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Brief Cases , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 930min

An all-new Dresden Files story headlines this urban fantasy short story collection starring the Windy City's favorite wizard. The world of Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is rife with intrigue - and creatures of all supernatural stripes. And you'll make their intimate acquaintance as Harry delves into the dark side of truth, justice, and the American way in this must-have short story collection. From the Wild West to the bleachers at Wrigley Field, humans, zombies, incubi, and even fey royalty appear, ready to blur the line between friend and foe. In the never-before-published "Zoo Day", Harry treads new ground as a dad, while fan-favorite characters Molly Carpenter, his onetime apprentice, White Council Warden Anastasia Luccio, and even Bigfoot stalk through the pages of more classic tales. With 12 stories in all, Brief Cases offers both longtime fans and first-time listeners tantalizing glimpses into Harry's funny, gritty, and unforgettable realm, whetting their appetites for more to come from the wizard with a heart of gold. Collection includes: "A Fistful of Warlocks" (from Straight Outta Tombstone, edited by David Boon), read by Cassandra Campbell "B Is for Bigfoot" (from Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron, edited by Jonathan Strahan), read by James Marsters "AAAA Wizardry" (from the Dresden Files RPG), read by James Marsters "I Was a Teenage Bigfoot" (from Blood Lite 3: Aftertaste, edited by Kevin J. Anderson), read by James Marsters "Curses" (from The Naked City, edited by Ellen Datlow), read by James Marsters "Even Hand" (from Dark and Stormy Knights, edited by P. N. Elrodread), read by Jim Butcher "Bigfoot on Campus" (from Hex Appeal, edited by P. N. Elrod), read by James Marsters "Bombshells" (from Dangerous Women, edited ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Marsters, Jim Butcher, Cassandra Campbell, Julia Whelan, Oliver Wyman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/003900/bk_peng_003900_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Threesome Sweetness: Irish Kisses, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 59min

A shot of Threesome Sweetness stirs up emotions... Elizabeth, a part-time manager of Bell's Irish Pub and business student, is newly hitched. Her marriage could use a serious shake up, but she finds shopping a more therapeutic use of her time. If Todd's wife is happy, he's happy. But it seems nothing is putting a sweet smile on her face these days, not even her friends at Bell's. So he contacts 1NightStand and arranges the one thing he knows she doesn't necessarily want but definitely needs for her thirtieth birthday; a threesome. Enter cowboy Cade, who's in London, England hoping to make a restaurant franchise deal. After weeks of doors slamming shut, he uses the 1Night Stand agency in hopes of sprinkling some fun into his overseas business trip and perhaps to learn what he's missing out on by being relationship shy. A harmless night of intimacy is planned. Is a dash of Threesome Sweetness the remedy each is looking for, or will the date leave a bitter aftertaste each will regret for the rest of their lives? About the Irish Romance Irish Kisses Series: The Irish Kisses series is a collection of Irish romance books set in an Irish pub - Bell's Irish Pub - in the heart of London. About the 1NightStand series: The multi-author series is based around Madame Evangeline's match-making skills. A woman to be reckoned with, and owner of a highly successful matchmaking service for one-night stands. She firmly believes if you put the right two people together for just one night, anything is possible. Especially when the dates take place at the fabulous Castillo Hotels and Resorts in some of the most exotic places in the world... for a one-night stand. To find out more, and to discover more hot shorts in this HAWT Decadent. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jack Reynolds. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/030526/bk_acx0_030526_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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2017 Château Montrose tbd

