home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « New Biodynamic Regulations Coming | Main | The Return of Airplane Wine (almost) » Wine Spectator Award of Excellence? August 19, 2008 Mom called. Did you see the Sunday Magazine? Theres a story on Bordeaux. Why didnt you write the story?" God love her. Fraud? MORE >>

25th | Main | The Surrogate Mother Approach to Winemaking and Business Models » The Bordeaux Report September 13, 2008 (Part 1) I could care less about most of Bordeaux after 1996. off to buy tomatoes) The Bordeaux Report (Part 1)I could care less about most of Bordeaux after 1996. They became the norm. Cheval Blanc? But I did. MORE >>

On the palate, surprisingly light, with some fresh dark fruits left, and certainly quite pure in style, but not concentrated like the 1991 or 2002, and not esoteric like the 1996. Also tasted (blind): 2003 Ridge Vineyards California Mountain Merlot and 2005 Duckhorn Merlot Napa Valley Both very similar in style to the 2005 Monte Bello. MORE >>

The 1996 Tardieu - Laurent Hermitage made mostly (or entirely?) While the king, a Cab based wine (with 10% Merlot) was thoroughly enjoyed and drunk to the last drop.  I went away (within Israel) for the sabbath to a friend of the family.  A wonderful woman and great cook it is always a nice shabbat when spent with her and her family.  MORE >>

Composed of 69% cabernet sauvignon , 18% merlot , 10% petit verdot , and 3% cabernet franc, the wine is dark and brooding, with complex notes of cedar and blackberry on the nose. At thirteen, the 1995 Monte Bello is still a child. have tasted this twice before, and my thoughts on the wine have been consistent. It won't. As Robert Parker Jr. MORE >>