{"id":2666,"date":"2011-04-30T10:58:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T10:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2011-04-30T10:58:46","modified_gmt":"2011-04-30T10:58:46","slug":"fun-on-the-wedding-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/northern-rhone\/fun-on-the-wedding-day","title":{"rendered":"Fun on the wedding day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/drappier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2672\" title=\"drappier\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/drappier.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had a great time yesterday at my sister&#8217;s place, where a sizeable contingent of family gathered to celebrate the royal wedding. I was initially not intending to watch the spectacle, but it turned out to be quite gripping &#8211; a day of real emotion.<\/p>\n<p>We celebrated with Champagne &#8211; beginning with a magnum of Drappier NV, and then moving onto a couple of magnums of the rich, toasty Drappier Millesime Exception 2000, which was drinking perfectly. In a totally different style was the Chapel Down Vintage Reserve Brut from England, which was very fruity and pure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/marcus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2673\" title=\"marcus\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/marcus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cousins really enjoy being together. Mine, as the oldest, usually behave quite well and get stuck in with the younger kids. It&#8217;s great to see.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/louis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2674\" title=\"louis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/louis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/pool.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/pool.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2675\" title=\"pool\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/pool.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/pool.jpg\"><\/a>In the evening we had some more nice wines, beginning with a run of Burgundies. Highlights were the fresh, slightly reductive Jobard Meursault en Barre 2005 and the creamy Bruno Clair Corton Charlemagne 2004.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/brunoclair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2676\" title=\"brunoclair\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/brunoclair.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, two very lovely, fresh, expressive red wines. Cos&#8217; Frappato 2008 from Sicily is a favourite: so bright and elegant. Pure fun. And Jamet&#8217;s Cotes du Rhone 2008 is the essence of young cool-climate Syrah, with a haunting peppery brightness and red cherry fruit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/frappato.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2678\" title=\"frappato\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/frappato.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a great time yesterday at my sister&#8217;s place, where a sizeable contingent of family gathered to celebrate the royal wedding. 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