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  1. #1061
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    Some slurps enjoyed over the Festive Season:

    Château Le Coin 2012, Bordeaux




    Merlot 90%, Cabernet Franc 5%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%

    Deep purple red

    Ripe plum aromas with notes of tobacco and spoces

    Smooth and silky with ripe damson fruit and hints of spicy oak.

    14.5% ABV £10 a bottle Gold medal winner: Concours Agricole De Bordeaux



    Château D’Anvichar 2012, Côtes de Bordeaux



    Merlot 80%, Cabernet Franc 20%

    Deep ruby red

    Intense blackberry and plum with spiced notes

    Lots of cassis and toasty oak with silky tannins and a long finish

    13.5% ABV £13 a bottle



    Château D’Arche 2010, Haute-Médoc



    45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc

    Deep purple red

    Tightly furled red fruit aromas and hints of liquorice and tobacco

    Complex and layered with red and black fruits, minerals and toasty oak

    13.5% ABV (drink by 2020)



    Le Croix Des Bordeaux 2012, Bordeaux



    100% Merlot

    Deep plummy red

    Ripe, fruity notes of red and black berries; a hint of liquorice

    Fruity and ripe, soft and smooth. Good length

    12.5% £9.50 a bottle Gold medal winner


    Château Les Trois Manoirs 2011, Médoc Cru Bourgeois



    50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon

    Deep ruby

    Aromas of black fruits, liquorice and vanilla oak

    Smooth cassis and redcurrant flavours, supple tannins and oak notes

    13.5% ABV £18 a bottle
    Barry

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    Cool, Barry. Some good stuff there! What about the wine you bought in Aldi or Lidl, which I recommended - how did you get on with that?

    Marco.
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    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

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    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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    This Co-op Casablanca Valley Pinot Noir is an absolute steal at just £7.99!!

    Weighing in at 14% vol, it's a substantial wine that has real depth to it and a lovely touch of chocolate on the finish.

    I've had a couple of bottles of this beauty and will be going back for more.

    Sonore Rendu - Cambridge Audio Edge W - Sonus Faber Venere 2.5

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    I'll see if they have that in my local Co-op.
    Barry

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Cool, Barry. Some good stuff there! What about the wine you bought in Aldi or Lidl, which I recommended - how did you get on with that?

    Marco.
    Are you talking about the
    2011 Château Chantemerle, Médoc Cru Bourgeois, and the
    2012 Château Grand-Pey-Lescours, St. Émilion Grand Cru?

    Well actually I did buy a couple of bottle of each, but I’ve not opened them yet - they will be a private pleasure for the New Year.


    I omitted to mention the ‘whites’ we drank. I’ll correct this now:

    Les Ruettes Sancerre

    http://www.marksandspencer.com/les-r...ee4890a87c3122

    12.5% ABV from Marks & Spencer £14 a bottle


    and

    Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico



    12% ABV from Tesco at £5.50 a bottle
    Barry

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    Are you talking about the
    2011 Château Chantemerle, Médoc Cru Bourgeois, and the
    2012 Château Grand-Pey-Lescours, St. Émilion Grand Cru?

    Well actually I did buy a couple of bottle of each, but I’ve not opened them yet - they will be a private pleasure for the New Year.
    Yes, those were the chaps. Let me know what you think of them, when slurped!

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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    I was rat arsed yesterday on Chantry 'Diamond Black Stout' this is Brewed about 10 mins from us.infact it's over the road from where i work.


    http://www.chantrybrewery.co.uk/our_beers.html

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    Think this should be wine, real ale and whisky ....enjoying a nice drop of Aberlour tonight again, to banish the blues.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Barbarian View Post
    I was rat arsed yesterday on Chantry 'Diamond Black Stout' this is Brewed about 10 mins from us.infact it's over the road from where i work.


    http://www.chantrybrewery.co.uk/our_beers.html
    Handy!

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


    Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!

    Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!


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