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Just Grapes: April 2009
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Let wine be drunk, though the heavens fall. Thursday, April 30, 2009. Dry Stack Cellars Marie's Block Syrah 2006. 38 at North Berkeley Wine Merchants. Wednesday, April 29, 2009. BR Cohn Olive Hill Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1996. Tuesday, April 28, 2009. De Dolle Brouwers Special Extra Export Stout. Very Good to Excellent. 9/12oz at Healthy Spirits. Sunday, April 26, 2009. Wine Bloggers for Beer! I have been into wine for a fair while now, but I have been into beer for longer. I think micro-brewed bee...
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Just Grapes: June 2009
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Let wine be drunk, though the heavens fall. Monday, June 29, 2009. This particular Tempranillo had a nose of baked raspberry, strawberry pie, graphite and dust. The palate was big on baked fruit, but had wonderful undertones of herbs and dried out underbrush. This is a large red with edge and fruit without sweetness that will kill most BBQ's and braised meats. Very Good and Highly Recommended. Saturday, June 27, 2009. North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout. Stout - isn't it summer? This was well...
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Just Grapes: September 2009
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Let wine be drunk, though the heavens fall. Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Hi everyone. This is a quick note for those still reading this version of the blog or getting this on feed - I have revamped the site and it is now available only through http:/ www.justgrapeswine.com. So please update your account accordingly if you wish to still receive updates and read the blog. Cheers and thanks for all the support! Sunday, September 6, 2009. Domaine Weinbach Muscat Reserve 2004. 40 at Marquis Wine Cellars. But t...
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Just Grapes: August 2008
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Let wine be drunk, though the heavens fall. Sunday, August 31, 2008. Rustenberg John X Merriman 2005. Ben Marco Malbec 2005. A gift from a friend giving me a lesson in South American Terroir. I found this Argentian (Mendoza) Malbec plummy, with a small amount of earthiness and very smooth if maybe somewhat flabby tannins. Simple but pleasant. Very sweet, though - but this paired well with the Dominos Pizza I ate with it (what can I say? Hirsch Gaisberg Riesling 2005. This Hirsch offering from a very good...
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Just Grapes: February 2009
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Let wine be drunk, though the heavens fall. Saturday, February 28, 2009. Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 2004. Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Sbragia Family Vineyard Gamble Ranch Vineyard Chardonnay 2006. I picked this up on the recommendation of Sean over at Vinifico. Very Good to Very Good. Monday, February 23, 2009. Ojai McGinley Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2007. 29 US at various online stores. Sunday, February 22, 2009. A Victorian Wine Tasting: Supporting Victims of the Aussie Bushfires. Last we...
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Just Grapes: 2006 Bordeaux Lunch and Tasting
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Let wine be drunk, though the heavens fall. Wednesday, September 2, 2009. 2006 Bordeaux Lunch and Tasting. 2006 Chateau Cantermerle, Haut Médoc. A nose of blackberry, graphite, lead and raspberry and a palate drinking well right now with wood/cedar, bright raspberry and cassis, chocolate and mint. 2006 Chateau Gloria, St. Julien. 2006 Chateau Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux. 2006 Chateau Grand-Pur-Lacost, Pauillac. The coffee-like nose led into a nice up front blackberry taste and fairly bright acidity on the pala...
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Just Grapes: March 2009
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Let wine be drunk, though the heavens fall. Tuesday, March 31, 2009. I have one more Napa post to come, as well as the Rhone Rangers tasting and the Santa Barbara trip, but I needed a break from the seriously long updates to bring you something completley different. Monty Python would be proud. Monday, March 30, 2009. Walking up the porch to find a glass of 2007 Sauvignon Blanc. It seems as though concrete has a special quality to its sufrace area (more porous) that increases the amount of wine exposed t...
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Just Grapes: July 2009
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Let wine be drunk, though the heavens fall. Friday, July 31, 2009. July is the Cruellest Month: The Burial of the Dead. Magdalena Toso '40 Barrels Selection' Malbec 2005. Penfolds 'St. Henri' Shiraz 2002. Miner 'Rosella's Vineyard' Pinot Noir 2005. Domaine Jo Pithon Anjou "les pepinieres' Chenin Blanc 2005. Damilano 'Liste' Nebbiolo 2003. Dogpoint Pinot Noir 2005. Condado De Haza Tempranillo 2005. Long Shadows 'Sequel' Syrah 2004. Torbreck 'Descendant' Shiraz/Viognier 2005. Clos Mogador Grenache 2005.
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Just Grapes: December 2008
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Let wine be drunk, though the heavens fall. Wednesday, December 31, 2008. Nicolas Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2004. Coupled with the Almaviva, this was the second wine I had to celebrate the end of the term. I have a lot of respect for Catena and am a huge fan of their entire range of wines, but this was my opportunity to sample their high end single vineyard Malbec. 106 at Dundarave Wine Cellars. Tuesday, December 30, 2008. De Bartoli Noble One 2003. 30 for 1/2 a bottle at BCLDB. Back from vacation, ...
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Just Grapes: August 2009
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Let wine be drunk, though the heavens fall. Monday, August 31, 2009. Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc 2007. How do they do it? First of all, this wine sees only a brief touch of oak, and is picked relatively early in the growing season. Instead of dominant oak, this is fermented in steel vats and concrete eggs, the former allowing the natural acidities of the wine to show and the latter making the fruit rounder and lusher without the flavour profile that oak imparts. The final result? Sunday, August 30, 2009.
