| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2004 Tim Adams Shiraz The AberfeldyClare Valley more |
6/17/2013 - Julian Marshall wrote: NRBlack cherry and blackcurrant on the nose and palate, with quite strong leather and spices. Not quite as hot on the throat as the 15° would imply, it is quite well balanced. Still youthful, I would expect this to improve. I liked the fact that the sheen and class of the wine are allied to a strong sense of typicity. You've got to like this sort of wine and I don't, one glass was quite enough for me, but others will certainly enjoy it more: this is for lovers of strong Rhone cuvees. |
| Red |
2005 Zlatan Otok Zlatan Plavac Barrique Sveta NedjeljaHvar Plavac Mali more |
5/18/2012 - Julian Marshall wrote: NRI've tasted the regular cuvée several times over the last decade, it's a wine I like very much. This is my first experience of the oak aged "superior" cuvée: similar, but much more substantial. |
| White |
2017 Domaine Bruno Sorg Riesling PfersigbergAlsace Grand Cru more |
3/5/2023 - Julian Marshall wrote: 87 pointsDisappointing. I don't know if this is typical of the wine since I had never tried it before, but it is so dry as to be positively flat and boring. Perfectly drinkable and not unpleasant, it does have some good citrus notes on the attack but then it rather fades off into the distance. It just lacks freshness and complexity - which is rather a lot. |
| White |
2012 Léon Beyer Riesling Eichberg R de BeyerAlsace Grand Cru more |
8/18/2020 - Julian Marshall wrote: 86 pointsBone dry, which I liked, quite enjoyable but a little bland - there's not much going on here. |
| Red |
2005 Thunevin Mauvais Garçon / Bad BoyBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/26/2019 - Julian Marshall Does not like this wine: 60 pointsJoined the ranks of the most unpleasant wines I've ever tasted. Very rich and alcoholic at 14°5, some currants, but mostly of the dried variety and with more than a hint of raisin, plus a little kirsch on the finish. I bought this out of curiosity after RMP gave it a good review but I should really have known better. Absolutely revolting - I managed two sips before pouring it into the sink. |
| Red |
2014 Château Haut-FlorinBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/7/2017 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 85 pointsNothing fancy, but a good, solid, weekday Bordeaux with good fruit and body. It's fine now but will probably be better next year. |
| Red |
2005 Château Bois PertuisBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/27/2013 - Julian Marshall wrote: 87 pointsFor fans of La Tour Carnet this is an excellent alternative (probably why B.Magrez sold it). Oaky, soft forward fruit, full of ripe cassis and melted chocolate. Not much of a sense of terroir but at this price who cares? |
| Red |
2012 Domaine de Galouchey Le Vin de JardinBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/28/2020 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 92 pointsAromas of redcurrants, cranberry, with some leather and a touch of mint, then a surprisingly complex blend of flavours, starting with blackcurrant and blackberry, but then branching out in all directions with waves of raspberry, redcurrant, cranberry and some wild strawberry on the finish. A "neither/nor" sort of wine, this is neither Left nor Right Bank in style, like a blend of a Margaux and a Loire red, with the former's elegance and the latter's freshness, but with a variety of flavours that belong to neither. It knocked several CCs for six, with its effortless cool class. |
| Red |
2015 Château BeyranBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/5/2018 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 85 pointsPlump, fulsome and charming with good volumes of ripe fruit, mainly plum and blackcurrant and a well-rounded finish. A timely reminder of why Bordeaux can be so good at this sort of wine. No great complexity yet but for 4€ this offers great value. |
| Red |
2014 Domaine de Galouchey Le Vin de JardinBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/6/2022 - Julian Marshall wrote: 85 pointsLike the 2012, this has an enticing bouquet of redcurrant and cranberry, with a little blackberry and leather, then a decent attack of blackcurrant and blackberry, but unlike the 2012, it then rather peters out, with somewhat muted waves of redcurrant and wild strawberry, and a slightly green finish. Quite attractive, but nothing special. It cost me 18 euros at auction, which was already a lot, and at the normal price of 25€, not very good value. 85 pts |
| Red |
2014 Domaine de Galouchey Le Vin de JardinBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/4/2023 - Julian Marshall wrote: 85 pointsLike the last one, not very impressive. Like a green version of Clos du Jaugueyron's Haut Médoc and without the class. |
