Another belter from Billy Walker, which I have in the drinks cabinet, will be opened in a couple of daysQuote:
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Another belter from Billy Walker, which I have in the drinks cabinet, will be opened in a couple of daysQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
impressed with this one robin.. top class..Quote:
Originally Posted by rmcin626
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We are having a few people in on Boxing Day, and that’s one that will be opened.
At the moment it's a 16 year old Lagavulin.
Needs must - I've finished the Laphroaig! :lol:
A fine dram, but a bit overpriced nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
this again.. an improvement on first one.. maybe needed air..a splash of o2 and its not bad now..:doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
A lot malts improve after a neck pourQuote:
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opened an old fav, the unique 'edradour 10'. dark and sherried, but with a thick, rum-like texture and depth.
a classic from one of the smallest distilleries
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worth trying if you haven't
last of the aberlour 12 tonight... sadly no more either lol...
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More of the 16yr Lagavulin - but I now have some 10yr Laphroaig as an alternative. :)
good...you still abroad?Quote:
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Oui - we are celebrating Christmas with my partner's son's family.
Booze is a little cheaper here, especially the wine! :)
Good to get it done for you. I'm intending going to daughter's.Quote:
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Unless she puts all lights out and locks door [emoji23]
just a heads up.. master of malt have a 20% off on the stock today. maybe worth an order if your needing anything for stock or new year.
just ordered 2 bottles of edradour myself:D
Dry January is upon us, I'll let you know if I make it or not.
I don't bother with any of that. Just follow my usual regime
of having two or three alcohol-free days a week.
I am unfortunately obliged to avoid drinking alcohol as it clashes with my medications and makes me feel terrible. Disappointing to somebody who really enjoyed a drop! :(
I now aim for 5-6 alcohol days free per week, but then again, I do tend to drink all my units in one go, but who made up this 14 unit per week measure anyway? It's naffin!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
The guy who decided the old 28 unit recommendation should be halved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
doc once asked me if i stay within the 14 units and i said, mostly, but if im short i can make it up the next day:eek:
opened today..
Tomatin 14 Year Old Port Wood Finish
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Tomatin is a fine dramQuote:
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yeah, this one of the better 'port caskers'. ive another bottle stashed. nice and creamy with lots of oak in the finish but keeps the red fruit and cream all the time it goes down and a bit of vanilla too. pretty smoothQuote:
Originally Posted by rmcin626
lol, I'll stick to the old recommendations then.Quote:
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First for a few days. This is a MoM special. A Glen Elgin 17.
A half teaspoon of O2 opens a decent glass up very nicely.
Malty and fruity with a spicy backbone, probably ginger.
Very nice I have to say. This was just a guess buy.
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That look like a nice dram GrantQuote:
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2018 Château Peymouton, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
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Château Peymouton is part of the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé, Château Laroque, close to the medieval village. Dating back to the 12th century, Laroque was originally built as a key defensive stronghold – its high position gave it an advantageous view. In the 18th century, its vineyards were first planted, and in 1935 the Beaumartin family took ownership, modernising the vineyards and the estate in the 1960s. 27 hectares of vines have been awarded Grand Cru Classé status, while the remaining 31 are Grand Cru and are labelled Château Peymouton. Soils are classic – red clay over limestone, with some pure clay – which lend density and structure to the wine, whilst also bringing out the intense fruit quality. Open early and decant or cellar.
The 2018 Peymouton is straightforward on the nose, featuring blackberry, briary, scorched earth and light tarry aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins and quite structured, displaying blackberry and bilberry fruit and a light marine influence toward the finish. A bit reserved overall, but nicely proportioned.
Producer Chateau Peymouton
Sub-Region St. Emilion
Region Bordeaux
Country France
Vintage 2018
Colour Red
ABV 14.50% Drink by end of 2033.
