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2003 Chateau Beard
- grand cru
(France / Bordeaux / St-Emilion)
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RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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Eye: this wine has a quite rich cherry red colour with brick red tint.
Nose: Like some good St Emilion wine, the Chateau Beard 2003 has a very aromatic nose. You could smell oak barrel fragrance, vanilla and spice. All these flavours are well balanced with a red fruit jam smell.
Mouth: This St emilion wine is rich in mouth, it has a medium aromatic body. It is not a very tannic wine and easy to drink. Perfect with French cheese...
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| SCORE: 84
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| BY: yann
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| PRICE: $21 |
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2007 Jacob's creek 2007
Chardonnay
- johann gramp
(Australia / South Australia / Barossa Valley)
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RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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This is brillant yellow white wine. We can feel pineapple, banana and an oak wood flavor. It has a typical nose of chardonnay. In mouth, it has a good roudness, a medium body and a good richness. The after taste is not charcteristic of chardonnay, we feel much more bitterness.
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2006 Ernest & Julio Gallo Familly
Chardonnay
(USA / California)
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ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 03/10/2009 |
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This brilliant wine has a light straw yellow colour. It has a pleasant smells of green apple, citrus and grass. It is a full bodied white wine which is easy to drink. I find this wine very interesting because I feel firstly the roundness. Then, around this roundness comes freshness and liveliness.
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2007 Concha y Toro
Cabernet Sauvignon
- Frontera
(Chile / Valle Central)
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ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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this bright wine has a medium cherry red tint. It smells like red fruits mix, with a hint of mulburry and oak wood.
In the mouth, this wine has a lightly sweet attack with a medium body, well balanced with freshness and roundness.
You will feel a round supple evolution with a soft finish very enjoyable. Easy to drink.
I suggest you to drink this wine with some piece of french cheese such as "ste maure de touraine" (french goat cheese from touraine region).
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| SCORE: 80
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| BY: fanou
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| PRICE: $8 |
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2007 Jacob's Creek
Chardonnay
(Australia)
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ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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This wine has a pale yellow color. The nose presents an intense flavor of fruit, like pineapple, green apples or citrus, with a background of nutty oak and butter. In mouth, this wine presents a little crispy attack, and the same taste of green fruits. The texture is soft and balanced by a fresh acid finish. This wine is well-structured, long in mouth and easy to drink.
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2006 Gallo Family Vinyard
Chardonnay
- Gallo family
(USA / California / Sonoma)
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ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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This wine is greenish gold in the glass. The nose has a very pleasant odor of fruits, with pronounced intensity, and aroma notes of fresh lime or quince jam. But he has also a certain alcohol flavor. This wine presents is oaky, with a fresh grapes' aroma, but also a taste of tropical fruit like pineapple and mango. He became round, supple and finish with a little taste of lemon.
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2006 Ernest & Julio Gallo Familly
Chardonnay
(USA / California)
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ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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This wine has a light pale yellow tint.
We can feel a medium lemon smell and vanilla aroma. Maby caramel flavor. It is light in mouth and very fruity (exotic fruit). It has a medium body, not very long. We can feel the texture of alchool. The weight of alchool coated the front part of the mouth.
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2006 Casillero del diablo
Cabernet Sauvignon
- CONCHA YTORO
(Chile / Valle Central / Curico)
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RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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This wine has a very nice deep red dress. The nose presents delicious aromas of cherries, and blackcurrant with a touch of wood and some toasted notes. In mouth, this wine has a light attack. He evolves with a tannic and astringent taste, but he is not long. This wine is well-structured and easy to drink.
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| SCORE: 80
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| BY: tony
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| PRICE: $10 |
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2001 Louis Jadot
- Beaune Bressandes
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Appellation Beaune 1er cru
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Beaune / Beaune)
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ALCOHOL: 13.5%
RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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A light color (due to the grape variety: Pinot noir. This wine has a lively attack, it is rich, full bodied with spices flavour.
It's a blend of flavor. At the begining it's much more on the after taste but there is a full body evolution. Then a bitterness taste.
It coat the palet.
