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White

2006 Sainsbury's Sémillon Taste the Difference

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4/6/2012 - alanh13 wrote: 80 points

Good but not sure the waxy, lanolin & rubber aromas are to my taste. But I did enjoy it. It reminded me of an Aussie dessert semillon but less sweet, which seems obvious but its not like anything else (perhaps a touch of riesling too).
Thinking it might be a bit reductive (its a screwcap), tried the copper penny trick and now much better. The rubber has receded and lemon sherbet is now shining through.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    6/23/2012 12:00:00 PM - What's the copper penny trick?! this sounds like something we all need to know
Red

2007 tlc Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz

 Limestone Coast Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend more
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1/27/2011 - jhkey wrote: 85 points

For the price, this wine is a home run. It's definitely big and fruity (black fruits and dark cherry), but not flat - It has a wonderful acidity and a great minerality, albeit a short finish. It's almost spicy from the limestone if that's possible! Definitely recommend drinking this cool, around 55-60 degrees

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    2/19/2011 10:31:00 AM - It's growing on me now. Was too creosote and dark fruit, no life for me, but I see the appeal a little now. No arguing about the great mineral.
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2007 tlc Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz

 Limestone Coast Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend more
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4/17/2011 - yorknh wrote: 86 points

This second bottle experience was much like the first. Not much more to add other than running it through a vinturi smooths it out nicely and there is something in the bouquet that is stone-like. Maybe it has something to do with the minerality, or maybe it's something else that I can't identify.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    4/18/2011 7:11:00 PM - The guys from Calcareous import this I think, and they're known for their mineral-loving ways! This is a simple aussie=style wine but it was definitely worth it, with the acid and minerality to it, and I don't like Aussie wines!
Red

2010 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva Serie Riberas Palo Santo

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8/17/2013 - MSheridan wrote: 87 points

Dark and dense. Heavy fruit notes of damson and blackcurrant with a chocolate finish. Upon opening I'd find it fairly difficult to distinguish this from some aussie Shiraz.
Settled down a bit on day 2 but still punchy
Tannins didn't give the impression this has a very long future ahead probably more medium term. I would guess to drink this over the next 3-5years

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    9/1/2013 6:37:00 PM - It seems to have much more tannin than fruit, but the tannins I had seemed so bitter and big I thought they'd last a long time. Your experience may be different: how do you think they'll not last?
Red

2008 Château Haut-Gravet

 St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more
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12/15/2012 - clio_wine Likes this wine: NR

Good. Tannic and tight. Dark ruby color. Blackberry, dark cherries and coffee. A bit of barnyard. <Wow/Very Good/Good/Fair/Plonk>

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    12/16/2012 4:13:00 PM - Thank you for the review.. but So is it good, or just ok? I' confused! And.. good barnyard, or too much Brett?
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2008 Château Haut-Gravet

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8/10/2012 - Old Vino wrote: 88 points

First and most noticeable thing is how well-balanced this wine is. Subtle mixture of red and black fruit. Old World wine lovers would enjoy it.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    10/22/2012 9:10:00 PM - Do you think it has the c haracteristics to improve with age in bottle? I'm hoping it's such a wine
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2008 Château Haut-Gravet

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10/21/2012 - Wineson Likes this wine: 89 points

Decanted for 3 hours. This wine is good but doesn't have much character. It's smooth and pleasant, with a nice finish.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    10/22/2012 9:09:00 PM - Do you think it has the c haracteristics to improve with age in bottle? I'm hoping it's such a wine
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2008 Château Haut-Gravet

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2/24/2012 - kcsteve Likes this wine: 91 points

Medium to heavy viscosity. Blackberry, spice, and mocha. Forest floor in background. Nice tannin and acidity. One of the favorites at our winter tasting.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    10/22/2012 9:11:00 PM - Do you think it has the c haracteristics to improve with age in bottle? I'm hoping it's such a wine
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1999 Château Monbousquet