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 96-99 Punkte "The 2017 Montrose is a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep purple-black in color, the nose is a little closed at first, but with coaxing, it opens to reveal remarkable earth and exotic spice notes of crushed rocks, black truffles, star anise, cassia and fenugreek over a core of crème de cassis, blackberry preserves, violets and blueberry pie with touches of cigar box, charcuterie and black soil. Medium-bodied with a rock-solid frame and an exquisitely ripe, very fine-grained texture, it has wonderful freshness with electric energy and a very long, minerally finish. Possessing great poise and intensity, this is one of the greatest Montrose's I have tasted!" Weinwisser: 19/20 Punkte "76 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 20 % Merlot, 3 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot. Granat mit violettem Rand. Was für ein königliches Bouquet mit Wildkirschen, parfümiertem Pfeifentabak und Veilchen. Im zweiten Ansatz rote Johannisbeeren, schwarze Oliven und Wacholder. Am kräftigen, facettenreichen Gaumen mit einem straffen Muskelpaket und viel Power ausgestattet. Im langanhaltenden Finale ein Feuerwerk von frischem Schattenmorellensaft und dunkler Mineralik, endet mit stützender tiefgründiger Adstringenz. Ein klassischer Montrose, der an 1996 erinnert – mit gewaltigem Lagerpotenzial! Es gab hier ganz klar Vorteile für den Cabernet Sauvignon, daher weit über 70 % im Grand Vin. Wie im letzten Jahr, der beste Wein aus St.-Estèphe. Siehe hierzu auch das spannende EXKLUSIV-Interview von Hervé Berland mit Chefredakteur Giuseppe Lauria auf den Seiten 4 und 5 über den Jahrgang, Sinn und Unsinn von Primeurpreisen und warum man auf Montrose noch sehr hungrig ist. 2030 – 2060" James Suckling: 96-97/100 Punkte "This is pure and tight with gorgeous cabernet sauvignon character of blackcurrants, blueberries and crushed stones. Full-bodied, yet compacted and polished. It shows a long and beautiful tannin texture at the end. Just rolls off the palate." Wine Enthusiast: 94-96/100 Punkte "Barrel Sample. This wine is powered by its tannins, creating a concentrated texture, dry at the core and solid. It is a serious, complex wine that is likely to develop slowly. Weighty and dense, it is impressive and intensely rich at the end." Wine Spectator: 91-94/100 Punkte "This has nice breadth, with cherry and cassis notes moving through atop light tobacco and warm earth flavors. Very bright savory and iron elements add lift and cut through the finish. Tight, but everything is in place." Vinous (Neal Martin): 94-96/100 Punkte "The 2017 Montrose represents 37% of the total production this year and it was cropped at around 45hl/ha. It has a little more volume and intensity compared to the Cos d’Estournel that was tasted immediately prior to my visit. Blackberry, raspberry, cedar and pressed flowers bloom in the glass, though there is a noticeable change with aeration after 20 minutes – hints of juniper and bay leaf, rendering a more nuanced and complex array of aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with edgy tannin and it feels a little chalky in the mouth, yet also tensile and certainly extremely focused. There is already a palpable sense of energy in situ, well structured and vivid, though not as complex or as nuanced as the 2016 Montrose on the finish since the growing season forbade that. I appreciate the pastille-like purity on the aftertaste and the potent tang of cracked black pepper and graphite that hang around for 45 seconds after the wine has departed. It is a fine, very classic Montrose and I suspect more approachable than those of yesteryear. Tasted twice at the château.“ Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.

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2017 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou tbd

