Weingut Riesling 2008

Weingut Reinhold Haart Goldtropfchen Riesling Kabinett 2008. Not a big fan of whites, but find this one the least acidic of the lot and at least carry some body with nice hints of citrus. Unable to rate on whites.

Olivier 2006

Graves GCC. Surpassed expectations - Fantastic Quality to Price ratio. V fragrant bouquet of ripe cherries. Elegent and thick, velvelty texture, almost Pomerol-like, with a hint of minerals giving a hint of its AOC. Good finish also (8.0/10)

St Estephe 2GCC. A beauty. Slighted faded ruby rim, well aged look. Entry is elegent, not forceful, and mid palete throws up lots of compelxity - minty spices, and good medium finish. Excellent wine overall (9.0/10)

Clos du Marquis 2007

Much touted "2nd wine" of Leoville Las Cases, although technically from different vines. Overall a balanced wine, with pleasant strong attack, mid palate with some substance and a reasonably long finish. Still very tannic at this age, but some black fruits are peeking. No fireworks, but v decent. Long life ahead (7.1/10)

Kicking Things Off.....

Despite what the Chinese insist, there is more to Bordeaux than Lafite. What is more enjoyable than exploring and tasting bottles of fine claret from all over Bordeaux and seeing what all the fuss is about. After all, with many top producers in Napa and Australia pricing their top wines @ Medoc 1st Growth levels, it just makes more sense to burn my cash on the originals instead of the pretenders. Let's begin our tasting adventure through many brilliant chateaux in the home of Fine Red Wine - where else but in Bordeaux.