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Domaine
Piétri-Géraud
V.D.N. Blanc 2003, A.C. Banyuls. **HERITAGE WINE**
* This fortified, sweet white
wine has a fabulous, smooth taste: concentrated, creamy and soft with a
beautiful acidity, beautiful array of restrained aroma's of flowers,
herbs,
minerals and honey, a wine of great purity and impeccable balance.
- tasted: 22-04-’05 (retasted
after 9 months: 01-02-2006: still in excellent condition, however the
fruit
and flowery nuances have changed into more nutty nuances, but the wine
is as fresh and soft, with an excellent balance!! This is quite
astonishing!)
- estimated retail price ca.
19 euro
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Domaine
Piétri-Géraud
V.D.N. Blanc "Cuvée du Soleil" 2000, A.C. Banyuls. **HERITAGE
WINE**
* A rare, very traditional,
fortified, sweet white wine of great intensity, richness and softness,
beautifully oxidative in style displaying a nice range of nutty and
caramel
nuances, also mineral with a lively freshness, impressive balance.
- estimated retail price ca.
28 euro
- tasted: 22-04-’05 (the same
bottle was retasted 9 month after opening - 01-02-2006 - and was still
in great condition: a bit less full bodied and soft, a bit more nutty
in
style, but still impressive)
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Domaine
Piétri-Géraud
V.D.N. "Cuvée Joseph Géraud" 1997, A.C. Banyuls.
**HERITAGE
WINE**
* A great, classical and very
mature fortified sweet red wine with many warm and complex nuances of
nuts,
caramel, raisins, cocoa and smoke, great intensity and depth combined
with
a creamy richness.
- estimated retail price ca.
15 euro
- tasted: 22-04-’05 (retasted
01-02-'06 - 9 months later - has declined a bit: less complex,
older
and starting to dry out, but shows the stamina this wine has.)
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Domaine
Piétri-Géraud
V.D.N. Rimage "Cuvée Mademoiselle 0" 2000, A.C.
Banyuls.
"HERITAGE WINE"
* This is a classical,
fortified
red wine from a hot region, the sweetness is perfectly balanced by some
strong tannins, giving this smooth and soft wine great backbone,
beautiful
warm, spicy and raisiny fruit, lots of complex nuances with depth and
intensity.
- estimated retail price ca.
15 euro
- tasted: 22-04-’05
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Domaine
Piétri-Géraud
rouge "Le Moulin de la Cortine" 2003, A.C. Collioure. **HERITAGE
WINE**
* Still very young, intense,
classical, spicy and "warm" wine with great ageing potential, good
concentration,
strong tannins, and layers of semi-hidden raisiny fruit, spices,
earthiness
and minerals, not elegant or refined, but immensely honest, pure and
convincing.
"Old fashioned" in a most positive way.
- estimated retail price ca.
15 euro
- tasted: 22-04-’05
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Domaine
Piétri-Géraud
rouge 2002, A.C. Collioure. **HERITAGE WINE**
* A classical, mature and
sundrenched
wine with quite a few tannins, a strong, regional character and a
beautiful
range of complex and even elegant mature aroma's of cedar and spices.
- estimated retail price ca.
13 euro
- tasted: 22-04-’05
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Hugues de Beauvignac
Picpoul
de Pinet 2003, A.C. Picpoul de Pinet **HERITAGE
WINE**
* Clean, very fresh, tight,
mineral, concentrated, crystal clear, piquant and with just the right
amount
of richness. A perfect wine with ample character, refreshingly dry and
interesting. A high quality Muscadet-style from the South of France for
a very reasonable price.- tasted: 21-09-’04 (tasted several times with
consistent notes)
- estimated retail price ca.
5,50 euro
- tasted: 21-09-’04 (tasted
several times with consistent notes)
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Domaine des Homs 2003,
A.C.