About £23 to £25 a bottle
sounds like i'd enjoy that one
2021 Les Hautes de Saint Martin, Saint-Chinian
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Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon (often called "the Languedoc") is a historical coastal region in southern France, extending from Provence to the Pyrenees Mountains and the border with Spain. It's now part of Occitanie. The area is a major wine producer, with Vin de Pays d'Oc and sparkling Crémant de Limoux among its best-known varieties. The regional capital, Montpellier, is home to a well-preserved medieval quarter.
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This Saint-Chinian wine is from vineyards located at the southern end of the Massif Central and just 20 miles from the Mediterranean coast, which enables the grapes to benefit from long, hot summers and mild winters, resulting in a smooth, rich, full-bodied wine. It won a Gold Medal in the Concours des Grands Vins de France in 2022.
A blend of Syrah, Grenache, Carignan and Mourvèdre grapes, this is a dry wine with medium acidity, medium tannins and a lengthy finish. With bramble, plum and cherry on the nose, and an array of red and black fruits, with a hint of spice, on the palate, this is an appealing wine offering very good value for money.
A very good match for a grilled or roast meat dish, or roasted vegetables.
Made by Alain Rogier, winner of the IWC Red Winemaker of the Year in 2015, this deep and flavoursome red encompasses why St Chinian can be such a great hunting ground for good-value wines. Spicy with a complex, chocolate-textured palate of dark fruits and a delicious herbal twang.
Gold medal winner 2022
ABV 13%
Available from Co-Op at £10.25 a bottle
Need to have a look for that wineQuote:
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Selection Vieilles Vignes, Côtes du Rhône, 2022
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A Red wine from Côtes-du-Rhône, Southern Rhône, Rhone Valley, France. Made from Shiraz/Syrah and Grenache grape.
Given to me by a friend living in France, so I don't know the price, but it was not expensive.
2020 Château Labastide Dauzac, Margaux
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Margaux is an important appellation in the Haut-Médoc district of Bordeaux, southwestern France. Located 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of the city of Bordeaux, the appellation is famous for producing supple, perfumed wines, predominantly from Cabernet Sauvignon, which can show excellent structure and longevity.
The other grapes permitted for use here are Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Carmenère, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Fruit must come from vineyards planted to densities of 6500 to 10,000 plants per hectare (2600 to 4000 per acre).
Quality and quantity
The Margaux appellation contains 21 cru classé properties from the 1855 Bordeaux Classification (20 of which still exist) – more than any other so-called "Left Bank" (on the left bank of the Gironde estuary/Garonne river) appellation. It is also, geographically speaking, the largest in the Médoc. The total vineyard area of the appellation covers approximately 1530 hectares (3780 acres).
Château Dauzac is a producer making Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant Bordeaux blends in the Labarde commune of Margaux, and was ranked a fifth growth in the 1855 Classification of Medoc and Graves. The château gained prominence in the 1880s, when its vineyards were the site of trials that led to the development of a fungicide to combat downy mildew, commonly known as the Bordeaux Mixture, or "bouillie bordelaise".
The château is built on a property that has records of ownership dating back to the 12th Century, and a reference to "Bourdieu Dauzac" in the records of the Benedictine abbey St. Croix of Bordeaux dates back to 1545. The estate lies in in the commune of Larbarde, at the very eastern end of the Margaux appellation and south of the village of Margaux.
Indeed, while the Dauzac estate covers 120 hectares (295 acres) of land, with a single, 49 hectare (120 acre) block of vineyard, four hectares (10 acres) of it is outside the Margaux appellation and qualifies only for the Haut-Médoc title.
The vineyard is planted to a rough 65 percent to 35 percent ratio of Cabernet Sauvignon to Merlot. This provides fruit for the grand vin and the second wine, Labastide Dauzac.
The four-hectare (10-acre) plot in the Haut-Médoc provides fruit for Dauzac's third wine, Château Labarde. A fourth wine, Aurore de Dauzac, was made exclusively for the 2013 vintage.
