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This wine made from 85% Grenache and 15% Syrah is created by Andre Brunel which is well known for his delicous Chateau Neuf du Pape. Dark red colour with lots of dark berries and plum on the nose. The 2009 is a very hot vintage and with so much Grenache the taste is quite fullbodied with a warm low acidic finish. Red meat and game. Cote du Rhone 2009, Andre Brunel, NOK 150, perfect for cold nights..

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 - W...

Delightful light and attractive Pinot Noir at a reasonable price. What more can you want ? Nice bouquet of red berries and vanilla. Very pale red colour. Great fruity mouthful with a "warm" finish but good enough acidity. Simple, cheap and very nice. Clifford Bay Pinot Noir 2009, Marlborough, Low price 150 but good quality Clifford Bay | Home

Had forgotten that I had a couple of these in a friends flat in Paris. Ch Citran is reasonable cru bourgeois (<20€) and this 2004 is drinking really well right now. 2004 is not a big year, but the wines are very approachable and easy drinking. Great balanced wine with smell of red berries and pencil case. Elegant taste. Gives you the "Bordeaux- kick". Ch Citran - 2004 , 20€ and drinking beautifully now...

Visited Patrice Rion last Saturday just as they were finishing off harvesting the grapes. Despite busy times we were allowed to taste some of the 2009 vintage which is practically the only wine left on the pricelist. The Chambolle Musigny was lovely as always while the Nuits St George "Clos des Argillieres" was just perfect. Clos des Argillieres is the vineyard you can see on the picture just across the street from Patrice Rions property. Three cases were of course purchased, difficult to resist such smooth silky wines created by this property..... Apparantly the 2010 is going to better than the 2009 while the 2011 would be something in between the 2008 and 2009.

Found this Malbec from Argentine at Copenhagen airport. This is a big wine with a fantastic deep purple colour. On the nose it is packed with dark fruit, ink and brambles. Lovely stuff. The taste is solid with a big structure but still smooth thanks to some Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the mix. The wine is crying out for entrecote or steak. Fabre Montmayou Grand Vin, Argentine, no wimpy wine within low price range.

Beaujolais wines are normally light and very drinkable. Perfect for lunch on those warm days out in the garden or terrace. This Cote de Brouilly is however quite a dark and dense Beaujolais, but it does the trick. Lots of jammy raspberries and a good mouthful packed with fruit and balanced acidity. Brun has a special style from this domaine called Terres Dorrees in Charnay.   Drink slightly chilled (never above 15c) to get the right flavours. Cote de Brouilly, Beaujolais by J P Brun, Low price ca 160 or 6€.