Thanks for the bottle offer! I would love to receive some Mexican wine and yes I do currently reside in Paris. I must admit that I have only tasted one Mexican wine in my life, which is a shame because I lived in Monterrey, Mexico for 6 years between 2001 and 2008. Concha y Toro (Chile) and Bodegas Marqués de Caceres (Spain) were quite popular and I myself drank gallons of the stuff.

Baja California Sur is still a very developing region, lacking in water for ideal growing conditions. Nonetheless, certainly the region is pumping out some worthy wines that should be explored and will only continue to improve in quality year by year. Valle de Guadaloupe is generally considered the best sub-region. Some wineries to check out are Casa de Piedra, LA Cetto, Doña Lupe, Bodegas Santo Tomás, Monte Xanic, Bodegas San Antonio and Cavas de Valmar.

Below is a caption of my journal entry from the only Mexican wine I’ve tasted…

2002 Monte Xanic Merlot, $26: oak, alcohol, cassis, medium-tannin, black cherry, chocolate, coffee, course texture, linear form, good but frustrating. Not an amazing wine, but worth exploring. (Rating 6/10)
3 April 2007, McAllen, Texas

Regarding the bottle offer, I’ll be back in Columbus, Ohio (my hometown) to spend Christmas with the family, from December 20th to January 3rd. However, I’d love to figure something out and promise to post the bottle on the blog.

Salud!

if you live in paris, i would like to send to you a bottle, a couple of friends will be there near december 26.

nice website.

cheers

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Kudos on your great blog! I have to admit it really rocks! And great tasting notes too!! I have to say I thought Opus One was the WOTN for me too… I rated it a solid 94.

Best of luck for this blog and see you soon!

Phil

OK so here are some of my notes from last night.

2003 Château D’Armailhac 5ème Cru Classé (Pauillac, Bordeaux) — Woody, red berries, blackberries, prune, gateau au chocolat, grapefruit or something bitter 15/20

2003 Château Clerc Milon Grand Cru Classé (Pauillac, Bordeaux) — Dried bonito, rose, papaya or some watery fruits, fruits bread 17/20

2005 Domaine de Baron’Arques (Limoux, Languedoc-Roussillon) — Tar, cider, black cherry, man’s perfume, caramel 16/20

2001 Viña Concha y Toro, Viña Almaviva (Puente Alto, Maipo) — Seaweed, Uzbekistan pilaf, smell of street corner, passionate! mushroom, beans 17/20

2001 Robert Mondavi, Opus One (Napa Valley, California) — Vanilla essence, chocolate, caramel popcorn at Disney Land 18/20

1995 Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé (Pauillac, Bordeaux) — Oak, lemon grass, rhum, roast beef, earthy 16/20

I enjoyed Opus One very much and in fact it was one of very rare smell that I will remember long time fore sure. Also Vina Concha! I personally enjoyed those two more than THE grandpa.