Sunday, 28 December 2025

Huge blind tasting, with impressive wines on the list!

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2019   Château Cheval Blanc Ruby.   Red berries, anise, spices, dark fruits, blackberries and spices nose.   Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, da...

Some beautiful whites, and a new discovery for me, Dana

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  2018  Robert Weil Kiedricher Grâfenberg Riesling GG Pale lemon yellow.  Apples, some spices, pears, fruit forward nose, nuanced, floral wi...

Dinner with friends, including Salon, Lafite and Petrus

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  2012  Salon Pale lemon yellow.  Apples, citrus, detailed, refined, chalky, bright and almost caressing nose. Fresh acidity, elegant, smoot...
Friday, 19 December 2025

Top wine moments in 2025

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Below are my top wine moments of 2025, and except for the first two, in no particular order.   -Tasting the 1961 Latour (next to the 1945)...
Wednesday, 9 July 2025

4 from Yquem

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  2022  Château d'Yquem Golden.  Apricots, peach, pineapples, nuanced, fruit forward, detailed, nuanced, detailed, bright nose, floral.F...

Further 6 from Pichon Baron

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2019  Les Tourelles de Longueville Ruby.  Cassis, blueberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, nuanced nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe ta...

2015 Angelus tasted, and more

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2015  Carillon d'Angelus Ruby.  Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberri...

Several tastings and dinners

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2017  Château La Mission Haut-Brion Ruby.  Blackberries, blueberries, some vanilla and spices, fruit forward and nuanced nose, scented. Fres...