On Aug 18, 8:01 pm, DaleW > wrote:
> We made burgers tonight, along with leftover "baked" beans, broccolli,
> and cabbage. Lettuce and good tomatoes, plus the 2001 Ch. La
> Confession (St Emilion). Whoa, this is thick. Ripe/overripe fruit,
> milk chocolate, vanilla. Creamy texture, quite milky, with blackberry
> and blueberry preserves. Impressive in its own way, but this is one
> garagiste that doesn't say "Bordeaux" at all. Not sorry my only one
> (not sure why I bought, or why I bought 2004). Others will like much
> better, for me C+/B-
>
> Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
> wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
> drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
> promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

'01 Confession is a great wine. I bought 3 cases for restaurant
recently and they are gone already! I got a 6-pack of '05 but want to
wait a while. Great producer. Another great bargain garagiste wine is
BAD BOY 2005 from Jean-Luc Thunevin. The label actually makes fun of
the garage theme and his black sheep nature in Bordeaux. Jean-Luc is a
friend and has a cool blog on his website (Estates Thunevin).