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Vintage: 2003
Purchased: Jun 7th 2007
Price: $11.99
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Tasting Notes:
We were having steak, so I opened a Bordeaux. At first this wine showed mostly black fruit and raspberry flavors. But as it opened up, blueberry seemed to dominate. This is a really good wine at this price.
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Sep 5th 2007Comments(0)
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Vintage: 2005
Purchased: Feb 16th 2007
Price: $11.99
Number on Hand: 1
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If all Bordeaux was like this, I'd drink much more. Looking at this wine, you understand why Bordeaux received the name claret from the British. This is a transparent wine. It's not inky black. It's a dark red, but you can see through it. The nose has more red fruit than black fruit: strawberries, raspberries, and red currant. In the mouth, it's creamy smooth. The fruit is muted at first, but came more apparent the longer it breathed. The red fruit is there, along with some plum. The finish is long with no oaky flavors and nice smooth tannins. I also noticed just a hint of an herbal mint quality.
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Vintage: 2005
Purchased: Jan 24th 2008
Price: $9.00
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Tasting Notes:
This is a great quaffable white wine that is a good value for the price. It's a light straw color with grapefruit and peach aroma and flavors. There is just a touch of grassieness, but nothing like a wine from New Zealand.
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Vintage: 2006
Purchased: Aug 30th 2007
Price: $14.50
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Tasting Notes:
We were having a simple dinner of grilled goat cheese and roasted beet sandwiches, when Kathrine decided that she wanted a crisp white wine to go with it. I thought for a minute and suggested this. We had first tried this wine in a blind tasting, and were both fooled into thinking it was from New Zealand.
In the glass it's a very light straw color, almost totally clear. The nose is all ripe grapefruit and freshly cut grass. On the palate the same flavors as the nose dominate with a crisp acidity that keeps it all in focus. It slightly more full bodied than the New Zealand wines (from the addition of semillion?) and does not have the distinctive cat pee/gooseberry flavors.
Everyone who tried this wine liked it very much.
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Vintage: 2003
Purchased: Jun 7th 2007
Price: $11.99
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Tasting Notes:
I was making a sous vide flat iron steak, and figured a big bold Bordeaux would mate with it well. I had two bottles of this, and decided I'd give it a try. I didn't take any detailed notes, but thought it was pretty good. I think it will be better in a year or two. Since I don't have much to say, here's what Robert Parker said:
"Situated northwest of Libourne, this 37-acre vineyard, planted with 50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, has fashioned a sleepers of the vintage. Produced from 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, the dense ruby/purple-hued 2003 exhibits an opulent black raspberry and cherry-scented bouquet offering hints of cedar, vanilla, and roasted herbs. Beautifully-textured, medium to full-bodied, with silky tannin, it can be enjoyed now and over the next 5-7 years. 89pts"
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Sep 22nd 2008Comments(0)
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Vintage: 2004
Purchased: Dec 9th 2006
Price: $11.99
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Tasting Notes:
I always thought of Bordeaux as something that was very expensive. This led me to believe that the cheap wines labeled as such were not worth buying. However, when Kathrine saw this bottle at Central Market I was intrigued. The handwritten notes seemed to make it seem like a great deal, so I bought a bottle. This wine proves that producers in Bordeaux can compete with new world red wines even on QPR.
This wine comes from a 101-acre vineyard in the Fronsac district. It is composed of 60 percent cabernet sauvignon and 40 percent merlot. The wine is a very bright and deep hued red. There is fruit to this wine, it has the tastes and aromas of ripe cherries and blackberries; but the fruit is subtle. The tanins are not harsh at all, and it has a pleasent mineral taste to it. It's different than the new world cabernet/merlot blends I've tried, which seem to be both fruitier and more tanic. I'm hesitant to say it's better, just different. This wine is ready to drink right now, and at the price I paid an outstanding value.
We enjoyed it with short ribs braised in red wine and veal stock. It complimented the meal perfectly.
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Vintage: 2005
Purchased: Jan 2nd 2007
Price: $7.99
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Tasting Notes:
I'd never tired a white Bordeaux before, and at $7.99 how can you pass up a crisp, dry white from Entre-deux-Mers? I picked this up at Metropolitan Market and waited for the right time to uncork it.
I decided to serve it with
Alton Brown's mighty duck. Normally, I'd think a pinot noir would suit duck better, but the bitter greens made me think that something with a lot of acidity would be good. I was right, and boy was this wine acidic. It had the aroma of lemon grass and melons, but when tasting it the most prominent flavor was of lime and lemon. When paired with the bitter greens the acid was much less noticeable and the flavors of apple and pear became more prevalent.
This wine was good, especially for the price. I'm not sure how it compares to the sauvignon blanc from the United States and New Zealand though. It's defiantly worth the money and does very well paired with bitter greens. I also think a heavy cream sauce would be wonderful with it. It would also be very refreshing on a hot summer day.
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