At bleedin' last .......a Chilean sauvignon that's worth the money.

Light/medium body, intense citrus with a touch of both herb and flint on the finish.

Very nice indeed.

ShockedGoosegogs

Will have a go at this one.

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Yeah, I'm up for that as well. In a search for another SB to try, as well as New World SB in gereral, I tried the OZ 2007 Margaret River one with a touch of semillion at Marks & Sparks Don't Buy It - after the Reach 2007 and Curious Cove at £6, everything else for similar money is pretty disgusting.

I blame you for this Goosegogs .

BTW, I can source The Crossings Awatere Valley SB 2007 from a connection in the Shippers Trade - Goosegogs, have you tried anything from The Crossings domaine ? 2007 SB is definitely the one at the prices we like.

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http://www.oddbins.com/products/product ... code=32944

The manager at my nearest Oddbins rates it as his favourite sauv. But i've never tried it as it's never been in stock when i've been in. I usually buy Dashwood instead which is one of my favourites and Clifford Bay which is the bees knees of Marlborough SB but pricey at £15.

Better than Cloudy Bay so it is.

How much can you get it for ? Oddbins have a 20% discount on any 12 bottles.

Yeah, that VM Clifford Bay sounds superb, I've read the reviews but never seen it under £13.99. Vintage 2007 CB is a must to get anywhere near the reviews that have been written for this particular wine.

Thanks - that is very good info, cheers Goosegogs

I have not checked UK stock of 2007 with my contact. If you wanted a few, we'll sort it, 'Off Piste'.

Again thanks for responding so quickly, I will check today.

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I have had the CS Vision Riesling in the past, it was ok.

I will try this, when the next 40% voucher does the rounds

On the subject of Cono Sur, I have a bottle of (Aldolfo) Hurtado Reserve Casablanca Pinot Noir '06 for over the weekend, part of an interesting sale case from Laithwaites.

The case also includes a bottle of Domaine Raimbault-Pineau Cuvée Cassandra 2007 (not originally listed in case contents), what do you think G, a nice Pouilly-Fumé?

If you guys want to pick up a case and it is your first order with Laithwaites, use this code at checkout- 'amazonwine', it will give you a £25 reduction. This is the case I took-
http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/article~sk ... 0531C.aspx

The code expires on 29/1

Raimbault is a good Loire producer. I haven't had this wine though. I think it's made from very old and/or low yielding vines so it should be quite intense.

I once had a Pouilly Fume that was soooooo flinty that I had to ask the waiter for a glass of water to take between sips of wine.

That said, I generally find unoaked Chablis to be flintier than Pouilly Fume.

Thresher seem to be in trouble. Talk of them pulling out of Scotland has been around for a while and this week they closed all Welsh stores apart from the Local stores which only sell brands like Jacob's Creek and Blossom Hill along with groceries.

Nobody else sells the Vision SB.....bugger and nobody else sells the Lindauer Special Cuvee for just £8 either....double bugger.

That is a nice case GK, and even without the extra £25 off voucher, represents a good deal.

The Domaine Dampt Vieilles Vignes 2007, I had bought a case of the 2005, and have one left to experiment with ageing. Of the 2005, it was a very rich honeyed Chablis, buttery 3 years on and still fresh, but with body and a silky mouth feel, not flinty or wet tarmac, but lovely French Chardonnay. Much nicer than supermarket Chablis for similar money. One of the best non cru Chablis I've had in recent years - could be the 2005 climat in that domaine of course.

Of the Oratoire de Millegrand Viognier 2007. I ordered 6 in early 2007 of the 2005. This is lovely fresh apricot at first going to an overipe peach on the finish, a similar style to Chateau Tahbilk Marsanne from OZ. A rich and yet a very French (refined) style. This also feels super in the mouth and has very good legs. 2007 was magnifique for syrah Rhone rouge, and may well have been an excellect season for Viognier as well. The 2005 was very full, and delicious chilled.

The Durif from Warburn Estate could be good if it has enough structure from shrivelled overipe skins and the 2007 drought. I have found it an easy drinking wine in 2004. Very Creamy; Think unsweetened prunes and double cream. Very soft and sometimes lacking in acid and tannin, and therefore 'unable to cut the palate'. Hopefully the new oak will provide a framework to prop that very thick and velvety cloak. Black Stump is very similar.

I've had quite a few STWC Hugh Johnson's Chablis choices, probably too many I'd be interested to know what the Damp 2007 is like. I do not favour the winceing overdry fruitless Chablis that use to be so fashionable in snobby West end circles. 1er Cru Chablis that is at first demi sec from the Beauroy and on the slopes around village of Bienes in West Chablis matures at 6 - 8 years to something truly wonderfull.
If you can get away from Supermarket Chablis, you will be pleasantly surprised by all the boutique domaine styles. These are not more expensive for the quality !

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Thanks for the notes Duncan.

The other change to the case was the Warburn Durif, they swapped it for their Barossa Cab-Sauv, I was quite pleased with this change, I may prefer the Cab.

I opened the Seigneur Degrézette Malbec last night, I wanted something full-bodied to go in and out of the Spag-bol we were having for dinner. Lovely stuff, this crept out of the bottle like blood leaving its host. Deliciously thick, super tannins, ripe and earthy.

The Barossa Cab was a welcome change - they (laithwaites) are good like that.

The Malbec sounds perfect for Spag-bol, an inspired choice. Hey... One way of keeping the extra sauce from running all down your tucker (front) ! Is to put it in your glass

Some say that the old country and rustic Malbec's from the Spanish south America's were quite 'meaty' meaty - How was this one ?

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It's from Cahors and it was very nice indeed, more gravy than meat.

Forgive my slip-up GK, I only have two of the black wines of Cahors in stock, both are over ten years. Of course, whilst the older wines refered to cot noir or Auxerrois with Tannat, these are now labelled Malbec.
One of the bottles is said to be from the only remaining 100 year old vines. Apparently back in the 1930's the region experienced an arctic winter that devastated and killed off all but one of the ancient Roman vineyards.

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