Explosives Bukett, fein salziger Geschmack nach Cassis (!!!), Pflaume, Teer, etwas Kakao und Tabak. Total ausbalancierte und reife Tannine bringen eine Finesse hervor, die seinesgleichen sucht. Welch herausragender, authentischer Ducru – wahrlich das Non-Plus-Ultra der Appellation St.-Julien! Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 95-97+/100 Punkte "There was no frost at Ducru-Beaucaillou in 2017 due to its proximity to the estuary. This barrel sample comes from the final blend, which was made in early 2018. Composed of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot and sporting a deep garnet-purple color, the 2017 Ducru-Beaucaillou is intensely scented of blackcurrant cordial, blackberries and lavender with hints of crushed rocks, iron ore, rose hips and Provence herbs plus touches of wood smoke and sandalwood. Medium-bodied, very firm and grainy in the mouth, it possesses lovely freshness, lifting the intense flavors, finishing long and minerally. Sporting an incredible core of muscular mid-palate fruit, this wine should age incredibly." Vinous (Neal Martin): 93-95/100 Punkte "The 2017 Ducru Beaucaillou was picked from 18 to 23 September for the Merlot, and from 25 to 30 September for the Cabernets. It is matured in 100% new oak over 18 months. It offers copious black fruit, violets, bay leaf and Asian spice notes on the nose that gathers momentum in the glass after a deceptively understated opening. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannin, the oak nicely integrated, not quite as harmonious as the 2016 but then again, few 2017s are. There is a rigid structure to this Ducru Beaucaillou underneath the carapace of ripe black fruit with touches of tobacco and spice lingering on the aftertaste. It is probably going to require more cellar age than many of its peers but it will be worth the wait“ Weinwisser: 19/20 Punkte "90 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 % Merlot, 38 hl/ha. Dichtes Purpurgranat mit schwarzer Mitte. Konzentriertes blaubeeriges Bouquet mit Anflug von intensivem Holunder und reifen Heidelbeeren. Im zweiten Ansatz duftige Veilchen, parfümierter Pfeifentabak und frischer Milchkaffee. Am Gaumen mit seidigen, bereits abgerundeten Tanninen. Eine perfekte Verbindung von Finesse und Kraft. Besticht durch Eleganz und endet in einem sehr langen Finale mit verführerischer Kirschfrucht, tiefgründigen Graphitnoten und zarter Adstringenz. «A very academic construction», meint ein äusserst zufriedener Bruno Borie. Er war der letzte Top-St.-Julien, den ich an diesem Tag verkosten durfte und sich prompt an die Spitze der Appellation katapultierte. Eine Symphonie in 7! Im Zweitwein waren deutliche kernige Aromen und etwas Unreife erkennbar, da zeigte sich die strenge Selektion für den Grand Vin. 2025 – 2050" James Suckling: 98/100 Punkte "Holy.... This is so powerful and dense with amazing depth of fruit and beautifully ripe tannins tannins. Full body, layers of fruit and tannins. It's has a long finish but then kicks off at the end. Remains classic in style." Decanter: 96/100 Punkte "A little less intense and concentrated than the 2016, this focusses more on rich, smoky, finessed aromatics. The overall feel is gourmet and well textured, with some welcoming rich spice. A serious contender for the top St Julien in 2017, this has wonderfully fleshy blackberry fruits, a screech of graphite adding some mineral overtones, and a great dash of grilled oak. 7,500 cases of Ducru this year instead of 10,000 - they weren´t affected by frost, but the Cabernets were just less generous this year, down to around 30hl/ha. This is accomplished winemaking, with great energy and poise. 100% new oak. 3.79pH." Wine Spectator: 93-96/100 Punkte "This has a warm and inviting feel, with mocha, Christmas pudding and blackberry and plum compote aromas and flavors flowing through atop fleshy, velvety structure. There’s a graphite edge along with some alluring spice accents, and this stays polished and lengthy in the end.—J.M." Wine Enthusiast: 94-96/100 Punkte ""Barrel Sample. While this is a dense wine packed with tannins, they never threaten to overwhelm the fruit. The blackberry notes and swathes of ripe fruit give the wine its opulent, ripe and generous character. While the wine will certainly age, it is going to be drinkable relatively soon, certainly by 2024." Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.