You can drink it with duck!
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2007 Rene Mure
Gewurztraminer
- AOC Alsace
(France / Alsace)
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ALCOHOL: 11.5%
RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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This wine has a brilliant gold colour. The nose presents rose, lychee and honey aromas. The mouth is round, with floral and spices aromas. You can find cardamom in final, but he is not long. We also find agrum which give freshness.
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2003 Terlato and Chapoutier
Shiraz
(Australia / Victoria)
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ALCOHOL: 14.0%
RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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This bright red wine has a purpel red color. It has a smoky smell and the characteristical texture of this kind of wine: smoothie, soft with a strong feeling of acidity. It become specie, hot in mouth (in the whole mouth). It's better to taste it with food.
Last but not least it has a pleasant medium body.
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2005 Louis Latour
- Appellation Meursault
(France / Burgundy / Cote d'Or)
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ALCOHOL: 13.5%
RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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A very fresh wine with a little taste of species. In mouth, not agressive, well balanced. We fell acidity at the end. Full in the mouth and a certain richness.
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2007 Bourdier Sauvignon Domaine de Villemont
Sauvignon Blanc
- Domaine de Villemont
(France)
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ALCOHOL: 12.5%
RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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This Sauvignon has a very clear yellow colour, actually almost colorless. The nose impressions reveal a fresh note, very fruity and complex. In mouth, it has a surprising impression of fruitiness ; this light wine has a lively and refreshing flavour but is full bodied in the same time, then it's very easy to drink.
Instead of a lot of Sauvignon I could taste, this one is surprising because it's fresh, but very long.
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2003 Terlato and Chapoutier
Shiraz
(Australia / Victoria)
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ALCOHOL: 14.0%
RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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This wine has a dark cherry color.
We can smell spicies, black fruits, pepper and a bit liquorice.
In mouth, this wine has a round and supple attack. It is freshiness but not very long.
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2003 Vieux Chateau Haute Beard
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Gran Cru
(France / Bordeaux / St-Emilion)
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RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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This wine has very deep cherry red color.
The nose is very oaky, a bit spicy and pretty fruity.
In mouth, this wine is firstly supple then round. It's a rich wine.
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2005 Louis Latour
- Appellation Meursault
(France / Burgundy / Cote d'Or)
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ALCOHOL: 13.5%
RATED: 03/30/2009 |
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This Chardonnay is especially bright, with a pale yellow colour.
It smells like citrus, lemon and apple. Those fruity aromas are related to an oaky odour, with a touch of vanilla, brandy and a little bit of pepper. It is a very attractive nose!
In mouth, the attack is lively but not harsh. This attack is exceptionally well balanced with the roundness of the wine.
This wine is full in the mouth and brings a great richness. It coat the pallet so we can fell the pleasant long finish.
As many Chardonnay, this is a refreshing wine. Very pleasant to drink!
Finally this wine is well balanced between its good length, its freshness and its roundness.
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2007 Concha y Toro
Cabernet Sauvignon
- Frontera
(Chile / Valle Central)
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ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 03/03/2009 |
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The visual aspect of this wine is very pleasant : it had a brillant medium cherry red colour which is appealing.
To the nose, it had a bacon and smoky smell but we could find some red fruits such as strawberry and cherry. The odour was also a bit spicy with a touch of wood. It was a very fruity nose.
In mouth, we could still taste the fruit but not only ; the wine had a medium body, it was very soft and lightly sweet. Anyway it is still a well balanced wine between fruity aromas and long finish. I would like to add that we did not feel any tannins, it is the reason why we can say that this is a very easy to drink wine. The round evolution in mouth is linked up with the freshness of this red wine.
This wine was good, even if it had not the caracter of a Cabernet Sauvignon but much more of a Merlot and I would like to stress out that this is not because I am French that I did not find this wine outstandind!
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2002 Rodney Strong
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Symmetry - Red Meritage
(USA / California / Sonoma / Alexander Valley)
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ALCOHOL: 14.3%
RATED: 03/21/2009 |
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Ruby/Purple. The nose is not particular aromatic, with bouquet of cassis, chocolate. Medium-bodied. This wine needed to be aired for at least 3 hours to open up. No doubt it is a good quality wine but I did not find it inspiring. I would prefer a more elegant style.
