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2003 Clerico
- Arte
(Italy / Northwest / Piedmont / Langhe)
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ALCOHOL: 14.5%
RATED: 01/28/2012 |
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| COLOR: |
Brick Red.
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| AROMA: |
Red Fruits. Cherry.
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| FLAVOR: |
Cherry. Strawberry.
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2009 Mollydooker Wines
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Verdelho - The Violinist
(Australia / South Australia / McLaren Vale)
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ALCOHOL: 15.5%
RATED: 11/25/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Straw Yellow.
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| FLAVOR: |
Apple. Vanilla. Hazelnut. Butter.
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Balanced.
Light
Tannin.
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2005 Joseph Drouhin
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Premier Cru
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Nuits / Chambolle-Musigny)
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RATED: 11/19/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Ruby.
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| AROMA: |
Limestone. Oak. Raspberry. Grape. Pineapple. Black Currant. Toffee. Pepper.
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Apple. Red Fruits. Limestone. Blackberry. Pineapple. Jam. Clove. Earthy.
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PROFILE: |
Tart.
Balanced.
Smooth Alcoholic
Mouthfeel.
Rich
Body.
Moderate
Tannin.
Medium
Finish.
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| SCORE: 92
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| BY: poiano
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| DRINK:
In 3-5 years |
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2010 Keller
Riesling
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Trocken
(Germany / Rheinhessen)
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RATED: 10/13/2011 |
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| COMMENTS: |
Stunning value for money. Striking acidity with incredible focus and intensity. Beautiful fruit purity and lovely minerality.No doubt the addition of young vine juice from grand cru sites has helped. A favourite
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2008 Guy Bocard
- Bourgogne Blanc
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Beaune / Meursault)
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RATED: 04/30/2011 |
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Outstanding Bourgogne Blanc with Meursault characteristics, recolte from just outside the village.
Bocard is a fascinating individual who embraces the modern methods, including machine picking and reduced amounts of new oak in his wine. He entertained us charmingly in his very grand front room with its enormous round table and wide selection of wines after we had rudely awoken him from a post lunch 'siesta'.
This wine had a fabulous, deep colour which was alive with vitality, had some great matiere. Nice citrus nose, with lavender. Full bodied, and with a nice acidity. Good strong finish - very pleasing.
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1993 Domaine Bruno Clavelier
- Aux Brulees
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1er Cru
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Nuits / Vosne-Romanee)
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RATED: 05/01/2011 |
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This wine was purchased from the domaine to celebrate a reunion of burgundy lovers who had been at university in Dijon, Burgundy in 1992-3.
Bruno Clavelier is a charming host and incredibly knowledgeable on the local geology and how it affects the wine. This one was probably produced before his time, and was struggling a bit in a blind tasting against wines that were in their prime.
The colour had aged to a rusty orange but surprisingly there was still some fruit coming through on the nose together with earthier notes. A little bit tired on the palate with very dry tannins and a strong mineral/flinty note. Lots of cassis/myrtilles still coming through.
Still pleasant to drink, but past its very significant pomp!
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2008 Domaine Francois Lamarche
- Hautes Cotes de Nuits
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Nuits)
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RATED: 04/29/2011 |
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Tasted at the domaine, beautiful surroundings and hosted by the grungy yet delightful Nicole. An unusual look for a vigneron, but she knows her stuff! Slightly uncomfortable tasting as there was limited stock available and a roaring fire at our backs in spite of the warm spring day!
Good, deep colour, quite accessible on the nose, with memories of Wimbledon triggered by the powerful strawberry aromas. On the palette black cherries, and hints of blueberry. Good finesse on the finish. A great start at 10.30am at the beginning of a long day of tasting!
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2008 Bachelet-Ramonet
- Les Morgeots
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1er Cru
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Beaune / Chassagne-Montrachet)
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RATED: 06/25/2011 |
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| COMMENTS: |
Good deep colour
Lovely red fruits on the nose - wild strawberries and raspberries. Very fine aromas, and a big bouquet for a CdeB red. Quite open for a relatively young wine.