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2017 Château Figeac tbd

Auch in diesem Jahr Haute-Couture in der Flasche! Eine in Saint-Émilion so nicht wieder getroffene Fruchtvielfalt! Trotz der reichlichen Aromen, kommt er fast schwerelos und zart daher. Summa summarum ein Fixstern des 2017er Bordeaux-Jahrgangs! Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 94-96/100 Punkte "The 2017 Figeac is composed of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Very deep garnet-purple in color, the nose sings of Cabernet Sauvignon-bright crushed black currants, blackberries and wild blueberries with wafts of lilacs, pencil shavings, tobacco, tilled earth plus a hint of bay leaves. The medium-bodied mouth is fine, elegant, minerally and incredibly vivacious with tons of energy. Bright and refreshing with firm, grainy tannins and a provocative hint of chew, it finishes with great length. This should age wonderfully. 100% new oak was used for this sample and it is very well-integrated." Wine Spectator: 92-95/100 Punkte "Bright and fresh, offering lovely cassis and black cherry notes sitting atop a sleek iron spine. Floral and savory details run throughout. Shows a refined structure. Sneakily long, with persistent fruit." Decanter: 93/100 Punkte "The aromatics here are highly appealing, the well-weighted cassis fruit with touches of woodsmoke scents reflecting the clean black fruits on the attack, delivered with a sense of precision. The fruit is a little below the exceptional quality of the last few years, but 2015 and 2016 were just such sensational wines here, and this was a far trickier vintage. The austerity needs time to soften, opening up in the glass but lacking the floral signature of the estate, perhaps due to low Cabernet Franc levels - Figeac lost 55% of the crop to frost, hitting the Cabernet Franc particularly hard, which is why this vintage has the lowest Cabernet Franc on record at the estate. They have done an excellent job of not over-extracting, and it has a gentle depth of bramble fruit, menthol and eucalyptus that unrolls with some minerality. The last plots came in on 3 October, but they often went through the same plot several times to wait for full ripeness, and only around 10% of second generation fruit made it into the final wine. 50% of overall production will make Figeac in 2017, equating to perhaps 48,000 bottles. Yield 22hl/ha. This is an excellent wine, but lacks a little of the Figeac signature that has been so brilliantly developed over the past few years. Drinking Window 2026 – 2040” Vinous (Neal Martin): 93-95/100 Punkte "The 2017 Figeac was picked from 7 September to 3 October at 22hl/ha (average across frosted and non-frosted parcels) with 13.5° alcohol. It has a deep purple hue. The bouquet is very well defined, quite strict at first with well-behaved blackberry, raspberry, pressed rose petals and just a touch of violet. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine backbone, fresh in the mouth with a sense of energy, quite precise and linear with a pinch of spice towards the finish, a little graphite lingering on the aftertaste. This is unapologetically classic in style and whilst it might be over-shadowed by the sensational 2015 and 2016 Figeac, this is an impressive follow-up to that might pair that has really put Figeac back on the map." James Suckling: 94/100 Punkte "This is a dense and layered red with blackberries, blueberries and hints of hazelnuts. Full-bodied, very tight and focused. Impressive young tannins. Velvety texture. Very pretty to taste. Juicy and delicious. 43% merlot, 47% caberent sauvignon and 10% cabernet franc. Less franc than normal due to the frost." Wine Enthusiast: 95/100 Punkte "Barrel Sample. Juicy fruit and delicious cassis flavors are sustained by determined tannins on the palate of this bold wine. It is all in balance, the intense acidity and great fruit given extra richness by the structure. It is always going to be a rich wine, with plenty of bright acidity. For this estate, it will not be a wine for long-term aging." Weinwisser: 19/20 Punkte "47 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 43 % Merlot. 10 % Cabernet Franc. 13,5 Vol.-%., 22 hl/ha. Mehr als die Hälfte wurde durch den Frost am 27. April verloren. 48.000 Flaschen. Dichtes Purpurgranat mit violettem Rand. Vielschichtiges blaubeeriges Bouquet mit Brom- und Heidelbeeren. Im zweiten Ansatz betörende Veilchen, dunkles Malz und reife Walderdbeeren. Am cremigen Gaumen mit seidigen Tanninen, feinmehligem Extrakt und genialer Frische, zeigt eine royale Grösse. Im gebündelten Finale ein Feuerwerk von blauen Beeren, dunklen Schokonoten und perfekter Balance – ein wahrer Traum, diese Haute-Couture-Delikatesse aus St.- Émilion. 2028-2058" Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.

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