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Domaine Monpertuis Côtes du Rhône – A Bottle or Two For Dinner
2007 Domaine Monpertuis Côtes du Rhône Vignoble de la Ramière is a Rhône red wine built along traditional lines. It is largely Grenache (90 %) with the remainder Syrah. In describing the contribution of Grenache to the Rhône wines, the great winemaker Joseph Ducos put it best in 1880: “Giving liquor, heat, and the marrowy.”
If [...]
Stefano Farina Barbera d’Alba 2006
Let’s look at three of the Piedmont reds: Barolo, Barbaresco, and Barbera d’Alba. Barolo and Barbaresco are stately wines which can reach a great age. When they are good, they smell like wet fir trees and taste like the forest floor. Barolo is the more sonorous and formidable; Barbaresco is ready to drink sooner [...]
4Feb2009 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
A Little Bit Of Campfire on Your Hot Dog – Flor d’Englora Negre Jove, 2006
Spanish wines can have a marvelous ashy, mineral taste, especially at the finish. It is like getting a little bit of the campfire on your hot dog. It reminds you of where you are and where the wine comes from.
2006 Flor d’Englora Negre Jove is a worthy example. This wine comes from Montsant, a Denominació [...]
28Jan2009 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
Maestracci E Prove 2004 – A Rough Bandit from Corsica
Domaine Maestracci E Prove 2004 is a big-hearted Corsican red wine which you can learn to love. I first tried a glass on its own without food and, to be honest, it was a bit much. It is a frankly tannic wine, just this side of “rough.” I felt a bit defeated. A week later [...]
21Jan2009 | Jason | 1 comment | Continued
Paul Jeune Chateau Valcombe – A Friendly Domestique from Provence
Some wines are best praised as clean. No off tastes; no odd smells from the alley behind the house. The 2004 Paul Jeune Chateau Valcombe Signature from Côtes du Ventoux is a reliable expression of the Grenache-based red wines from Provence. We drank and gave away more than a case over [...]
8Jan2009 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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