Comments on: Lehmann off, Modric in?

By: Pedro

Pedro — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:34:09 +0000

Le Grove – Club Level Blogging…!

By: Geoff

Geoff — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:29:12 +0000

I read it and am suitably impressed!

By: Libel » Blog Archive » David Potts

Libel » Blog Archive » David Potts — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:55:33 +0000

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Libel » Blog Archive » Geoff — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:55:12 +0000

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By: jimmyfingers

jimmyfingers — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:43:27 +0000

If they’re slapping a ‘Premier’ in front of a Grand Cru, then they’re pulling fast one. Only left bank wines (or the Medoc) got afforded Cru Classe in the 1855 classification of Bordeaux, and only five got given the ‘Premier Cru’ or first growth status (there are five growths in all). Lafite-Rothschild, Latour, Chateau Margaux, Haut-Brion Pessac and Mouton-Rothschild to name them. The right bank, which includes the great wines of St Emilion and its neighbour Pommerol, weren’t even given Grand Cru status until much later, despute many of them being of similar, if not greater, status (i.e. Petrus or Le Pin). Many of the great sweet wines of Bordeaux, Sauternes and Barsacs, were given first growth status, but only one, the legendary D’Yquem (pronounced D-kem) is given the classification Premier Cru Superieur.

Sorry, I’m a wine merchant by trade

Not that anyone is going to read this

By: Bud

Bud — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:19:00 +0000

On a rather nice Henessey Brandy now……….. sleep well all.

By: hell

hell — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:49:27 +0000

nice post

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:42:32 +0000

On that note my wine chugging Grovers, I wish you all a pleasant evenings drinking, until the morrow and hopefully some transfer gossip!

By: Bud

Bud — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:17:11 +0000

Chateau Angelus, Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe is just one of my collection and are the Figeac Premier Grand Cru which I recently parted with a hefty price for, and my 1996 Convent des Jacobins which is my old favourite and which of the 12 bottles purchased I now have just 2 left……….. but hey, what do I know ?!!!!!!!

Interesting point though Jimmy, although the word Premier in my previous email was in fact a play on words, what with Wenger being a manager in the PREMIERship……… but on the wine front, if you wish to correct me, please do.

I am under no illusioon, although I have a heavy interest in Red wines and those from the Bordeaux region (St Emillion in particular !), I am still very much a philistine when it comes to the world of wine knowledge. So much so that that during the closed season i am throwing me, my wife, the boy and my fluent french speaking, foriegn driving, babysitting Mum into the the Environment screwing 4 wheel drive and heading for a weeks break in of all places St Emilion, through round and up Bordeaux !

By: jimmyfingers

jimmyfingers — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:28:50 +0000

Without sounding like a wine twat, there are no Premier Cru St Emilion. First growths are strictly left bank

Now my working class credentials are shot to hell, have people seen piccies of Sir David of the Beckham? Did anyone else get a funny feeling inside?

Put the shit up a few mancs, which is always a bonus