Advice – Free, One bottle of wine + Shipping + Tax -$22.45, A GREAT recommendation from a reader – Priceless!!! I get e-mail from people who read the web page and send me notes from time to time. Some people ask for advice. Some people give advice. Some people give really good recommendations for a value wine drinker like me. Read this review, try the wine and see what you think. This review comes as a result of the latter. Because I do not have permission to reprint their name and they did not give it in advance, I have removed it from the e-mail copy below.
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On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:11:48 reader wrote:
Jim,
Our latest choice for under $10.00 is the 2005 Grande Reserve de Beau-Rivage, Bordeaux Eleve en futs de chene, France. At $9.95 from Geerlings and Wade, we have found it to be a good choice, and a price performer for the 2005 Bordeaux's. We drink a lot of California reds, and have come to really like this one.
[Name removed for privacy]
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On Thursday, 15 May 2008 19:24:00 I replied:
Hi!
I got my bottle of the 2005 Grande Reserve de Beau-Rivage, Bordeaux from Geerlings and Wade this afternoon. We don't usually drink wine during the week, but based on your recommendation, I HAD to try it, with pasta and red sauce, tonight for dinner. I was only going to have one glass. But we finished it off.
Boy! This wine is terrific! Thank you for the recommendation and restoring my faith in wines under $10 being a GREAT value. Even for the Bordeaux.
Thank you again for the recommendation!
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Jim Fortune
The Bella Wine Guy
http://www.bellaonline.com/site/wine
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Review starts here:
Vintage/Year: 2005
Winery/Name: Grande Reserve de Beau-Rivage, Bordeaux Eleve en futs de chene
Region/Country: Bordeaux, France
Varietal: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc
ALC: 12.5% ALC by Vol
You can take a look at the front label of this wine right here:
Reserve de Beau-Rivage, Bordeaux Eleve en futs de chene
I opened the bottle of Bordeaux, and I honestly can say, I was a little apprehensive. I’ve been down the Bordeaux road before five times looking for a wine that tasted good, and was, what I thought, an exceptional value. I have been disappointed four out of five times. I was at bat five times and struck out four times. So you can see why I was wary.
My own tasting notes on this bottle:
Slight oak nose, dark cherry color in the glass, hint of berry, definitely full fruit nose. After a small sip, the wine was smooth and mellow. It was dry with a fruity finish. It was also very easy to drink since it had low to no acidity. The finish was fruity and really yummy tasting.
Geerlings & Wade had these tasting notes:
This elegant Bordeaux blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, and 7% Cabernet Franc begins with s soft mouth that evolves with mellow and velvety tannins. Marked by a fruity taste with light vanilla notes due to its maturing in oak barrels, this is an easy, pleasurable value wine to serve with poultry and white meats.
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