Minervois. **HERITAGE WINE**
* A wine of great purity,
with
complex and classy earthy spicy fruit, beautifully concentrated,
intense,
elegant, with freshness, minerals, great tannins and an exemplary
balance
between fruit and wood, the oak amplifying the exceptional fruit in a
classic
fashion. Everything in this wine is right!
- estimated retail price ca.
7 euro
- tasted: 26-04-'05
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Hugues de Beauvignac
Sauvignon-Blanc
2003, V.d.P. des Côtes de Thau
* In this wine really
everything
is right. The power, the freshness, the aroma's, the richness. Still
very
young, but in the aftertaste the real promise shows already well. Who
said
Sauvignon-Blanc from the Midi
is always boring? Try this one, you will be amazed by its
quality,
style and especially its very affordable price. A great little
wine!
- estimated retail price: ca.
5 euro
- tasted: 15-12-'03
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Fleur Bleue blanc
2003,
V.d.P. d'Oc
* Very well made, dry, very
fresh white wine, well balanced, with nice clean fruit (pineapple,
pears,
apples) and some minerals. Maybe a bit lacking in refinement and depth,
but the balance and clean character are truly remarkable for such a
competitively
priced wine.
- estimated retail price ca.
4,50 euro
- tasted: 20-09-’04 (tasted
several times with consistent notes)
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Fleur Bleue rouge
2003,
V.d.P. d'Oc
* Very well made, easy going,
very supple, ripe fruity, well balanced, uncomplicated, medium bodied
wine
with elegance, some freshness and very clean fruit. A nice luncheon
wine,
New-World-style but with the bonus of just that little extra touch of
freshness
and elegance.
- estimated retail price ca.
4,50 euro
- tasted: 20-09-’04 (tasted
several times with consistent notes)
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Domaine des Brus Merlot
2001,
V.d.P. d'Oc
* This is a silky, velvety
soft wine with loads of fruit (crème de cassis, prunes) and some
spices. Full-bodied, rich and warm in style, gamy "sauvage" fruit from
the beautiful terroir, very strong aromatic personality, very easy,
almost
New-World-smooth taste.
- estimated retail price ca.
6,50 euro per bottle
- tasted: 13-09-’04 (tasted
2 times, consistent notes)
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Domaine Boudau
Patrimoine
2003, A.C. Côtes du Roussillon Villages. **HERITAGE
WINE**
* This wine proves some great
wines can be made without wood. Very strong, intense, compact and
impressively
concentrated, with great depth of fruit, complexity, strong,
but excellent tannins, great
expression of terroir, brooding with potential, with a warm character
and
excellent balance.
- estimated retail price ca.
15 euro
- tasted: 07-06-’04
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Domaine Boudau Le Clos
rouge
2003, A.C. Côtes du Roussillon .
* A great combination of
delicious,
ripe and rich fruit of great purity, warmth, and spices, all very well
knitted together with the ripe and healthy tannins. A juicy and supple
wine with ample character, highly pleasing and easy to drink, but also
offering enough to keep your full attention.
- estimated retail price ca.
7 euro
- tasted: 07-06-’04
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Domaine Boudau Muscat
de
Rivesaltes 2003, A.C. Muscat de Rivesaltes Vin Doux Naturel .
* A very good, ripe, rich and
sweet muscat, fortified, thus with natural unfermented sweetness of the
grapes, with excellent purity of fruit, unctuous, very smooth and
round,
with some elegance and depth.
- estimated retail price ca.
12 euro
- tasted: 07-06-’04
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Domaine Boudau
Rivesaltes
sur Grains 2002, A.C. Rivesaltes Vin Doux Naturel .
* An excellent sweet red
wine,
made of 100% Grenache grapes, fortified, thus with natural unfermented
sweetness of the grapes. In the same style as a good Vintage Port, but
not as strong and heavy, but much more elegant and refined. The
perfect
balance, the great refinement and the multi layered aroma's in this
wine
makes it so special.
