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Brune and Blonde Guigal - Côte Rôtie

every day I go a bit into the mysteries of wine. Meetings, lectures, tastings and above all make me discover new things every day. The wine world is so big, even without limit. And a tendency, wine lovers are rarely wrong people.
I continue my journey in Cote-Rotie. Two reasons come immediately to mind to try to explain this attraction. First, it offers exceptional wine, with which we are rarely disappointed. But mostly, it's a name for the production and producers confidential. That designation that can deepen, and with such pleasure!
Do not rely too much at the price of the bottle shown below. I bought it from a dealer on eBay. At this price, it seems that he, a good deal. With the taste of it, the bargain is transformed into a bottle to the quality / price unheard of.




Wine Name: Brune et Blonde de Guigal
Appellation: Côte-Rôtie
Category: Red wine
Vintage: 2005 Alcohol level
: 13.5%
Cap : Cork, see photo
Country production: France Region
: Rhône Price
: 21 €

The bottle has been open for just over two hours. The dress
wine-red blood, is clear and bright without trace of evolutions, which is not surprising.
The nose is outstanding, a great strength. The notes of red fruits, licorice and spices emerge with class. The whole is punctuated with a hint of anise or fennel refreshing. There is no need to raise the glass to his nose, the smell of wine do so without penalty. For the nose, it's a great wine.
I put a sip of wine in your mouth and let go all of my tongue for several seconds. The attack is frank, slightly woody. Then the wine flooded his mouth, he displays an incredible strength. It's greedy, imposing, powerful, passionate and terribly good. The tannins were well extracted and acidity. The finish is superb and the wine of incredible length.
is young and is already very beautiful. For the mouth, it's a great wine.

How will I keep my bottle of Cote Rotie in power long enough to drip down from older?

I regoutte again, then another. The first impression was very good.

LGDD's note for the monument: 17.5 to 18 / 20.

And of course, your comments are always welcome.

Cheers, NL

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Cline - Ancient Vines - Zinfandel - California

LGDD is a discovery for which I propose in this post: Zinfandel. It was during a stint at Lavinia this weekend and looking for other California wine appreciated by Alexandra that we come across this bottle.
Although this variety seems well known overseas, it is, to my knowledge, (almost) not present among us.
I participated in the election of Top Wines, 2009 operation organized by the Union wine of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur . 17 wines tasted over two rounds and the winners eventually approved by the vote of a majority. I made my quinté, I got into the mess. The tasting itself was obviously not a competition and it was very very good.
Finally, I had expected that the publication of volumes of LGDD take a little ahead. So I read it three in a row. Still going strong.




Wine Name: Cline - Ancient Vines
Grape: Zinfandel
Category: Red wine
Vintage: 2007 Alcohol level
: 14.5%
Cap: Agglomerated cork, see photo
production Country: USA
Region: California
Price: 19,20 €

I serve in large wine glasses recently acquired. They are perfect for wine and ventilate the nuances of the dress. It is bright, limpid and beautiful jewels.
the nose, I'm not really surprised. The scents are, I think, not very far from traditional Bordeaux grape varieties, cabernet or merlot, good power. In order, I see the strawberry, vanilla, coffee, all complemented by a very slight hint of pepper. After aeration the dominant fruity expressed openly.
I take a sip of wine in your mouth. The attack is frank, very powerful. The wine is rachaichissant, invigorating and tonic on one side but also warm and full with ripe fruits and sweet. Yes, the texture is very pleasant, silky and caressed. For lack of acidity, the structure is a bit simple and modest, as desired.
The finish is pleasant, fruity, and good length. It is seductive, but without much elegance.

is a good first impression for the zinfandel.

LGDD's note for this wine: 15/20.

And of course, your comments are always welcome.

Cheers, NL

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Citran Castle - Haut-Medoc

Another classic LGDD decrypted. It occurs regularly in many wine shops and AVF. I actually bought this bottle at Crossroads Market, fall in full operation, next door to me. It must be said that with the last two wines tasted, it's a bit of a return to my first love: Bordeaux, and the left bank, always.
Saturday, I drink the wine of Drops of God. I am invited to my sister for lunch. Not sure my head to take notes for you transcribe the tasting.
Also, in addition to what I write above. I feel like, until today, missed the wines of Burgundy and the Loire. It is therefore quite possible that they play an increasingly important LGDD.

Wine Name: Castle Citran
Appellation: Haut-Medoc
Category: Red Vintage
: 2005
Alcohol content: 13%
Cap: Cork, see photo
production Country: France Region
: Bordeaux
Price: 13.50 €

Opening and services large wine glass to aerate it. The color is very dark and the edge of the blood-red disk. J'aère widely. I can perceive the evolution of flavors that emerge as the oxygenation occurs. In the end these are aromas of red fruit dominate. Woody present but well integrated, non-dominant, it is classic and is still evolving.
palate, The attack is straightforward. The wine develops aromas in a pretty balanced. Alcohol is present but not dominant enough. And then, boom! wine disappears. The finish is not short, it is nonexistent ... pity.

later, I resume my impressions on the nose that has evolved. The aromas described previously expressed now with a remarkable intensity. In the mouth, like a good balance but not final. Is this a wine closed? Or it is too thin for my taste?

LGDD's note for this wine: 12/20.

And of course, your comments are always welcome.

Cheers, NL

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Vidal-Fleury - Cote-Rotie

The latest favorite is underway. Those that seem most interesting: Leclerc and SuperU. While in Auvergne, this weekend, I am surprised by the efforts of supermarkets to make wines under the best conditions. In
Leclerc Aubière: virtually all vintages of Yquem since 1920 and a cellar of 20 sq.m. air-conditioned or you find all the greatest wines (Bordeaux, at least) at rates that I found correct. In
SuperU Vic-le-Comte rates less interesting but a beautiful air-conditioned cellar with a wide selection for the surface of the store.
You add in these places, a wine enthusiast and wine merchants can traditional shake.
Incidentally, I take 3 bottles of Beychevelle 2007 to 30.50 €. Patience until 2017 at least ... And I add two magnums (Haut-Medoc and Graves) in my cart. I miss a few bottles in the cellar in this format so friendly!




Wine Name: Brown and Blonde Vidal-Fleury
Appellation: Côte-Rôtie
Category: Red wine
Vintage: 2004 Alcohol level
: 13%
Cap: Cork
Country of production : France Region
: Rhône Price
: 29 €

We taste this wine with a rouelle barbecued pork with which it blends very well. After lunch, I use a glass to this post.
The dress is beautiful, clean, very red but not dark nor purple.
The nose is of great strength. Smells of raspberry and livestock who betray that wine is only 4 years. It is fruity, complex and typical (local?) I think.
palate, the attack is mild. The wine does not deliver right away, but shows an invigorating freshness. Then come: notes of fruit, game and aromas empireumatiques left by 4 years of barrel aging. Wood does not take over.
After cooling, I can not find the peppery finish noticeable departure.
Good acidity and good length supported by tannins that give a slight bitterness lingering in the groove. All this takes place with the retro-olfaction. It's class. I waited a few years, however, that the notes fade to benefit livestock and wine offered in all its complexity.

A beautiful name that surprises me every time. I advise all those who, like me, you sometimes struggle to get out the beaten track in Bordeaux.

LGDD's note for this wine: 16 to 16.5 / 20.

And of course, your comments are always welcome.

Cheers, NL