| Red |
2005 Château De La Cour D'ArgentBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/9/2012 - Julian Marshall wrote: NRMuch thicker than usual, this is quite a hefty mouthful, with good cherry tones, but not as yet the complexity the 00 showed. I'm going to wait a year or two before trying another, I think it still needs time to settle down. |
| Red |
2016 Château Bois PertuisBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/2/2023 - Julian Marshall Does not like this wine: 80 pointsNot really unpleasant but not my kind of wine. It used to belong to Magrez and the style hasn’t really changed: soft fruit, a little on the flabby side, low acid and lashings of oak, with for me a very noticeable 14% ABV. Each to their own but even for a paltry 6 euros I’d rather spend 5 more and get something decent. As if RMP still ruled the roost but I’m not sure he would have liked this. |
| Red |
2010 Château Rauzan Despagne ReserveBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/29/2017 - Julian Marshall wrote: 83 pointsNot bad, especially for 6 euros, it's rich with a tight backbone, but also a rather coarse finish |
| Red |
2008 Château De La Cour D'ArgentBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/21/2014 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 87 pointsBetter than Haut Renaissance 05 (same stable) tasted a few days earlier and excellent value as always, this is drinking beautifully. Plump and buxom, with blueberry, plums, then wild strawberry and a little leather to even out the taste. Good stuff. |
| Red |
2014 Château FoncrozeBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/2/2018 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 85 pointsRipe, quite rich, with good spicy fruit and a decent finish. Needs another year but a good midweek wine. |
| Red |
2014 Château FoncrozeBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/9/2019 - Julian Marshall wrote: 85 pointsSuch a happy, fruity wine, just what a cheap, uncomplicated midweek wine should be. |
| Red |
2006 Château De La Cour D'ArgentBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/21/2012 - Julian Marshall wrote: NRFine for 4€, this is light, quite fruity, uncomplicated stuff ideal for drinking slightly chilled in the summer. |
| Red |
2003 Château Bois PertuisBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/18/2012 - Julian Marshall wrote: NRLess oak than during the Magrez period, when the wine's name was more than suitable, this is already on the wane, but a decent weekday claret at the right price. |
| Red |
2006 Château De La Cour D'ArgentBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/5/2013 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 85 pointsAromas of fresh cherries, a bright and smooth mouthful of redcurrant and cooked raspberries with a decent finish. Excellent value for 4€. |
| Red |
2006 Château De La Cour D'ArgentBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/16/2014 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 86 pointsGood, reliable, cheap: a perfect weekday wine, but one which would probably surprise a few in a blind tasting. Attractive raspberry and red cherry flavours, with a second wave of blackberry and vanilla, then a decent, rounded finish. This would be fine at 12/13€, but it costs 4€. |
| Red |
2010 Château PuynardBlaye Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/16/2016 - Julian Marshall wrote: 82 pointsFor 5€ you get what you pay for: bright, uncomplicated fruit, quite smooth, with hints of leather and herbs. 2010 being 2010, you also get 14°5 alchohol: even if the high acidity attenuates the effect, the finish is hot and full of kirsch. Whether or not this is a problem is entirely a matter of opinion, but when one thinks of what could have been done in 82, 90 or even 00, well, it's a bit of a shame. |
| Red |
2003 Château Lacaussade Saint Martin Trois MoulinsBlaye Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/29/2012 - Julian Marshall wrote: NRJuicy, quite sweet, bordering on syrupy but with enough freshness to ensure a satisfying mouthful, this is a little strong but enjoyable. |
| Red |
2008 Château PerenneBlaye Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/14/2014 - Julian Marshall Does not like this wine: 75 pointsChocolote, coffee, toast, kirsch, 14 months in oak barrels, 14°5 alcohol, Bernard Magrez....why on earth did I buy this?? |
| Red |
2015 Château Le Grand VerdusBordeaux Supérieur Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/20/2020 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 86 pointsGood, fresh and crunchy fruit, plenty of red berries and blackcurrant, not all that complex and with a slight coarseness to the finish, but no excessive oak either and at this price, excellent value. |
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