Yikes – Bordeaux once again takes top honours here in January of our new year 2010. This is a solid right-bank wine, not too pricey yet still a rewarding performer. I misplaced my notes but we’ll be sure to include this in our next Saint-Émilion tasting so come back and read about it then – [...]
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WOTM – Wine of the Month [09/12] – Château de La Rivière Fronsac 2001
I (the Bad Man) tend to drink Bordeaux, but I do try to make sure other varietals and regions are represented here in our Wine of The Month postings. Not so this month – being unemployed and looking for a bargain, this $15 9 year old Bordeaux is the clear daily drinker winner!
It’s got that [...]
WOTM – Wine of the Month [09/11] – Mount Eden Vineyards Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
As we head into the cold winter months, let’s break open a case of good Santa Cruz Cab. And true to form, we weren’t disappointed when we dipped into this blend from Mount Eden Vineyards. Tasted on multiple occasions, some blind some not, this is a consistent winner and solid contender for this installation of [...]
WOTM – Wine of the Month [09/10] – Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Bolgheri 2005
This is an Italian jewel, definitely one of my favourite wines outside Bordeaux. The 2005 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Le Serre Nuove from the Bolgheri appellation in Tuscany, Italy, is this month’s WOTM. It has a big strapping body, a little oily on the palette with dark ripe fruit; highly recommended by the Bad Man.
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WOTM – Wine of the Month [09/09] – Chateau Moulinat Haut-Médoc 2005
This epistle is late because I was in Japan, where I was fortunate enough to spend time with fellow members Hamakko and his yet-to-be-named-but-definitely-in-the-club girlfriend. Enjoying a superb wine tasting most every night for my duration, one particular evening’s sampling featured a pair of Bordeaux in an ongoing battle we called the Left Bank/Right Bank [...]
Killer Cabernet Sauvignon tasting (and I do mean KILLER)
Tally-Ho and I (the Bad Man) attended a local wine merchant’s Top-Flight Cabernet Sauvignon tasting the other night. It was BLIND, but you only got the typical 2 ounce pour, and it was difficult (though I of course was able to pull it off) go back and re-taste, so it wasn’t exactly an ideally thorough [...]
Bordeaux, affordable, Assaggio Minoralus
We here at The Royal Tannin Bombs are always on the prowl for cheap yet outstanding Bordeaux (an oxymoron in the best of times), and we continually revisit this pair from that most affordable of Bordeaux regions, the Côtes de Castillon:
Contenders
2005 La Fleur de Laussac Côtes de Castillon, 14% abv, $19.97
2004 Château d’Aiguilhe Comtes de [...]
Bad Man Special Cellar Selection ii – Château Haut-Brion 1999 Pessac-Léognan
Another remarkable Cellar Selection from Bad Man’s very own personal cellar. I’ve been sitting on this wine for 7 years now, stored at room temperature in three different un-air-conditioned and relatively un-heated apartment/townhouse/houses, but it was tucked away in a bag inside a box in a dark closet so the temperature swings were kept to [...]
Bad Man Special Cellar Selection i – 1er Grand Cru Classé Clos Fourtet 2003 Saint-Émilion
Bad Man (that’s me) is going through some very positive life changes right now – wrapping up a personal relationship that’s been in the iron works for some time, finding a better employment situation, traveling to a distant isle – all are in the forecast from May through August. All very exciting and positive life [...]
From the Vaults. Episode III – May 20, 2000 – Kathryn Kennedy tasting
May 20, 2000, I purchased a bottle of Kathryn Kennedy Lateral to consume and evaluate. It was 55% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon designated as California Appellation at 13.0% abv and cost $21.99. Surprisingly light colored for being a quarter Cab Franc, still it possessed a lively beautiful light red color when [...]
