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Newsletter 6, December, Vintage 2007 |
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Read about: v Classified Growths in Saint Emilion: v Our Bordeaux Blog at number 7 in the top 100! v What Ronald has been drinking this month (NEW!) v A Wine Tour: a v Bordeaux Newsletter: v Our Wine Experience during Vinexpo 2007
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Chateau Coulon Laurensac in the mist People who run the trains in France, in the old days used to work under very unpleasant circumstances (i.e. shoveling coal etc.). That's why they used to be entitled to retire very early with almost a double pension. Nowadays train drivers sit on comfortable chairs and press a button every now and again. The newly elected President Sarkozy thought this special pension break wasn't justified anymore. Of course the train drivers disagreed and decided to strike. We'll see where it will end. You, on the other hand didn't strike: You were a great help with bringing on new subscribers to this Newsletter. And your support by voting for our Blog was overwhelming. In this edition you can read the results.
We have changed the look of our website so I invite you to have a look at it and tell me what you think (Ronald@BXWINEX.com). The wine trivia question has been changed as well. From this edition on you can see whether you know the answer by clicking on the link because the answer will be there already. The downside is you can't win prizes any more... And I have added a new item; my comments on some wines I have been drinking. Like Michael Broadbent does in Decanter Magazine, I give you my best and my worst experiences. I would love to hear your comments if you ever tasted these wines. Fortunately the Saint Emilion Classification has been reinstalled. This didn't happen as an early Christmas present. It was a heavily debated court decision. More about this you can read in this Newsletter. Speaking of Christmas, a Wine Tour to Bordeaux is the perfect present for a wine lover. You can offer a wine tour through a beautiful gift voucher. It is a great gift for your spouse because you will of course be accompanying him or her! I hope you'll enjoy reading this Newsletter and I hope hearing from you soon.
Don’t drink anything I wouldn't drink! With our best wishes and seasons greetings!
Ronald Rens, M. Sc., Wine Master
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Cheval Blanc and Ausone and Angelus remain Classified Growths I spoke to a very happy Jean-Bernard Grenié of Chateau Angélus early this week. Monsieur Grenié told me that was very excited knowing that “order has followed disorder in
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This black-tie event was also used to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pessac-Léognan appellation.
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Subscribe your Friends Have a fabulous Christmas and a very happy and healthy New Year. We look forward to seeing you all in 2008! Cheers from Bordeaux, Ronald and Margaret Rens
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It has been both a cold and a hot autumn here in France. The temperature (weather) has been very low with some mornings of - 7 C (23 F). 
The Saint Emilion Classification applies again now that a Paris court has ruled that its suspension had no legal justification. In our 
These four chateaux went to court and the judge decided to annul the entire classification. The French appellation authority, the INAO, and the Ministry of Agriculture appealed this annulment in a Paris court. This Paris court decided that the complaints from the four contesting chateaux were not “of such a nature as to annul the entire classification”. The Paris ruling recognized that there was no legal justification to annul the entire classification and that it was not in the public interest.
Saint Emilion”. He pointed out the practical complications to me. "Nobody knew what to use on the labels for the 2006 vintage. The bottling will take place in early 2008. Printing of all the labels alone takes over two months!"
know by now, wine blogs are being rated on a site called LocalWineEvents. Thanks to your support we are currently at place number 7 in the top 100! 
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Vinexpo is the world leading wine event. Everybody who is anybody in the wine world shows up in Bordeaux.
The menu’s were engraved by Hermès on leather for the dinner in the vat room of the chateau. On the menu we found many regional products being used: caviar from the region, Pauillac lamb and “cannellées”, the cakes based on egg yokes. The wines were exceptional as well. For pre dinner drinks, there was a choice of 60 different Graves (both red and white). On the dinner they served the Smith Haut Lafitte 2000, Rauzan Ségla 1996, and the great First Growth Haut Brion 1998. For the dessert everybody enjoyed the Superior First Growth Chateau d’Yquem of the 1998 vintage. On the guest list we found the crème de la crème of Bordeaux but also celebrities like the Price Hendrik of Denmark and CSI actor Gary Dourdan. 
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