Blindtasting August 2011, Revheim

Wine #1
Dark red some purple colour. Big smell of dark berries and chocolate. On the taste lots of alcohol no tannins and quiet juicy and fruity. God but short taste. Nice every day wine. Panel in doubt but goes for Piemonte..(wrong but atypic Shiraz...)

D'Arenberg 2007 Footbolt Shiraz, McClaren Vale 20£ Score 15,6

Wine#2

Dark red colour with purple rim. On the nose deep and solid smell of brambles and sweet mint. Very nice flattering taste with good length and some pepper.
Well balanced and a relaxing wine.
Panel definitely on Shiraz now.

Domaine Tournon 2008, Victoria, Chapoutier, 22£ Score 16,7

Wine #3

Really deep dark red color almost black.
Intense bouquet of pepper, sweet dark berries and mint.
Enormous taste of pepper, soft, elegant and very drinkable.
Soft tannins but this wine is craving for food.
No doubt that once again we talk about Shiraz.
Bloody good wine.
Craggy Ranch Shiraz 2008, New Zealand 22£ an absolute bargain Score 18,0
Craggy Range - Wines

Wine #4
Brilliant deep dark red with purple rim.
Dark berries, discrete elegant chocolate mint and pepper.
Soft tannins, cherries, fruity, some sweetness and a wonderful balance.
Not very peppery. Still Shiraz?

Ladies who shoot their lunch 2008 shiraz, Strathbogie Ranges, Australia 32£ and score 18,40
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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 ...

Wine # 2 Blindtasting Ganddal

Deep dark purple colour. Dark berries, cherries and mint chocolate. Full bodied with soft tannins. Reminds me of an Amarone.. A very nice wine indeed. Panel is way out as it is from the Rhone valley. Gigondas 2009 by Guigal Score 17.60 Ca 20€ or 220 NOK

Ogier Chateauneuf du Pape 2010

This is a quite reasonable Chateauneuf du Pape (ca 200 NOK or 15€). The colour is medium ruby color which was a bit surprising. Nose of ripe black cherries and liquerice with a medium + body and finish with firm tannins. The wine can be drunk now but has definitely the potential for ageing (5-10 years). Chateauneuf du Pape 2010, Ogier Bring out the steak!

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