Eric Egan | Wine

Wine posts from an Irish-Norwegian Composer based in Tynemouth, U.K.

[Eric Egan | Wine @egan_wine]

New Years Line Up. Happy Apocalypse Canpers:-)

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Pouring a lovely deep ‘62 Aloxe-Corton from Coron Père & Fils this evening (perfect cork!). Just a hint of stink at the moment but seems to be blowing off nicely:-)

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#nightcap

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@BlindTasters 1945 Belgrave. Drank like a first growth from a great vintage. Spectacular (and relatively good value) wine!

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@BlindTasters Ooh, I don’t quite agree. It may certainly be true for very older vintages, though I do think younger vintage bottlings, like MV blends have the potential to improve significantly over 3-4 decades (or more). In fact I’d say they some times need that to show at their best...

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Thanks Jane Anson for a fabulous 1996 Pauillac tasting! Of all of these, to me, the #Latour and the #LynchBages came out on top. The Latour for its marble-like facets of ever increasing density, and the Lynch Bages for its classic yet spritely tobacco. A Samuel Beckett of a wine!

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@mikemadrigale @krugoli You get more of an idea of the colour here. It’s pretty clear and vibrant:-)

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Here’s something pretty glorious that just arrived(!) level 2cm below the foil but in my experience that’s far from disastrous for older vintages of Krug:-)

Anyone with any experience of this lauded vintage?
@krugoli #krug

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@mikemadrigale @krugoli Fingers crossed, but I’m actually pretty hopeful. I’ve had half full bottles of Private Cuvee that have been superb 😆

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@Dracaenawines @TheGrapeGoddess @Winerywanderin2 @VinfluenceWine @Tourist4theday1 @TotalWineBlog @wines_ani @_drunkshopping @ObsessionWines @JATauthor @WinemakersGuide I love the Grenache dominant wines from Faugeres, like Cebene’a Belle Lurette.

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@mahogany_fist Nice! ‘80 is a really superb under-the-radar vintage in the CdB!

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A case of these guys just arrived! Impeccable condition. The oldest I’ve had was a ‘95 I think, which was stunning. Can’t wait to try the ‘83!

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It’s stunning(!)

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My contributions to this evenings #blindtasting and the blinds that landed on my door earlier. Just warming up with the dregs of the U.K. bottled ‘64 Coutet. Shouldn’t be too hard to get actually, to the decade at least.

[Yana @giannaninot]

I’m about to finish up my time in the fields, and wanted everyone to know that we (farmworkers) are paid $7 for two gallons of blueberries. How much do you pay for your blueberries?

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A couple of interesting bottles arrived at my doorstep today. Will be the oldest Morey #Mersault I’ll have tried to date. Should be fun!

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Minimal waste, minimal oxygen contact (the siphon is drawing wine from the bottle of the bottle into an oxygen-free environment). I’ve kept miniatures like this in the fridge for a month, wine wine back to the 1920s(!) without noticeable decay...

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Got that siphon to hand and want to fill up a few mini bottles??

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And off you go...

[Donzoko @DonzokoBeer]

Beers of precisely this colour are the most handsome.