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2007 Familia Zuccardi Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Fuzion

20/10/2008 Luk Van dycke 0

2007 Familia Zuccardi Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Fuzion – Argentina, Mendoza (20/10/2008) Brooding, modern styled red wine with lots of dark fruit (prunes) and sun ripened tannins. Seventy percent Shiraz and 30% Cabernet-Sauvignon. Drink on the cold side, otherwise this wine tastes too jammy. Not one to keep, but a delicious quaffer right now. Excellent pairing with grilled red meats or > Read more …

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2006 Clos Saint-Michel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

19/10/2008 Jozef Schildermans 0

2006 Clos Saint-Michel Châteauneuf-du-Pape – France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (10/8/2008) Black berries, liquorice, herbs and spices on the expressive nose. Ripe black fruit, chocolate, black tea and espresso on the balanced palate. Good acidity, not too much alcohol, already drinking well, good body. Very nice qpr. (90 pts.)

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2006 Clos Saint-Michel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée

18/10/2008 Jozef Schildermans 0

2006 Clos Saint-Michel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée – France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (10/10/2008) Brooding, dark, fruity nose, with kirsch, spices and dark tea. Extremely deep palate, with meat, smoke, dark chocolate, dark coffee, dark fruit, spices, good acidity. Good balance, but oh so young. Has the stuffing of their special bottling (last made in ’04). Needs time. Drink the excellent > Read more …

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2007 Manoir du Chardon St. Véran “La Charmée”

17/10/2008 Jozef Schildermans 0

2007 Manoir du Chardon St. Véran “La Charmée” – France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, St. Véran (10/15/2008) Simple nose of some butterscotch and a hint of white fruit. On the palate this is quite ripe and new worldly, balanced and easy drinking. No great complexity and quit buttery, but not bad at the price level. For non critical drinking. (85 pts.)

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2003 Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir

16/10/2008 Max Rive 0

2003 Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir – South Africa, Walker Bay (13/08/2008) This is a John Platter 5 star wine and so, if this critic has any notion of what good wine adds up to, this is the best South Africa has to offer. Well, I hope, and in fact I’m pretty sure, that South Africa has better things to offer > Read more …

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1999 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année

15/10/2008 Jozef Schildermans 0

1999 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année – France, Champagne (10/8/2008) Toast, bread, yeast, marzipan on the beautiful, balanced and very vinous nose. Ripe yellow fruit, marzipan, toast on the ripe, long and deep palate. Very wine-like, needs food and shouldn’t be drunk too cold. Pour in a normal wine glass, not a flute! Might merit a higher score in time; > Read more …

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Dutch drink more wine, less French

15/10/2008 Jozef Schildermans 0

The Dutch consumed 423 million litres of wine in 2007, significantly more than the year before, when they consumed 383 million litres. The popularity of French wine in the Netherlands is in constant decline since 1998, when France held 47% of the Dutch wine market. In 2007 the French market share was 32% or 134 million litres. A quarter of > Read more …