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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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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 Valdivieso
Chardonnay
(Chile)
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RATED: 04/27/2011 |
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This white wine has a light greenyellow colour. It has a nice smell of fruits, caramel and brandy. In mouth it has a lively attack before it fills the whole mouth. The wine is mediumbodied and has a finish of mediumlenght. To conclude, it is a smooth and easy-to-drink wine.
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2009 Cave De Turckheim
Gewurztraminer
(France / Alsace)
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RATED: 04/25/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Clear Yellow.
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| AROMA: |
Lychee. Violets. Rose Petals.
Muscat.
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| FLAVOR: |
Lychee.
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Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Medium
Body.
Medium
Finish.
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This wine has very pleasant fruity and floral aromas, especially a subtle lychee aroma. It is mouth refreshing, round, supple, soft, very fruity, with a light acidity. This wine has no particular structure but it is an easy-to-drink fruit explosion.
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| SCORE: 92
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| BY: Nine931
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| PRICE: $15 |
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2009 Christine & Joel Menard
(France / Loire Valley / Anjour-Saumur / Coteaux du Layon)
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ALCOHOL: 11.5%
RATED: 04/25/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Golden.
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| AROMA: |
Raisin. Caramel. Apricot.
Rum.
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Raisin. Honey. Fig. Apricot. Jam.
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Sweet.
Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Long
Finish.
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This wine has very pleasant brilliant golden color. It is well balanced between sweetness, fruitiness and acidity. Its dominant aromas are of candied fruits plus an orange jam flavor which gives a slight bitterness at the end of the mouth.
It is a medium sweet wine, easy to drink as an apperitive.
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2008 Pavillon de Taillefer
- St Emilion grand crue
(France / Bordeaux / St-Emilion)
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RATED: 04/21/2011 |
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This red wine has a deep cherryred color. In mouth it has a light and supple attack. The wine is also well-balanced and fullbodied and it gives a pleasant long and rich taste in mouth.
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2009 Cave De Turckheim
Gewurztraminer
(France / Alsace)
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RATED: 04/21/2011 |
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This white wine has a clear pale yellow colour. As typical for Gewurztraminer, also this has a smell of muscat and in this wine it is mixed with a flowery and fruity smell. The wine is supple and round in mouth, with a strong fruity flavour. It is light and soft, and therefore an easy-to-drink wine.
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2009 Casas Patronales
Carmenere
(Chile)
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RATED: 04/21/2011 |
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This red wine has a deep purple red colour. It has a sweet and pleasant smell of black and red fruits and berries, like blackcurrant. In mouth it is supple and smooth, with a pleasant oak and fruity flavour (surprisingly strong fruity taste for a red wine).
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2010 Henry Brochard
(France / Loire Valley)
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ALCOHOL: 12.0%
RATED: 04/15/2011 |
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This French white wine has a pale yellow colour and strong fine fragrances of exotic fruits such as mango, pineapple and passion fruit. At the beginning, it is lively and crispy: the wine explodes on mouth and nose. Then it tastes fruitiness, however it stays only a short time in the whole mouth.
To sum up, it is a light, fruity and easy-to-drink wine.
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2004 Cave De Turckheim
Gewurztraminer
(France / Alsace)
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ALCOHOL: 13.5%
RATED: 04/15/2011 |
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This clear wine has a rich golden yellow color. It has an expressive and very pleasant smells of lychee and rose but mainly of muscdat. These smells are characteristic of Gewurztraminer. This wine has no structure and a well balanced attack : in other words it's a very simple wine which is easy to drink. To finish, it's a smooth wine, not sweet, so you can drink it with any dish .
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NV Cave de Turckeim
Gewurztraminer
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AOC
(France / Alsace)
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ALCOHOL: 12.5%
RATED: 04/15/2011 |
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GEWURZTRAMINER
This clear wine has a medium yellow colour. This powerfully perfumes Gewurztraminer has elegant floral and spicy fragrances such as litchi, rose and violet. On the palate, the wine is dry, yet rich, fine with excellent balance. To conclude, this full-bodied wine with a spicy finish and a very mild acidity is very easy to drink.
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2009 Christine & Joel Menard
(France / Loire Valley / Anjour-Saumur / Coteaux du Layon)
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ALCOHOL: 11.5%
RATED: 04/15/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Green Gold.
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| AROMA: |
Raisin. Honey. Fig. Jam.
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Sweet.
Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Rich
Body.
Long
Finish.
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This wine has a deep golden yellow tint. Cȏteaux du Layon has fine smells of honey, fig and quince jam. In mouth, this rich wine has a round, velvety and smooth attack with a long, creamy finish. This sweet white wine is well balanced between sweetness, acidity and fruitiness. To conclude, it's a fresh, delicious accompaniment with dessert or spicy cuisines.
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2009 Christine & Joel Menard
(France / Loire Valley / Anjour-Saumur / Coteaux du Layon)
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ALCOHOL: 11.5%
RATED: 04/15/2011 |
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This wine has a clear rich golden yellow colour and a strong smells of quince jam, fig and a little bit of honey. In mouth, it is very sweet, supple, rich and full bodied wine, with a medium finish. In other words, there is a perfect balance between sweetness/fruitiness/long in mouth and liveliness/acidity.
To finish we can notice, at the end, a little bite of bitterness which is characteristic of the Chenin.
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2009 Christine & Joel Menard
(France / Loire Valley / Anjour-Saumur / Coteaux du Layon)
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ALCOHOL: 11.5%
RATED: 04/15/2011 |
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This wine has a pleasant caramel color. It has elegant honey and fig odours. In mouth, the first attack is balanced between richness and roudness. After we can appreciate the fruityness balanced by the livelyness, and then, the firmness. It's a rich body wine, with a long finish.
