Category Archives: White Bordeaux

Enjoying older wine the way it is

By Remy Charest | Published: February 12, 2012
Tonight, at a family dinner, with my parents and my sister’s family, we drank a 2000 Dame de Montrose, the second wine from Château Montrose. It was delicious and  well-rounded, tannins nicely softened up, still a lovely amount of fruit, and that pleasant dustiness that comes to Bordeaux wines, especially those with a good dose [...]
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California wines for Obama's inauguration – and thoughts about wine at the White House

By winecase | Published: January 19, 2009
I have to say that Americans sure know how to throw a big party. Case in point, Barack Obama’s inauguration, which is drawing an incredible line-up of artists over these few days, and millions of people in tow, to witness this historic occasion. It may be presumed that, at some of these functions, wine will be [...]
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Tasting Note: Château Chasse-Spleen 2005 white

By winecase | Published: November 2, 2007
I’ve had a lot of fun drinking well-cellared vintages of Chateau Chasse-Spleen’s relatively little known white, over the years. I remember a 1997, opened two or three years ago, and a 2000, opened last year, that had rich aromas, a nice golden color, with all the fun needed to chase away the “spleen” (the Beaudelaire [...]
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