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 ...

Pecharmant wine district

Pécharmant is a wine appellation in the hills to the North-East of the market town of Bergerac , France. Pécharmant is the best known of the wines from the Dordogne subregion and the wines have been classified as AOC since 1936. The identification "Pécharmant" dates from 1946 and new AOC since March 13, 1992. First produced in the eleventh century, Pécharmant is the oldest collective of vineyards in the region of Bergerac. "Pécharmant" comes from the words "Pech" ( "Hill") and "Charmant" (Charming), thus meaning "the charming hill." Pécharmant vineyards are well exposed to the sun and the soil consists sand and gravel from the Perigord, and containing a deep layer of ferruginous clay called "Tran." Pécharmant is a blend of at least three varietals predominantly Merlot with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Côt, and Malbec. These varietals produce a wine suitable for holding from four to ten years, typically tannic...

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

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