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11/13/2011 - Mr T wrote: NR

not sure this wine is aging....very nice although not spectacular...never quite turned over and opened up....still rich and full but no heat and oak not an issue...just very little sense of any secondary characteristics.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    12/5/2011 6:59:00 AM - Do you reckon this is because it's a ripe, Rolland style?
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2008 Château Haut-Gravet

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12/15/2012 - clio_wine Likes this wine: NR

Good. Tannic and tight. Dark ruby color. Blackberry, dark cherries and coffee. A bit of barnyard. <Wow/Very Good/Good/Fair/Plonk>

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    12/24/2012 9:17:00 AM - Ah great, just an old-world style, ,as perhaps expected. Thank you: I'll keep mine a while!
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2008 Château Haut-Gravet

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1/10/2013 - Rob MacKay wrote: NR

Last tasted 18 months ago. It's starting to pick up a few secondary characteristics on the nose, bringing in a little earth. Probably needs just a couple more years to complete integration. For $20, a great value.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    1/11/2013 10:30:00 PM - secondary characteristics already?! I'd expected that to be a bit later! thank you, will start in 2 years
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2008 Château Haut-Gravet

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2/23/2013 - kcsteve Likes this wine: 90 points

Decanted 1 hr. Returned to open bottle for 3 hrs. Medium weight and color. Blackberry, cocoa, spice on palate. Tannin were a bit overbearing but settled as time passed. Good for the price.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    2/23/2013 1:12:00 PM - Sounds like it's worth keeping for the medium term then!
Red

1998 Château Lanessan

 Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more
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8/31/2011 - MOD wrote: 83 points

Hollow.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    7/19/2012 2:34:00 PM - Just the word I was looking for!
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1998 Château Lanessan

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5/26/2012 - Jason Rzutkiewicz wrote: NR

On try #2 I found this a bit more austere and shorter on fruit then I remembered. Still has that nice mineral component, soft red fruit and long mineral spiced finish but I wasn’t as excited about this bottle as my first…

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    7/19/2012 2:34:00 PM - I agree.. it's lost its fruit. Past it!
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1998 Château Lanessan

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7/19/2012 - richardhod Likes this wine: 83 points

It's a good drink, but it's lost most of its fruit, and not enough leather and other bottle bouquet to make up for it. Medium-heavy, but it's lost its centre, and kept the tannins and acidity, which makes it austere, which at this age is a pity It works well with a meal, but still a bit harsh (decant well!). Give it an hour to open up, but it doesn't really get very complex. Disappointing at the price approaching 20 pounds. It was probably quite a good, boisterous Cab-claret, but nothing subtle and hasn't lasted.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    7/19/2012 2:33:00 PM - notes from Majestic:

    Château Lanessan was owned by the Boutelier family for eight successive generations since the 18th century, coming under new management in 2009. The 45-hectare vineyard is located on a gravel ridge in Cussac-Fort-Médoc, close to the border with St-Julien.
    Taste
    A medium-weight, well structured claret, with a dark purple blackcurrant backbone, accented by notes of roasted herbs on the nose. Good fruit concentration and sweetly defined tannins.
Red

2006 Château Labégorce

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12/26/2011 - What I'm Drinking Now wrote: 85 points

Labegorce is always a great value but the 2006 falls a little short of their standard. The wine features a lot of mineral, pencil lead, graphite and there is even a little fruit in there. Unfortunately, there is not enough to make this very enjoyable. The 2006 does feature much higher acididty then prior vintages which might make it better with food...but I never gave it a chance. I would pass on this one at over anything north of $15. I do want to be clear that I had other Labegorce vintages that have the Margaux power...this just was not one of them.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    6/3/2012 2:32:00 PM - How nlong did you have this open before tasting? You obviously know the wine, so Do you think thi will be better after decent ageing, or is it just not so good a year?
Red

2008 Château Labégorce

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1/28/2011 - Jeff Leve wrote: 88 points

The perfume offers spice, tobacco, earth and cherry aromas. The wine ends with a red fruit and cassis flavored finish.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    6/3/2012 2:24:00 PM - those fruits are definitely what the 02 tastes of, once it opens up!
Red

