France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Mainly merlot, tobacco nose, easy soft palette, good tannins, "generous" wine, clean palette. On second sniff, quite scented then spicy on the palette. Family also owns Ch Ausone
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
1/3 cab sav, 1/3 cab franc, 1/3 merlot. Def cab sav, blimey, talk about tannin! strong sharp nose, minerals. Great up and down taste, exotic and complex. Parma Violets. Apparently considered one of the great wines of this region for this vintage.
Merlot & Cab Franc. big nose, big taste, quick finish, no lingering taste like the 05 Figeac. Meaty, satisfying but not complex - prob great with a stew, that sort of homely taste. A bit rustic but honest. Definitely a Sunday winter wine.
Petrol aromas, strong kerosene. 80% Merlot 20% Cab Franc. Fabulous terroir a continually improving wine, and what a fab taste, great tannins, long, long taste, big nose but sophisticated palette, almonds, dark fruit, really good. The MW says that the wine is still "very shy".
Semillon & Sauvignon blanc, great nose, gooseberries, minerals, lychee. Lovely flavour, really broad, creamy, rich palette, lovely finish. Maturity will give a honeyed tang to the palette
Own Lynch Bages as well, very scented nose. More Lavender than violets but very aromatic, very different flavour (poss aniseed?) lovely tannin. Second sniff brings in a more rustic element; hay, cut grass, lots of tannin but doesn't linger. MW says Great Cab Sav, - height in flavour, depth in tannin
Had a sneaky sniff - wow! Coopers marmalade, really lovely blend of sweet and bitter. Complex and beautiful nose, fabulous, fantastic taste - best sweet wine ever! 2005 - great year for sweet bordeaux wines
2006 Château de Fonbel
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Mainly merlot, tobacco nose, easy soft palette, good tannins, "generous" wine, clean palette. On second sniff, quite scented then spicy on the palette. Family also owns Ch Ausone
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2005 Château Figeac
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
1/3 cab sav, 1/3 cab franc, 1/3 merlot. Def cab sav, blimey, talk about tannin! strong sharp nose, minerals. Great up and down taste, exotic and complex. Parma Violets. Apparently considered one of the great wines of this region for this vintage.
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2005 Château Grand Ormeau
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Lalande de Pomerol
Merlot & Cab Franc. big nose, big taste, quick finish, no lingering taste like the 05 Figeac. Meaty, satisfying but not complex - prob great with a stew, that sort of homely taste. A bit rustic but honest. Definitely a Sunday winter wine.
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2001 Château La Conseillante
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Petrol aromas, strong kerosene. 80% Merlot 20% Cab Franc. Fabulous terroir a continually improving wine, and what a fab taste, great tannins, long, long taste, big nose but sophisticated palette, almonds, dark fruit, really good. The MW says that the wine is still "very shy".
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2007 Château La Garde Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Semillon & Sauvignon blanc, great nose, gooseberries, minerals, lychee. Lovely flavour, really broad, creamy, rich palette, lovely finish. Maturity will give a honeyed tang to the palette
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2005 Château Villa Bel-Air
France, Bordeaux, Graves
Own Lynch Bages as well, very scented nose. More Lavender than violets but very aromatic, very different flavour (poss aniseed?) lovely tannin. Second sniff brings in a more rustic element; hay, cut grass, lots of tannin but doesn't linger. MW says Great Cab Sav, - height in flavour, depth in tannin
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1999 Château Haut-Brion
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
First nose herby, especially parsley, very relaxed palette - almost closed but flavour just continues to grow and grow; very sophisticated. Lovely
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2005 Château Suduiraut
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Had a sneaky sniff - wow! Coopers marmalade, really lovely blend of sweet and bitter. Complex and beautiful nose, fabulous, fantastic taste - best sweet wine ever! 2005 - great year for sweet bordeaux wines
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