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2006 Clos de los Siete
Malbec
- by Michel Rolland
(Argentina / Mendoza)
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ALCOHOL: 15.0%
RATED: 03/29/2009 |
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Red Purple.
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Dark Fruits.
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Dark Fruits.
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classic wine imports/in good company
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| SCORE: 90
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| BY: Peet
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| PRICE: $32 |
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2001 Louis Jadot
- Beaune Bressandes
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Appellation Beaune 1er cru
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Beaune / Beaune)
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ALCOHOL: 13.5%
RATED: 03/29/2009 |
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This bright wine has a medium brick red colour.
It has a very complex smell; There isn't oaky flavour like many wines. We can feel leather or fur of animal odors; in french we say :"Les vieux Bourgognes renardent".
More we taste this wine more it is better in mouth. This particularity is linked to the soil of burgundy with his Pinot Noir. After one or two slips, it is a velvety perception : this wine is full body. The perception of this wine becomes more parfumed. We can also feel a certain lively biterness in the end.
It is perfect to drink this wine with duck!!
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2003 Terlato and Chapoutier
Shiraz
(Australia / Victoria)
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ALCOHOL: 14.0%
RATED: 03/17/2009 |
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This bright wine has a dark purple red colour.
You can smell expressive odours : this wine is very smoothy in nose (north part from the Rhone Valley with aromas such as black olive, cedarwood and smoke).
There is a strong feeling of acidity which is a caracteristic of shyraz.
You can feel a lively attack when you taste tis wine but after, you can feel the spicyness of this wine with the tanins at the back part. There is a balance between the different flavors. It becomes fruity and spicy and the acidity becomes round.
As a conclusion, it is a very good balanced wine.
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2003 Maucamps
- Chateau Maucamps
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Appellation Haut Medoc Controlee
(France / Bordeaux / Haut-Medoc)
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ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 03/28/2009 |
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This wine has a dark cherry red color.
It has expressive smells of black and red fruits, oak wood and pepper, with fine notes of smoke and toasted aromas.
In mouth, it has a pleasant strawberry attack, and a strong tannic evolution.
At the end, it is full in the mouth, long and very rich because of the tannins.
This is a very interesting full body wine.
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2003 Vieux Chateau Haute Beard
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Gran Cru
(France / Bordeaux / St-Emilion)
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RATED: 03/18/2009 |
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This wine has a dark brick red color.
It has strong smells of wood (oak), but also mushrooms, spices, and fruits.
In mouth, this wine is not tannic. It has a pleasant fruity attack, very rich when you fill it in the mouth.
The wine becomes well structured, round and supple in his evolution.
The spicy taste at the end is interesting.
This Saint Emilion is easy to drink but not so much, a nice medium body or full body wine.
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2003 Terlato and Chapoutier
Shiraz
(Australia / Victoria)
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ALCOHOL: 14.0%
RATED: 03/18/2009 |
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This wine has a dark purple red color.
It has very expressive fragrances of red and black fruits, with elegant notes of pepper and liquorice.
In mouth, the wine has a very pleasant fruity and lively attack. The evolution is well balanced between fruitiness and full bodiness. Moreover you can taste a certain roundness. At the end, this wine is tannic and full in the mouth, well structured.
It is a harmonious medium body wine.
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2007 Jacob's creek 2007
Chardonnay
- johann gramp
(Australia / South Australia / Barossa Valley)
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RATED: 03/28/2009 |
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This wine has a pale golden yellow colour.
Its smell is more fruity than most of Chardonnay, thanks to the Australian sun. The mix of alcohol and oak wood fragrances is delightful.
In the mouth, you immediately feel an acid attack, which tastes like lemon. But then, the wine reveals its supplness and its bitterness. This bitterness may come from the way the grapes are crushed, pretty hardly.
Finally, this particular wine is full in the mouth and full bodied.
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