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Have been enjoying a bottle of 2005 Château Lafaye, a Côte De Blaye Merlot from Bordeaux (Mis en bouteille au Château).
“…Deep ruby, with enticing berry aromas and layers of sumptuous redcurrant and blackberry.”
Drunk this with today’s Sunday roast: beef, potatoes and parsnips and winter vegetables: sprouts, cauliflower, carrots and French green beans.
Now finishing-off the bottle with supper: Manchego cheese with a freshly baked French baton.
Barry
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Nice one, Barry; sounds good!
We enjoyed rather a 'newbie' today - a bottle of 2008 Château David Beaulieu, Appellation Bordeaux Supérieur Controlée. However, it had the jammy intensity of a more mature classic Bordeaux, with nicely defined tannins and excellent 'length'.
We quaffed it with some grilled local Welsh lamb cutlets, marinated in lemon and garlic, with a rosemary and mint herb crust, light red wine jus, and accompanied by rosti potatoes, spinach and baked fennel.
No supper here, as I'm still full from lunch!
Marco.
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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.
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That too sound good Marco. Where did you buy it?
Talking of Welsh lamb, are you able to get the Welsh salt-marsh lamb? Not cheap but well worth the extra.
Haven't eaten fennel for a long time; I would imagine that the slight aniseed taste would go very well with lamb. How long do you bake it for?
Regards
Barry
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Hi Barry,
I think it was Sainsbury's - in fact, I'm pretty certain it was. It was only £6 or so, but it certainly punched well above its weight, as it were.
I'm not aware of having tried Welsh salt-marsh lamb; however I could've eaten it inadvertently, as we get most of our lamb from a local farmer. He gives us the best he's got
I'll check with the 'chef de maison' as to how long the fennel is baked for; it's baked in a little cream with some nutmeg added - delicious! We're also rather partial to chicory, done 'au gratin'.
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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ELP Fanboy
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Another skin full of Château Coors Larger this afternoon..Was a nice vintage..
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I thought you'd be into real ales, being a Yorkshireman!
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 used to sup Beer once upon a time but got fed up with it being warm in pubs, so turned into a fat Larger guzzler..a nice one tho.Originally Posted by Marco
I thought you'd be into real ales, being a Yorkshireman!
Marco
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Lager for the larger man? There are some good ones out there including Freedom brewed near me.
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Come to think of it Coors is brewed near here too.
ELP Fanboy
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Steve:
I've seen that Freedom Pils Larger, it's in a bottle, never seen it on tap..I used to sup LCL (5% ABV) at our boozer till they took it out, i used to get hammered on that, they put in this Coors (4.9% ABV), not quite as good but still does the damage..Up Sheffield i'll sup Tuborg (5% ABV)..Leave all the Carling & Fosters shit not even worth drinking. i like a meaningful session
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