Top wines tasted in 2007

Belows follows a summary of the top wines that we tasted during 2007. Someone once said that wine does not become better than this , just more expensive! The wines below are all reasonable for the quality. The three white wines are in ittalic and the wines come from all over the world...The scale is still ski-jumping marks, highest being 20:)

18.2 Domaine de Chevalier 2002, Pessac Great even in a bad year...
18.2 Barbera d’Alba 2001 Serraboella by Cigliuti Excellent stuff Italy
18.2 La Croix de Gay 2001, Pomerol Violet, red berries, smooth taste
18.2 Ch Pommard 2004, Burgundy Well balanced full bodied
18.3 Kuentz Bas Gewurztraminer 1996 "Vin de meditation"
18.3 d'Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 1998 Great from “down under”…
18.4 Ch de Costes 2000, Pecharmant Rich, round, plum, coffe
18.4 Belle Glos Pinot Noir 2004, Santa Barbera ,Clark Telephone
18.4 Ch Gruaud Larose 1989, St Julien Still going strong
18.5 Domaine de Chevalier 1999, Pessac Very good and elegant
18.5 St.Aubin 1er 2005 Remilly by H.Lamy Great mineral taste
18.6 Chassagne Montrachet 1er 2003 Truffiere, V. Gerardin a favourite!
18.6 Ch Grand Puy Lacoste 1990, Paulliac Tobacco, leather, ab fab
18.6 Ch de Sales 2000, Pomerol Smooth, velvety, long, balanced finish
18.6 Ch. Leoville Poyferre 1995, St Julien Still young, needs time
18.7 Ch Leoville Las Cases 1992, St Julien Great despite a bad vintage

19.0 Echezeaux Domaine des Perdrix 1996 by A Rodet
Delicate soft seductive red burgundy very good, fantastic body and length

19.3 Ch Pavie 1990, St. Emilion
An absolute bargain at £18 some time back>> fantastic wine with smooth silky taste

19.3 Flaccianello della Pieve 1999, Toscany
This is a table wine from Italy! SuperTuscan as they call it. Wet wool, red berries, firm body and long silky taste

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Leoville Lascases 1988

Last week was a special week for me as I received my last pay check from my previous employer. An event that required some sort of celebration with some good friends. Of the many bottles opened during that evening was a Leoville Lascases 1988. This Bordeaux wine from St. Julien is second Grand cru classee but it has the quality of a first growth. This chateau was also the wine that made me change from beer to wine as I had the pleasure of tasting a Leoville Lascases 1945 back in 88. The 1945 just knocked me off my guard and I remember thinking what a fantastic wine it was and what an experience to drink this wine from the year when world war 2 ended. I was in shock and I then just decided to enter into the world of wine. I have always had a soft spot for this chateau ever since. And to my pleasure it has been performing well at much more reasonable prices than the much more expensive first growths in the 1855 classification. Nowadays a bottle of this wine costs around ...

Condrieu 2014 by Cuilleron

In the steep hills north in the Rhone valley there is a small appelation which is called Condrieu. Here the rare grape of Viognier is grown. A grape not well known to many people but which gives a fantastic wine when grown here. It is a full bodied white with a very pronounced and overwhelming smell of flower, peach, apricot, tropical fruit etc. The taste is dominated by ripe fruit, medium acidity and a long finish. Very good to outstanding quality. This is not a white for the fainthearted as the style is rather opulent. But with 2 year old Comte it is the perfect match. Cuilleron (manager) has many different styles. The wine is pricy and rare to get hold of. Condrieu 2014 "La Petite Cote" Yves Cuilleron ca 30€ or 400 nok

Chianti Riserva 2016

Castello de Farnatello has a basic Chianti and a Riserva on the market. Both of them are good value for money. We tried the Riserva the other day, in two different glasses; Riedel Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. The Syrah glass is more closed at the top (to the right). The colour of the wine is medium red and the nose discrete smell of cherries, leather and nuts. Attractive acidity with a firm well balanced taste. This is perfect with lamb for ex. 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot has been added to the wine as well and that gives it more body than the pure Sangiovese. And which glass works best? The Syrah glass enhances the smell much more than the CS glass in which the wine seems much more closed. Chianti Riserva 2016, Castello de Farnatello Ca 230 kr or 13euro

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