Philippe & Vincent Jaboulet Crozes-Hermitage Nouvelière 2007 Northern Rhône, France
This is made from what were the bulk of the Thalabert vineyards, which Philippe and Vincent retained when Jaboulet was sold a few years ago. A very Burgundian expression of Syrah, with a smooth, slightly meaty, dark cherry nose with some plummy, green herby notes. The [...]
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I’m listening to some of the reports coming out of Bordeaux with alarm. The 2009 vintage has a dark side: high alcohol. The wine of one famous chateau weighs in at a heady 15.6% alcohol. In Bordeaux? This is a region that used to make great wines at around 12% alcohol. Not any more. There are [...] As you can gather from reading my blog, I’m not in Bordeaux this week, unlike many of my colleagues. They’re out there for the Primeurs: the annual event when samples of baby wines from the previous vintage, still in barrel, are shown to the trade and press. The excitement this year is that 2009 looks like [...] Very enjoyable day’s work today, judging 103 Cabernet Franc-based reds from the Loire. Sam Harrop has been working with InterLoire for a few years on the Cabernet Franc project, which aims to increase the profile of this wonderful variety, as well as encourage producers to make better wines through developing a winemaking protocol. One aspect of the [...] It seems I’m having a bit of joy in the Languedoc. I may have to make a visit soon to see what’s going on. This is a beautifully pure, fresh, natural expression of Minervois. Domaine Jean Baptiste Senat Minervois ‘Mais ou est Donc Ornica’ 2008 I’ve just written up the wines from Chilean producer Viña Leyda on the main wineanorak site. They’re all brilliant, but I thought I’d draw readers’ attention to one of the wines, which is a deliciously fresh, peppery cool-climate Syrah. Viña Leyda Canelo Single Vineyard Syrah 2007 Leyda Valley, Chile Today, News International announced that The Times and The Sunday Times will be the first of the UK’s popular broadsheet papers to start charging for content. From June, readers will only be able to access the online content by paying £1 a day or £2 a week. Those subscribing to the paper version will be [...] Simply a note, on a stunner from Sylvain Fadat in the Languedoc, a region I fell in love with many years ago but have somewhat neglected of late. Domaine d’Aupilhac ‘Les Cocalières’ 2007 Montpeyroux, Languedoc, France Spent the day tasting for what was previously the Top 1oo Vin de Pays competition. Since August 2009, Vin du Pays as a classification for French wines has been replaced byVin de Cépages à Indication Géographique Protégée , which shortens and translates in English to Protected Geographical Indication. Thus Vin de Pays d’Oc will now [...] |
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