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Margaux Vertical Tasting by Farr Vintners looks at 22 Vintages
Margaux never produces “powerhouse” wines. For this reason it may suffer in comparison with tannic and intense wines produced by the Pauillac First Growths – especially Latour. It does have wonderful purity, class, balance & sophistication.
Shipwrecked Champagne from 1830 discovered in wreck off Finland
Finnish diver, Christian Ekstrom, discovered some of the world’s oldest Champagne bottles in a ship wreck. The bottles date from about 1830. It is thought that the champagne was being shipped to St. Petersburg for Czar Alexander II.
Jeb Dunnuck The Rhone Report on 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape
While not up to ’98, ’00, ’01 or ’03, 1999 is certainly part of that group. At 10 years of age, these wines are drinking beautifully. Another strong plus for the ‘99s is, they’re still affordable. Even the special cuvees are under 100 dollars.
Vieux Chateau Certan Alexandre Thienpont Pomerol Bordeaux Wine Profile
Vieux Chateau Certan is an elegant Pomerol. It’s full bodied, rich and offers ripe blackberry, plum, floral, chocolate and spice aromas. The texture can be pure silk and velvet. The wine is effortless to drink, yet it’s complex and ages well.
Wine Geeks Tristen Beamon Kyle Meyer Bordeaux
Wine Geeks In Paradise. Tristen Beamon and Kyle Meyer have a blast as the original wine geeks who travel all over the wine world capturing this on film.
7 Blind Men Bordeaux Wine Blind Tasting Yields Interesting Results
With my favorite tasting group, “7 Blind Men”, you never know what’s going to happen. Anyone can end up bringing almost anything, at any time!