To conclude, it's a light wine, esasy to drink, with strong acidity wich balance the sweetness and the fruityness of the wine
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2009 Cave de Turckeim
Gewurztraminer
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AOC
(France / Alsace)
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RATED: 04/15/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Clear Yellow.
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| AROMA: |
Lychee. Violets.
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Lychee. Rose Petals.
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Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Medium
Body.
Medium
Finish.
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This clear wine has a yellow rose tint and pleasant odours of lychee and violets, with a little touch of muscat. In mouth, this harmonious fruity wine has a supple attack, then it was resfreshing, with delicate rose and lychee flavors. It's a light fruity simple wine, with fruit explosion in mouth.
This wine give us the impression of a travel in orientals countries...
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2009 Casas Patronales
Carmenere
(Chile)
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RATED: 04/15/2011 |
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Purple.
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Cherry. Plum.
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Oak. Tobacco. Licorice.
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Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Medium
Body.
Moderate
Tannin.
Medium
Finish.
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This wine has a deep purple-red colour. This wine has pleasant odours of fresh black fruits, cherries, liquorice and oak wood. This wine has a powerful fruity expression for a red wine. In mouth, this medium-bodied wine has a long and balanced finish. It is a round, supple wine with a well-structure and very smooth tannins. To conclude, this fresh wine is delightful with cheese.
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2009 Big White House
(Italy / Northwest / Piedmont / Langhe)
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ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 04/13/2011 |
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True Rose.
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Citrus. Cedar. Orange. Blueberry. Mint.
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Bitter.
Balanced.
Effervescent Smooth Viscous Alcoholic
Mouthfeel.
Medium Rich
Body.
Moderate
Tannin.
Medium
Finish.
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2001 Les Jamelles
(France / Burgundy / Cote d'Or)
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ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 04/12/2011 |
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Red Purple.
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Coffee.
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Sweet.
Unbalanced.
Effervescent Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Medium
Body.
Short
Finish.
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This nice meduim-bodied wine has a round and supple attack. Flowerful and effervescent, he has a short finish.
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2008 Pavillon de Taillefer
- St Emilion grand crue
(France / Bordeaux / St-Emilion)
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RATED: 04/12/2011 |
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| AROMA: |
Herbal. Honey.
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Unbalanced.
Voluminous
Body.
Light
Tannin.
Long
Finish.
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This rich wine has a round attack, a light evolution and a long and velvet finish. This is a well structured full body wine.
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2009 Cave De Turckheim
Gewurztraminer
(France / Alsace)
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RATED: 04/12/2011 |
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Lychee. Violets. Rose Petals.
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Lychee. Violets. Licorice.
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Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Medium
Body.
Medium
Finish.
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This wine has a clear pale yellow color. He has an expressive and plaisant smell of litchi, rose and muscat. In mouth, this light and fruity wine has a round supple attack, is balanced with a refreshing and fruit explosion (licorice and violet taste). After this fruity evolution, he has a medium length finish. This Cave de Turckheim Gewurztraminer is exactly what we can aspect from a Gewurztraminer: a plaisant, fruity easy to drink wine.
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2009 Casas Patronales
Carmenere
(Chile)
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RATED: 04/12/2011 |
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Opaque Purple.
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Red Fruits. Oak. Tobacco. Coffee.
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Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Medium
Body.
Moderate
Tannin.
Medium
Finish.
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This medium body wine has a balanced attack. He has a smoothy taste in mouth and a medium length end with a moderate tannic taste.
This wine is exactly what we can expect from a wine of the new world: easy to drink, with an intense red color. Palate reveals red fruits taste such as cassis, tabasco, spices. Balanced and round,with a medium lenght or a long finish.
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2010 Henry Brochard
(France / Loire Valley)
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ALCOHOL: 12.0%
RATED: 04/11/2011 |
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SAUVIGNON
This clear wine has a pale yellow colour. Sauvignon has pleasant fragrances of exotic fruits such as passion fruit, pineapple. The fruitiness of this wine explodes in mouth. In mouth, this wine is round at the beginning and slowly becomes acidic in the end; its overall taste is like crisp acidity. This fruity white wine is easy to drink and can be served with fish.
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2008 Corinne & Thierry DROUIN
(France / Burgundy / Maconnais)
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RATED: 04/11/2011 |
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CHARDONNAY
This wine has a light golden yellow tint. Chardonnay has elegant smells of vanilla, apricot, oak wood. It is rich, honeyed and spicy on the palate with bright acidity and a touch of caramel. This medium-bodied wine has a long refreshing finish. Chardonnay is a wine well balanced with sweetness and acidity. To conclude, served well chilled, this is delightful.
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2008 Corinne & Thierry DROUIN
(France / Burgundy / Maconnais)
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RATED: 04/11/2011 |
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| COLOR: |
Clear Yellow.
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| AROMA: |
Caramel.
dried fruits.
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Floral.
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Crisp Acidity.
Balanced.
Medium
Body.
Long
Finish.
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This Chardonnay has a pale yellow colour and a pleasant smell of caramel and dried fruits.
In mouth, this harmonious medium body wine has a round supple attack, after, a fresh and flowerfull evolution. There is a good balance between the flower taste and the supple attack. But it doesn't coat the palate.The final of this dry wine is long, we keep the test in mouth.
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1998 Chateau Vieux Fortin
(France / Bordeaux / St-Emilion)
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RATED: 03/14/2011 |
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Wine is matured, time to bottle up.
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