Category Archives: Cabernet Sauvignon
A couple of good ones
Last week pulled these two wines from the depths of my cellar. Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 1997 Domaine de Courcel – Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots 2000 First the Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 1997 This was … Continue reading
A Youthful Duo
While dinning at Cocos recently we shared. Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2007 First the Leeuwin, it is one of my all time favorite Chardonnays and probably the style I still look for in Chardonnay, maybe old fashioned but this … Continue reading
Paella and Wine on a Summers evening Part 3
Now for the all important Wines that have been drunk before, during and after the last few Paella evenings. First up a delightful Champagne N.V. Veuve Fourny & Fils Champagne Brut 1er Cru Blanc de Blanc. Beautiful straw yellow in … Continue reading
Cullen’s Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 1998
Darkish Burgundy in colour, it has lost that bright purple of youth, there is a brown brick coloured ring around the edge showing age has crept up on this long lived wine. It was also a little cloudy, the bottle … Continue reading
Missed out on these!
I didn’t make our usual Wednesday dinner and wine club meeting which was held at Il Lido Italian Cantina (suffering a throat infection) and I missed out on these. I haven’t had the Oddero Langhe Nebbiolo 2007 before and would … Continue reading