Vintage: 2008
Type: Bordeaux Blend
Country: France – Bordeaux – St. Émilion
This wine was tasted during a tasting of Bordeaux over the holidays covering two wines from the Right and Left Banks. I found this wine not quite as nice as the Pomerol or the Pauillac, though it was still excellent, well worked tannins and a classic earthy Bordeaux finish. This wine will happily age for a few more years.
Vintage: 2008
Type: Bordeaux Blend
Country: France – Bordeaux – Pauillac
This wine was tasted during a tasting of Bordeaux over the holidays covering two wines from the Right and Left Banks. This was one of my favourites, full of blackcurrants and with a long finish. Very good value-for-money Pauillac.
Vintage: 2005
Type: Bordeaux Blend
Country: France – Bordeaux – Côtes de Blaye
There is a deep garnet colour in the wine and strong legs – for a Bordeaux but typical for the vintage. On the nose are strong berries with a bit of oak along with hints of almond.
The pallet is full of robust flavours of blackcurrant and strong tannins that still need some time to integrate into the wine. Quite nice and should age well for a few more years.
Vintage: 2006
Type: Bordeaux Blend
Country: France – Bordeaux
I did not enjoy this claret at all. The tannins were harsh, the flavours of berries were distant and muted and even with a fair amount of air, the wine did not settle down to an enjoyable drink. There are much better alternatives at this price point available.
Vintage: 2002
Type: Bordeaux Blend
Country: France – Bordeaux – Côtes de Bourg
90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet.
Excellent nose of berries with a hint of moss and earth. Flavours of robust dark cherry, silky tannins and slight hints of oak. Drinking nicely at the moment but will keep for a few more years yet. Very good and highly recommended.
Vintage: 2009
Type: Beaujolais
Country: France – Beaujolais – Brouilly
Great flavours of berries and fruit. Hints of flowers on the nose. A nice light wine that is easy to drink.
Vintage: 2008
Type: Gewürztraminer
Country: France – Alsace – Eguisheim
None of Andre’s wines disappoint me but you can believe me when I say this is a lovely wine, full stop. The flavours of citrus fruit and lychees fill the mouth nicely. It is a sweet wine but not overpowering. There is a distinctly thick and creamy texture on the tongue. Gorgeous.
I imagine myself holding a picnic in a field of wild flowers, absorbing the sun’s warmth, enjoying a variety of oriental dishes … this wine would be the main event of my picnic.
Vintage: 2009
Type: Beaujolais
Country: France – Beaujolais – Fleurie
This is a lovely Beaujolais with an excellent flavour full of fruit. Nice acidity and easy to drink. Tonnes of fruit on the palette – almost bursting with flavour. Nice hints of minerality as well.
Vintage: 2009
Type: Beaujolais
Country: France – Beaujolais – Fleurie
A more serious Fleurie, though it is still quick youthful and fruity with a hint of frivolity. Excellent bottle overall full of fruits and light tannins.
Vintage: 2005
Type: Bordeaux Blend
Country: France – Bordeaux – Côtes de Blaye
The wine has a deep red colour throughout the glass. The tannins are well integrated, if a bit young. On the pallet there is a rush of berries, cassis and blackcurrant, quite bold for a Bordeaux. The finish is long and sumptuous. The wine is still quite young and will happily age for another 5-10 years.
75% Merlot 25% Cabernet Sauvignon.