Archive for the 'Bordeaux' Category

Jan 26 2010

CHÂTEAU SAINT-NICOLAS 2006

Published by John Galea under Bordeaux,JG Review

This wine caught my attention as a Bordeaux under $20 with a good write up. The prices on Bordeaux’s are really continuing to creep up there. The wine is quite dark in color with a note of oak and black fruit on the nose. On the mid pallet there are some very distinct sharp flavors [...]

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Jan 18 2010

2005 Michel Séral Château Grand-Champs (Grand Vin de Bordeaux)

Published by CanadianWineGuy under Bordeaux,Wine

Decided to pull a Bordeaux for dinner tonight, nothing very expensive but on the other hand something I figured would be ready. This offering came from an Yvon Mau wooden box set a few holiday seasons back that the LCBO offered (similar to this one). Yvon Mau is a Bordeaux and wine marketing and producing [...]

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Dec 10 2009

CHATEAU HAUCHAT 2005 AC

Published by John Galea under Bordeaux,JG Review

2005 was a great year in Bordeaux so when I see ones that are under $20 I give them a whirl. The wine is dark in color as one would expect. According to the write up this is 100% Merlot. On the nose the wine is quite mild in fruit with some black fruits coming [...]

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Sep 27 2009

CHATEAU FONGABAN 2005

Published by John Galea under Bordeaux,JG Review,Wine

2005 is said to be a fabulous year for Bordeaux. I jumped at this one and was rewarded. I will likely grab some more. The wine is deep in color with a simple nose to it. On the mid pallet the wine has some lovely cassis (sublte) flavors. Hard to believe this is 90% Merlot. [...]

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Jul 07 2009

VINTAGES CHÂTEAU L’ENCLOS BONIS 2005

Published by John Galea under Bordeaux,JG Review,Wine

I grabbed this one on spec and was rewarded. On first opening you know this is going to be a big wine and it sure it. The color is a very dark purple, almost black. The bouquet is lovely varietal Bordeaux. The wine shows lots of mid pallet fruit albeit not the most fruit forward [...]

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May 11 2009

CHÂTEAU LE BOURDIEU 2003

Published by John Galea under Bordeaux,JG Review,Wine

This is a classic bordeaux blend from a bouquet and flavor point of view. The wine has some lively tannins and some edgeyness to it. For the price it is not a bad wine 88-89 ish. Not a fabulous deal by any definition but quite good. I had no trouble at all drinking it. There [...]

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Apr 01 2009

2005 Lussac-Saint-Émilion La Combe Rouge

Published by CanadianWineGuy under Bordeaux,Wine

So we decided to continue to delve into the wines brought back from France a few years ago with this inexpensive red. Lussac-Saint-Émilion is part of the Bordeaux region and a sub appellation of the Saint-Émilion. Most of the producers in here still remain family operations and the price on the wines remains some of [...]

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Mar 30 2009

2004 Château de Seguin (Bordeaux-Supérieur) Part 2

Published by CanadianWineGuy under Bordeaux,Wine

Last night we had no idea what to drink, so we decided to open this wine we picked up in Paris a few years back. We bought this on a whim to fill up the bags coming home with some cheap Bordeaux and with the low price and medal on the label (marketing!) we grabbed [...]

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Feb 13 2009

CHÂTEAU LA GORCE 2005

Published by John Galea under Bordeaux,JG Review,Wine

Like Mr CWG I too prefer Bordeaux over Burgundy. I just find them more complex and rewarding. I must admit to more recently exploring Bordeaux’s. This example is lovely especially for the price. It’s a bit harsh and bitter out of the bottle, a good 1 hour worth of breathing did a world of good [...]

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Dec 07 2008

CHÂTEAU DUCLA 2005

Had this one this weekend, another Bordeux. This one is not quite as complex. I would say has a medium finish. The wine is quite good and has some lovely flavors. I suspect this wine will improve with some additional aging. I found the wine had a bitterness (acidity) on the finish that easied with [...]

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Dec 02 2008

CHÂTEAU LA COURONNE 2005

Published by John Galea under Bordeaux,JG Review,Wine

I’ve not had a lot of Bordeux’s before so this is a new area for me to explore. I expect a certain complexity from a $29.95 bottle of wine and this one did not disappoint! There’s lots going on at different levels. There plenty of up front fruit, well balanced Oak, great mid palette flavor [...]

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May 30 2007

2002 Château d’Argadens (Bordeaux-Supérieur)

Published by CanadianWineGuy under Bordeaux

Well it has been a long while since a review and without a doubt this is a good place to start. Bordeaux’s can often times be overstated and over appreciated, largely due to the huge price that many collectors pay for bottles from famous Maisons in the upper echelons. The Château d’Argadens is a smaller [...]

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May 17 2007

2004 Chateau Larcis Jaumat (Saint-Emilion Grand Cru)

Published by CanadianWineGuy under Bordeaux

Tonight I felt like stepping back into the lovely world of Bordeauxs, and in this case the Saint-Emilion region of Bordeaux. St Emilion, despite it’s newer classification system is actually the oldest region in Bordeaux. The vineyards are in the Saint-Christophe des Bardes region of St Emilion which has been designation by UNESCO as World [...]

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May 07 2007

2004 Chateau de Seguin (Bordeaux-Supérieur)

Published by CanadianWineGuy under Bordeaux

Anyone who knows the CWG knows that I have a great love for Bordeaux wines. Not sure when it occurred but somewhere in my upbringing I felt that to be a red wine of stature the wine had to be from the Bordeaux region of France. Obviously that is not the case, but the region [...]

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