Until 2019, the estate had been owned by French insurance group, MAIF (Mutuelle d'Assurances des Instituteurs de France) for past 30 years. It was the directors of MAIF who, in 1992, brought in André Lurton to reinvigorate the property.
In 2019, Château Dauzac was sold to French businessman Christian Rolleau, founder of business services company SAMSIC.
Alcohol ABV: 13.5%
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
Bought in France, €33 a bottle.
What happens when you take an already delicious bourbon barrel matured Campbeltown single malt from Glen Scotia distillery and then finish it in first-fill Guyanese Demerara rum barrels? You get this tasty treat, that's what. Double the cask, double the flavour is the theory here, but this process also has historical precedence. Glen Scotia has records that go as far back as 1815, before the distillery was founded, that show casks of rum present and for sale in the town.
Glen Scotia Double Rum Finish Whisky
(70cl, 46%)
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Rather nice
Need try that oneQuote:
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Have to say it's pretty good. Likes airQuote:
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2019 La Cave d'Augustin Florent, Madiran
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Madiran is a wine region located in the Southwest of France. This red wine region is situated in the Gascony district, relatively close to the renowned Bordeaux region. The region's entire reputation is built around the full-bodied, red wines that are produced here.
Madiran wines are often full-bodied and tannic, with intense dark fruit flavors such as blackberry and plum. They may also exhibit earthy, spicy, and sometimes smoky notes
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A pretty good table wine, 13.5% ABV Bought in France €9.70
2020 Château Mazeyres, Pomerol
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CHÂTEAU MAZEYRES
The complexity of Mazeyres' wines comes from the vineyard's size - 22 hectares - and the variety of highly complementary soils. The clay gravel brings length and finesse, the sandy clay adds volume and fruit, and the clay lends structure to the wine. Château Mazeyres is one of those Bordeaux vineyards whose historic origins is demonstrated by the fact that it is surrounded by urban development. Although now, its long history is less well-known. Bought in 1988 by the Société Générale pension fund, it has been under major renovation works since 1992 which has been reflected in the improvement in its high quality wines - uncommon in the history of a vintage. In July 2020, Mazeyres was acquired by the Guillard family.
A must in the Pomerol appellation: a wine of remarkable complexity! Château Mazeyres is the perfect embodiment of the elegance and complexity of the Pomerol terroir. With its biodynamic approach, this wine combines refinement, authenticity and delicacy, reflecting the passion and expertise of winemaker Alain Moueix, an agricultural engineer and Bordeaux winemaker who has been running the estate for over 20 years! The vineyard is situated on a sandy gravel hillside and a plateau of sand rich in iron dross, favouring fine Merlot and producing dense, juicy and generously aromatic wines. The Cabernet Franc adds structure, while the Petit Verdot brings finesse, freshness and straightforwardness...this wine has it all!
The wine is medium-bodied, soft, silky, and elegant, with freshness, refinement, and loads of spicy, fresh, vibrant red pit fruits with hints of strawberries, and pepper that comes in on the finish. Drink from 2024-2035.
14.5% ABV. About £33 a bottle.
2016 Clarendelle, Bordeaux
From the same stable as crazy-priced, 1er Cru Haut-Brion, this is a claret of 5-Star pedigree. Wine Advocate described it as “well worth seeking out in terms of value and pleasure”. Premium Bordeaux in a top vintage. Fine balance and ample fruit.
American financier Clarence Dillon visited Bordeaux in 1934 and fell in love with world-famous Château Haut-Brion. The estate wasn’t then in peak form, but that didn’t put him off one iota. Certain it was the jewel of Bordeaux, he bought it and so started his family’s long commitment to the region and fine wine. In 1983 they purchased La Mission Haut-Brion, next door, and the family have since extended their portfolio to other areas of Bordeaux. Clarendelle is the initiative of Clarence Dillon’s great grandson, Prince Robert of Luxembourg. It’s a premium blend Bordeaux that expresses the very best of the vintage – the excellent 2016. Largely Merlot, it offers rich berry fruit, with rounded tannins, and already makes very enjoyable drinking.
