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| BXL-249. 08 BERGERAC BLANC, SEIGNEURS DE BERGERAC Fresh white fruit nose. Peach and dry flowers./ Grass and chalk. Crisp and versatile. Bright and tangy. Good price. 89/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.99 each |
| BXL-250. 09 BERGERAC ROSE, SEIGNEURS DE BERGERAC Bergerac lies just east of Bordeaux’s vineyards. It too enjoyed a Vintage of the Century in 2009. 50% merlot, 40% cabernet sauvignon, 10% cabernet franc. Nice, fresh cherry, currant, and cranberry aromas.. Plumpness of a ripe vintage. This has been dependable in past years, and I think the 2009 will prove the best to date. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| BXL-251. 06 BERGERAC ROUGE, COLOMBELLE (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.99 each |
| BXL-252. 08 COTES DE GASCOGNE, DOM BALLADE Pretty astonishing. Open-armed, inviting.. Colombard tonic properties–bay, laurel. Sauvignon grapefruit, gooseberry./ Wow, cat, lemon grass, spice. Decisive, demonstrative, delightful. Yow! Very expressive. Action City. Enjoy through the warm months. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| BXL-253. 08 COTES DE GASCOGNE GROS MANSENG-SAUVIGNON, BRUMONT Wonderfully forthcoming, melony. Sweet pear./ Great cut. Racy acidity. Sweet-tart, tangy. Extremely well crafted. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| BXL-254. 09 COTES DE GASCOGNE, DOM CASSAGNOLES Grass, gooseberry, lemon-lime. Sauvignon like, but not quite. Fresh, bright./ Full and round. Good body and strength for CdG. 09 talking. Long and flavorful aftertaste. Well, these 09 dry white SW France wines have certainly proved promising harbingers of the later releases. Liked by the group. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| BXL-255. 07 COTES DE GASCOGNE GROS MANSENG, DOM CASSAGNOLES Starts out on the shy side, but, later, plenty of fruit surges forth. Green apple, melon, orange peel, stone, spice./ The palate shows more richness from the get-go yet remains well measured, well delineated. This is really starting to deliver now. Sassy, stimulating edginess. Great texture. Aftertaste sings of pear and tangerine. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| BXL-256. 09 COTES DU GASCOGNE, DOM DE MILLET Gold Medal - Paris. Oh, boy, a big burst of fresh peach, followed by papaya, lemon, and spring grass./ Whoa! Fresh peach and peel in command. Colombard speaks, loud. Succulent. 09 interplay of plump and tart. Yes! Very popular with the group. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.49 each |
| BXL-257. 08 COTES DE GASCOGNE, DOM PELLEHAUT Lots of cool peach and peel. And nectarine. Tingles the nostrils./ Crisp pear, lemon, and mineral tang. Fresh, brisk, lively, stimulating acidity. Some astringency too. A young 08 and not yet as settled in as some of its peers. Fruit richness grows with aeration. Enjoy now for its raciness. Follow over the next few months for additional fruit fulfillment. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| BXL-258. 09 COTES DE GASCOGNE ROSE, DOM PELLEHAUT 70% tannat, 30% merlot. Juicy Fruit. Candy, gum. Berry and banana. Perky./ Again, dominated by ripe, primary red fruit aromas. Some white fruits too. Firm peels extract carriage. I’d like to see this after a couple more months in bottle. 89+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| BXL-259. 08 COTES DE GASCOGNE, SAN DE GUILHEM Ahh! Ooh! Intense stuff! Full and dry. Rich in dry matter, extract. So many of these 08 Euro whites are like that. Low yields?. Nicely burnished texture you can feel in the nostrils./ Yes, this is the fullest in extract, the most textured, the least soft of any vintage yet. Form, balance, refreshment. Truly dry and really loaded. Wow! 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.49 each |
| BXL-260. 06 COTES DE GASCOGNE GROS MANSENG NUIT D’AUTOMNE, SAN DE GUILHEM Pretty pear-melon gros manseng with nectar forming as it airs./ Yes, the nectar marks it nice and ripe gros manseng. Good acid too. Balanced and succulent. Ideal example. Light R.S. will not interfere with mealtime service. Try with pates. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| BXL-261. 08 CAHORS, CLOS LA COUTALE Oh, boy! Big and black and sweet and resinous. Lots of licorice. Black cherry concentrate. Spices. Loaded./ Black raspberry, flowers, tobacco, leather. Sweet and strong and spicy. Vigor, volume, power. Good acid and tannin. Better than the 06, and even the fine 07. This delivers. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| BXL-262. 06 CAHORS HERITAGE, CH DE CEDRE Dense, burnished fruits with meaty aspects and rich reserve. Plum, blackberry, licorice, tobacco, tar. The usual oakiness to this cuvee, well integrated./ The palate is even more giving than the nose. And it’s very stylish–unusually charming for Cahors. This has real substance and build for 06. I’ll bet time in cooperage has helped to fill it out. Good future; better in 2-3 years. Best 06 Cahors we’ve tasted? Very popular with the group. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| BXL-263. 07 CAHORS, CROIX DU MAYNE (Limited Stock) 85% malbec, 15% merlot. Barrel aged. The full, animated Cahors malbec display: black cherry, licorice, tar. Solid, dense black fruits and berries, well extracted. Hint of wood char./ Chewy, tarry, well extracted. Especially for 07. Grip and material. Big. Young. Loaded. As in the case of another recent 07 Cahors, this emulates the success of the Med vintage rather than the shortcomings of Bordeaux’s. There are some older vintages still available too, including 2005. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| BXL-264. 05 CAHORS, HAUT MONPLAISIR (Limited Stock) Deep and meaty. Ripe and dark berries and currants. Good concentration and extract./ Hearty, dark, oaky, toasty. Also smoke, underbrush, flowers, and leather. Dense an polished. Rich and well balanced by fine acidity. Very savory now and showing 1-3 years’ development potential. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| BXL-265. 05 CAHORS, DOM DU PRINCE Dark, even black, Cahors malbec definition with 05 refinement an added plus. At the price, this is a good value indeed. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| BXL-266. 05 CAHORS, CLOS TRIGUEDINA A lot of material, depth, plushness, give. Beauty, ripeness, and refinement of the vintage./ Dark berries, cedar, sandalwood. Full, fine tannins. Class act. As last August, a lovely, harmonious wine with a lovely future. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
