Tuesday Quick Sip – 2005 Chateau d’ Arcins Haut-Medoc

Posted on July 7, 2009 by vcuspoon

2005 Chateau d’ Arcins Haut-Medoc
Wine Information –
Region: Bordeaux, Franc
AOC: Haut-Medoc (near Margaux and St. Julien)
Grapes: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc
Price: $23
My Tasting Notes –
Nose: cherry, barnyard, red clay, eucalyptus
Taste: barnyard, red currant, cedar, menthol, porcini mushroom, blackberry
Mouthfeel: full body, great acidic backbone with tight leathery (borderline velvety) tannins
Finish: long with [...]

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Old wine sure does taste good!

Posted on December 22, 2008 by vcuspoon

Last week I got the opportunity to taste some back vintage Bordeaux at Bella Vino Stony Point.  We had 8 wines on tap for the evening from all over Bordeaux, from St. Emillion to St. Estephe. 

 
We started off the evening with the one white of the list and the youngest wine of the evening.
 
Wine [...]

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