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This is a resource for people who want to buy an interesting bottle of wine on a budget of about $20. If you get lost between Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and have access to a Dan Murphy's or Vintage Cellars (or Aldi, as of 2015!), you've come to the right place. Where possible, wines are listed with their single-bottle price from DM/VC/A and the winery's home page.

A good place to start is the 'Index', or if you know what type of wine you want, head straight to the 'Recommended Reds', 'Worthy Whites' or 'Stunning Sparklers' that only show 4 & 5☆ wines.

Your experience will be different to everyone else's, which makes wine such a pleasure. The same vintage wine at different ages will be distinct, as will the same aged wines from different vintages. What the glass holds is a unique parcel of time that should be enjoyed as such.

Sunday, 2 June 2013

(R) Chateau Bellevue: Bordeaux 2011, from Cadarsac, Bordeaux, France

Smell
Early: Strong vanillin notes with some soft dates
Later: Overripe plums

Taste
Dark plums and spices with some earthiness. The wine's a little thin and slowly becomes a tad sour as the spiciness disappears.

Tale
Based south of Libourne, on the other side of the river La Dordogne, the winery is now in its sixth generation of family-ownership. This particular wine appears to be named after Chateau de Bellevue, the 1750 Bordeaux residence of Madame de Pompadour, the official chief mistress of King Louis XV.

Price: $10
Quality: ☆☆
Value:  ☆☆

http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_904483

   

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