Slightly harsh tannins, but otherwise well balanced with a long finish with some savoury herb notes (thyme?).
Great value for a 1er cru Burgundy, but slightly atypical. Thoroughly enjoyed drinking this.
As an aside, the vigneron and his wife were pure comedy. Madame conducted the tasting, while Monsieur carried on about his business, but they carried on a running commentary of stories and comments about our tasting notes that made us all fall in love with this slightly irreverant couple.
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2008 Bachelet-Ramonet
- N/A
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N/A
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Beaune / Chassagne-Montrachet)
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RATED: 10/07/2011 |
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| COMMENTS: |
2011 Tasting Notes:
Typical Ch-M pale colour, very clean and fresh looking - well made
Very open, lovely floral nose, lots of citrus - orange and lime
medium to low oak
Nice acidic 'zing' - very fresh, but rounded out by decent moelleux
Vigneron told us that he doesn't agree with 100% new oak in vinification, and reserves a batch 'just for Parker and les Americains' that is 100%. For the rest of us, he uses 20-30% new oak for a more rounded taste.
Compared to the 'superior' 2009 vintage this held up very well
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2003 Alpha Estate
(Greece / Amyntaio)
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RATED: 09/29/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Brown Red.
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| AROMA: |
Tobacco. Herbal. Black Currant.
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Oak. Black Currant. Leather. Earthy. Truffles. Pepper.
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Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Voluminous
Body.
Moderate
Tannin.
Long
Finish.
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| COMMENTS: |
superfluous, a wine to lean on....
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| SCORE: 95
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| BY: cornelius
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| PRICE: $45 |
| DRINK:
In 1-3 years |
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2006 Blue Mountain Vinyard
Shiraz
- Blue Mountain
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New tripoli
(USA)
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ALCOHOL: 13.4%
RATED: 09/02/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Red Purple.
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| AROMA: |
Dark Fruits. Woody.
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Dark Fruits. Smoky.
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PROFILE: |
Crisp Acidity.
Complex.
Effervescent
Mouthfeel.
Rich
Body.
Moderate
Tannin.
Medium
Finish.
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| COMMENTS: |
Firm on pallet, light oak taste, Great with Grilled Lamb off BBQ. Serve at room temp.
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| SCORE: 79
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| BY: Mattjk22
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| PRICE: $25 |
| DRINK:
In 10+ years |
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2004 Robertson
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Natural Sweet red
(South Africa / Olifants River Valley / Piekenierskloof)
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ALCOHOL: 7.5%
RATED: 09/20/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Brown Red.
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| AROMA: |
Grape.
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| FLAVOR: |
Grape. Smoky.
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Sweet.
Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Lean
Body.
Light
Tannin.
Medium
Finish.
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Very good for social or mild to sweet enthusiast. Compliments a meal of wide variety (salad/wood grilled fish and chicken). Serve well chilled.
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| SCORE: 89
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| BY: Mattjk22
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| PRICE: $21 |
| DRINK:
In 1-3 years |
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2001 Domaine de Chevalier
(France / Bordeaux / Pessac-Leognan)
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RATED: 08/06/2011 |
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2009 Red Rock
Merlot
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reserve
(USA / California)
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ALCOHOL: 13.9%
RATED: 06/01/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Red Purple.
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| AROMA: |
Cherry. Herbal.
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| FLAVOR: |
Oak. Cherry.
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PROFILE: |
Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Medium
Body.
Light
Tannin.
Medium
Finish.
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| SCORE: 84
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| BY: wmtobin
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| PRICE: $8 |
| DRINK:
Now |
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2001 Chateau Pey-Lamothe
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La Reference
(France / Bordeaux / Montagne-St-Emilion)
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RATED: 05/28/2011 |
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2009 Jean-Marc Brocard
- Domaine Ste Claire
(France / Burgundy / Chablis / Petit Chablis)
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ALCOHOL: 12.0%
RATED: 05/17/2011 |
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This clear wine has a pale yellow color. We can smell different odors like blend of lemon, grapefruit and mineral aromas. In mouth it's a pretty good wine which is dry but not aggressive. It isn't a fruity white wine. At the end we keep the taste in the palate.
