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Not a tasting note
Burgundy

Not a tasting note

30 September 2005 No Comments
This is not going to be a tasting note, it is going to be a rant. Partly because I feel so personally offended by this wine, but largely because …
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I give him meat. Good meat!
Other

I give him meat. Good meat!

21 September 2005 No Comments
I’ve had a tube pulled out of my stomach today, that had been there for 24 hours. I need something manly and heroic to charge me with strength once …
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Germany

Acidity can be a good thing

17 September 2005 No Comments
Riesling Scharzhofberger Kabinett 1999 from Egon Muller This is a serious wine. The nose is packed with ripe citrus fruit and a severe minerality that makes it burst with …
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Much more like it
Burgundy

Much more like it

9 September 2005 No Comments
I was so disappointed by the Leeuwin Estate Shiraz I decided to open something I knew would be good. Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru 2002, Domaine des Lambrays I …
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Arty and quite farty
Australia

Arty and quite farty

8 September 2005 No Comments
A bottle of wine from a producer that has rarely compelled me. I like their Riesling and their Cabernet. They are most famous for their chardonnay, which I find …
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A Grande return
Champagne

A Grande return

7 September 2005 No Comments
Moving house and being in hospital have kept me away from the internet for a while, but I return with a review of a wine with grand pretensions. Laurent …
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Not a retraction
United States

Not a retraction

20 August 2005 No Comments
Glass one and two of the Dominus were a lot of fun; all of that fruit, tannin, acidity and alcohol, hilarious! Sadly, by the end of the bottle I …
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Travelling Frenchies
United States

Travelling Frenchies

20 August 2005 No Comments
Christian Moueix of Petrus fame also makes wine in California, including that which has just been popped: 2000 Dominus This has incredibly concentrated cassis fruit on the nose, and …
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Burgundy

A bit of exposition

9 August 2005 No Comments
There will be a slight bias toward Burgundy in this blog and there will be many rants about my burning passion for the best stuff. I fancy a good …
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Bordeaux? Do you think I am rich?
Bordeaux

Bordeaux? Do you think I am rich?

6 August 2005 No Comments
Well, not that over-priced red-stuff. Anyone who buys red Bordeaux either has no taste or should lend me a tenner. The wine: La Tour Blanche 1990 1er Cru Classe …
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