- estimated retail price ca.
12 euro
- tasted: 07-06-’04
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Domaine La Bastide
Viognier
2002, V.d.P. d'Hauterive
* An impressively expressive
wine loaded with ripe and spicy fruit aroma's of peaches and apricots,
with a dry, rich and round taste with enough freshness to balance the
power
and aroma's.
- estimated retail price: ca.
6,50 euro
- tasted: 12-05-'03
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Château La
Bastide
rouge 2001, A.C. Corbières
* A well made, easy to drink
red Corbières, offering many impressions of delicious, ripe,
sweet
fruit, some concentration and just a touch of freshness.
- estimated retail price: ca.
6 euro
- tasted: 13-08-'03
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Domaine La Bastide
Pinot
Noir 2001, V.d.P. d'Hauterive
* A rather heavy wine with
a lot of richness and a mild acidity. The aromas: earthy, smoky with
some
venison. The main charm of this wine is its softness both the velvety
taste
as well as the mild (cooked) fruit.
- estimated retail price: ca.
7 euro
- tasted: 09-03-'03
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Château La
Bastide
Cuvée Optimée 2000, A.C. Corbières
* Not a spectacular wine in
terms of power and body, but an impressive combination of restraint,
power,
complexity, elegance, length and suppleness. Not classic nor
modern,
but a combination of the best of both worlds.
- estimated retail price: ca.
10 euro
- tasted: 28-02-'03
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Domaine La Bastide
Syrah
2001, V.d.P. d'Hauterive
* This is an example how
power
and freshness can make a very drinkable combination. Expressive wine,
lacking
the depth, length and complexity of a really great wine, but very good,
with an excellent price/ quality ratio. In fact a real bargain.
- estimated retail price: ca.
6 euro
- tasted: 28-02-'03
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Château La
Bastide
rouge 2000, A.C. Corbières
* A good, sound and
attractive
Corbières, well made, easy to drink, offering interesting
impressions
of fruit en herbs, clean and fresh, very drinkable and not tiring or
heavy.
Makes you reach for a second glass.
- estimated retail price: ca.
6 euro
- tasted: 28-01-03
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Domaine de
Beauséjour-Judell
Cabernet -Merlot "Cuvée Impatience" 2001, V.d.P. d'Oc
* Full throttle wine, warm,
rich, full-bodied, succulent and seductive, with obvious wood and
sweet,
super ripe fruit, not the last word in depth, refinement, or elegance,
but carefully
produced to provide maximum
pleasure. Environmentally friendly produced "New World" style
wine,
surprisingly rich and smooth for its French origin.
- estimated retail price ca.
10 euro
- tasted: 08-11-’03 (tasted
many times since april '03, consistent notes)
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Domaine Boudau
Rivesaltes
Sur Grains 2001, A.C. Rivesaltes Vin Doux Naturel
* A very special sweet red
wine, made of 100% Grenache grapes, fortified, thus with natural
unfermented
sweetness of the grapes. Refined, concentrated and powerful. Complex
and
spicy fruit, well balanced.
- estimated retail price: ca.
12 euro
- tasted: 03-03-'03
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Domaine du Vieux
Chêne
"Cuvée des Capucines" 2003, A.C. Côtes du Rhône. **HERITAGE
WINE**
* Ecologically produced,
quite
impressive wine. Strong structure and emphasis on warm fruit and
spices,
ample, ripe, but young tannins, well balanced and with a lot of nuances
still to emerge, clean and very honest and natural wine.
- estimated retail price ca.
7,00 euro
- tasted: 23-09-’04
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Domaine de Vieux
Chêne
"Cuvée de la Haie aux Grives" 2001, A.C. Côtes du
Rhône.
**HERITAGE
WINE**
* One of the purest and most
honest red Côtes du Rhônes, powerful, elegant, concentrated
and well balanced, with complex red and black fruit, nice acidity and a
peppery spiciness, a Médoc styled, Ecologically produced
Rhône.
