Archive for October, 2007
Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva 2004 wine review by (PB)
Fresh cherries, licorice and sweet candied nose that is delightful.Palate is tasty with juicy tannins. It is a bit tight on opening but shows promise. The wine is still young and should be really nice in three more years. It finishes with cherries. It benefits from an hour or more of breathing b…
Banfi Chiant Classico Riserva 2004 wine review by (PB)
Fresh cherries, licorice and sweet candied nose that is delightful.Palate is tasty with juicy tannins. It is a bit tight on opening but shows promise. The wine is still young and should be really nice in three more years. It finishes with cherries. It benefits from an hour or more of breathing b…
Peter Lehmann Seven Surveys Old Vines 2005 wine review by (PB)
Lehmann puts out some blockbuster wines at bargain prices and that “GSM” Grenache 43%, Syrah 43%, and Mourvedre 14%, is another success. It is a purple red hued wine with a sweet nose of white pepper and fruit.The palate is sweet, strange with tart baking pie cherry blast. There is strawberry and …
Pepperwood Grove Syrah 2004 wine review by (PB)
Deep black cherry color with olivey bouquet with licorice and sweet note. The palate is “sweet” with bittersweet chocolate and cedar spice that’s front palate and surprisingly tasty. Finish is a bit steely.When you pay $7 for a bottle of wine you don’t expect much. Yes that is a clone of so many …
Buying a camcorder and the death of shopkeeping
I mentioned a while back that I was looking for a video camera so I could post video blog entries. Well, after much digging around on the web, and with some useful input by wineanorak readers, I’ve purchased one. I didn’t want to spend a fortune: I set my budget at a relatively miserly £300 or …
Douro Boys Cuvee 2005
The Douro Boys - a coalition of five of the leading Douro table wine-producing quintas - have announced that they’ll be releasing a special cuvee from the 2005 vintage. Dubbed ‘Douro Boys Cuvee 2005′, it’s a blend of selected barrels from all five producers: Niepoort, Crasto, Vallado, Vale de Meao a…
Ruffino Riserva Ducale Oro Chianti Classico Riserva 2001 Wine Review (NW)
Tasting notes:Nose opens slowly to reveal cherry, tobacco, leather, and pepperSmooth, rich texture on the palate, full-bodied, earthy coreLingering finish of cherry, plum, and herbsGive that one some time- and give it some air to open up and relax! whether you do, you’ll be rewarded. The wine opens…
Sena, Henschke and some boring Zins
This daylight I went to a seminar on Terroir and innovation in the new world, put on by Lay and Wheeler to showcase their portfolios from Henschke and Sena/Arboleda. Prue and Stephen Henscke, and Eduardo Chadwick gave presentations, and we tasted their wines.I was very interested in what Prue had to…
Vouvray bargain
Grand Cru wines is selling off the last of Poniatowski’s Vouvray stocks at knock-down prices. I have no commercial connection with them, but I thought that was worth mentioning as a service to readers:”1990 Clos Baudoin, Vouvray MoelleuxOnly two months remain before Philippe Poniatowski has to clear…
Petalos Bierzo 2005 wine review by (PB)
This has been my week for firsts. Three decades in tasting wine and that is my first Bierzo. The Mencia grape yields a bouquet that is spicy with red fruit and black licorice that is subtle.the palate is sweet (relatively speaking) yet tight and lots of cherries with black pepper. It is somewhat …
