{"id":42,"date":"2008-06-09T02:01:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-09T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/gregdrinks\/?p=42"},"modified":"2019-04-23T18:12:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T23:12:29","slug":"a-grand-cru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/gregdrinks\/2008\/06\/a-grand-cru\/","title":{"rendered":"A Grand Cru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_kufElHa-EkM\/SEyPV7uGKCI\/AAAAAAAAAtM\/EpAYnMLO8Js\/s1600-h\/IMG_3438.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209696475931879458\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_kufElHa-EkM\/SEyPV7uGKCI\/AAAAAAAAAtM\/EpAYnMLO8Js\/s400\/IMG_3438.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>I don&#8217;t often drink grand crus but this one came as a good deal from Wine Library. For $20 I think I got a good bargain. This was a very nice wine. As you can see from the back label, it is composed of 80% merlot, 10% cabernet sauvignon, and 10% cabernet franc; a classical Bordeaux blend if I&#8217;ve ever seen one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_kufElHa-EkM\/SEyPWTcZhfI\/AAAAAAAAAtU\/y2secpB9070\/s1600-h\/IMG_3441.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209696482300102130\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_kufElHa-EkM\/SEyPWTcZhfI\/AAAAAAAAAtU\/y2secpB9070\/s400\/IMG_3441.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>First of all I was blown away by the color. You can see below it was a deep, rich, dark, purple\/red color. You definitely could not see through it. On the nose I was presented with earthy musty notes mingling with ripe red cherries. Solid tannins, big fruit and hints of smoke greeted you on the palate. It also had a slight greenness to it. After a couple hours in the decanter the wine opened up beautifully.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a cocktail you can do with this wine, and For creating the best cocktails as home, see <a href=\"http:\/\/mixstik.com\/\">Mixstik<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_kufElHa-EkM\/SEyPWmEDRMI\/AAAAAAAAAtc\/DXirYYOjcnA\/s1600-h\/IMG_3443.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209696487298254018\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_kufElHa-EkM\/SEyPWmEDRMI\/AAAAAAAAAtc\/DXirYYOjcnA\/s400\/IMG_3443.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"cp-recipe-preview__title title\" tabindex=\"0\">ETHIOPIAN COCKTAIL<\/h5>\n<p class=\"cp-recipe-preview__text\" tabindex=\"0\">The character of this distinctive Ethiopian coffee comes through divinely in this finely wrought sweet citrus cocktail.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__ingredient list__item\">capsule of\u00a0<em>Master Origin Ethiopia<\/em>Grand Cru<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__ingredient list__item\">100 ml of pink grapefruit juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__ingredient list__item\">tablespoons of crushed ice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__ingredient list__item\">ice cubes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__ingredient list__item\">10 ml elder flower syrup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__ingredient list__item\">20 ml of grapefruit syrup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__list list__items\">\n<li class=\"cp-recipe-ingredients__ingredient list__item\">grapefruit slice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p tabindex=\"0\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t often drink grand crus but this one came as a good deal from Wine Library. For $20 I think I got a good bargain. This was a very nice wine. 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