{"id":3288,"date":"2011-09-15T20:00:11","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=3148"},"modified":"2014-02-17T00:46:47","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T05:46:47","slug":"cellar-wine-treasures-from-rioja-rhone-valley-maclaren-vale-bordeaux-and-barossa-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/cellar-wine-treasures-from-rioja-rhone-valley-maclaren-vale-bordeaux-and-barossa-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Cellar Wine Treasures from Rioja, Rhone Valley, MacLaren Vale, Bordeaux and Barossa Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Gaby Israel<\/p>\n

2005 Baron de Ley Reserva<\/a><\/strong> – $19.95<\/p>\n

I had this wine from its 1998 vintage. Never failed. Very consistent. Typical Rioja Reserva. From the successful 2005 vintage expect one of the best $20 you\u2019ll spend this release. Goes very well with lamb.<\/p>\n

2008 D’arenberg Grenache<\/a><\/strong> The Custodian, Mclaren Vale, South Australia, Australia – $19.95<\/p>\n

Yet another consistent producer, this time from Australia. I find D\u2019Arenberg \u201cThe Custodian\u201d always rewarding. It\u2019s the kind of wine that you take a big sip, sit back, relax and feel at home. This wine is the \u201c2005 Baron de Ley Reserva\u201d competition wine for wines around $20 that are absolutely terrific.<\/p>\n

2007 Domaine du Haut des Terres<\/a><\/strong> Blanches Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape – $37.95<\/p>\n

Great supportive review by Natalie and Parker. Another great 07\u2019 Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape (CdP) for the cellar for under $40. It\u2019s GPCi is a round ~2.5 which makes it a no brainer for buying 2-6 bottles.<\/p>\n

2008 Thorn-Clarke<\/a><\/strong> Shiraz Cabernet Petit Verdot Terra Barossa, Barossa, South Australia – $14.95<\/p>\n

If you are tasked with bringing 2 bottles to a dinner this weekend and you want to get the love of the audience, for only $30 you are more than safe buying this one. Haven\u2019t had anything less than great from Thorn-Clarke \u2013 a very crowed pleasing wine and an excellent QPR.<\/p>\n

2008 Ch\u00e2teau St. Georges <\/a><\/strong>, A.C., St-Georges St-\u00c9milion, Bordeaux, France – $29.95<\/p>\n

I have to admit, first time I bought a bottle of Ch\u00e2teau St. Georges was in the late 90\u2019s and what got my attention was the label. It\u2019s a combination of old world\/traditional Bordeaux label with a touch of new. I\u2019ve visited the Chateau in 2004 and since then I\u2019ve completely fallen in love. This is a great representation of St. Emilion without going to the bank to ask for a second mortgage. I\u2019d buy 2-6 bottles for the cellar. If you open one tonight, let it breathe for at least an hour if not more.
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2008 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 407<\/a><\/strong>, South Australia, Australia – $34.95<\/p>\n

In challenging vintages like the 2008 in South Australia, it\u2019s the skill and art of making wine that makes the difference. I\u2019ve had Penfolds Bin 407 for many years now and even in \u201cbad years\u201d this wine tastes good\u2026 J<\/p>\n

Bin 407 can usually lay down for 10-12 years, but I wouldn\u2019t push it too much with this one. Buy 2-3 bottles and open the first one in 5 years and decide what to do with the other bottles in the cellar. A great companion for a rib-eye or NY steak.<\/p>\n

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Gaby Israel<\/a><\/strong> has been providing wine tasting notes and buying recommendations for several years now. The name WineGPCi (pronounced Wine Gypsy) was given by his friends. GPCi stands for Gaby\u2019s Potential Cellaring Index. While searching for \u201ctreasures for the cellar\u201d without going to the bank, the GPCi was initially used to calculate the ratio between the price of the wine and the number of years it can potentially be cellared for; trying to find the wines that had the smallest index\/ratio possible.<\/p>\n

Any good wine that had a GPCi of 3.5 and under, was worth buying (mainly if you were planning to develop a cellar). Many years and \u201c750 bottles in the cellar\u201d after, his knowledge, experience and passion continued to grow. He continues to focus on helping the consumer finding \u201clogical\u201d ways of buying wines and planning the budget for it.<\/p>\n

His great passion for wine revolves around old-world wines such as Spain, France and Italy while experimenting the new world exciting regions of Chile, Argentina, Australia, Canada, the US and others.<\/p>\n

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By Gaby Israel 2005 Baron de Ley Reserva – $19.95 I had this wine from its 1998 vintage. Never failed. Very consistent. Typical Rioja Reserva. From the successful 2005 vintage expect one of the best $20 you\u2019ll spend this release. Goes very well with lamb. 2008 D’arenberg Grenache The Custodian, Mclaren Vale, South Australia, Australia – $19.95 Yet another consistent producer, this time from Australia. I find D\u2019Arenberg \u201cThe Custodian\u201d always rewarding. It\u2019s the kind of wine that you take a big sip, sit back, relax and feel at home. This wine is the \u201c2005 Baron de Ley Reserva\u201d competition […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wine-picks"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3522,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3288\/revisions\/3522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}