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Versato Merlot Santa Margherita 2005

Jan 16th, 2010 | By

This was a very economic wine at 750THB.  It was nice and fruity but had short legs, too short to thoroughly enjoy the wine.  It could use a little more depth for my liking and I would not go for it again, at least not this vintage.  I’m not knocking the wine, this blog is [...]



Cassegrain Wines Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Rouge 2006

Jun 26th, 2009 | By

We had this at the Bangkok Marriott Resort and Spa on the river.  It’s a nice little joint with a pretty dock you can relax and get your drink on.  This is a self-centered blog so I’ll just make my notes and that’s that;
The wine was very fruity with short legs.  It was very light, [...]



Errazuriz Max Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 – Chilean Wine

Feb 18th, 2009 | By

Since I’m primarily using this as a way to keep track of wine ‘I’d drink again’ and not to impress the wine loving public I’ll post this simple review on this wine we had for dinner.
We like it.  It’s a full-on Cabernet, which possessed the expected not-as-fruity-as-we’d-want characteristics, but after a few sips, or glasses [...]



Le Merle Aux Alouttes – Domaine Alain Chabanon – Vin De Pays d’Oc 2002

Feb 16th, 2009 | By

We had this Merlot mixed wine for dinner with our pasta, Australian beef tenderloin dinner.  It presented a fruity flavor, with medium body and medium legs.  This wine looks to have just come to maturation by the looks of the clear outer ring being ‘not so close’ to the glass upon inspection.
Alice loved this wine, [...]