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Presenter: David
Harker
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October 2016 minutes:
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| Wines |
Region |
Country |
Source |
Cost |
Comments |
Type |
1.
Clos
Floridène 2012 Blanc, Graves
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Bordeaux |
France |
Co-op
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£19
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13% Fresh,
floral and buttery, with a light approach and citrus
edges. It had morer weight than expected, relatively
full-bodied with a (just) sour end. The nose
developed a spicy warmth with a hint of oak. Still
Young.
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2.
Château
Olivier 2005 Blanc, Graves
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Bordeaux
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France |
Lay & Wheeler
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£20.44
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12.5% The nose
was waxy with some orange oil. It had fresh acidity
with a relatively tannic mid-palate and subtle
length. There was a little bottle variation; one
smelling “aged Semillon”, the other “cheesy” and
more “tired”. A good wine.
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3.
(Château
Lagrange) Les Fiefs de
Lagrange 2012, St. Julien
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Bordeaux
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France |
The Wine Society
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£20
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13% It had
pencil shavings and pepper on the nose and a lean
approach with ripe blackcurrant fruit underneath. It
was a lean, almost green wine with a woody finish –
a little “chewy and dry”.
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4.
Château
Gloria 2000, St. Julien
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Bordeaux
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France |
Lay & Wheeler
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£43.48
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12.5% The wine
was dark with bricking around the edges. The nose
had a touch of mushroom, smoke and spice, with some
menthol and violets. It had a good mouthfeel with
aspects of mushroom and tobacco, but plenty of fruit
as well and dry but fine tannins, which built up on
subsequent tastes. A lovely wine.
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5.
(Château Rauzan-Ségla) Ségla
2005, Margaux
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Bordeaux
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France |
Lay & Wheeler
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£30.52
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13% Similar in
style to the previous but much more blackcurrant and
violets. Dry and a touch austere on the approach
with smooth, velvety tannins. Soft and perfumed
turning a little sour in the glass. Very popular.
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6.
Château
Brane-Catenac 2002, Margaux
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Bordeaux
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France |
Lay & Wheeler
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£43.24
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13% Dark nose of
black fruit and a little tar/creosote. Violets on
the palate with a woody undertone, sweet and sour
fruit with smoky tannins – firm yet fine. Also
bottle variation, the other more sour with strong
acid and tannins.
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7.
Clos
Floridène 2011, Graves
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Bordeaux
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France |
The Wine Society
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£14.50
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13.5% The nose
was of chocolate and coffee with some leafiness. It
had a powerful taste; warm with a mineral dryness
and chewy tannins which layer on the palate.
Definitely not a traditional Bordealais style.
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8.
Domaine de
Chevalier 2002 Rouge, Pessac-Leognan
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Bordeaux
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France |
Lay & Wheeler
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£44
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13% It was
showing its age in the glass with umami aromas and
flavours, slightly sharp, some soy and mushroom. It
had a sweet, soft approach with some pine, smooth
and velvety with few tannins. There was a warmth to
the finish, along with chocolaty tannins and a sour
edge to the savoury mid-palate. A very good wine.
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19/10/2016 |
Raffle wine: Tour Chapeaux 2014 Bordeaux Blanc
Won by David
Whitaker |
