DaleW wrote:

> Monday Betsy made a steak over horseradish-dressed salad for one of
> the last al fresco meals of the year. I opened the 2000 Ch.
> Larose-Trintaudon (Haut-Medoc). This is one of the largest vineyards
> in Bordeaux, and I've never known it to make exciting wine. But
> Zachys has the 2000 for $8.99, and at that price I decided to try a
> couple. Rather low-acid, medium black plum fruit with a little
> cassis. A little herb/tobacco note. There's some tannic structure
> here (more than in most L-Ts) and it stands up to the steak ok.
> Finish is short for a B2K, and at it's normal $15 or so I'd probably
> prefer numerous satellite Bdx, but for an $9 cab blend this isn't
> bad. B


I usually think most vintages of Larose-Trintaudon are a decent value among
inexpensive Bordeaux, but especially at $9, that sounds like a great buy. I
wish I could find it here in Tucson for that price.

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Ken Blake
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