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Château Lilian Ladouys 2014, Cru Bourgeois, Ac Saint Estèphe

Ten-year-old St Estephe and what a banger food wine. No bricking on the rim but sediment inside the bottle. 56% Merlot, 40% Cab, 2% Cab Franc, 2%

Petit Verdot Medium minus aromas of cassis, dried red fruit, cream, potting soil, dried herbs, game, and perfume. A juicy delicious wine with flavours of cassis, red plum, cocoa, red currant, and a hint of dusty tannins. Medium plus acidity with soft tannins after 90 minutes. Lovely.- March 2024

Cesari Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2015

Medium ruby with some bricking on the rim. Medium-intensity aromas of fig, sweet balsamic, oak, freshly opened dried oregano, and cocoa. Molasses after 90 mins.

Flavours of dried fruit, fig, dried herbs, chocolate, minerals, and sweet balsamic. Medium plus acidity with soft tannins and a long finish.

Jean Max Roger Cuvée La Grange Dîmière Sancerre Rouge 2015, Ac

Pinot Noir from the Loire Valley, Sancerre to be exact.

A wine with some bottle age and it surprised me with its ripe fresh red fruit of cherry raspberry and cranberry. Also had a hint of orange zest.

The acid was low with a tiny bit of chalk tannins. Lovely pinot that can rival Burgundy and for a great price. Tasted October 2022

Burrowing Owl Athene 2017, Okanagan Valley

Henry Of Pelham Speck Family Reserve Baco Noir 2019, VQA Ontario

Aromas of brown sugar, black fruits, and balsamic. Juicy wine of olive, balsamic, and vinegar. it was like consuming a vinaigrette with black fruits, oak, vanilla, raspberry, salt, and black pepper tagging along. The overwhelming vinaigrette note pulls this wine down for me. Less of that and I would rate this higher

La Vite Lucente 2018, Igt Toscana

Complex wine when it comes to the smell. Lovely tobacco with violet, dried herbs, cured meat, iron, and raspberry. Flavors are black cherry, balsamic, menthol, and dried herbs. High mouth-drying tannins and medium acidity. After two hours of decanting and the tannins didn't let up, but close to 3 it started just a tad so food is a must, or let it sleep more. - Tasted July 2023

Raymond Reserve Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Napa Valley

The Velvet Label wine had a nice presentation, but the question remains: does it translate to a good drink?

The wine had earthy aromas that were accompanied by perfumed notes, blackberry, red currant, dried herbs, and pepper.

The flavours were similar, with hints of caramel, vanilla, and a subtle taste of iron on the finish. It had medium acidity and well-integrated tannins. Overall, it was not a bad wine and the price was reasonable for Napa. Surprisingly, it paired well with pastries.- April 2024

Château Peyros Vieilles Vignes Madiran 2016, Ac Madiran

Earthy aromas after the initial pop and pour, then perfume, cardamom, plum, cherry, oak, leather and bell peppers. Palate was the same with hint of dusty tannins that was tamed by the acidity. Almost had a mineral like finish at the end but the cardamom bumps it out of the way at the last second. But with some time in the glass the cardamom also gets bumped, but this time by cassis. This wine is drinking well now, good food wine.

Jim Barry Single Vineyard The Farm Cabernet/Malbec 2018, Clare Valley, South Australia

Deep purple wine with beautiful perfume aromas; rose water and saffron. Bold black fruits, bacon fat, black pepper, cinnamon, and dried herbs.

On the palate this wine is juicy, with a tiny hint of dusty tannins but still very soft with medium plus acidity. Flavors of blackberry, oak, vanilla, dried chili pepper, and dried herbs. Medium finish.

Tenuta San Guido Le Difese 2019, Igt Toscana

Perfume-scented wine along with fresh potting soil, iron, vanilla, cherry, and cured meat. A bit watery with light fruits of cherry, tomato, leather, and dried herbs. Chalk tannins with medium plus acidity and finish. -Jan 2024