Why don't you thr good wines. Then you wouldn't whine.
"Bill Spohn" > wrote in message
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> 2000 Benchland Chardonnay - this BC Chard 3was getting a bit long in the
> tooth.
> It had a faint metallic note in the nose, but beyond that it was
> excessively
> oaked, had fair acidity and finished short. No thanks.
>
> 1994 Mas Champart (St. Chinian) - this Languedoc-Roussillon wine lacked
> the
> quality I've seen in other examples. There was little of note in the nose,
> bar
> a slight rubberiness, and while it showed some sweetness in the midpalate,
> it
> tailed off too quickly and was simple.
>
> With smoked buffalo carpaccio:
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> 1992 Murietta's Well Vendimia - tons of mint in this nose, so much so that
> we
> were considering whether it might be Australian. Elegant and ready, it
> struck
> none of us as an American wine.
>
> 1996 Sean Thackrey Pleiades VI - "this wine contains Syrah, Zinfandel,
> Carignan, Petit Sirah, Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Grenache, Mourvedre, and
> Merlot,
> to name just a few", and the back label indicates that it "goes well with
> anything red wine goes well with", which doesn't really add much! The
> nose was
> eucalyptus with a hint of barnyard, and the medium weight wine had good
> bright
> fruit in the middle.
>
> With pork tenderloin a la Portuguese (w. clams)
>
>
> 2000 Clos l'Oratoire des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape - a nose of rich herbs
> and
> sweet fruit, with a bit of heat. Lots of tannin, sweet fruit medium long.
> It
> showed more complexity on palate than it did in the nose.
>
> 1999 Ch. d'Aiguilhe (Cotes de Castillon) - I was the only one that
> suggested
> this might be a Bordeaux! Big, black and impenetrable, with nutmeg in the
> nose
> and soft tannins. It is an atypical wine, but drinks well now.
>
> With cheese:
>
> 1994 Dom. Tempier Cabassau (Bandol) - good sweet nose with leather and
> spice,
> obviously hot climate, still lots of soft tannin and very good length.
>
> 1997 Jose Ferrer Veritas Grand Reserve (Mallorca) - this wine, brought
> back by
> a frined from vacation in Spain, had a bottle so heavy that it felt like a
> full
> bottle when it was empty. Ripe nose, tannins forward, tad astringent at
> the
> end. Interesting curiosity (and not cheap) but not serious cellaring
> material.
> 'Mantonegro', Callet and Cab Sauv.
>
> 2002 Golden Mile Merlot - an inexpensive BC wine that was showing a lot of
> coconut and mint in the nose, quite sweet, and the sweetness carried over
> in
> the mouth. OK with cheese but really a bit too sweet.
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