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The Morey Les Mont Luisants from Cossard is a beautiful wine. The nose is very young with a slight reduction. Otherwise very clean and crisp, wonderful minerality, very focused red fruits - cherries, raspberries and a note of gooseberries. On the palate very precise and focused red fruits - crisp …
[Read more...] about Frederic Cossard, Morey Saint Denis Les Mont Luisants 2010
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Le Grand Verdus is a Bordeaux Superiuere priced at around 10 USD (60 to 70 Danish Kroner). It's not a big and complex wine, but an honest budget Bordeaux. I really like it's classical Bordeaux tannins, no overripe tannins here. The flavors and aromas are typical for the area - rare to find at this …
[Read more...] about Good Value #1 – Chateau Le Grand Verdus 2007
The last two weeks have offered some very nice wine from the area outside our normal wine districts. Some were - surprisingly - good, while one proved to be one of the most awfull wines I have ever tasted. For better Starting with the positive stuff - two Italian wines worth mentioning! Giacomo …
[Read more...] about Sips and Samples #3 – for better and for worst
Sips and Samples is a new format on Winehog.org. The idea is to present wines in a more informal way. This could be wines outside our areas, or wines tasted under relaxed or less than optimal conditions. This week offered a tasting of some interesting wines. These wines were opened for a tasting …
