Tuesday Blind Tastings

Gnomes Gentle Folk Wines Red Blend Merlot, Petit verdot, Pinot noir, Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Adelaide Hills, Australia

Price: $32

Rating: 93

Source: Cellar

Description: Light bodied. Raspberries, redskins, plums, spice and perfume on the nose. The palate was intense, long and spicy with plummy, high toned fruit and good acidity. An enjoyable wine that should improve with cellaring.

Tasting date: 03 July 2018

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from 1985 to 2003, bought the Bordeaux property Chteau les Trois Croix in 1995 where he works with his son and daughter to make outstanding wine that sells for a snip of a price of the famed first growth. I tasted the 2002 Chteau les Trois Croix in March 2006 and was impressed with its rich, opulent fresh berry flavors and ripe, silky tannins. Its not Mouton, but it is quite good. For a full tasting note, see the list of the best wines under $20 at the end of this book. 177.St. Emilion wines are classified differently than those from the Mdoc region. According to a classification system established in 1995 and regularly amended each decade, wines are ranked into four categories Premier Grand Cru Class A, Premier Grand Cru Class B, Grand Cru Class, and Grand Cru. The reclassification of Bordeauxs St. Emilion wines will be announced in 2006, the results of which were not in when this book went to print. 178.The two Premier Grand Cru A wineries include Chteau Ausone and Chteau Cheval Blanc. 66 1000 BEST WINE SECRETS 179.The eleven Premier Grand Cru B wineries include: Chteau Canon, Chteau Belair, Chteau Clos Fourtet, Chteau Trotte Vieille,