Bordeaux AOC Wine

• February 2017

  Meritage is, of course, a generic term that pre-dates that fairly failed marketing initiative by the Meritage Alliance. Think there could be some interesting action for lawyers if anyone ever cared to challenge it.And syrah is a grape that has a long history of use in Bordeaux. Rumor has it in some cases even since the AOC and related regs no lo... Read More

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• July 2016

  Time to turn the amp up to 11, at least for the wine hype machine, thanks to James Suckling on the 2015 vintage of Chateau Margaux:"The greatest Margaux ever made. More than perfection. Full body, firm and ultra-silky tannins. Black currant, mineral and floral character. It starts slowly and seems almost endless on the palate. Seamless. I want t... Read More

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• June 2016

  D, the "observed" incidences of doing blinds--not anecdotes of parties someone was at, but controlled tastings with actual reportage--suggest that, yeah, most of us can tell a PN from a Cab, but not much else.  And the "experts" rarely fare better when given a real test.  When wine mags do ratings, they supposedly do them blind, but they aren't ... Read More

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• May 2016

  Duncan, I'm with Dave on this.  Yes, they have a monitoring agency, but that's also what the TTB is.  (Formerly part of ATF, but alcohol and firearms aren't a good mix.) Adulterating wine is older than regulating it, meaning the Europeans have lots of experience at it and are pretty good at it.  Rumor almost never go away that someone is putting... Read More

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• January 2016

  Very interesting, DM.  I was always of the opinion, and, of course, ... ... legal to  use them in Bordeaux AOC wine Read More

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  September 2015

  Chateau Laribiere Bordeaux 2000

  Snoothrank:

  This bottle of wine was part of a lot I bought on the website ... is a simple Bordeaux AOC from Chateau Laribiere. I do not know the exact cepagement but I presume it to be a blend of merlot and one or both of the cabernets. I started it the other evening with my supper of chicken breast. There is some blackcurrant and plum style fruit there bu... Read More

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  May 2015

  Chateau Haut-Mouleyre Grande Reserve Metal Label 2011

  Snoothrank:

  This modest wine from the right bank of the Garonne is very reflective of the so-called Bordeaux "style" - somewhat taut, a little tart and redolent of deep, black berries. From the "normal" 2011 vintage, flavours harken back to the 1960's or earlier and spell F-R-A-N-C-E. A little thinner than products from the other side of the river, this wi... Read More

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• May 2015

  I had a lovely right bank claret from a petit chateau, It was Cuvee La Rose ... ... in the Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux AOC. It is a classic blend of 85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc and was aged for 12 months in oak barrels.I had it with my supper of lamb chops. There was plenty of blackcurrant and plum style fruit there and the tannins were s... Read More

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  November 2014

  Château Haut Bernin 2011

  Snoothrank:

  No written review

  Wine review by mark

  
  

• September 2014

  I am surprised that EMARK did not like the Mouton Cadet.I have not seen it in ... it one of the better plain Bordeaux AOC's almost on a par with the Dourthe No 1.Perhaps your bottle was badly stored? Meanwhile I have just finished a bottle of Rene Rostaing Cote-Rorie for which I have written up a review. It was lovely by the w Read More

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