1996 Chateau Gruaud Larose

Although I am in the wine business it is not that often that I get to try older vintages of top class Bordeaux wines. However it was my birthday last week and I chose 1996 Chateau Gruaud Larose to celebrate.This wine does not necessarily  need to be decanted, just opened for 20 minutes beforehand. It has lovely aromas of cedar and roasted herb intermixed with incense like smells.On the palate it is medium bodied with lovely blackcurrant and meaty flavours. This wine is drinking now and complimented my fillet steak perfectly.
We have this wine at €79.00 in Jus De Vine .

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Julie

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Deveney's of Dundrum Lughnasa Beer Festival

Promises to be a great evening tomorrow Friday 19th August 5.30 till 10.30. Any Beer fans out there it is a must do with over 300 beers from around the world on tasting  and over 1,500 people gathered together to  join in on one of the best Festivals of the Summer.

Good Luck Ruth..

What/Why 

300 Bottled beers from around the World, Music by ''Prison Love'' and Suzanne Purcell.

Artisan Food vendors on site to enhance the authentic beer festival atmosphere. 1 x ''Beer Punt'' = 1 x 140ml serve of beer of choice. All beers available at same fixed price point. Additional ''Beer Punts'' available to purchase through the ''Beer Bank'' at €1.50 each. Tickets available to purchase through: Deveney's of Dundrum or via PayPal on the Deveney's Blog http://deveneysbeer.bl... or through selected specialist retailers - Redmond's of Ranelagh - Jus de Vin, Portmarnock - The Vintry, Rathgar - Deveney's of Rathmines - Sweeney's of Phibsboro Tickets also available through http://EventElephant.com See us on Facebook and follow on Twitter@ Ruth Deveney

Masi Tupungato Pinot Grigio-Torrontes equals "Argentinian soul, Venetian style"

I had this Pinot Grigio-Torrontes blend last night and very tasty it was too.I have had this wine a couple of times before and I seem to choose it when I am looking for something with good definition of  fruit and a full- bodied yet steely backbone.It reminds me of a fat Riesling with an intense lime backbone.Torrentes generally vinifies into a wine with a distinctively perfumed bouquet but this is not the case with this particular wine.Yes it has concentration, but it is not the intensely floral style that one expects, so the Pinot Grigio obviously tames it .On reflection this wine  could be described as a Pinot Gris in the Alsace style as opposed to a Pinot Grigio in the Italian style.
It is a memorable wine for the money@ €12

Evelyn
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Peter Lehmann, Mudflat Shiraz 2005

PL’s well lived in countenance

Mudflat is a nickname given to Peter Lehmann by his great friend the late Len Evans, in reference to PL’s well lived in countenance!, and this 87% Shiraz and 13% Muscadelle  is a wine quite unique to the Lehmann portfolio.Peter was one of the first to blend these 2 grape varieties together with the white grape adding elegance and floral aromas to the Barossa Shiraz
Deep purple in colour, the nose appealing of raspberry and plum, richly flavoured but with a soft ,intriguingly spicy lift and smooth finish.
Jus De Vine  have this wine on special down from €16.99 to €10.99.

Seek it out while stocks last.

Julie
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