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Domaine Cauhapé

Chant des Vignes Jurançon Sec Gros Manseng Petit Courbu 2021

Enjoyed September 20, 2024 at home. Purchased from September 7, 2024 tasting at Pirouette. — 12 days ago

Château du Cèdre (Verhaeghe et Fils)

Cahors Malbec 2021

One of the bottles we brought back from our stay in the Lot region. Opened 1 hour and 30 minutes before serving. Served over a charcoal grilled super ribeye piece. Great pairing!
Very different take on cahors than the ones we tasted over there. Oak, chocolate, cassis, blackberry, cherry, a menthol thing too. Very inviting and complex. The palate shows a very long acid drive, some nice matter, a soft mouthfeel, some cherry, chocolatey and blackberry notes, some typical grainy, dusty tannins, and a long, everlasting finish with that dusty layer, some cherry, an oaky note reminiscent of the nose and a nice, delicate, savoury touch in the rear, with a very nice pinch of umami to make it great. Less extracted than expected (and than Le cèdre cuvée I had a few years ago), an elegant, modern Cahors. Great stuff!
— 2 months ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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Are they moving away from the need for wines to age, Daniel?
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This one particular cuvée could probably benefit from aging a bit, but a decent amount of air made it very approachable. Of course we had it with charcoal-grilled beef which definitely helped taming down tannins.

Clos Siguier

Cahors Malbec 2019

Jalapeño/bell pepper, raspberry, chalk, underripe blood orange rind, medium tannins (leaning towards medium plus), dried herbs, slightly smoky, cherry on the finish and nice acid. Previous bottle could meld with chicken, not so much on this one. Will save to have with some meat tomorrow 😁 — 25 days ago

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Herri Mina

Irouléguy Gros Manseng Blend 2022

Unique and delicious — 2 months ago

W. & J. Graham's

Aged 10 Years Tawny Port Blend

Classic 20 year port
Mildly tannic medium body. Perfect slight acidity and sweetness.
Aromas and taste of butterscotch date fig raisin orange peel hazelnut
— 4 months ago

W. & J. Graham's

Aged 20 Years Tawny Port Blend

20 jaar , heerlijk!
Mooie rode kleur.
Veel fruit.
— 5 months ago

W. & J. Graham's

Vintage Port Blend 1980

Florenxio ismael greg marco juan — a month ago

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Domaine Arretxea

Hegoxuri Irouléguy Petit Courbu Blend 2021

Gros manseng!! Who knew it could be this good? High acidity, savory finish. Mineral and stone. — 3 months ago

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Château Bouscassé

Madiran Tannat Blend 2018

2018 vintage. Lovely dry mix of flavors — 4 months ago