. Perhaps not quite as lifted and beautiful as the "greater" v...

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2009 Öküzgözü; Barans Vineyard; Collectable Series #5: Kayra Vintage smoke, plum, flowers, damsons and earth, watermelon, cherry, chocolate, earth, minerals, poised and balance. More dark fruit and balance than the fresher red fruited 2008, dust, ash, tobacco, black and red plum, hints of cocoa. Ve...

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2007 St. Chinian; "Le Mas au Schiste"; Domaine Rimbert grass, plum, cherry, sandstone, herbs, rosemary, basil, marble, sea air, chlorine, nice length and lovely freshness, perfumed, floral, lifted and mineral, complex and more sprightly than before. Less deep and brooding. Really starting...

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