More Reignac: 1998
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008I have a good selection of Reignac in the cellar, from 1996 to 2005. I fell in love with Yves Vatelot’s story in William Echikson’s Noble Rot, how he invented a women’s razor after watching his girlfriend shave her legs, sold the business to Gillette, and bought a run-down patch of vineyard in Libourne on […]
2003 Petit Bocq
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008Petit Bocq is a relative newcomer to Bordeaux. It is in the appellation of St. Estephe, near the Gironde, and the primary plot of Merlot is not too far from Cos d’Estournel and the ditch that separates St. Estephe from Paulliac. St. Estephe is pretty flat, and there just isn’t much gravel here…certainly not the […]
Outstanding Wine Values at Wine Commune
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Most of my Bordeaux comes from California. I used to spend a fair amount of time prowling the bargain bins at my local wine shops, occasionally sucking it up and buying half a case or a case or just an individual bottle at retail prices.
Then it happened. I was reading an article on Decanter about […]