2007 Château Labégorce

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1/25/2010 - KeithAkers wrote: 79 points

UGC 2007 Bordeaux (The Drake, Chicago IL): nose: rather green nose with some bell pepper tones, cedar, tobacco, and dark red cherries. A bit on the simple side as well

taste: comes off as green and rather astringent with tones of bell pepper, cedar, and dark red cherries

overall: forgettable. This had some hard tannins on it as well and was spat out rather quickly

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    6/3/2012 2:22:00 PM - Do you think this was too young? I've just had the 02 and it's still taking a long time to soften up
Red

2002 Château Labégorce

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11/1/2005 - jmf2007 wrote: NR

A little bitter out of the bottle. After 30 minutes of decanting, began to smooth out. After an hour, it was smooth with a nice bouquet. 24 hours later the taste was smooth but the smell had started to fade. I would buy more. - I think this was a grand cru classe but need to check the bottle

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    6/3/2012 1:01:00 PM - No, just Appelation Margaux Controlée, but it's still good, and your review is EXACTLY how it tasted to me so far.
Red

1990 Château Batailley

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1/26/2011 - dre wrote: 92 points

Chateau Batailley Tasting (The Sampler): The look of this wine is quite amazing as it only shows hints of bricking. Although it does throw quite a bit of sediment.
Heavy iodine/saltiness on the nose. Lifted cedar notes and lots of red liquorish.
The palate is dry but with a real sweet fruit intensity of currents, black cherry and dried cranberry. Tobacco, sweat and Spanish cedar notes are lovely and add wonderful complexity to this. Well integrated tannins and a long long finish of pencil lead and iodine. Quite the show horse.
Drink now - 2015
Outstanding Quality. 92+ pts.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    3/9/2011 6:56:00 PM - Might you consider drinking this elegant but aged wine with something softer, like game, or other fowl? I'm wondering if the American palate just expects tannins in wines, and tha cabs Have to go with steak because the young ones need something strong to counteract their brashness!
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2003 Château Calon-Ségur

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4/27/2013 - blewis1041 wrote: 89 points

Relatively flat. Was hoping I'd waited long enough, maybe waited too long.

The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Fast. It smells like Toast, and Burnt. It tastes like Oak, Vanilla, Lead Pencil, Black Pepper, and Black currant (cassis). The body is Medium. The wine has Fleshy texture. The wine finishes Medium.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    6/19/2013 3:10:00 PM - You're the first person I'v seen on hre talking about dormancy. Do you have rules of thumb regarding when each year might go dormant, and for how long?

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    6/23/2013 4:52:00 PM - Wow, seriously thank you! I'm quite good at this, but such experience is going to take me a lot more years and fun! This is a great help: I have a very experienced American friend who has a rule of thumb for Napa cabs (7-10 years plus or minus a year), but nothing as detailed and sophisticated. Do you have a blog!
    And, OP (Blewis1041) I hope you are enjoying this, being your thread :)

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    6/28/2013 5:46:00 PM - thank you ,this is entirely wonderful! Do you make wine? This is a thread of wonder :)
White

2006 Jean-Pierre & Alexandre Ellevin Chablis

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7/9/2010 - gary.lambrides@avgold.com.au wrote: 94 points

Wonderful example of value for money premier cru chablis. Superb, understated oak, balanced with minerality suitable for vegeables, fish and veal. I could drink this on a hot day and not be overwhelmed. Light on its feet.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    10/18/2011 12:48:00 AM - oak?!!
Red

2000 Domaine Taupenot-Merme Charmes-Chambertin

 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir more
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4/11/2009 - subtlet wrote: 89 points

The wine starts out with scents of deep dark plums and nice acid, On the palate, the plums and acid appear as well as some spicy earth flavors. What strikes me most is that this wine is extremely delicate, and the flavors mentioned dance so gently together that the texture is interesting in and of itself. This could easily evolve into a spectacular wine as the flavors integrate more and the fruit becomes more prominent.

  • Comment posted by richardhod:

    10/3/2011 7:51:00 PM - Agreed. wish I'd not opened my only bottle!

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