Tag Archives: France

Ch d’Agassac 2000

Posted on 13 January 2012 by Gary Bowering

Deep garnet with a touch of amber on the edge. Cedary chocolate with a hint of forest floor and smoke on the nose. Quite a big wine but a touch hot and tannic is the initial palate impression; nice secondary … Continue reading →

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Duval-Leroy Rose de Saignee N/V

Posted on 7 January 2012 by Gary Bowering

Onion skin blush. Fine bead. Clean nose with deep red fruit notes. Strong very clean palate; big wine with red fruits, good acid, and delicious pinot character and good dosage. Overall though it’s a touch one-dimensional and lacks yeast flavours. … Continue reading →

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Ch L’Evangile 1994

Posted on 4 January 2012 by Gary Bowering

Mid-red robe with just a touch of amber. Forest floor, a touch of lanolin, dark plums. Palate at first green and tannic with the fruit there but struggling to show. In the glass, though, it opens and the fruits leaps … Continue reading →

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Ch d’Agassac 2000

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Gary Bowering

Ch d’Agassac 2000. Mid-deep red almost to the edge. Forest floor and fresh earth with some lanolin too. Big wine but in balance, with gentle acid and smooth tannins, but the fruit has faded. A touch green on the finish … Continue reading →

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Philipponnat Mareuil Royal Reserve Champagne n/v

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Gary Bowering

Cellared since Dec 2005. Straw gold. Fine bead. Fruity pinot nose with fresh bread notes and peach flowers. Fresh and clean palate with elegant but good ripe fruit and medium autolysis. Everything lingers on the finish. 18/20 Ay, Champagne, France … Continue reading →

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Ch Segur de Cabanac 2000

Posted on 26 December 2011 by Gary Bowering

Mid-deep red with just a hint of brown. Touch of lanolin with lovely forest mushrooms, sweet blackcurrants and blackberries. Mild palate of ripe fruit and silky tannins. Black fruits and berries linger on the finish. Very good red. Saint-Estephe, Bordeaux, … Continue reading →

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Duval-Leroy Femme de Champagne 1996

Posted on 26 December 2011 by Gary Bowering

Straw gold. Fine bead. Bread dough and light florals, quite reserved nose. Dry and clean, elegant florals, a touch heavy but good acid with apple, lime and citrus characters that linger. A good bubbles. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Vertus, Champagne, … Continue reading →

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Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage Champagne 2000

Posted on 23 December 2011 by Gary Bowering

Touch of SO2 but that blows off. Bready/toasty lees, stone fruits and pretty florals. Rich and round palate although an initial sharpness (possibly the sulphur). Good long finish with yeast and stone fruits lingering. Very good wine once it cleans … Continue reading →

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Duval-Leroy Femme de Champagne 1996

Posted on 10 December 2011 by Gary Bowering

Straw gold. Fine bead. Yeasty marmite nose with apricots and stone fruits sitting nicely in the background. In the mouth, a touch oxidative, ripe stone fruits and more marmite yeast. Good length with the stone fruits and some florals lingering, … Continue reading →

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Ch Chasse-Spleen 2002

Posted on 21 November 2011 by Gary Bowering

Medium red young robe. Lovely smoky, cigar box scents with blackcurrants and plums and a lanolin back note. Grippy tannins; good fruit; elegant with a nice mineral backbone. Good length. Classic Bordeaux but too tannic on the finish. Interesting that … Continue reading →

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