The 2016 vintage is a blend of 84% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Cabernet Franc. A very fruity wine, with aromas of red fruit and blackcurrant alongside floral overtones reminiscent of violet. Tannic power together with deliciously velvety texture and rare smooth, powerful, and generous on the palate.
13.5%ABV, drink by end of 2025. About £18 a bottle
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very much a peat night
Yes but in most cases , very light peatQuote:
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Château Les Moutins, Bordeaux 2019
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Château Les Moutins lies on the Right Bank of the Garonne. It has been family owned since 1852 and boasts 60 hectares of vineyard, most of those 20+ years old. The clay, limestone and chalk soils are key to the freshness and expressive aromas of the wine, redolent of ripe plum, redcurrant and rose petal. Merlot is the main grape on this side of the river, which accounts for the voluptuous, velvety style of the wine.
2019 was a great vintage – well balanced with deliciously ripe fruit. Nearly-all Merlot, this velvety claret makes delightful drinking now and over the next few years.
Winner of 8 Gold Medals
13% ABV Drink by end December 2026 £19.50 a bottle.
2020 Château du Ragon, Bordeaux
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Château du Ragon. A petit-château claret that is inexpensive and delivers all the elegant fruit and structure the region is renowned for. It hails from the 5-star 2020 vintage. This claret is brimming with smooth red and black fruits, with smooth tannins. Open early and serve with roast meats.
Tasting notes: Juicy, rounded flavours of plum, cherry and blackberry, smooth spice
Aroma: Ripe aromas of juicy red and black fruits, soft spices.
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grape.
Double Gold Medal winner
13% ABV, Drink by end December 2025. £15 a bottle.
Château Le Bonalguet 2020, Bordeaux
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Château Le Bonalguet is from a small estate in Saint-Germain du Puch, between Bordeaux and Saint-Emilion. The estate grows Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet on clay and limestone soils typical of the greater Saint-Emilion region. Owners Agnès and Alexandre Sueur and winemaker Gregory Dalla Longa make wines that reflect this special terroir and the unique character of each vintage. And Bordeaux 2020, with its long, warm summer, was certainly high quality. Decant at least an hour prior to serving it with roast lamb or duck.
Tasting notes: Supple, rounded with bright, fruity length and rounded tannins.
Aroma: Deep cherry, plum, cassis, with a hint of floral and cedar spice.
13.5% ABV, Drink by end December 2027. £18 a bottle.
Château La Tour Carnet 2020, Haut-Médoc
Château La Tour Carnet has been the witness to the history of wine making in France since it was founded in the 12th Century. The estate belonged to the Montaigne family in the 16th century, its wine becoming famous when it joined the 1855 Grands Crus classification. The best techniques are used to express the great qualities of the vinyard.
The Château La Tour Carnet 2020 is made from a blend of Merlot (60%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (40%)
Best after 2023. Almost always a winner, the 2020 Chateau La Tour Carnet offers a terrific, medium-bodied, concentrated style as well as classic notes of ripe currants, darker cherries, spicy wood, and graphite. It has the vintage's more focused, classic, structured style, with ripe tannins and outstanding length.
13.5% ABV Bought in France, but expect to pay £32 a bottle in the UK
Now enjoying a bottle of Sainsbury's 2022 Palais Rohan, St-Emilion, Bordeaux.
Rich and concentrated, this St-Emilion has delicious complex aromas of red berries and cedar notes, with ripe silky tannins.
14% ABV. Normally £17.50 a bottle, but now on offer at £14.00.
Having one for Grant tonight,
Not much more to say.
Deeply saddened, knew him outside Forumland, one of the Good Guys.
Heres too you lad.
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Yes, I raised a glass to Grant last night.
It was a 10 year old Glenmorangie single malt.
Time to raise a wee dram to Grant, will miss our chats and his advice and thoughts on all sorts of subjects.
My current favourite dram is from Ardnamurchan.
RIP Grant
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