I’m generally prepared for mark-ups when I dine out, but I was caught off guard last night as I perused the wine list at Bobby Van’s. I recognized many of the offerings, which made the realization all the more offensive. Let’s face it, the Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio at $62 is plain insulting. It’s a [...]
Archive for the ‘Bordeaux’ Category
Big Meal, Big Wine, Big Price
Posted in Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Noteworthy wine lists, tagged Bobby Van's, Bordeaux, California Cabernet, Chardonnay, Chateau La Fleur Poitou Lussac Saint Emilion, chateaux, EuroCave, Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, Shafer One Point Five on October 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What’s in a vintage?
Posted in Bordeaux, Super Tuscans, Tuscany, Wine journalism, tagged Bordeaux, Château Mouton Rothschild, Hugh Johnson, The Telegraph, Tignanello, Tuscany on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There’s so much buzz around the 2009 Bordeaux. The experts have declared it ‘the vintage of the century.’ As a result, the wine has become a hot commodity, and for traders shorting Bordeaux futures, a glass, still in the barrel, will run about $250, according to Hugh Johnson. As a result, once on the shelves [...]
Wines of the times
Posted in Wine journalism, Value wines, Bordeaux, Chile, New World wines, Burgundy, tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, Malbec, Argentina, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Eric Asimov, syrah, Chile, carmenere, Washington state, Oregon, New Zealand, The Pour, Sideways, The Bergen Record, first-growth Bordeaux, Grand Cru Burgundy, South America on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wine trends come and go. The 2004 movie Sideways drove consumers away from Merlot, as Paul Giamatti’s character Miles eschewed the juice. Meanwhile, in the last few years, Malbec from Argentina and Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand started accounting for significant market share as these selections became trendy. Eric Asimov’s June 1 column in The [...]
Bored with Bordeaux?
Posted in Wine journalism, Bordeaux, Shiraz, California, Meritage, New World wines, tagged 1855 Classification, Australia, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Cab, carmenere, Château Haut-Brion, Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Margaux, Château Mouton Rothschild, Dordogne River, Eric Asimov, Garonne River, Gironde River, Left Bank, Malbec, Meritage, merlot, New World, Norwood, Pauillac, Pessac-Leognan, phylloxera, Right Bank, rootstock, Salomon Estate, Sherry-Lehmann, Shirax, The Pour on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Eric Asimov’s May 18 column in The Pour, “Bordeaux Loses Prestige Among Younger Wine Lovers,” got me thinking; aside from a few “bargain” Bordeaux’s I purchased from Sherry-Lehmann last fall, I rarely gravitate toward the famous French wine. The two primary varietals of Bordeaux are Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Among the most reputable Bordeaux are [...]
The benefits of bottle time
Posted in Bordeaux, Old wines, tagged 1995, Bordeaux, Chateau Montrose on February 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
At a dinner on Saturday night, someone brought a 1995 Chateau Montrose. The Bordeaux was full bodied, with delicious rich black fruits and some vanilla and licorice notes. The tannins were velvety. Robert Parker had scored it a 93 points, if points matter. Even after 15 years in the bottle, which softened the wine, it [...]
