Category Archives: French Red

2006 Château Belle-Vue, Haut-Médoc

Posted on December 10, 2012 by sean

Sale wines are the best! I picked a few bottles of this up from JJB in their clearance sale. I threw this thing in the decanter, and the aromas were pretty odd. Barnyard, “stinky cheese” smells came up, amongst the … Continue reading →

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Enter CDP: 2009 Domaine Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Posted on December 1, 2012 by sean

This thing is gnarly. It’s been hard for me to put my finger on this wine. There’s a sort of sour earthiness in this. At first it has a very bitter fruit, then that sourness hits. The earthiness is kind … Continue reading →

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2009 Chateau de Gaudou Cahors

Posted on February 4, 2012 by sean

I didn’t even know that there was such a wine as Cahors before I bought this. For a ten dollar wine, this is pretty good! I would totally buy this again at this price. The nose has some red fruit, … Continue reading →

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2010 Cave de Rasteau, Rasteau, Les Peyrieres

Posted on January 15, 2012 by sean

Meh. I’ll try to pick out some of the redeeming qualities of this wine. I decanted this for an hour or so, it seems like the aroma of this wine just diminished the more it sat out. At one point … Continue reading →

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(mostly) 2009 Bordeaux Tasting

Posted on January 15, 2012 by sean

I went to a tasting of the 2009 Bordeauxs at the local K&L Wines. At least, mostly 2009s. There were a few others in there as well. 2010 Clos Floridene, Bordeaux Blanc: Lemon and grass smells, lotsa acid to this … Continue reading →

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