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2005 Domaine Faiveley
- Clos des Myglands
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1er Cru
(France / Burgundy)
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ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 05/12/2011 |
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This clear wine has a light ruby colour. The nose has an interesting peper and cherry aromas. You can also smell subtle oaky notes. The mouth begin with a strong lively attack with a strong acidity. But, it evolves into a velvety and rich mouthfeel. The finish is really fruity.
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2005 Chateau Beau-Soleil
(France / Bordeaux / Pomerol)
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RATED: 05/12/2011 |
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This full Merlot wine has a wonderful cherry red colour with a light tinge. The nose reveals notes of vanilla and mushrooms. We can also smell smoky aromas. The attack is quite supple and evolves on a medium and gentle smoky finish. This medium body wine can match with cheeses and roasted meats.
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2005 Domaine Faiveley
- Clos des Myglands
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1er Cru
(France / Burgundy)
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ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 05/10/2011 |
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This Pinot Noir has a brick red color, with an orange tinge. This wine had a pleasant smell of red fruits (cherry, berry, and blackcurrant), scents of vanilla and honey. It has nice flowery aroma.
In mouth, this nice light cherry flavor wine has a strong lively attack, it evolve into round and supple mouthfeel. Secondly, this medium body wine have a smoke oak flavor.
This Mercurey is perfect with game or duck.
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2005 Delon
- Clos du Marquis
(France / Bordeaux / St-Julien)
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RATED: 05/12/2011 |
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This red wine, composed of merlot and cabernet sauvignon, has a nice red, with brick tinge, colour. We can smell vanilla, oak and cherry aromas. The mouth begin with a roasted bread attack. The wine is really tannic but it has an exceptionnal length with an interesting structure due to the amount of tanins.
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2008 Pavillon de Taillefer
- St Emilion grand crue
(France / Bordeaux / St-Emilion)
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RATED: 05/12/2011 |
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This bright cherry red wine has a really deep and complex nose. You can expect that you will taste a fruity wine. The mouth begin with a round attack and it becomes full in the mouth with a well balanced intensity. The final is really nice and not sharp. Well done.
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2005 Thierry Rustmann
(France / Bordeaux / Pomerol)
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ALCOHOL: 14.0%
RATED: 05/10/2011 |
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This bright ruby cherry color Pomerol has a light tinge. This wine has a pleasant smoky smell, a strong expressive vanilla nose and a slight pleasant mushromm aroma.
This medium body wine has an acid attack with a long finish. It has an oaky flavor with a mushromm smoky end. Pleasant velvety sensation at the end.
This good Bordeaux is perfect with cheese.
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2008 Valdivieso
Chardonnay
(Chile)
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RATED: 05/12/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Clear Yellow.
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Vanilla. Butter.
malolactic fermentation.
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malolactic fermentation.
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Balanced.
Medium
Body.
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This pale yellow wine has smells of butter, vanillia and a strong flovour of malolactic fermentation. This wine has a lively attack and present a good balance between freshness and fullness. It's an easy to drink wine but all the sensation are in the front part of the pallet.
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2005 William Fevre
(France / Burgundy / Chablis)
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RATED: 05/12/2011 |
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This brillant yellow wine has a really interesting colour. The nose has malo-lactic notes but, you can easily smell lemon aroma after a little bit of aeration. In mouth, this levely wine has a disapointing attack with a little bit of oxydation. But it evolves on a citrus taste with a good final which coats the low palate. In a nutshell, this wine is a perfect blend between liveliness and fullness.
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2009 Christine & Joel Menard
(France / Loire Valley / Anjour-Saumur / Coteaux du Layon)
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ALCOHOL: 11.5%
RATED: 05/12/2011 |
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Golden.
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| AROMA: |
Jam.
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Honey.
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Sweet.
Balanced.
Rich
Body.
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This brillant wine has a rich golden color. This wine has an expressive smell of honey. This wine has a sweet attack and finish with sourness and bitterness with a long taste in mouth, moreover, this wine is strog bodied. This wine has a good balance between sweetness and acidity. It's a mpedium sweet wine.
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