By Will Lowe, http://willlowe.blogspot.com/
The Samalens Singles 12
It’s been a while since my last blog, due, in part, to the number of fantastic events I’ve been lucky enough to attend of late.
Not least of which was the 700th anniversary of Armagnac. Hosted in the luxurious surroundings of the Connaught Hotel, those of us able to evade the army of Mercedes …
By Jane Anson, http://newbordeaux.blog.co.uk/
This is a story that I wrote for Decanter last week, and thought I would put up here with some photos. Off to Hong Kong tomorrow, so will post from Vinexpo next week.
The world’s largest Bordeaux wine store has opened in Lafayette Gourmet on Boulevard Haussmann, within the flagship Galeries Lafayette store that is the second most visited destination in Paris after the …
By Denise Medrano, http://winesleuth.wordpress.com
La Grande Dame 1995 Brut
Champagne and cheese might not be your first choice when it comes to wine and food matching. How about VINTAGE Champagne and cheese? Does that sound any more enticing? It did to me. Hell, just mention vintage Champagne and I’m there holding out my glass to be filled. …
By David Bolomey, http://bordoverview.blogspot.com
OLD VINES AT VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN
OK, it took a while, but here is the last part of my Bordeaux 2009 tasting notes. I decided to make a separate posting out of it instead of completing the last one. So that would make this part 3b, to be precise. From the right bank most of the most spectacular wines are from …
by Jean-Luc Thunevin, http://thunevin.blogspot.com/
Jean-Luc-Thunevin
Bordeaux wine distribution system can often be used as a deadly weapon by a talented and ambitious broker to gain a position of monopoly, and therefore exclude other colleagues from competing for a piece of the “pie” and the 2% commission commonly used by the profession.
Often used for wines difficult to sell and with an …
By David Bolomey, http://bordoverview.blogspot.com
Tasting Ausone with Alain Vauthier's daughter Pauline
In the last two postings I wrote about the Bordeaux 2009 left bank primeurs. In this summary part 3 of the long tasting week in Bordeaux I dive into the right bank wines: the primeurs from the appellations Saint-Emilion and Pomerol.
Across the board I had a …
By Gal Zohar
Krug Rosé
We all have these mornings when nothing seems right. Not sure of our lives, are we really happy and wondering if it’s now time for real change. Early last week I almost experienced one but then I remembered it is Krug lunch today. Couple of hours in the office then skip the routine desk …
By Ben Collins
Chateau Montrose
Montrose was bought by Martin Bouygues – a concrete tycoon who seems to be rebuilding the entire place – there are even more cranes here than at Cheval Blanc. They own also own another St Estephe chateau, Ch Tronquoy-Lalande. I am impressed with T-L. It has lost its rough edges and has lovely soft tannins. We …
By Ben Collins
Simon Farr and Michael Saunders
A big vintage in Bordeaux means the big guns get wheeled out, so I am here in Bordeaux with Bibendum big wigs Simon Farr and Michael Saunders rather than my usual Kiwi chauffeur. We are on a recce to round up new Chateaux for Bibendum’s mega Bordeaux tasting in …
By Dwayne Perreault, http://bordoverview.blogspot.com/
The Mouton & friends
Château Mouton Rothschild is one of the world’s most prized wines and this is reflected in its price which, depending on the vintage, can easily run into hundreds or even thousands of euros per bottle. To put it simply, it’s a bit out of my price range. The best I could hope for would …
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