Em, didn't delete anything except a pixie thread :lol: It is rather good actually; but I will, as usual be good.;)
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Em, didn't delete anything except a pixie thread :lol: It is rather good actually; but I will, as usual be good.;)
Haven't had a drink since Tuesday, celebrating that tonight :eyebrows:
Got some real ale type bottles for my birthday so here goes. try one every few nights I think
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Some recently enjoyed slurps:
2009 Château Cap d’Or, Saint-Georges Saint-Emilion
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Saint-George is one of the finest of Saint Emilion’s ‘satellites’, and this claret is from the outstanding 2009 vintage. Gold medal winner: Concours National des Vignerons Independants, 2011.
80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. 14% ABV
A medium bodied, deep purple wine with ripe dark plum and cherry aromas with chocolaty notes.
£15 a bottle. Drink by end of 2015.
2011 Château Les Trois Manoirs, Médoc Cru Borgeois
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Medaille d’Or, Concours Géneral Agricole, Paris 2013.
Gold medal winner, Les Vinalies Internationales Paris, 2013. Gold medal winner, Concours General de Paris, 2013. Silver medal winner, Bettane et Desseauve, 2013
55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot and 5% Malbec.
A powerful, very full-bodied, bone-dry deep ruby wine, with aromas of black fruits, liquorice and vanilla oak.
13.5% ABV £18 a bottle.
2010 Château Taffard de Blaignan, Médoc
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Gold medal winner Concours National Vignerons Indépendants
50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon
A medium bodied wine having a deep crimson colour with a purple core. Aroma of ripe red fruits, subtle liquorice, mint and cassis.
Beautifully balanced, rounded, ripe and elegant. Firm yet smooth.
13.5% ABV ~ £13 bottle. Drink by end 2016.