The Wine & Whisky Thread

[Barry]

2018 Le Vieux Chateau Guibeau



Puisseguin Saint-Émilion 14% ABV

80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc

[guy]

Hi Barry - any good, how much and where from?

[Barry]

I bought it from Laithwaites a few years ago, for I think, about £15.

The 2018 is unavailable now; I thought it was time to drink it up.

I'm not sure where one can buy more recent vintages, or even if they are any good: the 2018 was an exceptional year.

I have several other clarets in my 'wine cellar' which I'm slowly drinking - I'll post them here in due course.

[guy]

Thanks for answer Barry - I never seem to keep any bottles longer than a couple of months

[struth]

got another 2 bottles of this in as its on offer.. very nice stuff. this one is more sherried than last bottles i had.

this one tonight again... slange

[Barry]

2018 Château Le Rochers, Réserve Spéciale, Bordeaux



Château Les Rochers doesn’t pretend to be a classed growth, but a simple Bordeaux with all the class and elegance you’d expect of this great region. It’s from an estate owned by the Roux family for five generations. The name Les Rochers, ‘the rocks’, comes from the limestone-rich soil, which keeps the vines very well drained. As you’d expect in the Entre Deux Mers, the majority of the grapes are Merlot, with some of both the Cabernets.

Another wine that is approaching the 'drink up' date (December 2022). 13.5% ABV.

Enjoyed with steak and kidney, black bean and onion sauté on a bed of basmati rice, carrots, green beans and 'sugar snap' peas.

[Barry]

2018 L'Épiphanie. Montagne Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux



Merlot and Cabernet Franc grape. 14% ABV.

Medium- to full-bodied Merlot-based blend. Bright scarlet in colour, with aroma of violets, red fruit, and a hint of leafy spice. Velvety with red plum and cassis on the palate; touches of red cherry and spice. Drink by end December 2023. Around £27 a bottle.

Enjoyed with a starter of grated carrot, smoked salmon and avocado salad. Followed by smoked mackerel in a tomato and onion sauce with brocolli, and green beans on a bed of spaghetti.

Desert of honeydew, cantaloupe and galia melon with black grape fruit salad.

[struth]

Mulben Moor 8 Year Old 2010 from Murray McDavid. 50% abv this and from a Mystery Distillery in Speyside.




Very fresh, flowery and a bit of spicy fruit too, along with honey etc.. a little firey but easily tamed with a splash if thats how you want it. Very decent and will think on distillery; Auchroisk comes to mind. I think the water and tem mins in glass is a big boost for it.

[CageyH]

Picked up a bottle of Auchentoshan 12 today.
Never had it, and had to use up the balance of my “Christmas Gift” account at work. It was one of the better bottles they had left.
I am hoping it is a nice bottle

Has anybody already tried it?

[struth]

Picked up a bottle of Auchentoshan 12 today.
Never had it, and had to use up the balance of my “Christmas Gift” account at work. It was one of the better bottles they had left.
I am hoping it is a nice bottle

Has anybody already tried it?

not tried the 12. not seen it tbh as i think it came out during lockdown; used to be a 10 i remember. auchentoshen can be variable so let us know how it is.