Chateau La Vielle Cure is my first experience with Fronsac. One of the Bordeaux wines, Fronsac is a hilly region of France along the Dordogne and l’Isle rivers, west of Saint Émilion.
Interestingly enough, if the appellation indicates “Appellation Canon-Fronsac Controlée”, as opposed to “Appellation Fronsac Controlée”, this means that the grapes are from Fronsac [...]
Last night I posted about this ‘01 Belvedere Cabernet Sauvignon. It has held the night pretty well and still tastes fantastic. The nose still has quite a bit of fruit and the acidity levels are very low. The tannins are moderate and what really surprised me is how wonderful chocolate tasted along with the red.Ultimately [...]
Last night I decided to head down to the wine cellar and crack open a bottle of which I was not too familiar. Belvedere Winery as far as I can tell has no real presence on the internet, so finding information about older bottles can be tough. Either way, I didn’t have much [...]