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Month: May 2008
Partners in wijn
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Robert Mondavi overleden
Robert Mondavi, pionier van de Californische kwaliteitswijn, is deze ochtend op 94-jarige leeftijd overleden in zijn huis in Yountville, Californië. Meer informatie bij Wine Spectator.
Website identifies Belgian restaurants where you can ‘bring your own’ (BYO)
This (bilingual Dutch/French) website identifies Belgian restaurants with a BYO policy: BYO.be.
M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits 2005
2005 M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits – France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph (4/9/2008)Beautiful delineated red and black berries on the nose with a hint of vanilla and a dollop of black coffee. Still a fair amount of tannins on the palate, but this has a lot of material: fruit, vanilla, balancing acidity, hint of minerals. Very young still. > Read more …
M. Chapoutier Coteaux du Tricastin Château des Estubiers 2005
2005 M. Chapoutier Coteaux du Tricastin Château des Estubiers – France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Coteaux du Tricastin (4/10/2008)Black berries, some vanilla, a hint of animal… good acidity and filling on the palate, a bit much wood maybe. Still, good at the price level. Difficult to judge, might merit a higher score with some age. Performed well on the second day. > Read more …
2005 M. Chapoutier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Croix de Bois
2005 M. Chapoutier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Croix de Bois – France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (4/11/2008) Phew… this is tight… but promising. Good balance, good material, a bit wild, enough oak certainly, but the fruit is also there, as is the refreshing acidity, plus a hint of the stable. It remained fairly closed in the course of several days, without no loss > Read more …
M. Chapoutier Crozes-Ermitage Les Varonniers 2005
2005 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Ermitage Les Varonniers – France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage (4/22/2008)Pepper, red berries and fruit syrup on the nose. The palate is spicy, with subdued impressions of red and black fruit, good acidity and a hint of spicy wood. Balanced, fresh, and not giving everything at the moment. Very clean and focused. (90 pts.) Peper, rode vruchten en > Read more …
Domaine Condamine Bertrand Vin de Pays d’Oc Elixir 2005
2005 Domaine Condamine Bertrand Vin de Pays d’Oc Elixir – France, Languedoc Roussillon, Vin de Pays d’Oc (4/27/2008)Sweet black berries, berrie liquor, and some stable aroma’s on the very fruity nose. The palate delivers what the nose promises: sweet berrie fruit, soft sweet tannins, black pepper, black coffee. Enjoyable, but not very profound wine. A touch too soft maybe. For > Read more …
Wegeler Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spätlese Feinherb 2006
2006 Wegeler Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spätlese Feinherb – Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (4/29/2008)Very floral, lots of sweet fruit, very good acidity, a distinct mineral touch and an unbeatable price for the quality level: what more do you want? I could drink this all day. (91 pts.) Bloemen en massa’s zoet wit fruit in neus en mond. Mooie zuren en een > Read more …