Medoc recommendations - cru bourgeois

The Foire aux vins is not far away (September in most supermarkets and wine merchants). Below is a list of good quality wines at reasonable price for Medoc wine. The prices and score are based upon the 2002, 2003 and 2004 vintages. The 2005 prices should be higher, but so is the quality. The 2005 wines would need 3-4 years (from now) in the cellar before starting to try them. The lesser years like 2002 and 2004 would drink nicely now while the good 2003 might require a bit more time.

Ch.Chasse-Spleen, Moulis, ca 20€, BUY
Ch. Clarke, Listrac, ca 20€, P(+)
Ch. Fourcas Hosten, Listrac, ca 14€, P+
Ch.Gloria, St.Julien, ca 15€, P+
Ch. La Tour de Mons, Margaux, ca 16€, BUY
Ch. Larose Perganson, Haut-Medoc, ca 14€, BUY
Ch. Les Ormes de Pez, St.Estephe, ca 18€, P+
Ch.Martinens, Margaux, ca 16€, P+
Ch. Maucaillou, Moulis, ca 18€, P+
Ch.Monbrison, Margaux, ca 18€, P+
Ch. Phelan Segur, St.Estephe, ca 17€, BUY
Ch. Potensac, Haut-Medoc, ca 15€, P+
Ch. Poujeaux, Moulis, ca 20€, P+
Ch.Siran, Margaux, ca 20€, BUY
Ch.Sociando Mallet, Haut-Medoc, ca 25€, BUY

My favourites have been given the score "BUY" the others P+

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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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