Château Lezongars L’Enclos de Château Lezongars (Premières Côtes de Bordeaux) 2002
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 No Comments yet
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Two nights a tasting Chateau Troquart 2001 St. Georges-St.Emilion
Posted on April 25th, 2009 2 Comments
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Getting into a wine from Bordeaux in two sittings.
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Wine Book Review: Oz Clarke’s Bordeaux
Posted on January 27th, 2009 No Comments yet
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Without having his travelling buddy, James May, in tow, Oz Clarke has been able to focus and create a seminal work on Bordeaux, making what is a tough area to get to grips with a far more accessible place.
Wine Book Review: The Judgement of Paris
Posted on January 18th, 2009 No Comments yet
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It’s 1976. Relatively unknown wines from California head over to Paris, give some of the best French wines one hell of a beating and in doing so, revolutionise the global wine industry. And there’s a genuinely interesting book about all this.
Château Cantelaudette AOC Graves de Vayres, Bordeaux 2005
Posted on November 15th, 2008 1 Comment
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According to the label it offers “Rondeur onctuosité maturité avec la finesse des grands Bordeaux” – roundness, consistency and maturity with with the finesse of the great Bordeaux. Bold statement. Will it hold up?
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Sourgrapes.ie featured on iFoods.tv
Posted on November 5th, 2008 2 Comments
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Sourgrapes.ie hits the bigtime – advertisers please note ;) – as I appear on iFoods.tv, tasting some wines with Niall in Fallon & Byrne.
Thomas Barton Réserve Bordeaux series
Posted on October 11th, 2008 No Comments yet
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Introduction to the Thomas Barton Réserve range, six wines from the legendary Irish winemaking dynasty.
Berry Brothers Bordeaux 2007 tasting, Dublin
Posted on September 4th, 2008 No Comments yet
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Monday night’s venue was the The Residence Private Members Club, 41 St. Stephen’s Green. The event? Berry Brothers hosting a tasting of wine from around Bordeaux.
En Primeur: what is deeze?
The fermented juice picked in 2007 is still in the barrels in the dark cool cellars of Bordeaux and won’t be ready for bottling until this [...]
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Rustenberg John X Merriman 2003
Posted on August 19th, 2008 2 Comments
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A rich and opulent Bordeaux style red from Simonsberg in Stellenbosch, South Africa
Icon wines at Enowine
Posted on August 12th, 2008 4 Comments
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Overpriced, overhyped or are these icon wines so well made that they’re worth it? I’ve no idea, but it was great fun tasting them