- estimated retail price:
ca.
8 euro
- tasted: 24-10-2003
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Château Le
Clou
rouge 2002, A.C. Bergerac **HERITAGE WINE**
* Ecologically produced red
Bergerac, smooth and round in character, easy to drink, with a strong
earthy
expression of the terroir: berries, cherries and laurel. Very well
balanced,
clean and well made.
- estimated retail price ca.
7,50 euro per bottle
- tasted: 01-10-’04
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Château Le
Clou
"Pleiade" 2002, A.C. Bergerac blanc
* Ecologically produced dry,
luxurious white Bergerac, vinified and matured in new wood, excellent
balance,
great purity, beautiful match between freshness of the fruit and the
richness
and spiciness of the wood, super smooth, rich and also refreshing.
Extremely
well produced, great value for money.
- estimated retail price ca.
10,00 euro per bottle
- tasted: 01-10-’04
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Château de
Corbiac
2002, A.C. Pécharmant **HERITAGE WINE**
* A strong wine expressing
its heavy terroir very clearly, not refined, or elegant, but quite
concentrated,
powerful, and with many intense earthy and spicy impressions
(liquorice,
laurel), combined with clean and ripe black fruits, some rustic tannins
and good acidity, combines well with strong regional dishes and game.
- estimated retail price ca.
11,00 euro per bottle
- tasted: 13-09-’04
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Domaine de
Pébérère
blanc 2003, V.d.P. des Côtes de Gascogne
* Cheap, fresh and very
cheerful,
dry white wine with many nuances of fruit, flowers, minerals and yeast,
clean and clear, straight forward character, easy drinking with a tiny
touch of hardly noticeable sweetness to balance the strong, refreshing
acidity.
- estimated retail price ca.
4,00 euro per bottle
- tasted: 07-05-’04
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Château Tour
d'Arfon
Rosé 2003, A.C. Bergerac
* Well made wine from a
difficult
year, more powerful and full-bodied than the average Bergerac
rosé,
verging on the brink of a Bordeaux Claret, but with more freshness and
more upfront primary and fresh berry and cherry fruit. Dry, smooth and
well balanced wine that will please many consumers that find many dry
reds
too strong and harsh.
- estimated retail price ca.
5,00 euro per bottle
- tasted: 21-04-’04
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Prestige de Naudin
rouge
2002, V.d.P. de Saint-Sardos
* Well balanced "modern" red
wine, expressive and deliciously fruity, supple and fresh wine of
medium
power and body, attractively spicy and peppery in style. An interesting
combination of easy drinking and regional character at an attractive
price.
- estimated retail price:
ca.
6 euro
- tasted: 16-09-'03
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Domaine Bernhard &
Reibel
Riesling Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2002, A.C. Alsace **HERITAGE
WINE**
* A young and extravert
Riesling
of very high quality, impressively fresh, intense, complex and richness
to match. Impeccable clean and complex fruit, beautiful mineral
freshness
and complexity, powerful, yet elegant and refined. Clean, dry, intense,
complex, elegant style Riesling. Eco-wine, excellent value.
- estimated retail price ca.
9 euro
- tasted: 27-01-’04 (still
delicious after 3 weeks in open bottle)
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Domaine Bernhard &
Reibel
Pinot-Blanc 2002, A.C. Alsace **HERITAGE WINE**
* A stunning Pinot Blanc with
an impressive freshness in combination with power, richness and nuances
in a crystal clear style. As delicious as a Pinot Blanc can be, nearly
a Pinot Gris in style (creamy richness, nuances) but fresher, more
upfront,
more expressive fruity, great combination of intensity, freshness,
nuances
and drinking pleasure. Eco-wine.
- estimated retail price ca.
7,50 euro
- tasted: 27-01-’04 (still
delicious after 3 weeks in open bottle)
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