| BXL-267. 05 CAHORS, CLOS TRIGUEDINA half bottle (H) A lot of material, depth, plushness, give. Beauty, ripeness, and refinement of the vintage./ Dark berries, cedar, sandalwood. Full, fine tannins. Class act. As last August, a lovely, harmonious wine with a lovely future. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| BXL-268. 05 CAHORS, DOM LABRANDE half bottle (H) Tarry cherry concentrate of classic Cahors. This really has a lot of packed in material./ Yes, dark and tannic but with flairs of aromatic brilliance too. Great acidity. Going places. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| BXL-269. 07 CAHORS, DOM LABRANDE Sweet, full, powerful, large. Juicy, succulent, pulpy black cherry. From examples to date, looks like Cahors was better in 07 than was Bordeaux./ Sweet and spicy, with some sachet airs. Fine tannin, substantial extract, and plenty of juice. Very popular with the group. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| BXL-270. 05 CAHORS MALBEC PIGMENTUM, G VIGOUROUX Fresh, vigorous, peppery, snappy, cool, licorice laced, black fruited. I.E. real Cahors./ Racy, peppery 05 style. Good acidity. Good potential. Somewhat of a modern style. Vigouroux is said to have produced this to compete with the Argentine malbecs. It shows some of that direction but still retains French acidity, style, and structure. This will sell well. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| BXL-271. 04 PACHERENC CUVEE NOVEMBRE, A BRUMONT half liter (HL) The real deal. Honey, flower nectar, pear nectar, apricot, lime, pineapple, guava./ Luxuriant, but also sleek and graceful. Good acid vigor. Long and deep, finely balanced. Plenty of give. Exquisite charm and breeding. 95/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| BXL-272. 07 PACHERENC SEC LE JARDIN DE BOUCASSE, BRUMONT All petit coubu. Unique, fresh, incisive. Sauvignon like but without as much pungence. Very clear and crisp./ 07 fresh and tender fruit up front (melon, mango) countered by crisp edge. Superb petit coubu acidity, vigor. Plus there’s a real sense of richness, waxiness, and density. Long and clinging. This is certainly fresher than the 05, and better for it. Though the 05 was not over the hill by any means. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| BXL-273. 06 MONBAZILLAC, CH BELINGARD Sweet nose of honey, pineapple, green fig, and apricot. Positively Gironde like./ Sweet peach juice, vanilla frosting, and honeysuckle flavors. Lush, liquoreuse 06 style. Firm, youthful carriage. Will improve 3-5+ years. Nice to have this first-class source back again. And the price in incredible these days. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| BXL-274. 06 MONBAZILLAC, CH BELINGARD half bottle (H) Sweet nose of honey, pineapple, green fig, and apricot. Positively Gironde like./ Sweet peach juice, vanilla frosting, and honeysuckle flavors. Lush, liquoreuse 06 style. Firm, youthful carriage. Will improve 3-5+ years. Nice to have this first-class source back again. And the price in incredible these days. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| BXL-275. 07 MONBAZILLAC, SEIGNEURS DE MONBAZILLAC half bottle (H) As in Sauternes, a lovely vintage for neighboring Bergerac’s sweet white wines, made from the same set of grape varieties. Succulent honey, lemon, pear, peach, apple. Rich and complex./ Palate adds melon and apricot. Racy fruit acidity. A really sassy wine. Good value as usual. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| BXL-276. 07 MADIRAN, CH BOUSCASSE Whoa! Bright fruit. Cherry, cassis, tobacco. Lovely expression, and totally intense. Alarming charm for a young Madiran./ Sturdy but stylish black fruit with cracked pepper and oak strains. Palate still youthful but well tuned, well balanced. Plenty of fruit. Riper, finer, less prevalent tannin than in many vintages. Will improve for up to three years. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| BXL-277. 07 MADIRAN TORUS, BRUMONT |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| BXL-278. 06 MADIRAN ARGILE, BRUMONT Very dark and beautiful. The fruit is sweet too. Has depth, has clarity. Lovely fruit expression for young tannat./ Dark berries, tobacco, suggestion of oak. Good solidity without going overboard; it’s not mean. Very uplifting for a wine of clay (argile) origins. Would expected it to be more ponderous, heavy. Instead, it’s a great beauty with a wonderful future too. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| BXL-279. 05 JURANCON MANSENG MOULLEUX, SANTAT! Very lush, honeyed, lemony (that’s petit manseng!), nectarous, classic. Very intense. Extraordinary value. Would expect to pay $35 at least to get a nose like this./ Great manseng acidity as well sweet, nectarous richness. Large, broad, and lip smacking good. Huge value. 94+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| BXL-280. 05 GAILLAC, CH DE SAURS Mirrors Bordeaux for its elegance, refinement. On the divide between Atlantic and Mediterranean France. This one leans west. Good fruit quality. What varietals? Well, it’s 25% each duras, fer servadou, syrah, and merlot. So you have local and east and west together./ Sweet dark berries. Plenty of cassis. Peppercorn nip. Good ripeness, which isn’t often the case with Gaillac rouge. This is a good source though. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
