Emergency! What to open?

[Ronald Wortel]

It's one of those days, and to make it a bit better we need to open a very good bottle of wine tonight. The options are:

- Qta. do Passadouro Douro Reserva 2008
- Poeira Douro 2007
- Chateau Malescot St. Exupery Margaux 2004
- Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2004
- E. Guigal Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde 2001

What would you choose? (It will go with roast leg of lamb.)

Cheers,
Ronald

[Peter W. Meek]

It's one of those days, and to make it a bit better we need to open a very good bottle of wine tonight. The options are:

- Qta. do Passadouro Douro Reserva 2008
- Poeira Douro 2007
- Chateau Malescot St. Exupery Margaux 2004
- Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2004
- E. Guigal Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde 2001

What would you choose? (It will go with roast leg of lamb.)

Cheers,
Ronald

If it was me, I'd open the Il Poggione.

[Andy Velebil]

I'm not familiar with the last 3, so I'll chose the Passadouro

[Moses Botbol]

- Chateau Malescot St. Exupery Margaux 2004
- E. Guigal Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde 2001

[Eric Menchen]

By process of elimination, I'd choose the Poeira Douro 2007

[Ronald Wortel]

You're a great help guys, really.

I'm not familiar with the last 3, so I'll chose the Passadouro

Well, the last three are from small but upcoming wine areas you may have heard of: France and Italy, just North and East of the Douro, but obviously, nowhere near as good!

Anyway, we chose the Passadouro, because we felt like drinking a young brutal wine that's still in its primary fruit phase. And it was exactly that. Great wine, did very well with the lamb. I think I need some more to see where this is going in 10 years time.

[Andy Velebil]

You're a great help guys, really.

I'm not familiar with the last 3, so I'll chose the Passadouro

Well, the last three are from small but upcoming wine areas you may have heard of: France and Italy, just North and East of the Douro, but obviously, nowhere near as good!

They make wine in France and Italy?

[Eric Menchen]

They make wine in France and Italy?

Well, you need something to make aguardente for Port.

[Andy Velebil]

They make wine in France and Italy?

Well, you need something to make aguardente for Port.

Oh, that's right