Bordeaux
465. Château Carbonnieux, Pessac-Léognan Blanc Grand Cru Classé, 2003
A gift from Christian, for helping out with his finances. We had this on Christmas Eve 2008, with a lamb stir fry. A very …
451. Château Laforge, Saint Emilion Grand Cru, 2003
Picked this up as a discounted case from J&B via Rob. When I started to hear comments about 2003s (for which St Emilion is …
437. Clos des Menuts, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 2005
When I saw this on sale at Schipol Airport, I felt I had to take a trip down memory lane, and get a …
405. Château Pavie Macquin, Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé, 1996
Had this with Christmas lunch 2007, and although it was quite nice, it didn’t really merit the effort to get this label off! Pavie-Macquin …
396. Château Guiraud, Sauternes 1er Cru Classé, 1996
We decided to have some wine & cheese after work on Friday, so when shopping for cheese (in the new John Lewis / Waitrose …
393. Château Patache d’Aux, Médoc Cru Bourgeois, 1996
Have to write this from memory as I didn’t note anything down at the time! Andy & Sarah came down to stay, so I …
366. Château Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Médoc, 1995
So, austere, uncooperative, takes years to become accessible… and that was just the label… Bordeaux… surely not! Anyway, I saw this in Boston and …
365. Château-Figeac, Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé, 1995
So to continue my dinner theme of 1995 (after repeating the Schmitges experience), we came to a pair of Bordeaux. Served with roast rack …
360. Château de Rayne Vigneau, 1er Cru Classé Sauternes, 1999
Also from POTG’s cellar clearance and the final wine of my birthday, served with Bleu d’Auvergne and the sweet biscuit course (including ginger biscuits). …
359. Château Léoville Las Cases, Grand Vin de Léoville du Marquis de Las Cases, 1997
Wine of the night at my birthday, and although drinking well now, it’s still fairly youthful (for an “early drinking” vintage like 1997!). Picked …