Andrew Edwards

Navarro Correas Alegoria Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2007, Mendoza

Gargantuan nuclear warhead of a new world cab. All fruit and oak all up in your face - like drinking wine concentrate. Complex and flavorful, it really evolved away from the oak after some time in my mouth. It's nice, it's just a classically new-world bomb cab.

IMO, a sipping wine not a food wine because food will just get overwhelmed by the wine.

Real good as far as that goes, but know what you're getting.

Eos Estate Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Paso Robles

Wonderful Cab - flavourful but not overpowering, well structured. Agree it's not dis-similar to a Barolo in some regards, but didn't get the oak that :Lawrason did. More in line iwth the tastings.com review than the Lawrason

Barlow Barrouge Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Napa Valley, Unfiltered

Cesca Vicent Lo Piot 2006 2006

Château De Beaucastel Coudoulet De Beaucastel 2007, Ac Côtes Du Rhône

Opened a bottle last night (October 2011) and this wine is doing very very well. Truly outstanding - deep, rich, complex. A beautiful wine. Open today without fear as it is fantastic.

Jean Marc Pavelot Savigny Les Beaune Gravains 1er Cru 2007, Ac

Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages 2007, Sonoma County

Tried at the winery and enjoyed, but haven't opened my own bottles yet - you'll have to trust Parker for now.

Petra Zingari 2008, Igt Toscana

I found this one extremely simple, light but lacking any complexity. At $12 would be a reasonable deal but at $17 you should expect more.

Baldes & Fils Château Labrande 2008, Ac Cahors

I taste a lot of chocolate. Not too much fruit nor too much wood, which was a pleasant surprise.

A bit tight now, better in a year

Château Pey De Pont 2009, Ac Médoc

Delicious, intense, complex savory flavours and almost some citrus rinds (?) in the fruit tones - quality here is way outside of its weight class. Bought a case. Decant 20 mins and it will make you a believer in what 2009 is delivering in Bordeaux.