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		<title>To Disznókő for the blending session for the 2007 Aszú wines</title>
		<link>http://www.christianseely.com/2010/03/04/to-disznoko-for-the-blending-session-for-the-2007-aszu-wines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Seely</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Disznoko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aszú]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eszencia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[László Mészáros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokaj]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As so often at this time of the year in Hungary, it was very cold, with a lot of snow, but we were lucky to have some wonderful sunshine, which showed off the vineyard to great effect. Here is a photograph of the tasting team in the snow: I could not resist this photo opportunity, ]]></description>
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		<title>How do you time and organise the pruning?</title>
		<link>http://www.christianseely.com/2010/02/05/how-do-you-time-and-organise-the-pruning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Seely</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Château Pichon-Longueville Baron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Château Suduiraut]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mel Jones asked a very good question about pruning, and I decided to post the answer in the blog. I consulted with Daniel LLose before replying, so that is the explanation for the unusually detailed technical information in this posting!
&#8220;How do you time and organise the pruning? Do you start at one side of a ]]></description>
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		<title>To the Languedoc for the blending session for the 2009 wines of Mas Belles Eaux</title>
		<link>http://www.christianseely.com/2010/01/27/to-the-languedoc-for-the-blending-session-for-the-2009-wines-of-mas-belles-eaux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Seely</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mas Belles Eaux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carignan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Languedoc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mourvèdre]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After weeks of freezing temperatures in Bordeaux, it was a pleasure to enjoy more Southern temperatures: the difference between -6 and 12 degrees celcius is appreciable, and underlines the climatic differences between the two regions. Before the tasting we toured the vineyard: I have a special affection for Belles Eaux. These photographs may give you ]]></description>
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		<title>Pruning at Petit-Village</title>
		<link>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/12/23/pruning-at-petit-village/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Seely</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Château Petit-Village]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pomerol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pruning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the eve of the Christmas period, the vineyards can seem bleak and cold, but this time of year has its own charm, and of course, the cycle of life in the vineyard continues. At Petit-Village this morning, where the pruning is under way. This is one of the toughest tasks in the vineyard, taking ]]></description>
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		<title>Nacional 2007 ?</title>
		<link>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/12/08/nacional-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Seely</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FAQ - Questions / Answers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quinta do Noval]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nacional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terroir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ungrafted vines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“I did want to ask about 2007 nacional: what was the reason to do not bring it out as a nacional?&#8217; asked me Albino Tuosto in response to the New Douro Tasting post. Herewith my answer :
We did not declare a Quinta do Noval Nacional 2007. This might seem strange as it was such a ]]></description>
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		<title>Blending session at Pichon for the 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/12/03/blending-session-at-pichon-for-the-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/12/03/blending-session-at-pichon-for-the-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Seely</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Château Pichon-Longueville Baron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexandra Lebossé]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Château Pichon-Longueville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Seely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel LLose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Boissenot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacques Boissenot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jean-René Matignon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Les Tourelles de Longueville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parcel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pauillac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is always an exciting time of the year. Although it is getting dark and cold, with winter drawing in, we have the fruits of the year’s sunshine with us in the form of the wines of the vintage. We start to taste the different lots at around this time, and will meet again several ]]></description>
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		<title>China tour. A glass of Château Pichon-Longueville on the Great Wall</title>
		<link>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/11/23/tour-in-china-a-glass-of-chateau-pichon-longueville-on-the-great-wall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/11/23/tour-in-china-a-glass-of-chateau-pichon-longueville-on-the-great-wall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Seely</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Château Pichon-Longueville Baron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Château Suduiraut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mas Belles Eaux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[128 Great Years of Bordeaux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ch'ng Poh Tiong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COFCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Wall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am in China at the moment, both for the launch of our new distribution agreement with Cofco, and also accompanying Ch’ng Poh Tiong on the annual three city tour of China he organises each year, 128 years of Bordeaux. We had an unusually formal signing agreement with Cofco, who are taking on exclusive distribution ]]></description>
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		<title>Why launch this blog?</title>
		<link>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/11/19/why-launch-this-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/11/19/why-launch-this-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Seely</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask your question]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Château Petit-Village]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Château Pibran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Château Pichon-Longueville Baron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Château Suduiraut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coates and Seely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disznoko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domaine de l'Arlot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mas Belles Eaux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quinta da Romaneira]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quinta do Noval]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXA Millésimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Seely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harvest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today we finally go live with this blog. Welcome and thank you for taking the time to visit.
As MD of AXA Millésimes I am responsible for a number of vineyards, in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Languedoc, Hungary and Portugal. I spend a large part of my time visiting them all, and I hope that this blog format ]]></description>
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		<title>New Douro Tasting</title>
		<link>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/10/28/new-douro-tasting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/10/28/new-douro-tasting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Seely</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quinta da Romaneira]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quinta do Noval]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Douro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Douro red]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tate Modern tasting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In London to present the 2007 red wines of Quinta do Noval at the New Douro tasting at the Tate Modern. I managed to escape from behind my table from time to time and so taste all the wines there: this sort of opportunity arises rarely in the region of production, so I try to ]]></description>
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		<title>Harvest at Pichon</title>
		<link>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/10/08/harvest-at-pichon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christianseely.com/2009/10/08/harvest-at-pichon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Seely</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Château Pichon-Longueville Baron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cabernet Sauvignon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harvest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pauillac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

These pictures show the harvest of the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes on the plateau at the heart of the Pichon Baron vineyard. Very old vines on deep beds of gravel give Cabernet of wonderful finesse and purity. With the very low yields that we practise here, and the precision of the work that takes places in ]]></description>
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