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One of the hallmarks of a great Bordeaux wine vintage is when all the appellations produce strong wine from wineries in all price ranges. 2009 Bordeaux fits that bill perfectly.Share and Enjoy • Facebook • Twitter • Google Buzz • Reddit • StumbleUpon • Email • (...) [Wine Cellar Insider] 26.01.2012 A decent, but unexciting, Bordeaux. A little too thin and diluted for my taste. Dark black ruby color with some brick at the rim. Medium intensity nose of slightly scorched gravel, old cedar shavings, and a bit of bright plummy fruit. Fades in the mouth quickly, however, ending with drying (...) [Blue State Carpetbagger's Red State Wine Blog ] 05.01.2012 Even though the Médoc was marshland of little viticultural interest until the 17th century, when the low-rolling gravelly hills were drained by Dutch engineers, all three of the original premier grand cru classé estates (Mouton having been elevated to the rank in 1973) located there still have (...) A talk with Nancy Rugus, director of the Americas for Compagnie Médocaine Des Grands Crus, about the 2011 harvest. [Wine Enthusiast Magazine | Wine Ratings, Reviews, Buying Guide,101 Info, Food Pairings, Recipes, Blogs] 18.10.2011 Friday, September 2, a massive storm slammed into the Northern Medoc just before noon. Torrential rains were accompanied by fericious hail. Reports are circulating that over half an inch of rain fell in a 20 minute period in the area's Bordeaux wine (...) [Wine Cellar Insider] 03.09.2011 Nice, old-fashioned style Bordeaux. Balanced, complex, medium weight, no new oak flavors, no fruit-bombiness. Mostly Cabernet, but with a lot of Merlot in the blend. Dark brickish ruby. Medium intense nose of cassis, graphite, and fragrant, lightly-scorched earth. Mouthcoating, drying flavors (...) [Blue State Carpetbagger's Red State Wine Blog ] 11.08.2011 Fabulous opening dinner at Haut-Brion last night for the press ... Haut-Brion was the host Chateaux, with each table hosted by the members of the Grand Cru Classes de 1855 of Medoc and Sauternes. My hosts that night were Gonzague Lurton and his wife Clare of Chateau Dufort Vivens, Chateau (...) [A Wine Story Wine Reviews] 21.06.2011 Chateau Cambon la Pelouse 2003Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, FranceRetail $20 The Wooden Guys would give it two thumbs up, if they had thumbs. Night One Like several for the moderately-priced bottles of '03 Bordeaux I have opened recently, this is coming to life, perhaps even peaking now. A year ago it (...) [2 Days per Bottle] 18.05.2010
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