LasciviousXXX
Lucifer
Hey there CS Fam. I'm not one to usually splurge and buy expensive wine (I'll leave that to NavyDoc and CigarTexan 
) however the events of the past week or two made me realize that the right time is now.
Had some family issues the past week or so that have been difficult to deal with, couple that with the fact that we just moved and you get a wonderful mix of stress, concern and relief. So Echo and I decided it would be a good time to celebrate the purchase of a new house and consumate the new place with a very tasty bottle of wine.
Now my usual wine tastes always tend to lean towards reds from France and California but I've not had too many chances to sample some of the more famous wine labels as they tend to be out of my price range most of the time. I usually don't mind spending anywhere from $15-$75 on a bottle (I know I know Paul... you can yell at me later) but when it gets over $100 I have a hard time justifying the purchase, especially when there are so many cigars out there I don't own
However since this special occassion called for a good bottle of wine we went to the Wine shop and splurged. Picked up a bottle of '98 Chateau Margaux Margaux from the (where else?) Margaux appellation. The wine itself is a good mixture of Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc and Petit Verdot. Now because I have hung out with Jack, Paul, Sean etc I have had the pleasure of sampling some truly great wines. This bottle that Echo and I shared was no exception although with a completely different feel to it.
The wine itself had softer more subtle flavors than I'm used to in wine. Now the '98 vintage while not one of the more significant years for the wine was still very tasty and had plenty of depth. A medium bodied wine with rich sweet tones and plenty of blueberry type fruit flavors. While my ability to describe cigars I'm smoking is decent I'm still working on my wine tasting abilities so you'll have to excuse me LOL.
Overall the wine was a real winner and one of my favorites that I've had thus far. I can only imagine what some of the famed vintage years taste like and I know I will one day experience them. However for the time being this was a great bottle of wine, a very celebratory experience and a bottle I will not soon forget.
) however the events of the past week or two made me realize that the right time is now.Had some family issues the past week or so that have been difficult to deal with, couple that with the fact that we just moved and you get a wonderful mix of stress, concern and relief. So Echo and I decided it would be a good time to celebrate the purchase of a new house and consumate the new place with a very tasty bottle of wine.
Now my usual wine tastes always tend to lean towards reds from France and California but I've not had too many chances to sample some of the more famous wine labels as they tend to be out of my price range most of the time. I usually don't mind spending anywhere from $15-$75 on a bottle (I know I know Paul... you can yell at me later) but when it gets over $100 I have a hard time justifying the purchase, especially when there are so many cigars out there I don't own
However since this special occassion called for a good bottle of wine we went to the Wine shop and splurged. Picked up a bottle of '98 Chateau Margaux Margaux from the (where else?) Margaux appellation. The wine itself is a good mixture of Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc and Petit Verdot. Now because I have hung out with Jack, Paul, Sean etc I have had the pleasure of sampling some truly great wines. This bottle that Echo and I shared was no exception although with a completely different feel to it.
The wine itself had softer more subtle flavors than I'm used to in wine. Now the '98 vintage while not one of the more significant years for the wine was still very tasty and had plenty of depth. A medium bodied wine with rich sweet tones and plenty of blueberry type fruit flavors. While my ability to describe cigars I'm smoking is decent I'm still working on my wine tasting abilities so you'll have to excuse me LOL.
Overall the wine was a real winner and one of my favorites that I've had thus far. I can only imagine what some of the famed vintage years taste like and I know I will one day experience them. However for the time being this was a great bottle of wine, a very celebratory experience and a bottle I will not soon forget.
