http://www.crushwineco.com/ en Copyright 2010 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:05:16 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss My choice for Wine of the Year is the 2000 Chateau de Fonbel. The story here is simple: An innocent tasting where I was simply blind-sided by the wine's purity and elegance - aromatic with plentiful fruit wrapped in layers of great spice, minerality and florality. The mouthfeel is undeniably St-Emilion - luxurious and full, expansive and enveloping, yet with a seemingly nimble footprint. At under $40, this is one of the best deals in Bordeaux I've come across all year.]]> http://www.crushwineco.com/archives/2007/12/joes_wine_of_the_year_2000_fon.html http://www.crushwineco.com/archives/2007/12/joes_wine_of_the_year_2000_fon.html Bordeaux Current Specials France Wine Articles Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:05:16 -0500 When we tasted the 2000 Mangot we flipped — Not only because of the extremely high quality and aging potential from one of the best years in recent memory, but because it was not "internationalized". While many of its Bordeaux counterparts are over-manipulated, the Mangot classicly European in style and a genuine expression of the terroir of St. Emilion. http://www.crushwineco.com/archives/2006/03/2000_chateau_mangot_grand_vin.html http://www.crushwineco.com/archives/2006/03/2000_chateau_mangot_grand_vin.html Bordeaux Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:42:49 -0500