Staff Pick

Down at Brewery Creek is a fine deal on a carmenere called Estacion, $12.50 at a private.  I went specially for my second bottle of it and there was a staff recommendation tag by Lisa, hmmm...  There are some bargains kicking around out there.  Baires from Argentina at the private shop at 25th and Oak is only $13 bucks!  I've never seen these wines at BCL...  I will do my best to discover these market-breakers, these loss leading under-cutters, so far the only upside to privatisation.  I will not, however be seen shopping for wine at walmart or zellers or whatever the kids are calling it these days no matter what Harper has been telling you.  Peace in the Middle East. 

-J. Floorburn

Guilty, your Honour.

"The honourable 'Justice Jim' presiding."

"Thank you, you may be seated..."

This is a decent, affordable 14.5% South African Cabernet Sauvignon.

It's from '06 and just in transition from purple to red, has a warm-swimming-pool-with-buckets-of-candy-in-it scent in the glass and a typical South African spiciness.  There is flavour at every interval but a tad uncoordinated as a whole.  I accidentally left the bottle open overnight and it survived well enough, lost a touch here, gained some balance there, fairly impressive.  I just ate a salad with raw onion and heavily garlicked dressing and now the wine's afterlinger tastes like sausages, very impressive.  

"How do you plead?"

"High in value, moderate in character, low in style."  

"I sentence you to years of enjoyment by drinking to be served immediately.  Rating: 3.1 of 5.  Court adjourned."

-J. Floorburn 

What Are You Doing For the Rest of Your Night?

Can you tell I liked it?

This was my introduction to bordeaux.  A chrissmas present from the Allen's.  Monsieur "Duke D'Orange" Orange, b33phd1p, and I drank it.

     "The body of a malbec but goes down like an italian."  --M. O.

     "Dry on the gums but perfect on the tongue, dry in the right way."  --J. F.

     "You're quite right, my tongue is numb."  --B. D.

Chateau Pey la Tour, Bordeaux, merlot-cabernet, '06.

Rating:  Best of it's type, of which I have tried only this one.

-J. Floorburn

Happy 100th Post !

it is 2009....  

i know, previously, i said i had a lot to say this holiday season.  well, i thought i would.  but it turned out that was the last you'd hear of me.  

the thing is you know, i DID enjoy some wine on the holidays.  

(nvm)

all the best to you and yours a la 2009 !

chantilly lace

lucien albrecht
gewurtztraminer 2006
france

here's a nice wine in a pretty bottle. santa dropped this one in my stocking a couple weeks ago. i must have been good because this is a great wine. it's white, which can be problematic for a tannin lover like me, but this wine was totally satisfying. it's not really that tannicky, but it makes up for it with a minerally crispness that goes down easy. not like a coors light, but like a fresh clean spring water. it makes me think of fresh apples and lime. not too sweet and not like a melon. it's easy drinking from the moment the cork pops out, but after a day with the cork out the flavours develop into a smooth rich caramelly type thing. i've got a hunch that this wine would do well with a decanting. check out the lucien albrecht website to learn about their hand harvesting and see photos of their vineyards. lovely.

4.5/5 stars
mystery price